User blog comment:RoznosicielCiast/OP stuff not that good as considered by everyone? Balance, countering, sticking to meta without thinking, Riot's fails/@comment-4124337-20130812000838

Fiora is a bad champion as a whole and her strong suit comes in pushing yet she IS a counter to Darius in every way pre-level 6. Darius pre-level 6 can usually win a 1 on 1 trade with no challenge because people hugely underestimate his passive but Fiora's level 1/2 dueling is the best in the game by a LONG way!

In terms of the flash thing, i love the spell and people dislike it because they think it's cheap. When you use flash to escape you can do 2 things: 1. avoid a skillshot. 2. get out of range. When you use barrier to escape you can also do 3 things: 1. tank ANY spell or attack. 2. use the time to get out of range. 3. turn the tide on opponents who are outplaying you.

The issue of flash imbalances is something that shouldn't be talked about at all. The spell takes skill to think about when using it, it can be used to initiate a good fight, catch those with their own escapes (Ezreal, caitlyn, fizz, gragas... MANY others), escape sure death, avoid heavy skillshot damage and to be brutally honest, those who think it is "bad/overpowered" are idiots.

It has been in the game since the beginning (at an original MUCH longer range) and hasn't had any problems until now.