Kindred passive bug? [Gameplay]

UnicornBaconFat··1 votes·527 views

This is a little difficult to replicate because of the random nature of the Wolf portion of Kindred's passive, and it is quite rare/difficult to be in this position in a game, let alone as a Kindred.

Prior to 20 min game time (i.e. Rift Herald was still present), Wolf targeted what I think was the monster in the Baron pit. It was a bit hard to tell because the minimap icon for targeting didn't seem significantly different between that and the Rift Scuttler (shifting the location of the target icon on the minimap relative to the Rift Scuttler's target would be a worthwhile change for clarity).

As I could not tell which was the target, I killed both the Rift Scuttler and the Rift Herald, however, the hunted icon persisted, and not until I later killed Baron did it disappear. As such, it might be possible for the Wolf portion of Kindred's passive can target Baron before he's actually spawned on the map, which obviously is a problem if it is the case.

To replicate:

  1. Attain at least 6 stacks of Kindred's passive (Mark of the Kindred) prior to 20 min, either through champion kills or taking Wolf marked camps. This is so Wolf will only target epic monsters
  2. Kill the Rift Herald prior to 14:45 (ideally before) to allow time for it to respawn and be killed again [2a. Kill top left Rift Scuttler to ensure that this is not the monster being targeted (sometimes not clear which is being targeted)] [2b. Kill Dragon and bottom right Rift Scuttler to reduce possibilities for Wolf targeting)
  3. Wait for Wolf portion of passive to refresh (must occur prior to 20 min) onto monster in the Baron pit
  4. Kill Rift Herald again once it has respawned
  5. Observe if target icon is still present - if so, replication was successful
  6. Verify by killing Baron (once it has spawn, post 20 min) and observing if icon disappears

I have had this occur twice in two tries, but haven't tried to replicate it more than that. The issue with it is that the passive may target the Rift Herald properly, as opposed to targeting the not-yet-existent Baron.

Also, I run on a rather unhappy laptop which may or may not explode if I try recording video while playing League.

6 Comments

ModWulf Helhammer1 votes

When you hit 6 stacks, Wolf marks Herald or Baron, whichever is alive

UnicornBaconFat1 votes

Not the case when I tried it. The mark appeared prior to 20 min, but killing Herald didn't get rid of it - waiting til after 20 min and then killing Baron got rid of it

ModWulf Helhammer1 votes

It's always there so you can always get a stack on it

UnicornBaconFat1 votes

That doesn't mean it's not a bug. If it targets Baron prior to it spawning, then the passive can't be refreshed and be allowed to target any other epic monster, as per: "WOLF - ENEMY MONSTERS: Wolf periodically selects a random monster camp within the enemy's jungle or Rift Scuttler Rift Scuttler, excluding epic monsters, and highlights the camp to both teams, starting at 2:30. Upon acquiring 6 stacks, including from enemy champions, Wolf will exclusively mark epic monsters (including Rift Scuttler). The mark is removed upon the monster camp's death even if Kindred are not involved."

i.e. Rift Scuttler or Dragon

ModWulf Helhammer1 votes

Once you hit 6 stacks, it doesn't mark any other camps. That's why it mark herald and baron

UnicornBaconFat1 votes

"Upon acquiring 6 stacks, including from enemy champions, Wolf will exclusively mark epic monsters (including Rift Scuttler)" Go correct the Wiki if you believe it to be wrong.

The point is that it can mark Baron before it spawns, even if Rift Herald was killed and will respawn again before the 20 min mark. If you are not understanding why this is restrictive, then this conversation is not constructive anymore

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