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What is it with Riot's obsession on making champion's passive have some kind of shield?

4NoxiousHours··7 votes·497 views

Poppy Yasuo Galio Kled Camille

And now the new male champion is gonna have a passive that shields him.

9 Comments

Mordepool4 votes

Mordekaiser. Really? Nothing? no mention. Goddamn Mordes the new Yorick

4NoxiousHours1 votes

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Mordekaiser. Really? Nothing no mention. Goddamn Mordes the new Yorick

LOL

Ralanr2 votes

Probably because of all the burst.

WalkingInACircle2 votes

Also Shen.

There are plenty of sustain passives and autoattack steroids too. It's just what passive buffs tend to be like.

Mecha MaIphite1 votes

Malphite :(

Chaos Milk Tea1 votes

Its a good way to let a champion occasionally dive without making them build entirely tank or letting them dive all the time using high base stats.

For malphite it also acts as a "fake heal" to give give sustain to champions in the landing phase.

There you go that's the real reason.

TricolorStar1 votes

It's an easy way to say "Hey, this champ over here is one you should probably avoid trading with sometimes"

Instead of making their passive really complex (like Jhin) or simple (Amumu), it's a really easy way to establish very clear windows of power and make it a lot more visible when that champ is safe to go in on. I never trade with a Poppy or Camille when their passive comes online, that's when they're most powerful.

A little lazy? Maybe. But it's effective in conveying what a character is about and where their power lies.

DarkRitual1 votes

Because it sucks when Caitlyn walks into max range and attacks you once over and over and over and you can't do anything about it.

ZURELL1 votes

lethality...

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