Whitemane's method of healing is something Riot should explore

darkdill·Aug 21, 2018·3 votes·1,783 views

Whitemane in HotS heals her allies by damaging her enemies. She first applies her Zeal buff to allies, and then whenever she deals damage, allies with Zeal are healed for 100% of the damage she deals to Heroes. She pretty much can't do patch-up jobs while hiding near a Fort, as her only direct heal, Desperate Plea, costs way too much if she's forced to spam it. As such, she has to put herself at risk if she wants to get any real healing done.

A future Support Champion should look into this. Buff an ally with Q, then unload damage on the enemy and your allies will heal based on whatever damage you deal (pre-mitigation, of course). It'd fit the philosophy of what Riot wants out of healers (#NOWHITEMAGES), and fits the risk-reward system appropriately.

16 Comments

KhâmulAug 21, 20182 votes

Mordekaiser W but i think it's going to be a living nightmare to balance

darkdillAug 21, 20181 votes

Ehh, Mordekaiser's not a support. He's also in need of a VMGU anyway.

OleandervineAug 21, 20181 votes

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Ehh, Mordekaiser's not a support. He's also in need of a VMGU anyway.

OH HELL NO. Mordekaiser needs more than a minor GU. His kit is fucking Jurrassic and he needs a full blown VGU to even begin to be considered modernized.

Ðeath XIIIAug 21, 20182 votes

I actually hate that character.

Also its basically Hextech Gunblade except it heals marked targets instead. I like Soraka more.

chipndip1Aug 21, 20182 votes

In a sense, Soraka already does this:

If you spam W, you'll run out of hp and die. You need to land Q, which heals YOU, then you use W, which heals SOMEONE ELSE.

darkdillAug 21, 20181 votes

I'd personally love to see Soraka reworked to be more like Malfurion. Buff allies with a 20 second regen boost, land Starcall to trigger a burst of healing on all buffed allies.

Warlord RhinarkAug 21, 20181 votes

Imagine Brand or Zyra with this.

Linna ExcelAug 21, 20181 votes

If I were going to give healing to Zyra, I think I'd have it so that allies can step on a seed and get healed. However that'd really mess with her zoning and control so riot would have to get it perfect. On the other hand, riot could move seeds completely to her passive and turn her W into a skill that does an AoE heal and then creates a healing plant for each seed it comes into contact with.

Still, that'd lock her completely into the support role and I know too many people who'd like her to be mid-viable.

BoatwhistleAug 21, 20181 votes

either the healing would need to be bad, dmg bad, or both meh.

darkdillAug 21, 20181 votes

Or different ratios. No need for a 100% conversion rate.

Plus the healing and damage could be strong as long as the risk is significant. Namely, you'd have to put yourself within threat range of most of the roster.

Baron BarianAug 21, 20181 votes

Keep in mind that Whiteman isn't exactly a good damage dealer. Her zeal and heal (hey it rhymes) allows her to provide small, but consistent healing. If this theoretical healer would do the same kind of healing, she would have to only be able to do the same kind of damage. If you basically want a version of Brand that actually heals your team, it's just not gonna happen.

It's a neat idea, but I think only HOTS will have something like that working properly.