Given the current difficulty scaling, relics wont make her an instant win. She still has to set up and win duels against ~40HP enemies, which requires protection and timing. As soon as her plan isnt just “outstat the opponent” she will be naturally fun

Thanks for the reply, I appreciate being heard

On Fiora specifically, sentiment seems “either busted or useless” Perfect balance might be a big time sink, so the objective should be fun and distinct, keep the Fiora alt win fantasy (protect, duel, win)

Alt win champs like Fiora are healthier for the game: she needs protection, mana, four kills, and on high star runs she may not even secure a kill. Fiddlesticks can realistically T1, which flattens the weekly puzzle, but that's something people finds really fun (people hate stats go big)

I see two issues that compound: rewards and reliable FTK champs. Players like rewards, but when weeklies are stacked with 5 star enemies, the optimal play is to pick an FTK champ and ignore the rules. Over time, players stop engaging with the weekly modifiers because the FTK wins anyway

Mana to protect and defend plus you still need to kill 4, and in higher difficult adventures she might not be able to kill anything... meanwhile you can literally win every turn 1 with fiddlestick, basically the right approach is let the players have fun with different wincons

As you said, what makes them so alluring is how "easy" it is to win with them, there are already very broken champions in LOR (fiddlestick, swain..) that are basically an instawin , and Fiora would not be stronger than them because she needs a lot of mana investment