Miss Fortune is an example of how to design a simple champion with counterplay

hi hi its zy zy·10/1/2015, 1:02:10 AM·9 votes·1,204 views

She has no skillshots or mobility or % health damage or true damage but she's got tons of reliance on positioning, brings damage with counterplay and is overall one of the healthiest adc designs we've seen. Her ultimate now does massive, massive damage but is extremely easy to counterplay and you don't feel cheated when you die to it. She has to channel in place for 2.5 seconds but gets massively rewarded for it IF she's skilled. Her Q is point and click but has a ton of counterplay based on positioning and when you play with and against her you really learn how much positioning can change the game for you. Nothing about being hit by her Q feels unavoidable or cheap, but when you get that crit in lane for 150 damage at level 3 you really feel the impact of the spell and the reward of being careful to set it up. If you ever decide to make simpler kits in the future, make it like MF; counterplayable but doesn't require a PhD to use. MissFortune

17 Comments

Abyssphere10/1/2015, 2:07:21 AM2 votes

WTF her ult has no counterplay at all? It's just a broken version of Vel's ult. Idk why they ripped him off with her ult?

Poop Jelly10/2/2015, 12:31:30 AM2 votes

Been a fan of MF ever since her release. I hope Riot can keep her well balanced. I personally think MF & Anivia are the two secretly balanced champs that don't need finishing touches to their position at the current meta.

Fiveofswords10/1/2015, 2:09:02 AM1 votes

plus she has a great body

ReQnosis10/1/2015, 11:07:55 AM1 votes

Not disagreeing or anything, just posting counter points to her being "well designed".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxzirQ7Uz3I

*Note: This was made before the buff to her Ult.

Baculus10/1/2015, 4:45:37 PM1 votes

If counterplay means being terrible, sure.

Hayaishi210/2/2015, 12:28:22 AM1 votes

I completely despite how people use the word counterplay and have no idea about how to use it.

MFs Q doesn't have counterplay, if she clicks it will hit you. Doesn't mean she is OP or unfair but it bugs me when people use the word incorrectly.