Qiyana is an advanced assassin who excels at both single-target elimination and team fight control through strategic flanking. Unlike most assassins, she maintains strong scaling into late game due to high AD ratios, making her a powerful pick for players who enjoy complex mechanics and diverse outplay potential.

Role: Assassin Lane: Mid Difficulty: High

Core Abilities:

1. Passive - Imperial Privilege

• Deals bonus damage on basic attacks and abilities
• Separate cooldown per target
• Works on champions, minions, and monsters

2. Q - Elemental Wrath / Blade of Ixtal

• Base form: Deals damage in small frontal area
• Element-enhanced versions:
  • Stone: Bonus damage to low-health targets
  • Ice: Briefly immobilizes
  • Grass: Creates stealth field with movement speed boost

3. W - Terrain Manipulation

• Dash to absorb elements (stone, grass, or ice)
• Grants passive attack speed, movement speed, and magic damage
• Must target specific terrain for desired element

4. E - Condescension

• Targeted dash dealing damage
• Can auto-target Q during dash

5. R - Elemental Superiority

• Creates explosive shockwave on terrain
• Stuns enemies and deals high damage
• Works with all element types

Ability Order: Q > W > E

Core Items:

• Starting: Long Sword + 3 Health Potions
• Core: Prowler's Claw > Youmuu's Ghostblade > Edge of Night
• Situational: Black Cleaver, Serylda's Grudge

Key Gameplay Tips:

• Use terrain elements strategically for different situations
• Combine E+Q for guaranteed damage
• Look for flanking opportunities in teamfights
• Maximize passive damage by switching targets
• Use grass element for creative gank paths

Element Abbreviations:

• QS: Q-Stone
• QG: Q-Grass
• QI: Q-Ice

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