Talk:Fiora/@comment-4947142-20130718152932/@comment-4094339-20130720111322

Giving Fiora cc is kind of the easy solution, nothing wrong with it but it wouldn't fit her theme of being a fencer. I would instead add some form of retreating/disengage move for Fiora. Right now when Fiora goes into a fight, she has no way out, either she kills or gets killed. That is antithetical to what fencing is; a lightning fast series of lunges and retreats on a narrow strip. Her passive fits this theme well, she lunges in, deal a quick round of damage then retreat to let the heal work.

But her defensive tools are abysmal. Fiora has such a crippling set of problems: lack of cc, range, wave clear, tankiness; that she should be able to excel in in mobility to dodge some attacks. What I'm think of kind for Fiora's W is similar is Leblanc's W (Distortion) which does the same role, quick damage then retreating. Or similar to Quinn's E (Vault) in its flexibility to be used both offensively and defensively. I think Fiora's W should have a synergy effect with Q like E does currently.

So getting my general thoughts out of the way, here's my totally unrealistic and gimmicky total remake to Fiora's W.

W – Piste (Fencing Strip) – Fiora summons a fencing stripe around her to issue a duel to her opponent. While on the strip, Fiora gains bonus AD and armor. Fiora can use W again to advance or retreat on the lane. While on the stripe, Fiora can extend the lane with Lunge (Q). Activating E in the lane gives 1 stack of MS. Each additional rank increases her AD and Armor and lowering the cooldown.

Image it as a Nocturne Q that extends both in front of and behind Fiora only it deals no damage and extends with Q. However she can dash once to wherever on the strip which gives her a defensive retreat or an additional gapcloser that again, deals no damage. Limiting her mobility and damage output to only being on strip gives her a bit more flavor as a melee carry that is strong within certain parameters instead of being yet another assassin with mobility. In lane she can use W then Q + AA + Q + AA   for full stacks of Duelist and then retreat with W again. If she’s running away or chasing, Fiora can dash ahead without Q and use E to gain a bit of MS.

The idea came from the lighting on Olympic fencing stripes, they look amazing. I don’t fence but it’s a bit depressing to see real life fencers be more mobile than a fantasy magical fencer who can’t even retreat.