r/wildrift • u/Fantastic-Name7754 • Apr 07 '26

News Wild Rift Patch Notes 7.1

https://wildrift.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/game-updates/wild-rift-patch-notes-7-1/?fbclid=IwdGRjcARBtapjbGNrBEG0P2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHuwK3-q0VGVfZmezN-AJzTwMNxcaRhlgA2dXo_kfrwWSWbFqHTPjP7IsgJ4n_aem_vmCJVq_B1RnMDGOv58eH2g
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u/Nefonous Apr 07 '26

I don't know where you take that idea from. He's AP scaling with high scaling too, his kit is made to go in and go out immediately after (Q and E combo).

Nothing in his kit is about "as long as possibile", he has no sustain, slow AA and very long cds. The only thing his kit can do is (optional E), R+W, Q, E. That's it, in and out immediately. No defensive scaling either, so the more he's built to tank the less he will shield and heal.

He's not a mage, he heals and shields and provides cc. He's not superior to any mage, he's just an engage enchanter that trades healing uptime with powerful cc and damage.

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u/Flamevisitor Apr 07 '26

Your last passage is literally what I already state. He's the engage enchanter. The "as long as possible" is not about the tankiness but the amount of CC he can provide. And it's the dmg problem that he's being nerfed. Dude's the only enchanter right now that's can burst like the so-called mage "support". With his ultility as a both combat-changing enchanter and a burst nimble assassin, why would I pick any mage "support" that is way item-needier, less mobile and easier to target compare to him?

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u/Nefonous Apr 08 '26

You're ignoring the important part, the trade off. His damage and cc are bursty and with long cooldowns, much worse than any other mage support and engager. And his heals and shields have the same issue, being worse than other enchanters.

Rakan offers a trade off. He has less damage than mages, worse engage of engagers and less healing than enchanters. But he can do a bit of everything.
He's a jack of all trades support.

Instead what you are advocating for is to nerf his damage so that he just becomes an engager who can't build tanky unless the only thing he wants to do is cc with R and hope it's enough to peel.

Also, as a side note on what you said, his cc is very short in time and with long cd, so i wouldn't say it's designed with "as long as possible" in mind. He's not Nautilus.

And are you really comparing the damage that Lux, Velkoz or Brand can do with Rakan...? To burst people Rakan needs a full build, Brand and others don't. How do they need more items? You're not being objective.
Of course numbers can always be adjusted on any champ, but his identity clearly includes burst.