Dear Bigg

What's your thoughts on Yrel, and how do you think she fits into the meta, if at all?

-Igo


Hey Igo! I believe Yrel is very weak. She lacks anything that makes a "tank" strong. Her only stun is 0.75 seconds long, and has to be channeled for 1.5 seconds, allowing anyone to just walk out of range during the channel. She does very little damage, meaning she cannot force people away through damage (unlike Sonya). She's not as hardy as a Muradin, Diablo or Garrosh, which all have good crowd control as well. Her mobility is very weak: it's next to impossible to channel in the enemy team for 1.5 seconds to jump away. Overall, she has very clear weaknesses with very few strengths. She has a very hard time as main tank due to her lack of mobility and CC, while also having a hard time in a solo lane due to her lack of damage and clear. She will need some major buffs to become viable. Her numbers need to be tweaked on her Vindication and Righteous Hammer I think they can be alright if they hit a little harder. Her E however, is a death trap. She usually has to use her Righteous Hammer to disengage since her Avenging Wrath always gets interrupted if it is cast in the middle of the enemy team. I think reducing the time to charge her leap from 1.5 seconds to 0.5 might help.


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Last Updated: Jun 15, 2018

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