ARAM Oracles

Ok sure but why·Feb 20, 2017·2 votes·575 views

Why not just ban Teemo and Shaco from ARAM if this is how you're gonna treat them? When people get Oracles, all Teemo and Shaco can do is just poke with their ranged attacks. They're half-champs at that point.

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Baka RedMay 4, 20173 votes

Teemo would be overpowered if there was no way to detect his mushroom traps other than walking on them. For that simple reason some kind of Oracle effect must stay in Howling Abyss. Even with them the mushrooms can still be thrown like grenades at the enemy.

Shaco's box duration is shorter but the effect in some ways even more scary than Teemo's mushrooms. Therefore some oracle effect is needed to counter those too. Even with Oracles, Shaco can still toss those boxes around, even though that is less efficient than Teemo's mushroom grenades. Even so, Shaco has other ways to be viable in ARAM than focusing on the boxes.

Also, Oracles are not free. They slow down enemy itemization by forcing them to spend their hard earned gold into Oracles. That gives Teemo/Shaco team more gold to work with.

ARAM is about finding out how to make your champion work within your random team. If they don't work for you because of Oracles, find out other ways to play them. "The only one true way" is the wrong way. Figuring out new ways of playing/fighting is half the fun of ARAM.

Ok sure but whyMay 5, 20171 votes

Hey, I didn't say anything about his shrooms. I'm saying Teemo himself shouldn't be able to be spotted by it. That's unfair as hell.

Baka RedMay 5, 20171 votes

There is that big eye icon on people using Oracle; If you are Teemo and see it, you might want to back away from them.

Don't you think it would be unfair to the ADCs if Teemo could just stand there waiting for them to be right beside him, blind them and kill them, with no counterplay? Teemo is bad enough to ADCs even with Oracles and you would like him to be even more of a devil to them. You must be kidding me.

LauchmelderMay 5, 20171 votes

Teemo already gets spotted if a skillshot (like Ahri's Q) passes over him. Or if you walk over his body. I can look for proof in my matchhistory, might have a recent one showing it.