u/Ok_Gazelle1075

Im a pretty high ranked tank player and the meta in champ has shifted away from kiriko and more towards ana. Kiriko is still decently good but my problem is just what kiriko has done for the game and how obvious it is that she is missed when she's not in the compositions. This character should be meta for the vast majority of the time.

1. Ability to develop and maintain complex off angles
   With old school ana brig comps it can be difficult for a hitscan to develop an angle without being aped and immediately killed. Kiri is the only flex support that can shift around the map quickly without being one shot and support multiple angles at once. This creates much more depth in gameplay.
2. Ability to flip in with your dive
   This is another area where Kiriko simply adds more nuanced teamplay
   Let's say you are on Ana brig winston. Your Winston dives the enemy team's backline, and their tank responds by doing the same. Your only choice is to fight the Winston and survive until your dive gets value/kill the Winston if he missed up. Kiriko can do this, but she also has the option to TP to her tank, fighting in with him and avoiding the dive altogether by being in. This also allows for much more depth in teamplay.

The fact is this character was broken for a while, and suzu is still a whole separate issue that needs addressing, but the fact is this character enables a SIGNIFICANT amount of interesting compositions in the game, and adds more playstyles/ options for teams to lean into.