Dragon Sorceress ... That's Still Obsessed With Plants?

ZER0 2·2/22/2017, 9:06:42 PM·41 votes·6,602 views

First off, I want to say that this skin is gorgeous and Riot has absolutely outdone themselves on the model and animation work.

But I'm shocked it's not a legendary o.o (Don't get me wrong, I'm sure lots of people are happy it's 1350 because they could easily charge 1820 for the model/animation work alone I'm sure).

This is mostly because of her voicelines.

Zyra's base voicelines are extremely plant-related so they really don't make any sense with the new skin.

  • "Bloom!"
  • "Whip Vine!"
  • "Just a harmless flower"
  • "Sprout!"
  • "A promising garden"
  • and "Wait until my seeds take root" are just a few that really conflict heavily with the skin and the theme it's supposed to represent.

While I'm aware that there probably isn't enough time to change this before the skin is released, I just thought I'd toss it around incase something can be done about it.

I'm also confused as to why every other aspect of it is up to par with legendary skins (minus a few animations here and there) but pretty much only the voice work was left out, especially after Zyra players have been waiting a few years for a good skin.

Again, beautiful skin =) Very extremely well done to the skins team on this one. Just a few critiques is all, hope something can be done! As a player who started playing League because of Zyra, this is very exciting. Zyra

47 Comments

Ravenhale2/22/2017, 11:05:58 PM23 votes

I guess she can't forget her roots. ^_^

XIII Vanitas2/23/2017, 12:26:54 AM15 votes

Yeah, I was surprised as well when I learned it's not a legendary skin.

Definitely a wasted opportunity. She could have add tons of special interactions, considering the existence of Shyvana, Aurelion Sol and all the dragonslayer and dragon trainer skins.

Poppystar2/22/2017, 10:18:41 PM9 votes

I'm actually pretty disappointed with this skin. The ult is still vines, the Q is still vines while the E is dragons. The eggs have no pattern on them, they're just one glowing color (which might be subject to change).

I agree with the voice lines and I think they should have gone the extra mile and made it 1850. I see a lot of people disappointed that it isn't 1850.

Riotmoonstones2/23/2017, 9:15:01 PM9 votes

Heyo TheyCallMeJinx!

Thanks! We're really glad you, and so many others are excited about her! I'm pretty hyped to hop into this thread, particularly because it's a challenging skin, and there's a lot of gameplay concerns, and some other feedback that you've mentioned below that I'd like to address and discuss! :)

Her VO is a major reason she isn't a legendary skin, and that is intended; we went into the development of this skin, planning that she would be a 1350 RP skin. We knew that meant not having new VO, and it was something we were on board with, and understood that we may receive feedback such as yours. BUT, we have a slight method to our madness.

It's been a long time since her last skin, but I think players may be divided on this one. Some players, like yourself, agree she should get a high quality skin, and in this case, a legendary to get new VO to match her new skin thematic.

I've also seen other players who are excited that it isn't a legendary skin because they can have a new skin for their favorite champion that has a lot in it, but without a legendary price tag.

We tried to reach a happy medium with this skin, but giving her a lot of extra odds and ends, but ones that would still keep her at a 1350 RP price tier.

Unfortunately, you're correct in that we wouldn't be able to accommodate adding new VO for this particular skin. I hope this doesn't discourage you from leaving feedback in the future, because your feedback is always great, and we've made changes based on it before. This is one of those cases where it's something we planned around, and VO is something that tacks on an extra month +, not including testing.

Sharjo2/22/2017, 9:23:06 PM8 votes

Well I mean, River Spirit Nami talks about the sea and oceans despite being a river fish, Pool Party Renekton talks about murdering everyone despite being a lifeguard, and Arclight Vel'Koz says he misses the darkness despite being an entity of light.

It's not like this is wholly new.

Hambone20132/22/2017, 9:12:25 PM5 votes

I don't think you're wrong, but I don't think it'll get upped to a legendary status, though it would be cool, I'm going to buy it anyway.

Damn you riot I don't even play Zyra.

Prophet of Urgod2/23/2017, 12:12:08 PM4 votes

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GrReaper962/23/2017, 1:47:33 AM2 votes

I guess because Tristana already took the legendary dragon spot

LunSeiSleidee2/23/2017, 8:09:07 PM1 votes

The skin just doesn't fit. Why didn't they just go for a Void Zyra skin, in which the seeds would be horrors from the void?

They could have kept the "dragon" plants she currently has on that skin. Because those eldritch slim things are NOT dragons at all, but they could be void creatures or even void plants.

Plus, it doesn't help that Zyra's own model in this skin looks like an unispired anime crap from some shitty Korean mmorpg. With wings on her butt.

Bottom Laner2/24/2017, 2:13:19 AM1 votes

On an unrelated note, I seem to be needing a name change.