R.I.P VORPAL BLADE

Namazu Ebisu·Jan 13, 2016·187 votes·14,993 views

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I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU MY FAVORITE POKE TOOL SOON TARIC'S STUN WILL BE A 3 HIT PASSIVE STUN

239 Comments

RiotRiot ScruffyJan 14, 201676 votes

RIP vorpal blade, we hardly knew you.

Taric passive 3 hit stun?!?!? CHANGE OF PLANS BOYS THE BOARDS HAS GIVEN ME SOME INSPIRATION.

FLYING ANCHORSJan 14, 20164 votes

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RIP vorpal blade, we hardly knew you.

Taric passive 3 hit stun?!?!? CHANGE OF PLANS BOYS THE BOARDS HAS GIVEN ME SOME INSPIRATION.

Yes please ruin every champion by giving them a 3 hit passive....

BijornJan 14, 201622 votes

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Yes please ruin every champion by giving them a 3 hit passive....

cough sarcasm cough

KING OF MASKSJan 14, 201616 votes

WE DID IT BOARDS

Best princess EUJan 14, 201630 votes

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RIP vorpal blade, we hardly knew you.

Taric passive 3 hit stun?!?!? CHANGE OF PLANS BOYS THE BOARDS HAS GIVEN ME SOME INSPIRATION.

http://www.reactionface.info/sites/default/files/images/1287666826226.png

NullDragonJan 14, 20165 votes

aaaactually a ministun on hit would be REALLY cool, like Invoker's Cold Snap in DOTA. :o

0.5 stun each, one second cooldown between or slower attack speed or something.

ACENOXJan 14, 20161 votes

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aaaactually a ministun on hit would be REALLY cool, like Invoker's Cold Snap in DOTA. :o

0.5 stun each, one second cooldown between or slower attack speed or something.

taric freezes the guts of the target dealing damage and stun every time the target takes damage

Serge THE GREATJan 14, 20161 votes

Taric isn't ice-themed though. He's outrageous themed.

RandomoniumJan 15, 20163 votes

New Passive:

"Taric is so outrageous that he stuns targets close to him with his manly manliness.....

.....female champions are immune to this passive."

Du Ma MiJan 14, 20164 votes

You mean like Nautilus' passive, sort of? I don't play DOTA so you might have to give me a bit more detail.

NullDragonJan 15, 20162 votes

Naw, Cold Snap has a mini stun on all damage for a short period of time. 0.4 second stun, 0.57-0.77 trigger cooldown. Every time damage is dealt to the target and the trigger is up, they're stunned.

EcchiOtakuTMJan 15, 20162 votes

He needs:

W to place the sword outside 200 units near but up to 800 units away from him
Q to deal passthrough damage to units.

If not he'll just get bullied out of lane and be forced to E in order to do any type of damage meaning he's an easy target for junglers. While support he won't be able to reliably protect the ADC with W while setting up any form of E->Q.

Although secretly I want in-kit sustain back I doubt he'll need it if those 2 issues are fixed.

Mecha MaIphiteJan 13, 201640 votes

Honestly I used it more to piss off my opponent than actually poke or sustain.

DrMundo is farming Shen dink DrMundo ??? Shen dink DrMundo stahp Shen dink

DreadlocksJan 13, 201628 votes

New shen looks pretty good bruh idk why ur complaining.

AhristocatsJan 13, 201631 votes

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New shen looks pretty good bruh idk why ur complaining.

3 hit aa empower

XinZhao RekSai Mordekaiser

DreadlocksJan 13, 201644 votes

That doesn't make the entire update a fail lol.

Namazu EbisuJan 13, 201638 votes

It's not a fail, but those 3 hit mechanics are starting to be ridiculous. To me it's as braindead as point & click skillshots, but point & click feels like i'm actually doing something. The phantom blade tho...Irelia would have enjoyed that far more.

DreadlocksJan 13, 201614 votes

Id rather something like this, then: "on the 3rd hit, instagib your enemy"

ShatteredSkysJan 13, 20169 votes

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Id rather something like this, then: "on the 3rd hit, instagib your enemy"

That's Morde you're talking about.

137434Jan 13, 201663 votes

It is not a 3 hit mechanic. That implies something special is happening on the third hit. It is just an aa empowerment that lasts for 3 hits (just like Sivir's W or Nami's E)

FurretHasAGlockJan 13, 201618 votes

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It's not a fail, but those 3 hit mechanics are starting to be ridiculous.

Aatrox Braum Caitlyn Diana Gnar Fiora Kindred Jax Kennen Mordekaiser Pantheon RekSai Sivir Vayne Varus TwistedFate Warwick XinZhao

XaviorZeroBlazerJan 13, 20166 votes

TwistedFate and Braum are 4 hit sir or madam

ZelnorackJan 13, 20167 votes

To be fair, Braum technically has a 4 hit mechanic. Pretty sure Panth's shield comes up after 4 attacks too.

