Patch 14.5 introduced a number of changes to League of Legends, including major adjustments to Rek’Sai. Turns out, it also broke one of the champion’s main mechanics, and players are understandably asking for a hotfix.
On March 5, a Reddit user outlined how Rek’Sai doesn’t always knock up enemies after attacking them while she’s in the ground. This is the main mechanic in her kit, which is primarily used for ganking since she’s a jungler. Many other players claimed they experienced the same issue as well, and they are asking Riot to fix it as fast as possible.
“Please hotfix it I don’t want to wait 2 weeks,” one of the top comments reads. “How does this go to live servers,” another player asked.
Rek’Sai’s W, Burrow, lets her reactivate the ability to unburrow and knock up remaining enemies. Once she’s under the ground, players can attack enemy champions, which will automatically trigger the same effect. It looks like the latest Patch 14.5 broke this feature.
The latest update tweaked Rek’Sai’s abilities. She received vital buffs to her E, Q, R, and W, which made the players hopeful about her future state in solo queue. Her W was specifically changed so it won’t knock up targets who were recently knocked up by Unborrow. Judging from players’ reactions, it seems like it sometimes doesn’t knock them up at all, so things are still far from an ideal state.
Without this mechanic, Rek’Sai loses her early-game potential, so it’s not surprising that the community is begging for a fix. Looking at how game-breaking it is, though, it should be added soon since Riot has a history of addressing such crucial issues quickly.
