my thoughts on the new champion teaser

Excalibait·Apr 2, 2017·29 votes·3,184 views

http://i.imgur.com/ryKDbO0.jpg ...it's going to be a giant jerk...

(Edit: In case no one noticed yet, the new Champ's name is meant to start with R, so I call Revali actually being his name)

39 Comments

Stars ShaperApr 2, 201712 votes

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZeIOGKxZryk/maxresdefault.jpg

MelledoneusApr 2, 20175 votes

Hyper mobile ADC that ignores terrain incoming.

IxtaliKingApr 3, 20173 votes

Lol wouldn't put it passed them tbh

JoseraphApr 3, 20171 votes

Lucian? Kalista with a better dash?

SSShutTheDuckUpApr 3, 20171 votes

So Vayne cannot stun him? Damn hard-counters

58697132DEL1Apr 3, 20175 votes

It's Phoenix Person

BârdApr 3, 20172 votes

Is that what we settled on?

I thought we all agreed on cyber bird.

RaxistaichoApr 2, 20174 votes

It's two people. The wings aren't symmetrical.

KhadaverApr 2, 20172 votes

The whole figure is asymmetrical actually, 1 is more sharp and rigid with some kind of tuft in the neck region. The other has a smooth collar, rounder and larger wings.

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iZ8BlJ21iDw/WOE9JFhkihI/AAAAAAAAhHw/V02dzDunvpY5ZbRZUGtHD8jB5TO08nUmgCLcB/s640/17620186_1292598884189569_3940034836620743447_o.jpg

YadidApr 3, 20171 votes

Addressed in the spoiler/leak on reddit. The Harpy and Pheonix IIRC. One is a support and one is a marksmen. Supposed to be able to go between the two.

Ariel the CruelApr 2, 20174 votes

It's the Kayle/Morgana rework!

Kayle is in front, ulting herself. Morgana is in back, with her head just peeking over Kayle's left shoulder.

LeBlanc RoseApr 2, 20171 votes

The wings then? The right does look like kayle, but the left IS NOT Morgana

Ariel the CruelApr 3, 20172 votes

Morg's wings are in tatters. The rework team may be looking to fix that.

Dabrick01Apr 3, 20171 votes

Nope.

It's Harpy and the Phoenix, a duo champ release. The rework schedule is Urgot then Evelynn . They had also stated that after the Galio rework and before the Urgot rework, there would be a new champ.

LyfefiyaApr 2, 20173 votes

another quinn?

Ariel the CruelApr 2, 201714 votes

It's actually Valor getting fed up with being a Taxi. ;p

PokladnicaZlaApr 2, 20173 votes

There was a leak it said it's actually a dual champion and 2 players need to pick it for it to work a harpy and phoenix. Then again,before was leak before Ivern was released which said there was going to be a four seasons ultimate maokai skin.Which was false.

I for one think,it's just one champion and it's a shuriman harpy .The concept is likely to be based on a harpy,the egyptian god Ra (sun&light) and the goddess Isis. The reasons for it's wings to not be symmetrical is,they were damaged through something or by someone.

ExcalibaitApr 2, 20172 votes

That would mean she had to go through some sort of Ascension to gain this form, like all "egyptian gods" and even Cassio and Xerath, whose Ascensions went wrong when they tried to betray Sivir and Azir respectively.. Although there is no proof that no other being on Runeterra despite the already known ones went through this process, it's hard to find a way to put another one into the game or the lore. The Shuriman history hasn't mentioned any other ascendent, and since the fall of the sun disc and the rise of Azir, no other person could've reached this state. So unless Ascension became a thing afterwards again, chances are low to get that kind of champion.

The only thing that goes for the idea is, that bird people aren't really a race in Runeterra, except it's an uncovered species from ... i don't know .. maybe the Kumungu Jungle. So from the Silhouette it might fit into Shurima decently.

PokladnicaZlaApr 2, 20173 votes

Cassio was cursed and therefor isn't really an ascendant.On the other hand Xerath is the result of a failed or wrong ascension. Please note that the current role only includes some characters not all.Just,because there werent any mentioned,doesn't mean there aren't more.Since the sundisc was resurrected by Azir at the end of the video,more of the could be drawn to it and reveal themselves.

**Some info from lol wiki: The term Ascended refers to an order of intelligent anthropomorphic beings of exceptional power, originating from and dedicated to the defense of Shurima, an ancient empire over one thousand years dead. The Ascended were once humans who underwent a transformative ritual that granted them immortality and demigod like powers in order to safeguard their nation in its darkest hours.

It is currently unknown how many Ascended ever came to be, with only four among their number being known by name. Despite their small numbers and Shurima's collapse a millennium ago, the Ascended remain among the most powerful beings on Runeterra.**

FancyanceypantsApr 3, 20176 votes

"Sivir's crossblade, the Chalicar, once belonged to Setaka, Ascended Warrior Queen of Shurima."

^is one of the "Did you know?"s before the loading screen. So there are ascendants who we currently don't really KNOW much about.

AwesomeGuyDjApr 3, 20173 votes

Wut? its clearly a new legendary Quinn skin [slayer-jinx-wink]

WiegrafOfValorApr 2, 20171 votes

2 Jerks

Mostro GalloApr 3, 20172 votes

Two Brothers

BattleBalladeerApr 2, 20171 votes

Isn't this the leak from that one Reddit post about a Harpy and Phoenix humanoid birds hybrid champ that works like Cho'Gall from HotS?

