Can we make it so that Shaco's Q (Decieve) isn't seen by the enemy team when they can't see him?

Razorshell·5/4/2015, 5:25:02 AM·2 votes·2,321 views

When Shaco Shaco is ganking, it can be tough to pull it off if your enemy is observant enough. This still applies even when the enemy doesn't use wards. This is because, as a primary initiation tool, his Q (Decieve) is almost always used at the beginning of a gank. However, as a Shaco Shaco main, I've noticed that observant players can spot the animation of his Q in the bush, even when they don't see him standing there. I was wondering if this was intentional from Riot, or if it's something that could be fixed in the next update. (I put this under "Report a Bug" because I'm assuming that it was unintentional) Thanks guys.

8 Comments

RiotMeddler5/4/2015, 8:11:58 AM6 votes

The puff of smoke from Deceive being visible a short distance through Fog of War/in brush is a deliberate effect, not a bug. As an instant blink with stealth attached Deceive's a challenging spell for other players to interact with. That smoke signal's there as a result to give a very brief warning period in some circumstances.

Jamaree5/4/2015, 5:25:43 AM2 votes

I don't know, can we make it so he isn't cancer early game to solo laners. #fuckShaco. (Yes, this is purely bias, don't care, fuck the clown.)