@Xypherous: Can we make Ruby Sightstone into a better late-game item for the slot it takes up?

darkdill··3 votes·446 views

Even when you're supposed to only get RSS in late-game, it still sucks for a late-game item slot. Only 400 HP without any other resists attached, and its warding function isn't even improved by much simply because Riot doesn't want to make the upgrade mandatory. I can understand the "upgrade shouldn't be mandatory" part, but the upgrade is so bad that I'm left wanting to sell Sightstone in late-game and replace it with a Randuin or something else instead of upgrading to RSS. Warding late-game can easily be taken care of by teammates with Greater Stealth Totems.

Simply put, RSS needs to be more worth a slot, but still unattractive or even unviable as an early upgrade.

The simplest way to do that would be to make RSS give 500-600 health, but cost a total of, say, 2200-2400 gold. There, you can't rush it without gimping yourself, but it actually gives a decent amount of HP late-game.

3 Comments

Serf Master1 votes

agreed, one of the worst late game items yet you have to get it because you're a support and therefore you're squishy as f.

Atik L Yar1 votes

It is kinda upsetting that in the mass overhaul for supports, Sightstone technically got nerfed with the ward limit.

I mean, you NEED it for the wards. But it feels terrible buying it. If it did something with the wards, or gave more health, or something, it could be awesome.

Maybe it gives you a bunch of bonus health regen when near a ward you placed? I don't know... something.

darkdill1 votes

The whole idea of Ruby Sightstone is that its meant to make SS more slot-effective, but should never be purchased until late-game when you have everything else. Sadly, RSS isn't even slot-effective; it's terrible through-and-through.

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