I always felt Singed needed a shield bash.

hamr·Oct 14, 2014·6 votes·640 views

Singed has this massive shield, but it doesn't really do much other than look awesome. I had an idea that Singed should have a shield bash on his first auto attack when an opponent steps in goo. I wanted it to have a .5 second root so he has another way to pop Banshees's.

After reading this thread:

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/uMbpntPR-small-singed-changes-coming-to-pbe-soon

I thought a good idea instead would be to give Singed's next AA after successfully snaring an opponent a shield bash, with a minor knockback(maybe 1/4 the distance of fling) and a little damage boost on the attack.

It would be amazing for either screwing over one champ, or pushing a really strong enemy out of a fight so your team can jump on the person who was just flung.

It would really raise the skill cap on good Singed play vs bad Singed play.

5 Comments

QuephaOct 15, 20141 votes

you can't really bash with a big tower shield like singed's, it's just too heavy to move with any kind of speed. pantheon bashes with a small shield, leona's is bigger, but singed and braum basically have tower shields that can't be maneuvered in such a way.

also, nothing about singed's kit or lore makes you think, "this guy wants to get in a direct fight with someone," he is all about screwing you over while maintaining his own safety.

Long Dong WukongOct 15, 20141 votes

I think you are incredibly confused about how big Singed's shield is. He wacks people with the end of it for an auto attack animation.

Pantheon's shield is much bigger by the way, and it isn't even comparable to Braum's bigass metal slab.

junglerboy16Oct 15, 20141 votes

That is also partly because Singed's model is EXTREMELY old (one of the first 6 champions in the game I think) and comparatively small. If they gave him a model update, not just the VU (which I think is plenty, no complaints) he would be brought in line with other tanks and made larger/more imposing. If they actually did that, then he would probably be about Braum's size, and his shield would also be similar in size.

OJ191Oct 15, 20141 votes

you can't really bash with a big tower shield like singed's, it's just too heavy to move with any kind of speed. pantheon bashes with a small shield, leona's is bigger, but singed and braum basically have tower shields that can't be maneuvered in such a way.

also, nothing about singed's kit or lore makes you think, "this guy wants to get in a direct fight with someone," he is all about screwing you over while maintaining his own safety.

"too heavy to move with any kind of speed"

"ACTIVE: Braum leaps to the aid of a nearby ally, positioning himself between his target and the enemy champion closest to them."

Pretty sure if he did that to an enemy instead of an ally, leading shield first, they'd get rekt

QuephaOct 15, 20141 votes

"too heavy to move with any kind of speed"

"ACTIVE: Braum leaps to the aid of a nearby ally, positioning himself between his target and the enemy champion closest to them."

i clearly meant to heavy to move the shield. braum can leap all over the place with that thing but he can't smack people with it.

also, braum is probably one of the physically strongest champions in the game, lorewise.