The Future of Evelynn (aka Eve Thoughts & Discussion) FEEDBACK APPRECIATED!

So I've been trying to find some information on what Evelynn's got goin on in the pipeline recently, but there's a disappointing lack of information and discussion on the topic. And as someone who loves everything about Eve, I wanted to add my voice to the arena.

Firstly, when it comes to reworking her kit, I'm definitely on board for some tweaks, but I feel like a total overhaul would be too much and isn't really needed. Evelynn is such a unique champion with a great niche, and I don't see any reason to remove that kind of variety to the game.

That said, she could use some updates and tweaks to make her skills more enjoyable and thematically engaging. Now I'll admit I don't have too many ideas and there are better people than I for that kind of thing, but I do have one or two ideas that I think could enhance her.

Passive - Shadow Walk

Personally I love shadow walk. It's so fun to play with and no other champ in the game gives you the same kind of feel as you get while walking around stealthed. It is a pretty strong passive, especially in low ELO, but I would argue that it's certainly not game breaking and there are worse abuses in the game. IMO the best counter to Eve is upgrading your trinket to the pink early, and I dont know why more people dont do that. I would even be on board with an increase in her reveal circle size, because the real strength of the passive is the ward bypass.

I also think it works perfectly thematically speaking as well. I've seen a lot of comments saying something along the lines of, "Well if she's this crazy sadist who takes pleasure from killing you, why would she try to hide? She shouldn't be ashamed." And to that I say, YOU'RE WRONG! Lol. But seriously, eve is this succubus style sadist who gets you nice and close before taking you out. Succubi don't just walk right on in the front door and up the stairs and say hello, they freaking appear in your bedroom in the middle of the night and bang you to death. Lol. But that's why i think it makes sense, she doesn't appear until its time for business.

Also, some people have said they should leave the stealth to the stalkers like and , but to that I would say that Eve isn't really stalking her opponent, stealth is just the mechanism to get the idea across that she just appears out of thin air. To the player playing her yeah you are chasing down your opponent, but to the enemy it's supposed to be HOLYBALLS*$SH%^&F@#K$(*& WHERE DID SHE COME FROM!??? as opposed to that emerging from the underbrush/been there the whole time style of those other guys.

Q - Hate Spike

Hate spike is Eve's bread and butter and it's such an iconic ability for her. If I could change one thing, it would be axing the missile speed decay, but it's not that big a deal. 10/10 ability.

W - Dark Frenzy

This is definitely an ability that could use some more identity. A flat move speed buff works alright, but it's quite boring. It is very useful in Eve's kit though, so I think this ability should be expanded upon rather than changed outright. TBH I don't really have any good ideas, but here's a few conjectures: One possibility would be adding an additional effect when used from stealth, maybe a short dash? Another idea is in addition to the slow removal on cast, you can recast the skill to end the move speed bonus early and end all forms of CC on her.

E - Ravage

Ravage is a pretty decent skill, although it's kind of annoying that you have to proc on a minion or champ it to get the AS buff. It's also one of those "ball of stats" skills that Riot has been trying to get away from. An idea I had for this skill is something like this:

Bathe in blood - in addition to the stat increases ravage already confers, using this skill on an enemy champion causes profuse bleeding (maybe doing some light DoT, but maybe not) and causes them to leave a trail of blood (similar visual to Darius). When Evelynn moves over the blood trail she gains.....my idea was health but could be MS/Spell Vamp/Life Steal/Bonus Dmg, etc.

R - Agony's Embrace (WHY NO MINIMUM DAMAGE RIOT????) lol

This is the skill I think is most open to radical change. It's an alright spell, especially if used on multiple champs, but granting a shield is a bit strange and doesn't make any sense thematically IMO. Its pretty generic too. Any new ult would really depend on the thematic direction they decide to take her. I don't really have any ideas on this one, but please post any suggestions you guys may have.

Speaking of thematics, what is Eve? As a lot of the Rioters who've talked about her would say, who knows? IMHO it couldn't be more obvious. She's a crazy sadist succubus who is the personification of pain/pleasure. Of course I'm oversimplifying it and there is a lot of gray area to her lore, but I think she has a strong identity as is that isn't really encroached upon by any other champions. Personally, I see Evelynn as a force of nature, there's no reason for her, she just is. I think to give her a tortured backstory would just weaken her.

Eve is a mystery, AND THAT'S OKAY! I know riot has been trying to move away from no explanation backrounds and give more solid explanations lore-wise (which is great!), but if any champ is deserving of mystery it's Evelynn (and Nocture). What they should do is build up the backgrounds of the other characters who don't need as much mystery so it will be more permissible in select few cases.

I really like what they did with the new Sion lore blurb, and how it's from the perspective of his jumbled brain. It's more creative than a simple character bio and helps you get the feel of the character. For Eve I would suggest a similar deviation from the norm: instead of explaining who she is, her bio should be a series of police report style accounts of gruesome deaths and rumors. She should be an official enigma that nobody has seen for certain and even her existence is debated. I'm a crappy writer but here's and example:

REPORT - Multiple murder. 3 men found dead in Piltover alleyway. All men were found suspended by their limbs on dark rusty chains. Each body was covered from head to toe in deep scratch marks. Probable cause of death: blood loss. Whoever did this must posses an intimate knowledge of the body because the wounds were inflicted in such a way that must have caused intense pain while prolonging these poor men's lives. It is unsure how long they hung here before passing, but unfortunately for them it was no short time. And the strangest part of it all? All 3 died with smiles on their faces. Will investigate the matter further.

            - Sheriff of Piltover

REPORT: Murder. Man found dead in bed. The body was found riddled with holes and lying on tattered bedsheets. He appears to have been impaled multiple times. And again, a smile frozen in place by death. Possible relation to chain murders. Will continue to investigate the matter.

            - Sheriff of Piltover

REPORT: Breakthrough in the chain murder case. Multiple murder in Piltover estate. 2 men and 3 women found dead. Again suspended from chains and covered in scratches and holes, smiling blindly. Beneath the scene a man was found drenched in blood, but still alive and breathing. He would not respond to our questioning, but continued to utter a single phrase over and over: "Pain is pleasure, pleasure is pain. Pain is pleasure, pleasure is pain. Pain is pleasure, pleasure is pain......" We will continue to try to establish communication, but wherever his mind is, it is doubtful that it will return. I am beginning to suspect that whoever did this.....they aren't quite human. Will continue to investigate...Cautiously.

         - Sheriff of Piltover

Anyways, something like that. Admittedly this doesn't do too much to explain who she is, but it certainly let's us know what she is. A monster and a nightmare. And of course her shadow isles origin can be explained through outside of the client lore and hopefully in a shadow isles event as well. I could see her being friendly rivals with Shaco and they keep trying to one-up each other or even kill each other, but in a friendly and playful manner.

Well I'm pretty burnt out from writing this and I can't think of anything to add at the moment, but please leave some comments and I'll update the post if anything else comes to mind. Thanks for reading!

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