So what about a lifesteal focused champion?

HongChongDong·Sep 6, 2016·1 votes·788 views

There are all sorts of different champions that scale/synergize with all sorts of different stats but what about a champion that synergizes with lifesteal?

Of course AD champions in general work well with it as it's an advantage they have over AP champions but I'm talking about a champion that specifically focuses on scaling with the stat. The kit could possibly convert lifesteal into a secondary stat or maybe abilities could scale from it or other similar things.

9 Comments

ApplesauceySep 6, 20163 votes

Aatrox

HongChongDongSep 6, 20161 votes

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I knew that'd come up but Aatrox is a poor example considering his current position. He's ok if played well but otherwise isn't something that excels in any specific area or has any reason to be picked other than liking the champion

specter424Sep 6, 20162 votes

he is still a lifesteal champion regardless of if he is good or not

ApplesauceySep 6, 20163 votes

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I knew that'd come up but Aatrox is a poor example considering his current position. He's ok if played well but otherwise isn't something that excels in any specific area or has any reason to be picked other than liking the champion

Just because he isn't played doesn't mean he isn't a life steal focused champion....

MokkunSep 6, 20162 votes

Like Aatrox? Or Warwick?

Beyond that, a champion would have to be silly squishy to justify that level of LS. Only thing with built in LS is Nasus, and he's designed around the idea that you don't tend to build more LS.

Linna ExcelSep 6, 20161 votes

How would that work thematically in a way that's different from the league's other life steal and spell vamp champs?

ErockandrollSep 6, 20161 votes

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How would that work thematically in a way that's different from the league's other life steal and spell vamp champs?

Let's try not to entertain the thought. Their would be a good chance of such a champion breaking Life steal, the same way vlad broke Spell vamp.

Otherwise, what does LS offer you? Probably wouldn't be super useful for an ADC kit, while and ADC could sustain with life steal, it's use in a duel isn't great if your a glass cannon. Likely such a champ would be a fighter. Anywhere on the scale of skirmisher to Juggernaut. (Many Juggernauts have sustain built in) And such a champion will be Attack reliant, which would making him vulnerable to kiting, zoning and CC.

HongChongDongSep 6, 20161 votes

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Let's try not to entertain the thought. Their would be a good chance of such a champion breaking Life steal, the same way vlad broke Spell vamp.

Otherwise, what does LS offer you? Probably wouldn't be super useful for an ADC kit, while and ADC could sustain with life steal, it's use in a duel isn't great if your a glass cannon. Likely such a champ would be a fighter. Anywhere on the scale of skirmisher to Juggernaut. (Many Juggernauts have sustain built in) And such a champion will be Attack reliant, which would making him vulnerable to kiting, zoning and CC.

The whole point is that it'd be nice to see a champion that directly connected with a specific outside of the normal AD, AP, HP variants. The only cases we've had where a champion has directly synergized with an unconventional stat has been Galio, Rammus, and Azir to an extent though that was removed.

Sure the newer champions that riot is releasing is all nice and shiny with unique kits but regardless of the mechanics behind them it feels like the stats themselves never change and nor do the styles. It's not exactly impossible to think of a unique kit using the idea of using a different stat for power or atleast scaling besides the conventional 3 main stats and based on riots design history it's also true that they're really open minded to try just about anything and expand their game.