Petition to bring back Executioners calling

Wallymarts·3/5/2015, 1:35:07 AM·79 votes·4,274 views

I cant be the only one that thinks it sucks to be an ad champ, against a high sustain champ.

For example, playing as talon vs a swain. Before you could build Executioners calling, and actually stand a chance while your ignite was on cooldown. Currently though, if you have ignite on cooldown, you either need a jungler that is AP with morellos (rare) to gank you. Or you need to be extremely fed by ganking side lanes.

To my understanding, the second scenario is not acceptable in league, considering how it views balance.

What i think should happen;

Bring back Executioners calling, but give it the SAME passive as Morellos (dmg after 40% of targets max HP inflicts Grevious Wounds)

Im assuming it was removed because it completely shuts down any sustain reliant champ, as it debuffs with grevious wounds as soon as you start attacking..

What does everyone else think?

76 Comments

PoisonedPeace3/5/2015, 3:40:01 AM10 votes

In my first 700 ranked games, I bought this item one time.

I was really far behind as adc, my team had no ignite, and enemy swain was trashing us. We were full AD team, and after I got Executioner's Calling, someone on our team was able to carry us to victory.

In my next 900 ranked games, I bought this item zero times, and I have never thought, "Damn, I wish I could buy Executioner's Calling".

test account3/5/2015, 3:47:11 AM6 votes

I miss it just because it provided the option. I don't think I ever took it, but I'll always remember how surprised I was when the enemy Zed took it against me as Swain one time. It was a nice way to mix things up, and with this season being all about Strategic Diversity I'm still kind of confused as to why it was removed.

Wallymarts3/5/2015, 2:38:20 AM4 votes

wow, noone misses this item then? dang

Only Play Nid3/5/2015, 3:45:48 AM3 votes

Sure, if they made it an actual item with stats other than 40% heal reduction.

MigYalle3/5/2015, 3:39:08 AM3 votes

I loved that item. I want it back so badly especially now that there are champs like Sona who are running amok to counter my assassinations....

KING ATTILA3/5/2015, 5:48:33 AM3 votes

I really liked executioner's calling on Tryndamere

Gank in Progress3/5/2015, 6:49:09 AM3 votes

no, it got removed because it had horrible stats, build path and lategame stats. just a crappy item. no need to add it back.

Thresh Outta Fux3/5/2015, 7:01:02 AM3 votes

I'd just like them to add it back, and eventually rework it into something magnificent. It doesn't have to be flashy in the meantime, just something to counter sustain...

Kynami3/5/2015, 7:01:36 AM2 votes

It was a situational niche item... I used it to great effect to make a Mundo unable to afford trades, let alone all ins, with my Shyvanna one game for example. Also doubled up great in the same game for making their pesky ADC back during the BT rush era suddenly have their sustain get hammered.

Mathbalnase3/5/2015, 7:29:02 AM2 votes

item-based hard-counters (ie. EC) to core champion identities (see: healing on mundo, swain, etc) are bad for the health of the game

yeldahman133/5/2015, 5:14:14 PM2 votes

I want executioners calling back to. I started playing a bit more bot and mid lane about a month ago, and I realized just how good of an item it was. Because in top and jungle, you rarely need it. Mid and bot is where more healing with abilities takes place. It also counters life steal, so knowing that Riot keeps mentioning how much they want to apply "counter play" and "balance" to the game, this item needs to come back. We have morello's. Why can't we have executioner's? Healing, life steal, and spell vamp are some of the most op mechanics of the game. There should be some type of counterplay against it!

2nd Chance3/5/2015, 8:38:22 PM2 votes

I'd be nice to have a counter for Nasus's non-stop top sustain man :l

Tserris3/5/2015, 9:43:28 PM2 votes

I don't miss the item because it was a terrible item for the price, and didn't build into an end-game item and ended up being a huge waste of a slot by end-game.

I miss the end-game item it should have built into, but never was.

SEKAI3/6/2015, 2:42:53 AM2 votes

They could have kept or at least, rework it instead of simply deleting it forever.

More options is ALWAYS better than No option, it's a fact.

nUcLeAr KeTcHuP3/6/2015, 7:50:25 AM1 votes

Yep riot needs more counter play. Especially not being able to stun/snare while dashing. why did they ever change that? EX: Bear bunch tristana with udyr.

Tristana casts jump, but udyr flash punches tristana while he is still on the ground casting his animation. Tristana still leaps, and the 1 second bear punch duration counts while he is in the air. So when trist lands its like he never got stunned.

King Odin3/6/2015, 8:15:29 PM1 votes

Morello has been a severe nerf to health regen/health stacking champions like Garen DrMundo Volibear . I am very glad not to have an AD Carry like Talon, Yi, Zed, Fiora blow me up cause they got executioners and also they have last whisper which renders me useless in everyway.