Can Shaco's RNG Be Removed Please?

Troy242621·Mar 17, 2015·13 votes·814 views

I know Riot plans to change Two-Shiv entirely in a rework that used to be top priority, but this would be a great QoL.

Why? It should be changed for the exact same reason they changed Hunter's machete. It's annoying to have fantastic sustain one clear and be at nearly full health and then the next clear it doesn't proc at all and you have no health to gank with. It happened with Hunter's Machete, and still happens with Two-Shiv now.

How? The mechanic could be as simple as "After X attacks against an enemy monster, Shaco's next attack against a monster will blind it for Y seconds." It would be a great QoL until Shaco's inevitable E change.

Summary TL;DR: Fix Shaco's Two-Shiv Poison (E) to no longer rely on RNG because it's annoying to have luck decide how much extra abuse the jungle will dish out.

11 Comments

The5lackerMar 17, 20155 votes

How about a simpler solution: Poisoned enemies lose Attack Speed.

Bam. Problem solved. Less DPS. Reliable. Fitting.

Troy242621Mar 17, 20151 votes

Riot seems to like unique mechanics on interesting champions, especially when said champions are hard to master. Well, Shaco fits the bill, and it's annoying to still have luck involved.

His success already has more luck involved than a lot of other champions, this is just annoying and completely fixable. His clear sustain doesn't need a luck element to it.

FHMarshyMar 17, 20151 votes

I'd rather Riot leave my Shaco alone

Troy242621Mar 17, 20151 votes

Meh. His E is his least iconic skill. It only gets maxed for extra damage and CC, and because he has little other options. Q is strong by default at lv 1 and his W's primary purpose is CC because AP Shaco is bad.

You can't change Q, W or R without ruining Shaco's identity. They all make you think "Yup, that's Shaco."

3tysonMar 17, 20152 votes

Hands of our shaco please

really im to scared of shaco getting ruined they already took away my zilean and teemo... the only fixes there allowed to do to him is

Increase hp increase dmg increase msi increase mana regen increase armor increase mr increase hp regen

FHMarshyMar 17, 20155 votes

Just don't touch him lol

You buff him and he will be on the next nerf train down to no play zone

TyrenMar 17, 20151 votes

I use his W so the jungle monsters wont hit me, I can do a full clear without needing to back. Blue, Gromp, Wolves, Wraiths, Scuttle Crab, Red, then Golems.

Troy242621Mar 17, 20152 votes

Of course juggling aggro with boxes is important to a good Shaco clear, but there's no reason to have RNG on his E. Riot has already taken a stance against this and for good reason.

TyrenMar 17, 20152 votes

I kinda like it, it fits Shaco very well, IMO, being random/ chaotic given his personality.