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Why are these abilities blocked by Yasuo's wind wall?

der Zeitnehmer·8/2/2016, 5:30:20 AM·26 votes·7,212 views

I get that his wind wall blocks all projectiles, but some of the things that count as a "projectile" are just silly. Note that these are things I find ridiculous. (My opinion)

Yasuo's wind wall is also not allowed to block projectiles that go under or over it. Ex. Xerath's Rite of the Arcane (R).

#Things that are blocked by windwall:

Shen's Twilight Assault (Q)
Zed's Living Shadow (W)

#Things that are destroyed by windwall:

Mikael's Crucible (Active)
Talisman of Ascension (Active)
Spoils of War (Passive)
Diana's Pale Cascade (W)
Hecarim's Onslaught of Shadows (R)
Lee Sin's Cripple (W)
Lulu's Whimsy (W)
Lux's Light Binding (Q) and Lucent Singularity (E) Note: If Lux's Final Spark (a beam of light) isn't blocked by wind wall, why can't Lux's other abilities (also spheres of light) go through wind wall?
Nautilus' Riptide (E)
Sona's Aria of Perserverance (W)
Soraka's Starcall (Q)
Thresh's Dark Passage (W) and Flay (E)
Yasuo's Wind Wall (W)
Ziggs' Mega Inferno Bomb (R)

84 Comments

Cocho8/2/2016, 8:07:36 AM21 votes

windwall blocks windwall lmao

TacoKingIII8/2/2016, 8:00:25 AM16 votes

Lux's ult isn't blocked because it doesn't move, it appears then detonates.

Arakadia8/2/2016, 8:16:19 AM15 votes

Lux's Q and E should be blocked. Your trying to use logic in a world were mummies want their mommy and little girls wield fire.

Juggernaut6288/2/2016, 5:33:31 AM15 votes

Why the fuck would item actives be blocked by windwall...

Nameless Voice8/2/2016, 1:50:03 PM12 votes

The biggest problematic interaction is still Nami's entire ult being deleted. It looks ridiculous.

Akali is SO HOT8/2/2016, 6:59:28 AM7 votes

A lot of what you listed isn't even blocked by windwall

Kivolan8/2/2016, 9:26:51 AM7 votes

Velkoz Q makes sense...

But W and E also get blocked / destroyed. :l

W I could maybe understand as it starts on the ground in one location and opens forward toward the end location, but E is a goddamn ground targeted skill.

Hibeki8/2/2016, 6:32:27 AM7 votes

Because if it moves its a projectile according to riot.

Nothing can move through it.

Aeszarck8/2/2016, 5:37:44 AM6 votes

Lux's R is just an area damage spell. It's a really thin and long area, but it's all instant. No projectile there. Her other spells move, and so are projectiles, and so are destroyed by Windwall.

I don't think Zigg's Mega Inferno Bomb is destroyed by Wind Wall. It goes over the top of the screen, and I think they made it so that projectiles that go off the screen are not destroyed by Wind Wall.

Heals like Sona's or Spoils of War's with a clear projectile make sense. They shouldn't be able to go through Windwall. Mikael's Crucible also makes sense now thanks to The Last Ballad; it has a little swirly projectile. The True Bard also said that Talisman of Ascension shoots out blue arrows, so that makes sense too.

maikokk8/2/2016, 8:56:03 AM5 votes

everything on this list makes sense mechanically except

item 3069 (point blank aoe, doesnt have a travel time) wtf? Ziggs R. ground targeted aoe. the problem here is that it isnt designed intuitively. it has a dynamic travel time based on distance, which prob makes it a projectile in some level of coding... but the bomb should def be one of those things that is lobbed over the wall Soraka Q. literally the same set of issues as ziggs bomb.

The Deckowner8/2/2016, 3:13:08 PM5 votes

Yasuo windwall literally makes half of talon's kit useless and entirety of nami's kit disappear.

