Riot attempted to fix Qiyana’s first strike double damage in 12.14, ended up tripling it

The champion has been bugged since 12.13 allowing Qiyana to do double damage with first strike.

As we previously covered, the player must toss her Q at the opponent while also using her W while the Q is still in the air. This will enable her to trigger the bug and do massive damage to the opponent.

As a result her winrate rose to a ridiculous 58% in Master+ according to Lolalytics

Riot’s attempted fix leaves the combo harder to land, but can result in triple damage if used correctly instead

u/Likaiy, a Reddit Qiyana main explained the 2 new bugs with Qiyana here

1. You still do the Q W Q, but also press E instantly when you throw your Q, resulting in 3x first strike damage
2. When you throw Q W Q ranged it applies passive only 1 instead of 2 because changed element (negative bug)

Most likely because of the 1st bug, Qiyana’s winrate in 12.14 went from 58% to 60% in Master+ over 1000+ games according to Lolalytics

Riot will probably attempt to fix the bug again with a mid patch update. Until then, get your free ELO or instead make sure to ban her.

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