About the Rift Herald

Decrit··1 votes·550 views

I have been trying to solo it lately with Elise, using the spiderlings as dummies while i sneak behind it, but everytime happens that the eye at the back suffers only an auto attack and then closes the lid, while in many different videos it is shown that the eye stays open for at least two or even three attacks. It opens again later on, but then again suffers only an auto attack.

I am doing something wrong?

13 Comments

venomous frost2 votes

if i remember correctly, this was a bug that got fixed

Decrit1 votes

Rift Herald's eye no longer fails to close after being backstabbed by a champion with Hunter's Talisman (or its upgrades), preventing future backstab chances for the rest of the fight

Is this one? I always understood that the bug kept the eye open but prevented further chances of receiving damage. Maybe my english is not the best :P

venomous frost1 votes

that's probably the one, it was always intended you only get to hit the eye once every x amount of time.

Decrit1 votes

i read it in english now and in italian on the translated patch notes...

in both cases to me they looked like meaning something totally different @_@

oh well. at least the mistery is solved if this is proven true.

Ralanr1 votes

You're trying to solo it.

Paroe1 votes

{quoted}

You're trying to solo it.

Devourers vi can solo baron with just sated, botrk, and guinsoo. i dont see why elise can- oh wait elise isnt a devourer champ...

Decrit1 votes

well, at level 4 with a tier 2 jungling item it is shown to be soloable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efoAht3E1FY

Also there are similar videos that use a similar tactic, like with Shaco. In each of those it happears that the eye stays open for more than one hit.

Sorry for multiple edits, been writing like a shit today :P

Paroe1 votes

{quoted}

well, at level 4 with a tier 2 jungling item it is shown to be soloable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efoAht3E1FY

Also there are similar videos that use a similar tactic, like with Shaco. In each of those it happears that the eye stays open for more than one hit.

Sorry for multiple edits, been writing like a shit today :P

But low-level solos like that are at the most optimal times for junglers like that; its when their damage vs its damage actually peak. I assumed you were talking about the standard 15~19 minute rift herald solo, not bonkers shenanigans :P

Are you sure you get the damage bonus for the eye being open more than once, ever?

Decrit1 votes

I am sure i never get it more than once: everytime i manage to sneak behind him the health bar drops and the eye closes with a subtle red glowing effect.

Paroe1 votes

{quoted}

I am sure i never get it more than once: everytime i manage to sneak behind him the health bar drops and the eyes closes with a subtle red glowing effect.

Does it proc more than once in the videos youve watched?

Decrit1 votes

Yup, in the one i linked it procs twice and could proc even a third, and in other vids it is possible to proc more than once.

Paroe1 votes

Hmm. It might have been changed. I could imagine an uncodumented change that makes it so minions dont activate the eye.

Decrit1 votes

That is unchanged - minions never activated the eye in first place, only champions. Minions are used only to get the aggro and attack the back.

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