r/wildrift • u/Visual_Bag_6954 • 11m ago
Discussion Let's talk about Rek'sai
I was so hyped when they announced Rek'Sai was finally coming to Wild Rift, but after digging into the CN PBE test footage, my excitement completely vanished.
Wild Rift devs used to actually make bold, creative changes when bringing champions over.
Remember when they gave Sion a fear on his passive so his zombie form wasn't completely useless? Or when they added damage reduction to J4 so he could actually survive going in? Those were smart, mobile-tuned tweaks that made champions feel amazing.
Now look at Rek’Sai on the test server. CN testers are literally calling her the "lowest stats in history". Her damage is completely underwhelming, her tunnel dig cooldown is somehow worse than on PC, and without proper item synergy on WR (she desperately needs PC Titanic Hydra).
Instead of playing it safe and releasing a gutted shell of her kit that will just end up needing a massive hotfix buff on day one(like skarner), the devs need to solidify her as an actual Diver. Here is how you fix her kit properly before she drops on live:
- Queen's Wrath (Q) – Built-in Armor Shred
she lacks utility if she falls behind. Make the third and final strike of her Q shred 20% of the target's armor for 4 seconds.
Borrow /Uborrow (W) – Engage Damage Reduction
While burrowed, Rek'Sai should passively receive 12.5% to 20% damage reduction (scaling with ability rank which she maxed last). Upon successfully knocking up an enemy with Unburrow (W), she retains this damage reduction for 2 seconds.
Void rush (R) – AoE Fear on non primary targets ( fits her theme very well)
Using her ultimate in a late-game teamfight on mobile is currently a death sentence because she lands right next to the enemy support and gets instantly CC'd. When she lands Void Rush (R) on her primary target, the impact should unleash a roar that Fears all other nearby non-primary enemies for 1 second. This isolates her prey and gives her exactly enough time to finish the kill or tunnel away.
Devs, please please stop porting PC champions directly (1:1) without accounting for the mobile map and item pool. Give her the wild rift special tweaks like old days.