SkorchApr 3, 20172 votes

From what i heard Riot HATES Cho'Gall, because NEEDING another person for one to work kinda sucks for soloq. So i hear they CAN work separately but their kits will be MADE for eachother. Or (this might be a little wierd) Maybe they get a buff together.

All i know is that im a supp main and apparently this is most likely a supp/adc duo release. So im gonna main them.

Ariel the CruelApr 3, 20174 votes

Please don't be another Kalista. Please don't be another Kalista. Please don't be another Kalista. Please don't be another Kalista. Please don't be another Kalista. Please don't be another Kalista. . . .

SkorchApr 3, 20171 votes

I mean her oathsworn thing isnt THAT bad, its everything else

Ariel the CruelApr 3, 20172 votes

It's the ult.

Even Bard is at least kind enough to give a warning before he completely screws you over (and your team by extension). And Tahm has to be in melee range, so you have a chance to run. (The fact that I have to run away from my own team mate easily puts him next in line on the chopping block.)

SkorchApr 3, 20172 votes

Oh your talking about shitty kalista ults. I mean yeah a shitty kalista wanting her janna support to dive into the team kinda sucks. But it IS actually a really good ult where if someone knows what theyre doing it can be SUPER useful.

BattleBalladeerApr 3, 20171 votes

This makes sense. I definitely am not expecting them to make a 1 unit champ that is controlled by 2 people though. That wasn't just ambitious but it's really awkward in game.

I don't think they'll get a buff together and then be allowed to not be in the same game as each other. That would be way too needlessly complicated to balance and they would end up removing it in a patch later on for that reason alone.

SkorchApr 3, 20171 votes

My issue is without seeing the kit i want them to be DAMN near mandatory to be together. But not IMPOSSIBLE alone. And i dont know how exactly standard kits would do that. Except maybe a solid kit and passive that grants benefits when near eachother or something.

Also personally i kind of like Cho'Gall. Because (since you HAVE to duo to use him) If you and a friend get good at him. He is the most fun character in the game. I got into the alpha of HotS and i have a lot of alpha and beta friends so i wanted us to get mastery on him. And hop into games to intimidate people. This was before i learned that everyone hated the game and i am still level like 23.

Ariel the CruelApr 3, 20172 votes

Just give us Mina. Problem solved.

DraclenApr 3, 20171 votes

How exactly does the Cho'Gall work? I looked him up because of all the people mentioning the hero in response to the champ teaser and it seems a lot of things could go wrong (but I don't play HOTS so I don't know for sure). Like, can someone only play Cho if the second person agrees to play Gall first or is someone assigned to Gall as soon as a player picks Cho. I'd assume the first as the second has two big questions (1. What if nobody else wants to play Cho'Gall? and 2. Which player gets assigned to play Gall?). On top of that it seems like Gall gets the short end of the stick as unless you and the person playing Cho are on voice-com you'd constantly have to be typing you were you want to go, which would be super frustrating if the Cho player isn't too bright. As well, seeing as doing this essentially puts your team in a 4 v 5 Cho'Gall would have to have power equal to two heros which sounds really hard to balance. The idea of the character is cool but sounds like it just would be near impossible to pull off well. Once again though, I don't know much about HOTS so be free to clear up on anything I mentioned.

SkorchApr 4, 20171 votes

In HotS you pick your champ BEFORE queuing, so the only way to play Cho'Gall is to be in a duo. Hence why riot hates Cho'Gall. He also has a lot of moves relating to eachother. He actually is quite fun.

As for the 4v5, since he has 2 kits simultaneously, he goes in a duo lane and also has double the health of a normal hero. BUT also counts as 2 deaths if he dies. Also in HotS you have a mount, and since there are 2 players Gall's mount is actually an ability that makes Cho move faster.

HotS is still fairly new and doesnt have TOO many heroes yet so it actually isnt too hard to balance

DraclenApr 4, 20171 votes

Ooooh, OK, that makes sense. I was here thinking that two people who had never met each other were expected to play one character. If you don't mind me asking, how would you describe playing as Gall? Even after looking at all his abilities the inability to move sounds like it would lead to many times where the person playing him could just get flat out bored if the two aren't in combat.

SkorchApr 4, 20171 votes

He is actually fun as hell as his chaingun ulti does INSANE damage if you can aim it. Gall feels more like a damaging turret attached to your tanky friend than just a bored mage. Since farming and kills are split among teams they dont fight for CS either.

And when you are low and want to run away both players SIMULTANEOUSLY agree to dip as Gall tries desperatly to speed Cho up as he lobs death behind them as they run as fast as they can.

He actually is incredoubly fun and hilarious to play.

Now if you argue with movements you are much like the actual Cho'Gall from WoW who argued with himself a lot, from what i remember.

DraclenApr 4, 20171 votes

Pretty sweet sounding, though it definitely wouldn't work in League, which isn't an insult or bad thing. The two games just work really differently and the real mistake would be attempting to pull the same thing off in a system that just couldn't allow it.

SkorchApr 4, 20171 votes

Yeah, Cho'Gall fun as he is only works in HotS cause of their exp system.

Luckily Riot has stated they dont like Cho'Gall, and i can say that the new champs DEFINETLY wont be like that. In a leak it stated they will be able to be played solo, just not recommended.