why the rek'sai nerf all of a sudden

Chespin2013·Mar 30, 2015·4 votes·2,530 views

she seems pretty balanced right now if anything shes pretty strong too but idk about being op or anything just kinda curious the reasoning behind it.

11 Comments

RiotMeddlerMar 31, 20155 votes

We're looking to shift a bit of power from early game damage to mid game onwards mobility (hence lower Q ratio, but shorter re-use CD on tunnels by E rank).

Chespin2013Mar 31, 20151 votes

oh wow thxs for the time to respond to my post.

Best KhaZix VoidMar 31, 20152 votes

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We're looking to shift a bit of power from early game damage to mid game onwards mobility (hence lower Q ratio, but shorter re-use CD on tunnels by E rank).

Hey Meddler, when Rek'sai was on the PBE her fury bar turned white at 100 fury, could you perhaps think about re-instituting this into the live game? the particles and sound effect are really difficult to keep track of in the heat of the moment. Is there a reason this was removed when she launched?

AkabaneKunMar 31, 20151 votes

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Hey Meddler, when Rek'sai was on the PBE her fury bar turned white at 100 fury, could you perhaps think about re-instituting this into the live game? the particles and sound effect are really difficult to keep track of in the heat of the moment. Is there a reason this was removed when she launched?

Yes plz answer this, been bothering me since the release, makes no sense.

Knight SoIaire Mar 31, 20151 votes

i would like to remind you that mobility and damage are amplifying eachothers power so tonns of mobility without any dmg= barely anything on a champion who doesnt compete much else

by nerfing her damage you make her map presence (no matter how you buff it) obsolete

so if you go that way it would seem logical to empower her utility while you are at it or to take away from her utility to preserwe the rest intact

thats just your decision to make, but such a powershift seems to work the same way as nerf would

Meep ManMar 31, 20152 votes

This is much more of a buff than a nerf. I dont think anyone really use her W for the damage anyway. Its like reducing a Mage's AD in order to buff their spells.

EnvyDragonMar 31, 20151 votes

It's her Q that got nerfed, not her W. Like, her main source of damage.

What I'm wondering is how often people will be using the tunnel to go in, only to think "Man, I sure wish I could use the exact same tunnel again only 4 seconds earlier." Generally when I want to reuse a tunnel it's immediately or never. There is very little middle ground between "I moved myself into the exact position I need to be for this attack" and "Oh shit, there's the entire enemy team."

Sailor MintMar 30, 20151 votes

Queen's Wrath (Unburrowed Q) bonus AD ratio reduced to .2 from .3
Tunnel (Burrowed E) individual tunnel cooldown lowered to 10/9/8/7/6 seconds from 10 seconds.

Small nerf to her burst. Lower tunnel CD looks decent on paper.

Knight SoIaire Mar 31, 20151 votes