Why not add some of the former TT/Dominion Items to the Rift

HaloDragonX·8/7/2016, 1:21:44 AM·2 votes·257 views

With the massive rework to Twisted Treeline as far as removing items go (Leaving them left for Definitely Not Dominion), why not add some of them to Summoner's Rift. However, some of these items are too weak, don't fit, or maybe even overpowered. As such, I have a few suggested changes to balance them. (Plus we add champions to the game every 2-3 months, why not add some items.)

item 3345 Honestly I'm not sure what to make of this item. It's no longer in Dominion, mostly left to be forgotten. It could be interesting to see it return to Twisted Treeline, so you can a more "useful" trinket.

item 3137 2 champions first come to mind when I see this item. Azir and Kayle. The item sounds like a great addition to each champion's respective lane up, mostly because they use attack speed and CDR, but mostly cannot use AD to use item 3139, especially Azir. With a potential upcoming (probably mini) rework of Azir, it could be nice for him to have another item for his build. However one foreseeable problem is both of these champions would also have access to item 3157, making them extremely hard to kill.

item 3104 This was reworked into a TT only item, so no real hopes here.

item 3084 Honestly the item sounds like a tanks Snowballing item. However I'd raise the gold cost so that it isn't more powerful than Warmog's. However like Warmog's, it might fail to find a place in the meta. Especially with regenerating 60 HP per second for 5 seconds on kill/assist, the item might even be overpowered or underpowered.

item 3181 Now this is one item I'd love to see. Now what would I do? Rework it, but keep the stacking idea. Change build to item 1053 + item 1043 + item 1037 + 325 gold (3100 total cost). 40 AD, 35% attack speed, 10% lifesteal with a stacking passive that grants +5 AD, 1% lifesteal, and 4% AS on hit, max 5 stacks. (Total of 70 AD, 15% lifesteal, and 55% attack speed, or 2650 -> 4387.5 gold worth of stats.) I love this rework idea, however I feel like the item would be abused by various marksmen for it's high stats, thus the item should problem be melee only. Who would use it? Aatrox, Gnar (no tiamat clause), Darius sometimes, and MasterYi. (And for those worrying about this being like Rageblade, there is no devourer to abuse and there is no extra benefit for max stacks, nor is it over 150% gold efficient.)

item 3185 I actually have no ideas for this item. It sounds like something Jhin would abuse, but no one else would buy it. Maybe turn it into a werid ball of micro stats? 30% crit, 20% attack speed, 30 AD?

item 3187 No not the trinket, the actual item. Not even sure if it was a TT or Dominion item, but I had an idea anyways. Build path doesn't mean much, just needs 10% CDR like any other support item. Anyways, my idea is a vision control support item. 2 Passives. Unique Passive - Pure Vision: Maximum Stealth Wards on the map cap increased by 1. Unique Active - Hunters Sight: basically the item's current active.

item 3090 I don't think so. Hello Zhonya's Ring, we've dealt with you before.

item 3170 I love this item's icon. Honestly, it sounds like a good idea, barely needs changes. Stats on it are fine, decent levels of resistances with low AP. What about the Tenacity? Tenacity is only good on tankier people, because squishy mages die instantly (Thus they have Zhonyas) and ADCs getting CC'd die instant (Thus they have QSS). I don't see the item being a big problem with comparing the idea of the trade off of not getting item 3111, because most champions who would buy it don't buy item 3047 (Which was one of the big problems with Zephyr on many Fighters). So who would buy it potentially? Ekko (Sadly, you'd need to make it so he isn't building this and Ninja Tabi as some bruiser.), Kayle (More swords), Azir (Could be problematic, please look at item 3137), AurelionSol, Rumble, Diana, Jax ???, Kennen, Cassiopeia, and probably more.

And while I'd love to bring back Zephyr (but reworked, I like the name), that's for another day.

2 Comments

Wild Wild Smith8/7/2016, 1:22:24 AM2 votes

i miss dominion =( item 3070