Buff dragon to the point where it matters again.

Phife·Mar 17, 2015·2 votes·821 views

First drag is the only one you should contest, and same goes for 5th but if a team gets 5th consider the game finished.

Can we make it give global gold or actually give us noteworthy buffs?

10 Comments

paShadoWnMar 17, 20152 votes

Movespeed buff is huge tactical advantage; others are good too to win more.

The change to dragon was made to prevent me from soloing it at lvl 4 and giving team gold advantage. Now drake is optional and serves to secure winning trend. I tried soloing it early and it set me back too far in gold and levels for minuscle buff.

PhifeMar 17, 20151 votes

thing is, people can solo it at level 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 now.

and it doesn't matter past the first one, and even if u get 1st drag that early on, 6% of your ad / ap is soooo small early in the game you cant even notice it.

KirbyCakeMar 17, 20152 votes

why are people downvoting, this guy is 100% correct.

the only time you should ever be contesting drag is when your team is actually stronger and can win the fight. drag is worth so little that a turret is worth more, and the stronger team usually gets drag from then on. 2nd and 4th drag don't even offer combat stats, its literally better to let the enemy team have those and just push down turrets.

consider 2 teams, 1 4 turrets up and 1 4 drags up, the team with 4 turrets is going to win since with gold advantage they will get the rest of the dragons.

PhifeMar 26, 20151 votes

yup

IcyPepperMar 17, 20151 votes

All the buffs are really nice, though. Extra damage to minions is great for pushing, extra damage to towers is great for securing objectives, and the movement speed boost is really nice for junglers and to dodge skillshots. 5% may not seem like a lot, but there is a reason some junglers run movement speed quints

PhifeMar 17, 20151 votes

none of them are contest worthy except the 5th.

That imo is a big problem.

IcyPepperMar 17, 20151 votes

As a jungler, I disagree. It really depends on the circumstances (like top shouldn't leave lane the second the fight starts), and how you're warding it.

If you can contest it (you've been warding, you see the jungler getting scuttlebug), you can try to catch someone out before they're positioned, and also force a teamfight without any turrets or minions as protection. If you're ahead, and you win the teamfight, you don't just get dragon, you're one step closer to winning the game.

It's also about pressure. If you let the enemy team get dragon without punishing them whatsoever (taking towers, counterjungling, warding their jungle, etc), you're letting them get a step closer to winning the game. They'll know you're not contesting them for dragon. They're more likely to sneak a Baron kill in.

Would dragon buffs getting buffed be nice? Sure. But I think it's relatively balanced for the perks it already gives (15% extra damage to turrets? Yes please!)