Talk:Yasuo/@comment-4290320-20141004134900/@comment-5266525-20141007003307

The only reason Yasuo functions as an assassin is because of his ult. Without it, he has no way of selectively and safely killing a single target like all other assassins do (which is why nobody will call Tryndamere an assassin but Master Yi and Fiora can easily stand in for one with a few conditions).

I for one feel like Yasuo is actually well designed but his ultimate letting him instagib a target irrelevant of his own positioning is confusing his identity and runs counter to the idea that he's supposed to be a light fighter skirting the frontline and keeping himself safe with constant movement and smart Wind Walls. A better starting nerf would just be the range on his ultimate (which was already done, but it wasn't harsh enough).

All his defensive tools would make a lot more sense if he were confined to the region where bruisers normally shine and not with all the squishies, is what I'm saying.