With the new runes, why isn't there one adding a control ward slot?

Karakot·9/1/2017, 1:42:16 AM·102 votes·2,451 views

I mean really riot. It would be a nice addition.

32 Comments

Brutalitops019/1/2017, 1:49:08 AM26 votes

Or just make a control ward slot everyone can have. I really hate playing ADC and it's late game and I want a control ward but I have to choose between that and either Bloodthirster or Last Whisper.

Sire Hippington9/1/2017, 11:22:07 AM20 votes

because it should be a standart feature rather than a rune...

ModKnightsKemplar9/1/2017, 2:50:49 PM7 votes

Yeah... I don't hate the idea, but it feels like a stop-gap measure. I would like a vision system overhaul that addressed the inability to pick up control wards with full items for all champs, instead of making supports (again) give up power in a system for more vision control that ought to be available to the whole team.

While other classes might take that rune, supports would almost certainly be expected to, and I don't love that about the idea. On the right track, though, for sure.

Faie9/1/2017, 5:25:38 AM6 votes

Because that would be the only rune people would take. An extra slot for control wards would stronger than any rune they showed off so far.

Snowplosion9/2/2017, 1:16:17 AM2 votes

Would never be used in Solo Queue and literally every game in Competitive.

i cant move wtf9/1/2017, 6:02:30 AM2 votes

What about a lesser rune that increases the range you can place wards? So maybe double the range for stealth and farsight wards. I would definitely consider running that. Be able to throw a face-check stealth ward in a bush from a safe distance? Be able to ward baron with farsight from nexus? Yes, please.

Report for Wuju9/1/2017, 5:24:53 PM2 votes

i need a "ward bag" item so badly, giving you meh stats but allowing you to buy pinks even while full build (and maybe to let your trinket stack more, idk)

Hawkefire9/1/2017, 10:32:53 PM2 votes

This should just be a feature frankly. Shouldn't need a rune or anything to be able to do this.

invisiblecat19/2/2017, 12:00:08 AM2 votes

This is a great idea Literally would be such a good rune to take against camo characters

rtbf2256182419/1/2017, 3:21:36 PM1 votes

Or they could make a rune that recharges your Sighstone periodically with a ward. Like you get a Ward every 150 seconds in your Sightstone if you've used a ward.

Jesus loved weed9/1/2017, 4:23:55 PM1 votes

Even if they had it on mind now they won't add it cuz they would feel ashamed that their players think better than them-

Kairoptra9/1/2017, 5:14:54 PM1 votes

They already said no... kind of. In reply to a similar question that was posted in the Runes Corner in which Summoner Specialist and Hextech Freezeray were introduced, Riot Stashu said the following:

The problem you're trying to solve here is a real one. Unfortunately, I don't think a rune is the best place to solve it. Ward slot restriction is a systemic pain that should be solved globally for all champions, rather than on an opt-in basis through a rune.

Muzét9/1/2017, 5:23:46 AM1 votes

What they mainly show was keystone ones. They expose some lesser runes but not all of them. They migh thave one for control wards who knows?

Cowseed9/1/2017, 6:35:48 PM1 votes

Give this man a job! 🙄

Mighty Mortein9/1/2017, 6:49:45 PM1 votes

As a support main, I'd love to see different sightstone build paths. It'd be super nice if there was a sightstone upgrade that guarantees a control ward as one of the charges if possible. Idk.

Meep Man9/2/2017, 12:23:28 AM1 votes

They said if they did this, it would likely be a default thing and not something locked behind a rune.

Sukishoo9/1/2017, 6:21:58 AM1 votes

Hey, we don't know 90% of the runes yet. They have only shown a very small portion of them, there are said to be at least 60 runes.

Chaos Milk Tea9/1/2017, 2:20:04 PM1 votes

Uh... I mean... we don't know there ISN'T one...

BoilTheOil9/1/2017, 6:21:06 AM1 votes

because everybody would take it in higher ranks