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What are your thoughts on a thief Champion?

darkdill·7/21/2014, 4:14:55 AM·2 votes·470 views

While some Champions have, in lore, been thieves at one time or another (Janna, Graves, Talon, etc.), no one has kept it as a lasting occupation. Filling in the thief archetype is something that, I feel, should've been done a long time ago.

How would one make a thief? I'd have it revolve around "stealing" gold, but since gold theft is a toxic mechanic, I would compromise by using the same mechanics as Spellthief's Edge. Namely, you poke someone, you get some money. And from the money you "steal", you would actually get more damage power, not just power from items.

Yes, this sounds like a hyper-carry in the works, but League doesn't have enough of those (just Veigar and Nasus). It could be a lotta fun, though.

To illustrate the case, I have a concept on Reddit that has such a mechanic:
http://www.reddit.com/r/LoLChampConcepts/comments/28r8av/ritz_the_princess_of_thieves/
Drop by if you want.

14 Comments

Zarkkast7/21/2014, 4:19:16 AM1 votes

I like the idea this idea a lot. Maybe instead of the hypercarry mechanic (which, by the way, you forgot Sion who has infinite health), the gold stolen could be a resource like mana. There would need to have some thinking into the abilities to make this work though.

MaknBacnPancakes7/21/2014, 5:03:54 AM1 votes

I would love a thief Champion, and I am VERY shocked that there is not one..

The closest champion to a "thief" archetype IMO would be Shaco.. -daggers -backstab mechanic -invisibility/cloaking Really the only thing missing is some sort of "stealing/theft" mechanic.

I don't view a theft mechanic as toxic.. I mean, it is what it is.. If it is in a theifs kit to gain extra gold, or you lose x amount of gold when attacked, I believe it should be nature of the beast when a thief is on the opposing team.. Like stuns from Leona or heals from Sona...

How about this? Call the passive: Scavenger- champion gains X amount of extra gold from killing a minion (lore relation: thief doesn't just kill a minion, he/she actually rummaged the body, gathering collectibles and nets extra gold)

SnowFall7/21/2014, 8:53:54 AM1 votes

I'd like him throw gold to stun enemies