Can Illaoi combos feel good?
So, I have to preface this with I’m not actually an illaoi player. But one of the reasons I can’t switch to maining her is that specifically in team fights, her combos are sooooooooo slow. As in, late game, I can hit my e and press r and be killed before a tentacle even slams down. When a champion like riven exists, can illaoi get an animation cancel?
Specifically, I think she should only have to animate sending out a tendril to grab the spirit. Once it hits, the yank back should be automatic, she shouldn’t have to animate yanking it back. That way, she can immediately combo it with r or q or whatever. Would this break her in-lane? It would definitely make her stronger, but tbh, she’s way too oppressive in lane (in good matchups) and way too trash in team fights so I’d be fine swapping some power.
I get that she’s a one dimensional champ where you have to hit e, but the cast time lockout has to be like the longest for a zero cc spell in the game. And that matters that it’s zero cc because that means you can be hit the entire time you’re casting it (unlike say zaahen w. So, l late game when dps gets insane, champions can face tank your e and just kill you before a tentacle slams, leaving you literally zero options.