Not a stealth-support, but a trap/espionage support?

Thresh Outta Fux·1/7/2018, 1:51:24 AM·1 votes·461 views

I've seen talk about people wanting a stealth support. I'd be down if there weren't so many champions that would become outright BROKEN if they were garnered invisibility.

But that got my gears turning, what about a trap/espionage support?

Think about it.

  • Faster movement while not seen by opponents, similar to Evelynn, but applies as soon as you enter UNWARDED brush like Nidalee.
  • Sweeper sort of skill on an ability, for finding traps and enemy wards.
  • Hack ability, to re-program an enemy trap or ward to work for the other team.
  • Steal ability, to steal an enemy (or ally) trap/ward and place in another location.
  • Own trap ability, or even make the ^steal^ ability place his/her own traps if a suitable ward/trap is not found at the location.
  • And an ultimate. Something like an EMP AoE Silence around himself/herself would work fine. Or even like a global/long range Thresh lantern. He/She ults a spot on the map, and appears there, and can grab his/her ally and forcibly remove them from the area, bringing them back to the initial cast zone. Only one ally per trip.
  • And finally, make it a male character that looks/acts female because traps aren't gay.

Gottem coach.

6 Comments

MagicFlyingLlama1/7/2018, 2:00:09 AM1 votes

I have actually pondered such a thing a few times.

It has implications, such as having a 40% winrate in bronze while being totally balanced elsewhere, or just being a balance nightmare in general.

LocatedEagle2321/7/2018, 2:11:08 AM1 votes

Traps are gay.

I don't like the idea a ton because this is kind of the assassin role with a bow called 'support'.

Look at the assassins. They have a mastery to 'steal' wards, a duskblade to see the wards they will reanimate, Plenty of champions have traps...

The ONLY unique ability here is the grabbing someone and I kind of feel like that's just a combination of hook and tahm kench ult... But I do like that part.