Venomar8/2/2016, 10:56:34 AM3 votes

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't it make Viktors Lazer completely disappear when it come into contact with the windwall? So even if 3/4 of the laser is on the ground is in front it just vanishes and you get no rupture...?

rtbf761092718/2/2016, 7:02:30 AM3 votes

Add to the list: The secondary explosion of viktors death ray is cancelled by a wind wall laid on top of the initial casts path

Bârd8/2/2016, 10:41:06 AM3 votes

item 3222 item 3097 Sona Lulu all send out projectiles. Lulu's isn't obvious, but if you look closely, it is there.

Hecarim Hecarim and his Ghosts are seperate. The Ghosts (who deal the damage) are a line skillshot, and could probably be destroyed. Hec (who applies the fear) is a champion, and can't be blocked. The wiki says nothing about this being blocked by windwall, however. I doubt your claim on this.

Diana W is made up of 3 projectiles. The fact that those projectiles orbit Diana does not change this.

item 3069 sends out blue arrows to nearby allies, which apply a haste on arrival. The travel time is nearly instant, but it is still a projectile.

Shen Zed Flying swords and shadows are definately projectiles, but erasing them would cause problems, so they just stop moving.

Lux Q and E are both projectiles. Being made of light does not matter in the slightest. Her ult is not blocked because it is not a projectile.

Ziggs R can only be blocked when it is on ground level (the moment Ziggs throws it and the moment it lands).

Nautilus E is not blocked. That is false.

Soraka Q is a very obvious projectile. If it hits a windwall, it is negated.

Thresh He throws a lantern. It is a projectile. E being blocked IS still weird.

Yasuo Windwall is a slow moving projectile. Two windwalls cancel eachother out.

Sailor Galaxia8/2/2016, 3:24:19 PM3 votes

lol i also hate that Oriannas ball cant go through it

Lugg8/2/2016, 4:56:29 PM2 votes

They really do need to rework that ability. It's just plain stupid how it reacts to some abilities.

TheDevice8/2/2016, 5:54:30 AM2 votes

Upvote for Ziggs R.

WTHF

vVired Fence8/3/2016, 4:01:01 AM1 votes

I made a thread about Twitch when using his Ultimate why it can be blocked by Yasuo's Windwall and all i received is downvotes. His ultimate makes his basic attacks piercing bolts so i don't know the logic of not piercing through it.. so either make it or remove the word piercing form his ult

Draven Nr 1 6/28/2017, 1:09:04 PM1 votes

Azirs Soldiers will also stop at the windwall instead of going where they are supossed to go [zombie-brand-clap]

GGLineaR2/10/2017, 8:35:21 PM1 votes

An old post, but it's worth mentioning that Wind Wall also cancels Viktor's Death Ray, which isn't a projectile. That's an AoE, that is cancelled by Wind Wall. Not cool.

AMYS GRAVE2/10/2017, 8:39:31 PM1 votes

Ziggs R is only conditionally blocked, windwall has to be used near its center and facing ziggs in order to destroy it, otherwise it "goes over"

EDIT: didn't notice the necro.

Quepha2/10/2017, 8:50:09 PM1 votes

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Yasuo's wind wall is also not allowed to block projectiles that go under or over it. Ex. Xerath's Rite of the Arcane (R).

Those aren't projectiles, it's a delayed AoE like Karthus skittles just with a different graphic.

Summonerrr 18/3/2016, 9:49:30 AM1 votes

You forgot Jinx 's E fizzling on the cast side of it if cast past the wall at close to max distance if the wall is next to you, sometimes in rather retarded orientations.

ZT Xperimentor8/2/2016, 5:05:38 PM1 votes

It's nautilus' depth charge that's blocked.

It also blocks these too; Braum's glacial fissure, how is his fart preventing the earth from shattering? Aurelionsol's starsurge, wind stopping an exploding star? Blitzcrank's rocket grab, his hand is clearly still attached to him. Maokai's sapling toss, stopping it fine, but why doesn't it just drop to the ground then run through it? Xerath's arcanopulse, since when has lightning been stopped by air?