Since Evelynn is Bound to Get Fully Revealed Soon...

Forhonor321·Sep 22, 2017·4 votes·812 views

...I want to make a post where everyone can say what their thoughts on her rework will bring, mostly in her abilities. In short, what do you think her new abilities will be and or how will she play out?

Now for a guaranteed point, she's going to keep her hate spike & her stealth (except if I remember it's now a toggle), as well as now be fully AP if I recall. So with that in mind, that roughly leaves her another basic ability, possible new ult, and a new passive.

An so now what do you theorize her new abilities will be or how will she play out now?

24 Comments

RavenhaleSep 22, 20172 votes

I haven't played her all that much after getting her to Lvl 5 Mastery (which I mostly did via AD Bruiser means). I'm aware they want her to be play more like an AP Assassin, but Riot has stressed the notion of counterplay when it comes to assassins. This means Evelynn will either need some set up in her damage like Katarina or will have her damage delayed like LeBlanc.

The first thing that comes to mind is that Evelynn Gif where her tendrils extend out before bursting into spikes. That very well could mean Evelynn will have either delayed Q damage or two part Q damage with the second half dealing more and/or providing CC.

Not sure what else I actually do expect. While Evelynn has her stealth, she doesn't have that strong of an engage or escape (in the time period I played her). If she's not meant for sustained damage, she probably won't have any version of her current E. I would guess an entirely new spell that interacts with the new Q. Her W will probably be improved to function as a better engage/escape.

As for her Ult... the present version seems to encourage hitting an entire team at full health for max shield and max enemy damage (since damage is based on current health). There's no way Riot regards that as something that belongs in an Assassin's kit. I half expect it to be replaced with some flashy, single target spell the likes of which we see on Zed and Kayn.

OleandervineSep 22, 20172 votes

When did they confirm that Hate Spike will be the exact same? It was one of the reasons that she wasn't an assassin - current Hate Spike is sustained, not burst, damage.

Halodjin TyrSep 23, 20172 votes

it won't be exactly the same, they stated that the Hate spike was going to be a skill shot and less spammy

Tiniest TurtleSep 22, 20172 votes

Passive: No solid idea if it isn't her stealth. Perhaps some form of mana sustain from kills / damage to support her 'feeding on enemies' theme. Don't think they'd give an assassin with perma stealth and usual assassin tools as well as potentially a charm health sustain, but I could be wrong.

Q: Probably almost identical to existing Hate Spikes.

W: Togglable Stealth with built in movement or a movement ability if Stealth remains on her passive.

E: Still a single target nuke.

R: Charm move that almost guarantees she'll get a kill if it lands.

OleandervineSep 23, 20171 votes

Old Hate Spike is not an assassin skill, and they've said they want to make her an assassin. Current Hate Spike is sustained damage, and more akin to what a tank or diver would have, not an assassin.

Tiniest TurtleSep 23, 20171 votes

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Old Hate Spike is not an assassin skill, and they've said they want to make her an assassin. Current Hate Spike is sustained damage, and more akin to what a tank or diver would have, not an assassin.

Know they're keeping hate spike in some way since it was in a teaser gif, but don't know how it'll change. Still feel like it'll kinda be similar because although it's a consistent damage ability on Evelynn, it still feels like something that was iconic to old Evelynn's gameplay feel that they might have decided to keep for that reason.

TormentulaSep 22, 20171 votes

When I look at her teaser image, I see a lifeless man with a vampirish looking evelynn. What I wouldn't be surprised is if eve gets some kind of healing or spell vamp as she sucks the life out of her opponents. Maybe she'll have a morgana passive or her spikes with have a built in spell vamp.

Another teaser image shows a heart being formed from her two tentacles, so maybe she'll get a charm as well.

RookPusherSep 22, 20171 votes

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YuGiHoSep 22, 20171 votes

I want her to have either a charm in some form or grounding on a skill. if she cant have cc outside of a slow i want her to have really good item synergy ( Evelynn + item 3057 BFFL). Most of all i want her to be an assassin and not whatever she is now..

Linna ExcelSep 22, 20171 votes

I think people who never played her before will like the new version, but her old fans will hate the rework.

