[2020] Iana

Originally Posted by TheAndrew1997
Hey,

I haven't gotten a chance to play Iana yet and I'm not active on the TTS but from what I've seen I'm pretty concerned about her balance. Intel is incredibly powerful in this game, and I feel she doesn't have enough effective counters.

The drone should be able to activate some traps, like kapkan's and maybe buff mute or nerf thatcher so attackers have a harder time getting rid of her counters.

For those who player her/against her, how is she in terms of balance? Did you get wallbanged out of nowhere by a Iana?

I've had the chance to get my hands on her in a few TS matches, and I think she's been pretty good so far and isn't insanely powerful. She seems like she'd be a good pick for a solo queued player. I think the reason why she doesn't activate traps is due to her Gemini being a full hologram, and since Kapkan traps require some sort of solid object to pass by the invisible red line, Iana wouldn't be able to trigger it.

In terms of counters, Mute, Maestro, and Bandit (I guess Kaid too) all can destroy her hologram with their gadgets. Plus it only has 1hp, so anyone with ammo can knock her down a few pegs really quickly.