Make Ohmwrecker's active function like the old summoner spell "Garrison"

Auz the Ripper·8/24/2016, 10:11:08 PM·117 votes·2,703 views

for those of you who don't know, Garrison was an old summoner spell for dominion that would temporarily either reduce a tower's damage by 80% if cast on a enemy tower OR greatly increase a tower's Attack speed when cast on an allied tower.

Ohmwrecker already has a similar effect on enemy towers so why don't we give it a similar effect on allied towers? It would expand Ohmwrecker's niche, making it useful even if your team is behind and it's balance could be easily tweaked by changing exactly how much Attack speed it grants an allied tower.

35 Comments

DREADN0UGHT8/25/2016, 12:10:51 AM37 votes

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It would expand Ohmwrecker's niche,

To expend something, it must first exist.

Awoof8/25/2016, 7:41:09 AM9 votes

This would actually give it a niche, as an item that "counters" dives, since any tank item can be used to better tank towers really, making a disable not worth the trouble.

Then again you could argue that it helps you when (likely) behind, and somewhat makes itself obsolete as the game goes on, I don't know.

ActivatingEMP8/24/2016, 11:09:21 PM9 votes

I like this idea +1

GuiltyGecko8/25/2016, 3:21:23 PM3 votes

Hello guys, please don't shoot the messenger, but Xypherous already commented on this and the response was:

The idea of making Ohmwrecker basically have a dual function ran into problems where - by end games - there were no towers. It delayed Ohmwrecker feeling awful to build due to lack of useful targets - but the fact that it was so keyed into just towers made this approach tricky as you tend to get the item late - but you also burn all of its potential. :/"

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Bladerunner77778/25/2016, 7:44:00 PM2 votes

What if it worked like that one thing in siege mode and you could fire blasts from a nearby tower?

The Illithid8/25/2016, 10:30:10 PM2 votes

The original garrison, from before season 1, made all of your team's towers invulnerable for a short period of time and was just an instant, global cast. I miss the ridiculousness of those days.

GigaPube8/25/2016, 2:26:24 PM2 votes

change ohmwrecker passive into garrison? but we want the item to be MORE popular and useful :P

Serge THE GREAT8/25/2016, 2:42:51 PM1 votes

A lot of people have been saying this for a long time. As of right now, for sieging, Zz'rot Portal is so much better. I'd be really happy if Ohmwrecker could be used defensively as well.

Veltox8/25/2016, 6:36:36 PM1 votes

How about instead of increased AS allied towers get something similar with item 3634?

Theorchero8/25/2016, 7:37:18 PM1 votes

I really like this idea. I want inhibitor turrets to SHRED people.

giantyuiop8/25/2016, 11:13:37 PM1 votes

If this where to be added to the game and it became worthwhile, it would be rendered useless by an enemy Ohmwrecker disabling the tower. I think the item needs a complete overhaul or to be replaced.

Onkel Malte8/26/2016, 10:40:47 AM1 votes

This is a great idea. Would make towers shielded by Janna really scary also :3

Serika Zero8/26/2016, 11:35:39 AM1 votes

I'll explain why its a bad idea: if the item is to good..... the enemy team will buy it but, now that they got stronger turrets, how we fix that? we buy ohmwreaker ourselves and bam, 1 more slot gone for top jungler/top laner/support.

making the item to bad: what's an ohmwreaker? it wreaks stuff?

Its like zz'rot. If the item is to good, everyone would buy it. Except mid, I'm not getting that. And nor will my ADC, I could bet you on that. If its bad, few people even know it exists.

I7A6X2v28/26/2016, 6:28:50 PM1 votes

This would be interesting! :)

SanKakU8/25/2016, 12:08:01 AM1 votes

I laughed at the people I mean bots that didn't bother to take Garrison...

bill848/25/2016, 1:29:29 AM1 votes

I like the idea because something definitely needs to be done to fix ohmwrecker, but didn't Garrison give allied towers increased health (the little color thing going around the tower was called health right?) regen?

Baron Perenolde8/25/2016, 3:43:38 AM1 votes

I wanted this for a while, so have my upvote.

Tobias Brackner8/25/2016, 4:21:47 AM1 votes

Nah, Ohmwrecker is fine and overall an extremely powerful item.

The only weakness is that it relies on working with your team.

Oh and also pros can't put its power into their equations so they never use it.

Velzard of Koz8/25/2016, 2:07:31 PM1 votes

There's a chance Ohmwrecker will be updated once we get into Enchanter Controler Roster Update. Now that Riot made special group for Controllers, items like this could be very important for their role.

Gamer Girl Katie8/25/2016, 2:22:32 PM1 votes

why? The tower does no damage anyway.