I'm guessing she'll keep stealth because riot kind of has to keep it for her.
If they are really going go with the vampire theme, her passive is probably going to be omnivamp. I'd say lifesteal but:
Her build flexibility is going away because riot hates champs that can build completely according to the game. So I suspect she's losing her AD ratios.
My guess is she's going to be make more assassin-like and less a skirmisher/assassin hybrid. So less DPS and more burst.
An ADC with + will still be able to out burst her, despite the fact she'll be a bursty champ.
Tank evelynn will probably never be a thing again. That might be a good thing.
If they are remaking her for the pros, expect her to be an early game jungler who completely falls off after 15-20 minutes.
Riot is also probably going to screw up how you approach things as evelynn. Riot's never acknowledged her unique approach to things so while stealth is staying, her core gameplay is probably gutted for her mains.

I kind of wish CertainlyT reworked her, then at least she'd be interesting and always be complained about:

Her passive would be omnivamp and anything you kill creates a vampire spawn that lasts until the other team kills it (max 2/3/4/5 spawns).
Her Q would block incoming skill shots it comes in contact with.
Her W would probably make you untargetable for 3...5 seconds while giving you a MS boost.
Her E would stun people and give your AAs on hit % max health damage for 4 seconds.
Her ult would have been an AoE Slow/Slience field that does %current health damage every 1/4 second.

Eternal791Sep 22, 20171 votes

What makes you think she's a vampire? The fangs? Current Evelynn has them too if you look closely.

Linna ExcelSep 22, 20171 votes

I've seen hints from riot that they are moving her towards being a shadow isles vampire in hopes of giving her a proper lore.

Eternal791Sep 23, 20171 votes

Evidence? I'm more inclined to think she's a demon. Plus any hints that she's a vampire could likely also work for a succubus which is what Evelynn is.

InfernapeSep 22, 20171 votes

as well as now be fully AP

RIP AD assassin and on hit Evelynn

Linna ExcelSep 22, 20171 votes

I'm going to miss those two builds.

[sg-soraka]

InfernapeSep 23, 20171 votes

Blowing someone up with a Duskblade proc on top of Trinity Force and Titanic Hydra never got old.

Succubús GFSep 23, 20171 votes

Do you have a source on this ? :o

WoonStruckSep 22, 20171 votes

She is a S u c c ubus now.

DragonSheaSep 22, 20171 votes

Can't comment

Too busy ogling at the thought of dem titties.

Rand0mH3r0XSep 23, 20171 votes

I wouldn't say fully revealed, she does have to wear clothes.

I wouldn't say fully revealed, she has to stay in the shadows.

Karn BishopSep 23, 20171 votes

She will retain her having no gap closers, though will get a reworked or enhanced speed booster version of W.

Eternal791Sep 23, 20171 votes

My idea for a potentially broken, stealthy, blinking and charming murder machine Evelynn with a lot of burst.

**Passive: Shadow’s Embrace -**When out of combat for more than 3 seconds Evelynn turns invisible and gains increased move speed. Upon attacking or being near an enemy for 5 seconds, she will be revealed. Evelynn’s first attack while invisible deals bonus damage.

Q: Hate Spikes - Evelynn causes spikes to burst through the ground in a straight line, dealing high damage and slowing enemies caught in their path.

**W: Shadow Step - ** Evelynn teleports to the shadow of a wall, enemy or ally champion. Going to a wall or ally activates her passive it isn’t already up, while going to an enemy causes a burst of damage. Killing an enemy within the next 2 seconds refreshes its cooldown.

E: Blissful Infliction - Evelynn impales a target with her tentacles, dealing damage and healing her in the process.

R: Alluring Agony - Evelynn charms all enemies within a radius. Attacking a charmed enemy results in massive bonus damage.

Halodjin TyrSep 23, 20171 votes

aww I was hoping she would still be a Hybrid, I like the ass items.

DoozkuSep 23, 20171 votes

Her passive is going to be some kind of mini-game to get the stealth. Like maybe there's an orb in the middle of the river that if she picks up she gets stealthed for like a minute or something.