Nilah's post-release balance plans in League of Legends will involve adjusting counterplay opportunities and support synergy
Nilah is an upcoming brand new melee botlaner within League of Legends who is set to arrive on the summoner's rift on July 14, 2022. And just like every champion, there is always a chance that Nilah will also be overpowered at launch.
The developers have claimed that they will be ready to roll out any form of balancing if needed once she is released within the game. These balance changes include providing counterplay opportunities for players in losing lanes, enhancing her support synergy, and adjusting her scaling to normalize item builds.
Obviously, it is tough to say how Nilah will pan out right now. However, considering that she is releasing on the PBE (public beta environment) on June 22, 2022, the developers will have a general idea about which direction to follow.
Nilah's kit and abilities were officially revealed by the developers on June 22, 2022. Among those abilities, it seems like the biggest concern that the developers have regarding balancing is in respect of her passive ability, Joy Unending. This is because a significant portion of the post-release balance plans concerns this ability itself.
As it turns out, her passive can perform two different tasks at once. The first one involves scaling, where whenever Nilah scores a minion kill, she and her closest allied champion will gain 50% of the experience from the kill.
Secondly, whenever an ally uses a shield or a heal near Nilah, the latter will ensure that both of them gain its benefits at the same time. Thus, this ability is something that could force players to use enchanter supports in League of Legends.
Fortunately, there are a few balancing options that the developers have in place.
It turns out that the developers are worried that the first ability might be
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