[GAMEPLAY] Elixir of Iron trail appearing on invisible champions

Kallium·Feb 22, 2015·14 votes·1,122 views

The issue appears on champions that have build in invisibility as a part of their kit. I personally have only seen it on Evelynn and Shaco, so I assume that it would also occur on champions such as Rengar, Kha'zix, Wukong, etc. , though I have not personally seen it.

Essentially, that player buys the Elixir and they gain the resulting effects, but the trail left by the elixir is visible to enemy champions, thus making the whole invisibility thing kinda nonexistent.

For instance, here is an enemy Eve with an Elixir of Iron: LINK - Completely visible without being visible, if you know what I mean.

The issue has been repeated several times over and the issue repeats itself. Im not actually sure if it is a bug itself, but I feel like it should be corrected. It kinda makes the whole point of invisibility useless in a sense, ya know? But yeah. Hope this helps.

*Kalllium

5 Comments

DeathToHereticsFeb 22, 20152 votes

I can only see Rengar buying it, why would Eve/Shaco have it?

cheekzFeb 22, 20151 votes

Eve can make great use of this item, believe it or not. It's a nice choice for initiators that have high movement gap-closers that need their team to catch up quickly, else they'll blow up and die. It's nice on non-tanky initiators because it gives them a chance to go in, start the fight, and get out if CC-ed/focused due to the increase in tenacity granted since many non-tanky initiators tend to build mobility boots instead of mercs. Many of these champs have some form of innate resistance/shield that allows them to survive the initial burst in a teamfight so long as they don't stick around for too long. In which case, after the enemy's focus has been relieved from the initiator they can reengage as an assassin to get picks. Wukong is a perfect example. His passive provides him with high resistances that many take for granted. Because of this, he can build as an AOE assassin getting items like Enchantment - Warror, Boots of Mobility, Cleaver, Hydra, Last Whisper, and Guardian Angel. Same thing happens with Eve, as well, given the fact that the shield from her ult can be deceptively tanky. The tenacity/ability to get your comrades to respond can be an incredibly deadly combo if used in the right way.

As far as Shaco... really anyone can use it, but he doesn't have similar hidden resistances like Wukong or Eve. So I wouldn't really recommend it on him. But my point is, any initiating champ can make really good use of the elixer's effects if used wisely.

Mind you this is how I rationalize the item. You may take this information with a grain of salt since this is only my opinion and how I personally use the item.

vC48YNoGbJFeb 22, 20154 votes

Still, it's the principle of the thing.

cheekzFeb 22, 20151 votes

It probably is a bug, since most particle effects on champs are supposed to be stealthed as well. (I say "most," because there may be a few that aren't stealthed intentionally, but I honestly can't think of any.