Unsealed spellbook and smite

FightingIris·Jan 26, 2018·26 votes·6,054 views

I hadn't had this come up before yesterday, but i thought a change could be made to help. Our jungler in a ranked game forgot to take smite, which usually leads to an automatic loss. (I've won like this before but it is rare) I had unsealed spellbook as a supp so I suggested I would trade out for smite and try to jung and let them support. I realized even though I swap to smite I couldn't buy a jungle item and therefore didn't get the xp upgrade. I'm sure this is on purpose, so people don't abuse it in lane. But, it would have been nice if one of us could have jungled. Maybe allow a change to be able to purchase a jungle item if no one else has one already?

21 Comments

420 gramsJan 26, 201818 votes

Maybe change the jungle item passives and xp bonus only work while you have smite equipped? It'd be similar to how hydra works on Jayce (only in melee form since the item is melee only)

Ok sure but whyJan 26, 201815 votes

Which is dumb, because anyone could start the game with smite, get the item, and then get rid of smite afterwards.

General Esdeath Jan 27, 20185 votes

OK. Sure, but why?

SalronJan 27, 20182 votes

Do we need a history lesson on season 5 item 1413 ?

General Esdeath Jan 27, 20186 votes

Look at his name

SalronJan 27, 20181 votes

Because season 5 Cinder was so strong champions like Shyv and Mundo were taking smite + tp just to abuse the item? Eventually something similar will happen again knowing Riot

General Esdeath Jan 27, 20185 votes

Guy, I know what happened. LOOK at the name of the guy I replied to.

DisulfiramJan 27, 20183 votes

OK. Sure, but why?

morris1Jan 27, 20181 votes

What's your point?

DisulfiramJan 27, 20182 votes

Morris1

morris1Jan 28, 20181 votes

He doesn't even do anything.

DisulfiramJan 28, 20181 votes

It's a joke: he replied "OK. Sure, but why?" to someone whose nickname is "Ok sure but why", and was trying to explain this to "Face The Win". Wanting to continue the joke, I posted the same "OK. Sure, but why?" to his second exasperated reply. And that's also why I copy-pasted your nickname as a reply to you. I hope this clears your doubt.

LightIsMyPathJan 27, 20183 votes

Jokes-----------------------------you in this moment

Iffy JarlJan 27, 20184 votes

They should make it to where you can build the item but can't use it if you switch off of smite. Also i saw in the notes if you don't have the appropriate cc to proc aftershock when it is equppied it gets swapped to grasp maybe something similar should be added for players who forget smite

GigglesOJan 27, 20183 votes

{quoted}

I couldn't buy a jungle item and therefore didn't get the xp upgrade.

"jungle items are op, we can't let that happen"

General Esdeath Jan 27, 20182 votes

Wait you can't buy it but you can swap out smite after buying the jungle item? Riot?

HalcyonDwellerJan 26, 20181 votes

Yeah I noticed this too :( If you don't start with smite then you can't get the items. I was playing top-lane before they removed sightstone and I wanted to get a warding item because our support wasn't buying it... swapped to smite and then lo and behold I was not allowed to buy that item :(

TykennJan 27, 20181 votes

I like the idea of there being a passive that allows a spellbook smite user to have access to jungle items as long as there isn't an another smite user on the same team. But once you buy a jungle item, smite is locked in and can't be changed.

The idea is that the passive will check for champions who start the game with smite, and then spellbook users who change to smite if no other smite user is detected. If there is a cause of two or more spellbook smite users, it will only apply to the first person who buys a jungle item.

FutureCreatorJan 27, 20181 votes

Or maybe have smite auto-selected when you get placed in the jungle role. I know I prefer a jungler with smite and ignite than a jungler with flash and ignite.

CaptainJamesFitzApr 27, 20181 votes

{quoted}

Or maybe have smite auto-selected when you get placed in the jungle role. I know I prefer a jungler with smite and ignite than a jungler with flash and ignite.

doesnt work, what if he wants to swap roles does it and then forgets to swap to ignite or so