DrOinkleBerryJan 14, 201617 votes

Not all of those are 3 hit though..., Braum, Cait, Fiora, Kennen, Pantheon, TF, WW... not 3 hits.

iamthegoatofwarJan 14, 20167 votes

I believe he is counting anything that 3 hits/ stacks 3 times if that is what he was aiming for i will aid him in making the list.

Almost missed vayne but anyway i think this is the list of hit/stack 3 times. Only reason riven is on here is cause of how her q works but i probably missed others who's abilities like that are similar.

The SoulforgedJan 14, 20165 votes

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That doesn't make the entire update a fail lol.

Random new mechanic + removal of his dmg tool (ki thingy)

SeargentAnusJan 13, 20165 votes

Probably because 3 hit aa empowers work well.

CatastropJan 13, 201631 votes

He's not complaining. This is just a sentiment that all Shen players feel. Vorpal Blade was love, Vorpal Blade was life(literally).

DreadlocksJan 13, 20166 votes

Yeah I play shen A LOT myself.. I feel like with the removal of his Q range/heal he will be less of a "safe pick" for top lane, but i still think the update has a lot of potential to keep shen fun to play and a solid top laner.

Ariel the CruelJan 13, 20167 votes

I agree with the sentiment. But to be fair, Current Shen's only purpose in lane is to be an immovable object. Riot has stated in the past, they really don't like that design concept. Nasus Vladimir Tryndamere DrMundo (I feel like I'm forgetting somebody.)

DreadlocksJan 13, 20163 votes

Probably this guy: Maokai before his nerfs.

The RevanchristJan 14, 20162 votes

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I agree with the sentiment. But to be fair, Current Shen's only purpose in lane is to be an immovable object. Riot has stated in the past, they really don't like that design concept. (I feel like I'm forgetting somebody.)

Chogath

EcchiOtakuTMJan 14, 20162 votes

He needs W to place the sword outside a 200 units near but up to 800 units away from him and Q to deal passthrough damage to units. If not he'll just get bullied out of lane and be forced to E in order to do any type of damage meaning he's an easy target for junglers. While support he won't be able to reliably protect the ADC with W while setting up any form of E->Q. Although secretly I want in-kit sustain back.

ZyniXJan 14, 20164 votes

And no damage reduction on his taunt. 50% was huge and we are basically required to use w with e now.

EcchiOtakuTMJan 14, 20163 votes

Wait I didn't know they removed the damage reduction on taunt wtf are they thinking

DreadlocksJan 14, 20161 votes

Yeah, ive played a few games of shen on PBE now.. cant say i like it more than current.

UrPalAlJan 14, 20161 votes

He's a bit cooler imo, though I'd wait to give him buffs. I'd rather see how he does in live.

EcchiOtakuTMJan 14, 20161 votes

Slamurai JackJan 14, 201610 votes

"I do love the rework, just needs a few fixes.

Throw the concept of power budgets out the window
Let Shen have his old tools in addition to all the new stuff he's getting.
Buff his new tools so they're 100% reliable.

There, now Shen can be the best champion in the game and become permaban immediately because I have no concept of game design."

Imperial JapanJan 14, 20161 votes

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New shen looks pretty good bruh idk why ur complaining.

Have you played Shen before? No? Exactly.

DreadlocksJan 14, 20164 votes

Actually i have, and i can tell you after playing him on the PBE i am not satisfied, its actually complete shit comparatively speaking.

Imperial JapanJan 16, 20162 votes

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Actually i have, and i can tell you after playing him on the PBE i am not satisfied, its actually complete shit comparatively speaking.

I knew it, thx rito

AlakalzamJan 13, 201628 votes

I won't miss it. It never decapitated anyone when I rolled a 20. Good riddance.

Mistress MadokaJan 14, 20167 votes

You're supposed to Roll for Dexterity, clearly

Vistha KaiJan 13, 201619 votes

Riot be like: Here, have this minigame passive instead.

AGAIN

By now that's like a 10th time in a row.

UrPalAlJan 14, 201613 votes

To be fair... The minigames are pretty fun... (<3 Bard).

thumbnail9Jan 13, 201612 votes

They are clearly reworking him to be a support.

That feel when they realized he couldn't work with out his shield so they gave him a shield on his passive so they could make his other shield a dodging shield circle.

Their redundancies are getting out of control.

TotalJerkJan 14, 20163 votes

I dunno man. The constant shielding, his Q doing percent hp magic damage combined with his W allowing him to dodge all autos, I think he might turn out to be an even better jungler, now. Top lane I think he'll probably just keep proccing his passive so that harassing him feels like a mini Mordekaiser.

SatansteinJan 14, 20161 votes

the update page specifically says the shield has a significant cooldown

UnpaladinJan 14, 20164 votes

...That significantly gets reduced in cooldown when you hit someone with your abilities. Note that lategame it becomes so short that you can effectively get almost unlimited shield refresh at high CDR.