The problem with Sightstone has started to occur to me
And like almost everyone else, i'm using Jungler items as the basis for this.
Why is it that Jungler items give you stats, the functionality required of a jungle item (quicker clears), and some sort of ability that mirrors - 
or 
. But Sightstone really doesn't? Furthermore, there are jungler talents that help clear jungle monsters, but when you look at the talents in the tree as a support, there's not much that helps you ward.
I can hear people saying "but it's not only the Supports job to ward" and I'm on board with that, but culturally it is. So unless wards start becoming a heavy requirement for getting an S, Riot doesn't seem to be terribly invested in changing this culture.
Therefore, Sightstone ought to have:
- Stats
- Wards
- Some ability that would enhance their job and make up for slot-loss.
The biggest problem I see is that SS has a functional active. Which makes it hard to assign new abilities to it. But here's a few I think support might be able to use that are passive, and will help move them along in their progress to resolve the SS issue:
The following passive benefits should be assigned to one of 4 possible upgrades:
- The passive from
- The passive from
- 20% CDR
- +10% Movement Speed
Furthermore, at the bottom of the Cunning Tree, we should have a new Keystone called Warden's Resolve that allows for the SightStone to regenerate wards as the free Yellow does. And wards should slow all enemies that pass within X pixels of it.
and 
into 
, but then also upgrade them with one of 4 enchantments (
) that allows for complete jungle diversity by offering specific items and specific enchantments to complement AP junglers (Runic Echo enchantment), AA or AS focused junglers (Bloodrazor), tanky junglers (Cinderhulk), and AD junglers (Warrior), while also giving basically a sightstone (
itself just gives 150 HP and 3 stored wards (one more ward than 
gives 500 HP and 20% active item CDR (which complements 
and 
just fine), and stores 4 wards
But that just creates a static build (which people are complaining about).
gives 200 HP, 100% mana regen, 25 AP, 10% CDR, 2 gold per 10 secs, and stores 4 wards
But this is generally taken by AP Mage Supports for item slot efficiency (So...
maybe 
)
is so much better because at least it has another active that synergies with 
, which I rarely see anyone build, and is just a stat item with wards (200 HP, 100% mana and HP regen, 10% CDR).
is such a situational stat item (45 Armor, 150% HP regen, 75% mana regen, 10% CDR) that gives a speed boost to your allies (but not yourself). Sometimes I build this on 
or 
, but I'd personally rather build 
is one of those items I'm pretty sure people forgot about. I think it was supposed to be the tank support sightstone item (with stats like 500 HP, 200% HP regen, 10% CDR, and 2 gold per 10 secs, and stores 4 wards). I personally don't play tanks, but normally I see tanks like 
building 
for the significantly better active (shield on an ally that gives a slow to enemies) and the meh stats (450 HP, 100% HP regen, 10% CDR, 2 gold per 10 seconds).
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though. Which may encourage those kinds of supports build 
or 
. Though, I don't think it'll outclass or keep up with 
