Riot confirms that they are looking at one of the characters more kindly.
Rell is the heroine who appeared on Summoner’s Rift on December 10, 2020. It quickly turned out that she did not meet the expectations of the community, because relatively few people wanted to play her. Some even argued that the character’s debut was a complete flop.
Today, this heroine has a handful of devoted fans, and other players mock that Riot has created a champion that almost everyone has forgotten. What is the reason for such a low popularity of this character? One player outlined what he thought was the biggest problem, and Riot responded.
Rell’s going to get a rework?
Not every premiere of the hero turns out to be a bull’s eye. Some characters gain popularity very quickly, while others arouse interest only at the beginning, and then are completely forgotten. Unfortunately, Rell was not very lucky and today many players think that she might as well not be in the game because she does not bring anything interesting to LoL. You can see it in the statistics. Rell is the 4th least chosen character in the game.
Why didn’t the community like the character? Reddit user – Stromholt – thinks that he guessed what could be the reason for such a bad situation of said character.
Don’t get me wrong, I love this champion! Her design is amazing, her personality, her idea, voice lines, lore… Everything with this champion resonates within me.
That is, with the exception of her kit. What is up with that? For every single one of her common abilities, there is a downside to it.
She steals Armor and Magic Resistance with her passive! But her attack speed is RIDICULOUSLY low. You’ll take about 5 minutes to actually break down that pink ward! Even Jhin and Graves are envious;;
She’ll deal damage on a straight line, and heal a friendly champion in the process! Except she need’s to be connected through her E abilility, plus her heal is only noticeable if your ally in on the brink of death;
She’ll engage with an amazing area, and gain a shield in the process. But her movement speed goes down to 200. No seriously, she becomes a living turtle. Good luck keeping the chase on that ranged ADC!
Her E is a nice Armor and Magic Resistance boost to you and an ally. Plus, a great stun, comparable to Irelia’s. However you can’t switch your ally quickly in the brink of the fray, and even if you place your E, you still got to wait for it’s cooldown to pop it, and by then, everything is already in another position. Have I even mentioned that it only works IF an ally is nearby, otherwise it is a dead ability?
The player admitted that only the heroine’s ult is a skill that is well designed and has no flaws. He also added that the skill in itself is impressive and can be very useful for the team.
After this description, it can be said that Rell’s situation is really bad and it’s no wonder that hardly anyone wants to play her. It turns out that Riot is aware of this problem, and the developers don’t even try to pretend there’s nothing to work on. Ryan “Reav3” Mireles commented on the post cited above, who revealed that the character will most likely receive a rework.
All we have to do now is wait and hope Riot doesn’t give up on their plans.