@Riot, What are thoughts concerning Summoner Spells going into Preseason?

l Helios l·Oct 17, 2016·1 votes·351 views

I know we did some changes a little while ago to Ghost and Barrier in 6.10 (linked) to make them stronger and more viable choices. Any thoughts on those Summoner Spells now or any others? Just wondering, since we are moving into Preseason and the Assassin Update is right around the corner.

Is it possible there be any issues with possibly becoming prevalent on mid laners as a result of the assassin updates?

What about ? Is it seeing enough usage to feel an adequate pick over or or as a defensive summoner?

Just wondering if there are any thoughts concerning these since we know that is receiving significant changes going into Preseason with the loss of Smite Rewards and it now refunding a percent + a base amount of HP for smiting camps.

4 Comments

Commit SudokuOct 17, 20161 votes

i think this has been the time of most summoners being viable at 1 time tbh

l Helios lOct 17, 20161 votes

I agree. I'm just curious what thoughts are heading into preseason. We haven't really heard much since 6.10 that I can recall.

Swiftstrike4Oct 17, 20161 votes

They buffed summoner 21 summoner 6 scaling which was great! But the nerf to summoner 12 was noticeable. People appear to have adjusted though and the complaints are fewer than after the initial nerf. I still think TP's cooldown should be reduced (or the casting time should be lowered) for tping to towers.

The cool down for summoner 4 should be raised and this is because I think teams that are ahead rarely need to use flash. Sometimes your team makes a big turnaround in a team fight and the enemy adc will flash heal and qss to safety. That I think this is problematic since many adcs already have built in escapes in their kits, they frequently build item 3142 and they can use their items and summoners to escape what was a deadly situation, which stifles a comeback.

l Helios lOct 17, 20161 votes

Tp nerf was good because it punishes late tp's more harshly and disuades using it as just a method for getting back to waves. I'm interested to see if we will hear any thoughts from Riot on how all the SS are performing.