It's not regen, he can break it (Taking it out of the fight) in exchange for a free-action heal and Qi recovery surge.
Ji Rong was literally kitted out specifically to destroy us. If the fight was relatively even and he popped that at the right moment, he could have finished us off.
Um. In what was is that effect specifically aimed to hurt us?
Because, frankly, if LQ was using her typical fighting style, this sort of effect would hardly have mattered. Like, imagine Chu Song being able to get an instant recovery of her Qi + Health anywhere in her fight. The only thing that would have changed is that after ten rounds of her failing to hit us and being drained of Qi, she could fill up and spend
another ten rounds while we finished her off.
LQ's normal win condition isn't "the enemy runs out of Health/Qi"; it is "the enemy is sufficiently debuffed that all further clashes go in our favor". Full recovery doesn't really help there. The best effects against Ling Qi would be an instant canceler for debuffs and environmental effects, or perhaps a boost to early attack/defense so that we get knocked down before we really get going or are prevented from getting our hooks in. Health recovery against us is basically pointless, and Qi recovery only marginally less so.
That said, it should be noted that this sort of recovery item is actually pretty great for Ji Rong in other matchups. He uses expensive abilities that burn through his Qi quickly, so the Qi regen here means that he can go all-out without having to worry about conserving Qi, and then keep going even after he runs out. Additionally, his offensive focus means that he is moderately likely to take damage, and again a regen ability means that he can focus on his attacks without worrying about being knocked out due to weak defenses. All in all, the effect gives Ji Rong some serious survivability and makes up for the "a candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long" flaw in his combat style. It just isn't a particularly good fit against Ling Qi in particular.
