All healing from the target will be nullified (lifesteal/spellvamp/boosted HP regen/etc etc) for a short duration like 1-2 seconds. The only available healing would be the base HP regen during that time, or outside sources healing (Honeyfruit, support healer, their allies healing them, etc).
WoonStruck2 votesHow about an ability that debuffs the target and causes them to take damage when shielded?
Penns2 votesAs an assassin player, I feel like it would be kinda useless. If anything it should disable shields and heals from everything except for the target imo.
MissingKayo2 votesBut if they're an ADC, they just lifesteal back a full health bar.
Penns2 votesImo lifesteal is only really a problem because supports negate their initial burst.. but I dunno.
Catastrop1 votesOr a debuff Summoner than applies a moderately damaging DoT, which deals a bigger burst if the target healed during that period. This guy's third ability for reference. http://smite.gamepedia.com/Ah_Puch Obviously not the exact same thing, but you get the general idea about how it might function.
Titanium701 votesI wont deny it, I consider the core idea of an Assassin-killer toxic to a strategy-teambased game.
With the rework, this idea changed a little. And I like it.
The tool you mentioned really fits this idea without adding DMG. Good one. It wont help much in the classic 1vX scenarios Assassins used to pick out targets (which is BS). It may cause some salty ADCs, but let's be honest: A lone ADC should lose to an Assassin.
However, this tool has to be an option for mid game into late - getting it in early would create some pretty stupid matchups, once again.
RavenMagus1 votesI'd rather see assassins get something like shield reducing/piercing.
Shields are far more cancerous than healing these days, especially when we have good access to grievous wounds anyways.
