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Control Wards

five oh tree ·10/27/2016, 7:52:12 AM·12 votes·10,994 views

So I was reading about the changes on the PBE, and I noticed control wards not only reveal wards and traps, but also disable them. They also cost less than current pink wards.

Does anyone know if a control ward will cancel out an enemy control ward and/or how that would work?

Doesn't this indirectly nerf teemo and (may he rest in the dirt they seem to be nerfing him into) shaco rather hard? As teemo, a common strategy is to throw shrooms into a crowd of minions; even if they have vision of the shrooms from pink wards, the minions will still trigger them. If a team just lays out a few control wards, this will no longer work, and no one will have to take time to clear shaco boxes revealed. Can anyone tell me if they have a smaller radius or something to balance this buff out???

There's another effect of it disabling wards instead of just revealing them. If you're in lane and you have a stealth ward in a bush and they throw a control ward in it, you can't just walk over to it unless you have a substantial advantage over them. Now you can't see the river and have to either take huge risks or play at your turret, all because of a 50g item. Maybe I'm overreacting, but if they don't even have to clear your wards to stop your vision, a control ward will cement your lead and make sure they never know if they're going to get tower dived by you and your jungler.

Thoughts, anyone? People with PBE accounts especially welcome.

12 Comments

Tenth Leper10/27/2016, 8:51:42 AM7 votes

They do seem really powerful and do effect certain champions more than others, but I think they will be an entertaining turn in the vision wars. I do wish they would finally give us a ward slot though (or just give back that old trinket).

Fondling Gems10/27/2016, 9:02:38 AM1 votes

Control wards only reveal camouflage, not invisibility, and both Teemo and Shaco abilities are invis. IDK about them disabling other control wards though. I would assume not, but who knows... Other than PBE players I guess... oh and Rioters... Hmm, guess a lot of people know that.

Lord Galvatron10/27/2016, 1:17:29 PM1 votes

Kha'Zix top new meta?

The Blue Rajah10/27/2016, 3:19:08 PM1 votes

You asked if there's any nerfs compared to pinks, and there's a few. They have only 3 hp. They don't regen hp. They have a slightly smaller vision radius. Don't reveal invisible champions. That's about it.

Filthy Rank11/18/2016, 11:10:02 AM1 votes

yep it's really frustating for my shaco ap lane :/

Eetheart11/26/2016, 3:35:33 AM1 votes

Let's get this straight: When the enemy puts down a ward next to my control ward, will they be able to see my Control Ward??