Why hasn't Riot changed Banshee's Veil into an active yet?

Krys Star··1 votes·616 views

Ever since they gave BV its whopping nerf back in season 3 or 4, the item has just been lackluster and unwanted by many. You rarely see it in any games, and no matter how many times Riot buffs the item it will remain lackluster because of its absurdly long cooldown and ease of nullifying it. I feel like if Riot just changed the item into an active with the same 45s cooldown, reduced its stats and price it could become a favorable item for squishies (especially marksmen) who suffer against an assassin's and mage's 100 to 0 burst.

This would relieve the pressure and problem that a couple of champions present at the moment, where you have no means of protecting yourself against them. Some might say it'd be like the old Quicksilver Sash before its nerf, but with QSS you just pop it and whatever is debilitating you is gone. With BV as an active, you have a small time frame of counteracting the enemy. Fail, and the cooldown is ticking and you failed to negate the ability that may have killed you.

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Bird Brains1 votes

its still a decent item that gives a 2nd mr health item for tanks. i think it would be cool if it worked like bloodthirster and gave a magic shield with the same timer

dakota saturn1 votes

I agree BV is lacking but thats not because of its passive.

I always thought BV was to block initiation from fogofwar like surprise blitz grab / ashe arrow / elise stun etc - stuff you won't see until it's too late to dodge it.

I think 45s is far too long of a cd for its passive and its braindead easy to poke it off people.

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