Talk:Fiora/@comment-5407795-20130121063016/@comment-4881935-20130123061827

@XelNecra

When I say utility, utility is not limited to CC. Utilty (to me) is what they can do that isn't directly damage. This includes tanking for the team, blinks, scouts, pokes, shields, and other things. Lastly, strenghts also makes a role.

Fiora brings a lot of single target damage, and she chases like no other champion. Unless someone starts showing off Fiora's awesome early game will it allows her to snowball in most situations, she won't be picked in tournaments.

Fiora lacks a ninch where she can become useful. There is very few team comps out there which requires what she brings to the table that most other champions can't bring.

Shyvanna brought massive AoE Damage (burn out and all of Dragon Form), and her jungle speed time was one of the best. Also, because her massive AoE damage, she was able to just build tanky and absorb damage. That's what brought her up to tournament play.

Ez is ranged, has great pokes during most of the game and early game, a global range ult, and a free flash (making him the safest range carry in the game). That's why he continued to get pick even after all those nerfs.

Corki (before all his nerf), have one of the best pokes for an AD carry and spammable, one of the few to have a jump tool on an ADC, and massive damage single target wise, plus armor shred. He has a few features that no one champion can completely match.

Single target damage is usually never a 'must' need for a team comp because every champion will bring damage, and generally, the range ADC has that position covered already. And range are way less risky while Fiora is more or less an all-in champion. Once she jumps, the chances of her escaping is extremly small. Also, damage is extremely dependent on items, so even if a champion scales well, it doesn't make a difference if they fell behind in the early game.

Lastly, the reason why I suspect her never being viable in tournament play is because her kit is so straight forward. There is very little counter-play in her kit. If she is snowballing hard, she will murder champions in any situation. Unlike Darius, she can close gaps extremely easily, and once she close the gap, she will stick to her target like no other. And then she will kill people too fast and people will complain. This is why whenever an assassin is too good at assassinating someone, they always get nerf quickly because quick deaths for single target provides little counter play.