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Implementation on a Shield-Reducing Item

Cryptekan·2/6/2020, 11:36:23 PM·1 votes·953 views

Hello! Today I wanted to post about an item that I believe would be an excellent item to add to the game. I believe an item that can reduce shields, minimally make them less effective would be a valuable passive.

To begin, it would give more utility to AD supports. Currently, most AD supports will build mostly lethality and only have the utility of _Umbral Glaive _item 3179. With an item to counteract shields, this could be extremely helpful and make some AD supports strong. At the current time, though, many AD supports like Senna Senna and Pyke Pyke are very strong and may need nerfs if this item is implemented. As a M7 Janna, I can feel the pain in saying this but I think it would be very helpful!

Furthermore, This could help against heavy sheild champions. Though as a Lux main myself hurting to say this, the amount of shields she has, especially when she brings barrier summoner 21, is extremely high. This would help more top and mid laners fight against champions such as Lux Lux and Sett Sett with their massive shield amounts.

In addition, it will redefine the meta. The current champions that are really good right now may change and reshape the meta in a way that could be much better. It'd allow new champions to shine rather than the current cast that's been in the spotlight for many months and patches. Not to mention, it can have many more benefits to the game that I could not have thought of. This is especially true in the support category, by forcing sheild-based supports to optimize different items like Shuryla's Reverie item 2065. This is because items that increase sheild amounts, such as Ardent Censor item 3504 would be less effective.

To conclude, the addition of an item would be highly valuable for many reasons. The supports who are AD often struggle to provide as much utility as their AP counterparts and resort to pure damage as a result. This could be changed with the addition to an AD item to allow these champions to shred the sheild their enemy ADC obtains from supports such as Janna Janna, Karma Karma, and Morgana Morgana. It'd also help in other lanes against high self-sheild champions like Sett Sett. Finally, it'd redefine the meta and allow new champions to be played after, oh so long. Thank you for reading, take the poll below on your opinion!

3 Comments

ProphetOfDraven2/7/2020, 12:07:32 AM1 votes

If it was going to be added it would just be added to Grievous Wounds, which is the anti sustain debuff.

zPity2/7/2020, 12:07:57 AM1 votes

I lean more into the direction that older champs (who don't have overloaded kits, example lacks a dash or only has one dash), could have their kits updated with more shield busting capabilities.

Example, amumu q busts/disables shields for 2 seconds

wolvius2/7/2020, 12:39:50 AM1 votes

Honestly I used to think an anti shield item would be a great idea but if it turns out anything like grievous wounds (which is too easy to acquire that makes it problematic) you'll end up in a situation where shields will be buffed and become balanced around a "shield break" item and you'll end up worse off without the item and only marginally better with it.

Mundo V8.9 Sadism Total health regenerated increased to 50 / 75 / 100% of maximum health from 40 / 50 / 60%.

For reference grievous wounds is 40% reduction so current rank 3 ult is the same healing WHILE under grievous wounds as old rank 3.

Counter items if done badly just kick the bucket down the road, if you want another example look at the changes to zed ult since Stopwatch was added.