Zyra keeps buffs FOREVER

Feygan·11/23/2014, 1:38:43 AM·12 votes·1,895 views

I just played my first real game with the new map's updated jungling camps. I was playing Zyra, and I noticed after killing the enemy jungler there weren't any timers on my buffs that I had collected off of him. At first I brushed it off and accounted it to maybe me just not knowing the new spot for the timer.

However, a little later down the road I died to my enemy laner. No big deal, beyond that I was slightly miffed I had given them double buffs.. except, I spawned with them, and found that she did not have them. The entire game went like this for me. I kept asking my other team mates if the buffs transfer still .. but no one would answer me. I'm not sure if it was a graphical error on my end that made it appear like I had the buffs, or if I actually kept them all game.

Tl;dr: Buffs forever. Not sure if for real or if graphical error.

16 Comments

Feygan11/23/2014, 2:23:39 AM2 votes

Uh, I think I did kill with the passive to get the initial buffs, actually! It was hard for me to tell if the buffs were graphical errors or not due to liandries/ 30 cdr already by the time I was like, "Wait, wut. "

Elecrost11/23/2014, 8:01:01 PM2 votes

Happened to me too, but with Karthus. Seems like any champion that has a passive which lets them kill something after death will keep the visual effects of red/blue buff for the rest of the game. And yes, it's just a graphical error. I didn't have ridiculous mana regen or red buff DOT by the end of the game. Overall, just a minor visual bug.

Gavran11/23/2014, 3:28:07 AM2 votes

I tested a bit with Sion. If you lose your buffs but kill the person who got them before your passive ends, you spawn as if you had just killed them. (Both buffs, max duration.) I got executed to a tower, both buffs graphics playing but not visible on the buff bar. I believe they were functional for the normal duration, but I may have been led astray by the "Jungling" mechanic's "Burning" debuff. Probably check again in a bit. And maybe with a non-death passive champion too. Forgot to test "get killed by a champion, don't kill them."

Gavran11/23/2014, 1:42:30 AM2 votes

Bug with death passive champs perhaps? Did you kill the enemy laner with your passive by chance? I had a game with a Sion who died with double buffs, killed someone, and rez'd with double buffs.

SnowBro11/23/2014, 4:08:03 AM1 votes

Easy way to tell if its graphical or not, did the buffs still apply effects? Did red slow them or did blue give you bonus mana regen?

I don't think riot would miss something this big and you seem to be the only person with the issue.

Dà Man11/23/2014, 3:32:03 PM1 votes

I also had this experience when being executed by a tower and then spawning with buffs. Not sure if they applied or not.

Jungle Lux God11/24/2014, 7:21:51 PM1 votes

I know that spiders are arachnids, not insects, but the term "bugs" is actually very broad. "Bugs" can technically apply to insects, arachnids, and the like.

For a better analogy, replace "Elise" with "Kha'zix", although my point still stands, Azir is still too buggy.