Lol, Frozen Mallet

Rebonack·Jan 1, 2015·1 votes·604 views

UNIQUE passive: Applies a 50% slow for 4 seconds OnHit (30% slow for Ranged). This slow can not be applied again to the same champion for 8 seconds.

13 Comments

balbraakselJan 1, 20153 votes

Obviously Walrus. And I'm right until proven wrong. xD

Leti the YetiJan 1, 20151 votes

i thought with the nerf to warmogs being 800 hp now frozen mallet would actually be less bad cuz it gives 700 hp ;l

AtheosisXJan 1, 20151 votes

Was Warmog's really nerfed though? It became quite a bit cheaper as well.

Leti the YetiJan 1, 20151 votes

oh, nvm then >> frozen mallet is still expensive as hell assuming you could get close enough to people to land atleast 1 basic attack wouldnt the passive atleast reduce kiting?

AtheosisXJan 1, 20152 votes

That of course is the issue with it. Yes it helps reduce kiting but not so much that it is worth over 3000 gold (is it 3300? I can't recall atm).

KMannnnn1Jan 1, 20153 votes

It's cheaper, AND it gives 3x the regen out of combat. 100% a buff.

SaevumJan 1, 20151 votes

Option 3 should have been "The joke's on you".

RebonackJan 1, 20151 votes

Option 3 is always Walrus.

Always

Also:

Frozen Mallet Giant's Belt + Kindlegem + Brutalizer

In addition to the above passive it's 10 armor pen is replaced with a flat armor reduction aura because I miss Stark's =

KMannnnn1Jan 1, 20153 votes

so you want an item that gives 600+ health, 30+ AD, 20% CDR and an armor reduction aura?

Like I'm all for buffing it, but this is just a teensy bit "every bruiser ever must buy this item."

That, and, while there could be an Armor reduction aura to mirror abyssal scepter, it's not really in flavor for frozen mallet. The core identity of it is its on-hit slow, and sure, the aura would add a lot of damage, but this is an item made for chasing down singled out foes, not a teamfight item.

RebonackJan 1, 20151 votes

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so you want an item that gives 600+ health, 30+ AD, 20% CDR and an armor reduction aura?

Like I'm all for buffing it, but this is just a teensy bit "every bruiser ever must buy this item."

That, and, while there could be an Armor reduction aura to mirror abyssal scepter, it's not really in flavor for frozen mallet. The core identity of it is its on-hit slow, and sure, the aura would add a lot of damage, but this is an item made for chasing down singled out foes, not a teamfight item.

The freezing aura of the mallet freezes enemy armor, causing it to be more brittle.

The idea was to create a Tank/Fighter (or Fighter/Tank) item.

CDR is nice. More CC! Health is nice. More soaking! And extra slow is nice. Soft peel for your squishies! Armor shred aura is nice. Amp damage for your friends!

The goal of a Tank item is to make an item that increases the threat of a champion in addition to making them more durable. The proposed hammer would do this via HP, auras, CDR, AND an OnHit slow. An item that simply makes you harder to kill doesn't make you more of a Tank, it just gives the enemy team more of a reason to ignore you.

Sion would love this thing. Tank Vi and Tank Jman would make good use of it as well, sure. But I don't think OHNOBRUISERS is a valid reason to stop good item choices. Wolfy being OP as balls because of the new Jungle items didn't keep the Jungle items from being added to them game. Riot just broke Wolfy's kneecaps instead.