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Create a Sightstone for Poke Supports

Sheerow·10/14/2014, 10:09:06 PM·5 votes·1,193 views

Currently Sight Stone and Ruby Sightstone are the staple warding item for supports. But since it gives 400 health, it isn't really very helpful for a poke support like Karma, or Sona, or Orianna. So why not split the Sightstone item into two items?

One would be Red Sightstone which offers the same stats and passive as the current Sightstone. It'd upgrade to Ruby Sightstone which would be unchanged.

The other item would be Blue Sightstone which would have the same passive and active as Red Sightstone, but instead would be built from a Sapphire Crystal and would offer 200 mana. It would upgrade into Sapphire Sightstone which would have the same cost, passive and active as Ruby, but would be built from a blue sightstone and another sapphire crystal, and would give 500 mana. (Ruby Sightstone gains a bonus 100 health that the crystals don't offer, I thought the same seemed fair for Sapphire)

I think this would be a welcome change as then you can feel good as a poke support buying a sight stone - the stats don't feel wasted. And the mana also allows supports not to feel like they need to choose between buying a sightstone and being able to stay in lane (concerning mana), which tankier initiators don't need to decide between.

Thoughts?

13 Comments

Zerana10/15/2014, 5:53:13 AM2 votes

Good idea and makes sense. and health doesn't make much difference if you don't buy the armor and mr to go with it naysayers.

Jbels10/14/2014, 10:29:06 PM1 votes

The point of sightstone is powerful Vision control. Extra power to poke champions for sightstone Wouldn't be fair considering they can already buy AP items. A tank support can't.

Greedalox10/14/2014, 10:39:58 PM1 votes

Everyone can make use of health.

NoMonku10/14/2014, 11:30:08 PM1 votes

I don't know how you can't make use of HP. HP is useful on EVERYONE.

Sailor Mint10/15/2014, 6:13:17 AM1 votes

Mana is a redundant stat past a point. We already have Chalice/Crucible and Taslisman giving absurd amounts of regen. Early health purchases are extremely powerful in lane and remain relevant all game.

Poke is supposed to be gated by mana. Sona doesn't need any help atm. Lulu is the only poke support who's actually in a weak spot, but that's mostly because Nami is so common.

Aquodox10/15/2014, 6:31:51 AM1 votes

What if a new sightstone is developed where damaging an enemy champion with an ability increases damage by ally champions. Have the health it gives reduced as compensation.

To prevent the item from being unnecessarily strong, it can either:

-increase the next incoming attack from ally champions

-window of only 2 seconds

-increase damage from ally basic attacks onto the debuffed

-cool down of ten seconds so it can't be constantly applied.