League of Legends is an enormous game with an abundance number of characters, each with its own lores and backstories. However, some champions’ in-game powers fall short of expectations. Some fit that criteria better than others, but players recently agreed on some champions for the “biggest missed opportunity.”
Champions with the biggest missed opportunity
Players came together on Reddit to debate which champion missed the mark the most, and Nilah quickly emerged as a candidate. In their perspective, she has an incredible, rich mythology connected to a demon named Ashlesh, but her in-game kit and abilities just don’t match her potential.
“Mine is Nilah, if you could hear the joy water demon laugh maniacally or if you could see him fully or partly manifest then Nilah wouldn’t have been such a snorefest, I don’t mind her gameplay much but the production quality of the champ could have used an extra oomph”
“Nilah. Don’t get me wrong, I actually love the champ, but there’s so much more they could have done with a melee waterbender who is the physical prison of the Demon of Joy than just making her Water Yasuo”
With her lore linked to Ashlesh and her ability to bend the element of water, Nilah is reduced to a mid-range champion with skills mainly identical to Yasuo’s. She’s still enjoyable to play, but she seems strange and lacks lore accurate.
Other players also included Shyvana, Malzahar, Bel’Veth, and even Zilean. These are also compelling arguments.
Malzahar is a void acolyte, however his gameplay is mostly based on a single-target ultimate, making him a little lackluster. Thus, his gameplay always surrounds pushing lanes and roaming to other lanes, like Lissandra.
Shyvana is a dragon in part, albeit she only gets to display it every few minutes or so, and only her transformation feels dragony.
Bel’Veth, as Empress of the Void, she should possess some sort of abilities that support her title. While creating her own minions is somewhat accurate, but her gameplay is just extreme quick auto attacks with melee attack.
And last, Zilean. Based on his lore, Zilean is an ancient, powerful archmagi-tier chronomancer vv. Then you have his gameplay, throwing funny bombs, plain XP boost, plain XP boost, plain refresh boost, and even plain revive.
All these contain a number of key champions, but you can’t help but believe the lore provided more in terms of skills.