Rakan & Xayah Interactions / Rakan's Balance.
Greetings. I am creating this post to generate some discussion on some ideas I have seen to balance Rakan. Although Rakan is certainly playable at the moment, he has lost that same fluid, fun feel that he once had as a result of the season 9 nerfs to his W and now the casting time on his ultimate. What is preventing riot from further buffing Rakan is his pro play presence. At the moment, Rakan is (mostly) only ever picked with Xayah in pro play. Other than with Xayah / Rakan is rarely picked by pros. If Riot were to heavily nerf / remove some of the Xayah & Rakan interactions, Rakan could finally receive some changes. I know this may be a rather controversial opinion, but wouldn't some of you prefer Rakan to feel more fluid and fun? Rakan is too attached to Xayah and reducing his reliance on her would allow Riot to balance Rakan more easily between regular & pro play. Xayah & Rakan is such a high priority botlane in the pro scene and reducing its power would help calm down their domination. Here's what I think should be done to make Rakan feel less clunky while also not becoming broken again in pro: Buffs: *Revert the W MS back to 2050 +30% MS scaling (The cast time already provides enough counterplay to his RW, his W should be reverted so his RW feels a bit more fluid). Nerfs: *Reduce Rakan's extended E range w/ Xayah. *Signifcantly decrease damage & attack speed Rakan receives from Xayah's W (alternatively just remove one of the bonuses altogether). I know many of you love the Rakan Xayah botlane, but its power in pro play is holding back Rakan as a champion. As of now, I hope to see some Rakan changes in the incoming patches as he feels so clunky and gated at the moment. Please share your thoughts on the subject, my fellow gamers. Thanks for reading! :D
