dark harvest needs changes (not because it's busted but different)

AmetDeCrypt··1 votes·378 views

so dark harvest. I don't know what exact role it was supposed to fill, perhaps the edgelord assassins for that extra damage to burst someone down or whatnot, but it doesn't do that right now. it's supposed to encourage going in for kills but why risk doing that when you could just farm stacks off of minions for a few minutes? and why go in at all with this keystone when you could just poke them with a single skill from safety and get the damage off there? my point is it doesn't facilitate any forms of all ins and goes against what I thought riot wanted for the assassin burst pattern in terms of counterplay. so why not do this? instead of a burst of damage give the first hit on an enemy champion a short duration vulnerability so the skills within that time do more damage and you're golden. P.S. I don't play assassin much but when ezreal is taking this keystone you know something is fucked.

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Woodakoodashooda2 votes

Dark Harvest is for team fights.

It procs every time something on its list dies whether you assisted in its death or not. So, you can proc it multiple times in a single team fight. And it only becomes stronger the longer the game draws out.

It is my personal favorite rune at the moment.

AmetDeCrypt1 votes

I'd say as if some assassins needed to be better in teamfights but it's not that great of a buff. I just want it to be used as the reset if that's what it is. not as extra on hit to poke mages that take it just because, which correct me if I'm wrong but a vulnerability proc would do just fine.

Pokemonred2002 votes

I feel like it was Riot's attempt at making a healthier version of what Feral Flare and Devourer once were, since quite a few junglers who farm well can use it effectively (I've seen some hilarious uses of it on Master Yi, Xin Zhao, and Nocturne, for example)

However, it also benefits assassins quite well imo (Shaco and Evelynn in particular, maybe Kha'Zix as well) because of the extra power it gives to teamfights. It works like a duskblade does, so the burst they give when combined is actually pretty hilarious to see :D

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