Fiora's brief change of title made me think a little bit

Bârd··35 votes·2,651 views

and I realized that Swain doesn't really fit his title.

Sure, in the LORE he is a genius general.

Ingame though, "The Master Tactitian" is not what I think when I see a champion whose playstyle is "LETS JUST MORPH AND EAT THEM"

Maybe a change to his would be an ok idea.

28 Comments

Prospector Pete16 votes

He's super tactical though! I mean, you gotta, um, uhhhh, you have to land W, right? That's a thing. And then there's... there's his Q. They can walk out of that. And then his E, the most tactical of all. I mean, it must be very tactical to lob a ball of something green at an enemy to do damage over time. You have to choose who to use it on! And then there's his ult. Birds are smart creatures, right? Exactly.

LegacyofTable14 votes

I feel the same way about Sivir Her quotes in game sound nothing like a "battle mistress." A battle mistress sounds more like the female version of Garen. It fits more to call her a "mercenary for hire" or just plain "mercenary."

Cowgirl Ed1 votes

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I feel the same way about Sivir Her quotes in game sound nothing like a "battle mistress." A battle mistress sounds more like the female version of Garen. It fits more to call her a "mercenary for hire" or just plain "mercenary."

she's inspired by xena? idk

A Superb Villain2 votes

Well, she is royalty now; Mercenary Princess?

HayRoss10 votes

The tactics of turning into your fursona and running into a group of 5 magical superbeings that want to kill you

Jakra10 votes

There are a bunch of champions who need a title change!

The Alcoholic Gragas That Crazy Biach Jinx Moon Moon Ninja Shen The Nope Child Soraka Annoying little Bastard Fizz The Incarnation of Evil Teemo

Shroom Junkie1 votes

Well, Gragas causes rabble, Jinx is an insane trigger-happy uh... biach, Shen I agree could use a title change, Soraka calls down stars and funky space thingies, as for the healing I have no idea, Fizz is an annoying little bitch that tricks you around and lives in the water(aka tidal), and Teemo... yeah Teemo makes absolutely no sense.

So I agree with 3, disagree with 3. Don't you love how I did the counting for you? :D

Audiomancy1 votes

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There are a bunch of champions who need a title change!

Moon Moon Ninja Shen

Shen's title is supposed to be a part of the Kinkou trio, along with the Fist of Shadow Akali and the Heart of the Tempest Kennen . Shen, the Eye of Twilight, is supposed to be the one who judges and leads. Though I don't know if the Kinkou Order exists in the new lore.

DeynaTaggerung2 votes

Haha moon moon ninja >.<

Orangesilk10 votes

I think Swain is the most confused champion in the league in regards to how his lore/looks/abilties work like.

When you read his lore you think "This guy is basically Hitler, he must have a lot of battlefield control or displacement abilities".

Then you look at his aesthetics and think "This guy is a bird mage, he does bird magic, it's also kinda evil, evil bird magic".

Then you -play- him and realize "This guy is a vampire, all about that lifesteal and sustain".

What do birds have to do with tatctical battlefield control OR vampirism?, his aesthetics don't fit his kit, and his kit doesn't fit his lore, and his aesthetics don't fit his lore either.

LordKentravyon1 votes

Well in theory Beatrice could provide a "birds eye veiw" for the strategic vision required to make tactically sound decisions (literally thing Quinn's W, perfect for a tactician)

Photos of Ghosts9 votes

He's a master tactician. "Let's autoattack a minion during a teamfight to get some mana back".

Shénzhì3 votes

I imagine an entirely new archetype of minion-summoning champions where; Swain summons Noxus armies into lanes. Malhazar summons Voidling minions. Yorick summons undead minions. Heimerdinger summons robot turrets (omg does that already!) Zyra summons plant turrets mobile/immobile. Fizz is deleted from LoL.

Oh yeaaa.

Hotlin3 Fling4 votes

It seems you've never heard off ad malz

Saianna3 votes

I swear I've seen pretty much the same thread before..

Deja vu..

Zamaje2 votes

He says that as a joke. He is the master tactician but is just being silly.

Starfish H2 votes

"King of the Ravens" "General who is a Raven" "The Wingman of Noxus" "The Soaring Spirit of Noxus" "The Master Raven"

Hard4Hamsters1 votes

I actually think that he has a much more "tactical" playstyle without his Ultimate, namely his W is somewhat difficult to hit given its delay for the root, but using your Q you can slow an enemy on a tether so that they have to make a decision on whether to break the tether leading to your W or stay within the tether and avoid getting rooted.

But yeah. It really just turns into "I'm a fucking invincible bird drain tank! Burst me down immediately or perish!" after he hits lvl6.

ModAcademy Kayn1 votes

He's one of the few champs in the game whose main damage is click and point, but isn't nerfed to shit, or totally overpowered. Now THAT takes some knowledge.

FluxBound8 votes

Isn't his main damage press r and stand there? btw, you gotta point before you click.

ModAcademy Kayn3 votes

Well no you need to walk around a bit with R. And thanks for the advice. No wonder I keep missing his abilities.

LadyRenly6 votes

His main damage comes from his E actually, which comes with a damage amp. His R is his primary sustain, and can kite poor fools around until E and W come off cooldown again. But I guess its his main damage in a burst sense. Since R is a toggle on low CD I guess it is mostly his r in that sense

SpecterVonBaren1 votes

Probably because he has the worst farming capability in the game. He has neither very good auto attacks nor any spells that are good for waveclear while still getting the last hit in for the gold.

ihaveapotion1 votes

"the bald aram raping scumfuck"

BeMyFriendPlease1 votes

BIRD MAN! May I have your attention please? May I have your attention please? Will the real Bird Man please stand up? I repeat, will the real Bird Man please stand up? <Quinn stands awkwardly> We're gonna have a problem here..

LordKentravyon1 votes

"if we approach strategically from the flank... Oh what am I kidding? Let's just morph and eat them!"

SouL1ess1 votes

Swain needs superb positioning to be a viable teamfighter.

His playstyle is very tactical...

Budupops1 votes

meanwhile RekSai

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