Clairvoyance

Demonwolf·10/27/2015, 4:23:38 AM·3 votes·678 views

Clairvoyance as a summoner spell doesn't really see much use, and the reason being because it simply doesn't bring enough to the table. With the improvements and additions of trinkets being able to provide reliable vision there is even less of an incentive to grab clairvoyance nowadays, especially considering blue trinket does its job better without taking up a summoner slot.

So my suggestion is, have clairvoyance provide true vision for a slightly longer duration, this way it is effectively a mixture of redtrinket and bluetrinket, and can be useful for checking on stealth champions from a distance like evelyn or even for clearing wards and fighting stealth champions. Alternatively, have its vision have a much wider radius, doubling or even tripling its radius, but without the true vision, and I think I'd personally prefer this usage.

I think that without these changes, nobody would even consider grabbing it, as it needs to provide some reason to grab it over a true damage DoT that reduces healing (ignite), an instant displacement blink (flash), preventing a target from escaping or even properly participating in a fight (exhaust), and a global teleport (teleport). Compared to those, having proper reliable vision of somewhere sounds plenty reasonable.

This could be used to reliably scout areas from a safe distance before claiming the territory yourself, to detect stragglers for fights, and pretty much useful for vision in general.

8 Comments

Valderis Vandala10/27/2015, 6:18:58 AM2 votes

Even if it did all that you can still say "I'll just grab the blue trinket instead for safe scouting" and no give up a summoner spell for it.

You'd have to make clairvoyance be better then the blue trinket, have it drop a unique ward that doesn't count to your normal ward maximum. Kinda like blue trinket but better. But this will upset the ward balance.

No Flash Hero10/29/2015, 12:48:42 AM1 votes

I play as support Nami with {{summoner:2}}summoner 3 for many years use for spy on jungler, buff and enemy location, as my experience, I think it might be heard for **RIOT **to do the rework on it.

Because it has fast cool-down 60s (with Mastery 54s) and Global range on it now, so if they want to rework {{summoner:2}}, might be heard for them to think of an idea to upgrade{{summoner:2}} .

Demonwolf10/29/2015, 2:03:06 AM1 votes

Maybe if it was a targetted summoner spell where you can use it to gain truevision on an enemy for 30 seconds? "You see what they see"

highkid6911/14/2015, 4:34:19 AM1 votes

I used to use clairvoyance all the time when i was Lux . That helps out sooooo much not only with my ult but when my adc was Caitlyn and its awsome for face checking bushes. BRING IT BACK TO A SPELL.

GundayMonday11/15/2015, 6:06:40 PM1 votes

I bet this would have seen use in season 6 since we have less wards available now. The suggestion for true sight is pretty solid too, since our only way to play against a Vayne Akali Rengar is to drop a pink now.