Champion uniqueness

DrathTurtle314·5/24/2015, 2:37:13 AM·1 votes·677 views

The last few champions have been fairly unique, or at least have some element that identifies them. If I were to describe a champ as able to burrow underground, I could only be talking about RekSai. If I were to describe a champion that was bound to an ally and had special interactions with that ally that they didn't have with other allies, I would clearly be talking about Kalista. A champion with a ground targeted AoE shield that allowed champions to dash to them: Thresh.

Now for an example that I feel don't fit this. A champ with a skill shot q that if it hits can be reactivated to dash to the target: Thresh or LeeSin. A champ that can dash to an allied unit: LeeSin Jax Katarina Braum and half of those can use the same ability to jump to an enemy for damage. A champ with a knock back ult that affects enemies near the target: Tristana LeeSin. What I'm trying to say is, I don't know who lee sin is/what makes him lee sin(within his kit).

Are there any other champs that you feel like don't feel unique and why? Is this a problem?

8 Comments

3TWarrior5/24/2015, 3:03:22 AM1 votes

yorick..everyone knows who he is, but his mechanics are stale and short ranged with lack of damage

lux and morgana share a Q but lux gets 2 targets

too tired to list the hundred champs with the same ability, but many are unique

3TWarrior5/24/2015, 3:11:11 AM1 votes

Braum is actually very unique as a support, even if his leap isn't. his passive gives a free stun to the carries (totally op on anyone with runaans ^^)

kennen is sorta unique even if his skillshot isn't

3TWarrior5/24/2015, 3:31:02 AM1 votes

the biggest problem is that usually what makes a champion unique is ONE PART of their kit

lee sin is a highly mobile dasher

tristana is now a tower assault champion with lots of range

garen is the all in tank that players first experience

ashe is one of two utility marksman

kogmaw is very unique but at the same time none of his kit is unique from other champions except his passive

vladimir is fairly unique with his W and E

too many champs to sort through