The Truth of the Scrying Orb

King Odin·Nov 14, 2014·27 votes·3,252 views

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NinjaToad99Nov 15, 201415 votes

I remember the first time the trinkets were announced I thought that one strategy that would happen would be this: The support would get Sight Stone and Pink Warding Trinket so they'd never have to have an open inventory slot again, The ADC would get sweeping lens for counter-warding, The Mid-Laner would get Scrying Orb to check Dragon and Baron, Top would get Yellow Warding Trinket And Jungle would get whatever was needed.

Then Scrying Orb turned out to not be as good as warding totem and it was never used again.

The End

PyroNov 15, 20146 votes

To be fair, the most common setup in competitive scene (LCS and such) is 4 sweepers and 1 orb (orb on ADC, possibly second one on midlaner).

Dunno who started it in OGN, but in LCS I think it was Roccat (as with all innovations, they picked Maokai and Alistar, etc.) The idea is that ADC shouldn't be doing warding to stay in safe spots, and an Orb lets a team check a pinked/swept area.

So Orb has its purpose.

AbodyHUN666Nov 15, 20143 votes

The problem is it gets more useful when the team communicates well, so it gets more useful on ranked teams.

FelaerisNov 16, 20141 votes

I also see it taken on master/challenger Rengars who jungle. Let's them leap on targets ducking from one bush to the next due to the persisting vision on the target. Something you can't do with ward trinket if it's a chase through multiple bushes or over walls. :D

Also used to take it late-game on Xerath for sniping runners.

Killer X 12Nov 14, 20141 votes

lol

JaxxyNov 14, 20141 votes

so true

MelloriNov 15, 20141 votes

Q.Q D'awh. Almost makes me wanna choose the poor thing now.

CamaHaNov 15, 20141 votes

Bro this was posted on League Facebook like month ago....

exiledFromBadmenNov 15, 20141 votes

I think only Evelynn gets it to spot item 2043 s

SlackerboyTCNov 15, 20141 votes

I guess people only tend to like extremes as far as trinkets go, the scrying orb is basically a temporary ward and a sweeper lens put together and people dont seem to like that