What do you all think of Yuumi?

BLIGHTBRINGER··1 votes·1,879 views

Personally something about her just seems a little bit off. What do you all think?

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LatetotheRace2 votes

Never have I ever forgotten a champion was there.

I was playing (and got very much ahead) as olaf today, and managed the chunk through three people until I finally saw the bastard. I though "Oh hi, you're here"

Chembaron Yamada2 votes

If I am honest, she doesn't seem like a character which belongs in Runeterra for me. She just looks like from another kind of game. And I am pretty sad that they gave this attach thematic to a magical cat, since it could have been used perfectly on a voidborn support instead, making them some kind of symbiont or parasite.

Gameplaywise, I get the feeling that her W could become really overbearing in organised play and I think it is likely that they have to change this skill quite alot.

Support Position2 votes

I believe they would have had legal problems with heros of the storm: abathur if they made him void. Bug-like.

As for "from another game" that's.... KINDA right. She was developed apparently by someone who was an EX-Hearthstone (Another Blizzard employee o-o) developer.

Chembaron Yamada1 votes

Abathur and Yuumi have kits which work absolutely different, the only thing remotely resembling each other is that Yuumi can attach herself on an ally, while Abathur can spawn a symbiont and take control of it.

And Blizzard definitely doesn't have the right to claim the thematic of bug-like parasites all by themselves. It is a general trope and can be used by everyone who wants to.

There wouldn't have been any legal problems whatsoever, since they didn't copy Abathur the slightest with this kit. If Blizzard really had tried to sue Riot, then everyone would just have laughed at them for wasting money on a lawcase that is lost before it even began.


This ex-hearthstone thing explains really quite alot.... I am just concerned that we will see more odd designs like her in the future. Meanwhile I just want a gruesome chembaron, is that really too much to ask for? [sg-janna]

Support Position1 votes

As a HotS abathur main hes almost the samething as Yuumi is. Only difference is not global and doesnt have a free ZZ. Aba heals, attacks when attached to allies.

In this case, a "void bug" would look too much like Abathur. And legal action COULD have been taking. Not saying it would amount to anything. Though they are WAY too similar in that regard.

And too be honest they did basically copy everything about abathur's kit.

1 Host - Attach only difference: Abathur is global. 2 - Abathur grants a heal and shield from an ability. Only difference: Yuumi has to do it through autos. 3: Yuumis abilities are more for when your attached then not. Same with Abathur.

Only things that are different are there ultimates, abathur can "spawn" ZZ's for free. And abathur is global.

Now I wouldnt say it would amount to anything, but there would be legal problems here.

summoner 4 Unfortunately yes. Old kits aren't "mainstream" enough Galio why my only favourite support is now completely useless to me and I wont touch him ever again.

Thank god yuumis coming out for me ;-;

Support Position2 votes

Finally a support that looks like I'll actually enjoy. Abathur coming to the rift [sg-jinx]

Alzon1 votes

Some ADC players in solo queue will bully their supports into picking Yuumi because she’s less likely to run off or get caught out of position (unless the ADC is also out of position, but that is literally impossible lol)

Riot gave a cat actual voice lines but they’re not in line with typical cat behavior (or at least what people think cats are thinking). See Garfield. We need more sarcasm, or no VO at all so our minds can do the work.

Ideal Yuumi play revolves around her switching from attached to detached in order to make use of her passive, which is basically Xerath’s passive but gives a shield after proccing. In fact, her numbers inflate so much at later levels that she doesn’t really need mana items to spam her spells later in the game, so long as she can keep autoing.

Her ult reminds me of Nunu’s E.

Support Position1 votes

Her ult is Sona what? [sg-janna]

Passive imo is more like Rakan Xerath passive put together.

[poppy-wink]

Infernape1 votes

She's boring as hell to play and would probably be hellish to play with because you're basically 1v2 and will be focus fired upon all the time.

Support Position1 votes

If your not hopping on and off for passive procs. You're playing yuumi wrong.

TimX24968B1 votes

she looks gimmicky as shit and cheesey as fuck, just like most of the new champs in this game.

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