Why was rek'sai nerfed to the ground but Kayn is largely similar and is stupidly overloaded?

PapaGreg21··7 votes·2,067 views

I don't understand how one of the best fighters in the game can get through walls to gank so easily and nobody else sees this as a huge advantage that nobody else in the game has.

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BeatzBoyFTW9 votes

Similar? Huh? Just because of the wall thingy?

420 grams4 votes

They have similar ults. Damage a champion, go intargetable, damage hit.

The more I think about it they also have aoe qs, a knock up on w, and wall ganks with e.

BeatzBoyFTW2 votes

Reksai can only go through walls in a straight direction while being undetected, while Kayn can be detected & being fluid at whichever he wants to go.

Reksai's Q is a typical AoE aa enhancer, Kayn's Q is a dash.

Reksai's ult is dodgeable, Kayn's ult is a point & click.

Warlord Rhinark2 votes

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Reksai can only go through walls in a straight direction while being undetected, while Kayn can be detected & being fluid at whichever he wants to go.

Reksai's Q is a typical AoE aa enhancer, Kayn's Q is a dash.

Reksai's ult is dodgeable, Kayn's ult is a point & click.

He said they were similar, not identical.

AnAggravatedPimp7 votes

Because base Kayn is subpar and has to ramp up to a more useful state while rek'sai starts a match relevant then stayed relevant all game with her post 6 global pressure, true damage, and built in heal.

SwiftKitten883 votes

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Because base Kayn is subpar and has to ramp up to a more useful state while rek'sai starts a match relevant then stayed relevant all game with her post 6 global pressure, true damage, and built in heal.

that is actaully complete bullshit and u know it.

reksai's "Q" is now a 15 damage aoe on her auto attacks which is absolutely worthless for aoe clearing

her W now only knocks up one target while granted her reduced vision which is now flat out worse than normal vision

her E's damage is absolute crap

her healing is pathetic

and her ultimate is complete trash compared to how it used to be

Kayn is flat out better in every single way than her.

i used to LOVE rek'sai... she was my MAIN jungler.

now she is an absolute rotting pile of garbage.

everything she can do Rhast do better, and thats is only half of kayn... and Warwick is also just flat out better.

she also has a horribly weak early game... and has to break burrow every time she uses a plant.

the state she is in is completely unacceptable. and the only reason i dont talk about it more is i have completely given up on her.. i actaully HATE playing her now

Kayn early game is also not REMOTELY weak.

he can contest scuttle and invade u at lvl 2-3 better than half the jungler in the game.. and on par with half the A and B tier ones.

Kayn is one of the few jungle champions i am too scared to invade early because of his damage... and his ability to get out easily and kill you in return.

on release, YES, kayn DID have a weak early game... but that was before he was buffed AND was before "runes reforged"

stop trying to pull that bullshit excuse still... he hasn't had a weak early game for over half a year now.

Subject 55 votes

Kayn Is the worst champion in the game until he evolves. RekSai Extremely strong early on and tower dives very easily.

JoeAnarchy3 votes

Kayn + overloaded? in the same sentence? without the words "is not" in between them? wut? you have to deal the the 5-15 mins of him being base form, before choosing a situational alt form, that permanently locks you into it, even if you end up needing the other form later in the game. Kayn has tons of limitations to his kit, he's a decent brawler in team fights in his Rhaast form, and can punish split pushing in his Assassin form, but those are his only 2 seriously strong traits.. i rarely, if ever, lose to an enemy kayn..

5050BS2 votes

Because a Tanky jungler cant have a AOE knockup

Oh wait

EndlessSorcerer1 votes

Lack of global pressure in competitive play.

Shmeeve1 votes

they are not similar, all because they walk through walls doesn't mean they are similar. Kayn can either go a bruiser or an assassin, while rek'sai, the reason why she is probably nerfed is because another of riot not thinking clearly enough

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