How can we make Ohmwrecker useful?

Yuumi or Lose··2 votes·629 views

item 3056 You see that icon there? Do you know what that is? Probably not. Nobody uses the item because of how useless it is. It's basically a trap item that will have someone wonder what they can do with it and try to squeeze any use out of the item and end up behind because of the purchase. Basically a tank item with an active that allows you to deactivate an enemy turret for 3 seconds. Here are some glaring issues with this item.

The stats on it are mediocre in which you're better off purchasing other tank items.

The active allows you to deactivate an enemy turret for 3 seconds with a 2 minute cooldown but by the time you can purchase Ohmwrecker to make use of it, you're already tanking turrets efficiently with other tank items that carry on late game.

Ohmwrecker becomes useless late game when all enemy turrets are gone rendering the active useless. Ohmwrecker becomes more and more useless as the game carries on which is unsatisfying and unrewarding.

5 Comments

DrCyanide3 votes

At one point I think they had the active on the OhmWrecker where it boosted the offensive stats of your towers OR disabled the enemy towers. I still think that's the best approach with this item.

Items that can only be used on the enemy side of the map are just not useful enough to warent being picked. See also item 3711

Yuumi or Lose2 votes

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At one point I think they had the active on the OhmWrecker where it boosted the offensive stats of your towers OR disabled the enemy towers. I still think that's the best approach with this item.

Items that can only be used on the enemy side of the map are just not useful enough to warent being picked. See also item 3711

It was back on PBE testing a while ago that allowed you to use the active on your tower or the enemies tower but they took the damage boost active and left it like this. It would have been somewhat useful.

At least put an active that made your turrets invulnerable like the Fortify summoner spell from Season 1.

Tsunday2 votes

Honestly I was using it along with ardent and banner on Karma support before they changed it to tank stats. I think they need to rework it back so it appeals more to mage supports again. Tank supports can just tank the tower so the passive won't be useful to them.

chumbler1 votes

Give it a cooldown that isn't awful and a high sell value.

Yuumi or Lose1 votes

I don't think cooldown alone can save this item. Maybe if it was cheaper and added another/replaced the current passive that can carry on to late game. My opinion is that it needs to be supportive so the item can benefit. Ohmwrecker has been in stores for 3 seasons without seeing any beneficial play. It confuses me that they removed some items this season but haven't removed this and yet don't even bother doing anything about this item. They really need to be in touch with the community for balance suggestions and ideas. I would appreciate it if a red would give us insight on item balances, especially with Ohmwrecker.

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