Resolve Tree Rune Distrubution

Bonipherus·5/21/2018, 4:36:59 PM·5 votes·4,856 views

Our current version of the resolve tree lacks meaningful competition of runes within its own branches. Our result is one which ultimately leaves only a single effective choice for many players. For example: Slot 1 runes offer demolish, font of life, and bone plating. If you want more defense (like everyone who picks this tree) you're going to pick bone plating because it's the only defensive option that benefits the player. The other options simply aren't worth the trade. So, rather than just buffing other options and powercreeping the runes we can pit them against other runes to make the decision more rewarding.

so let's change a few things around

keystones - grasp of the undying, aftershock, guardian

slot 1- overgrowth, bone plating, chrysalis

slot 2- conditioning, unflinching, demolish

slot 3- second wind, font of life, revitalize

here are some benefits the new setup offers over the other:

slot 1- while before the only option here was bone plating, the new branch has it now competing with overgrowth to distinguish between fighters who want to go in hard while absorbing some damage vs tanks who want to scale into damage-soakers. chrysalis is also now here and damage dealers who want temporary safety will still have their favorite rune but now cannot benefit from bone plating as well. This should act as a disincentive for damage dealers to spec into this tree for guaranteed early-game success.

slot 2- conditioning and unflinching are now competing for a spot for tanks to either soak up more damage or to better maneuver around a fight with slow resistance and tenacity. demolish is also here now fighting for a pick against these 2 runes. this means those who want to take towers quickly for map dominance and snowballing won't be quite as slippery or tanky as they were before.

slot 3- most champions have multiple options for how this branch will suit them and they will have to pick what is best for them: healing from constant fighting, healing others through crowd control, or revitalize's increased effectiveness on a champion's own heals and shields. as an added bonus, supports like lulu, janna, and soraka can now no longer benefit from both font of life and revitalize at the same time.

I believe fewer champions should have cookie-cutter builds with this and squishy champions will still be free to pick this tree for some added tankiness but won't double-dip the benefits as easily as they would have prior.

5 Comments

F3EDfromDesIr35/21/2018, 9:33:00 PM2 votes

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Brain Errör 4045/21/2018, 9:53:12 PM1 votes

Resolve tree is honestly the worst tree. It gives so much defensive and absolutely 0 choices. If you run resolve also, the only set up is:

Grasp/Aftershock Boneplating Second wind/Chrys for tanks Revitalize

That's it.