So i have a question not sure if someone has already asked this but why does Karma have the ability to shield a minion or Soraka heal a minion? its really frustrating when you or a teammate are about to die and that heal or shield could save them and you misclick on a minion like why is that an option?
Yeah. It can get frustrating at times, but overall you'll find yourself grateful Karma can be able to shield minions. Other than what Valkyrie Witch stated, there are also times where I mantra shield a minion close to an ally who's out of range so that I can get him/her as well. There are plenty of times I've saved an ally by doing that, mantra shielding a minion close to him/her.
It doesn't happen often, but sometimes it is beneficial to protect that minion for a little while longer. It could be to extend how long you can keep attacking the turret (making it shoot 2 extra times at one minion), healing up that Banner of Command promoted siege minion, or simply messing up the enemy trying to last hit so you might deny them the gold.
Yes, healing/shielding a minion on accident sucks and can be fatal, but if I'm not mistaken you can hotkey "target champion only" so whatever targeted spell it is can't possibly touch a minion on accident while you hold it.
Because RE on a minion will deal a wider area of damage when waveclearing.
Best thing though is using the shield on a minion so they can catch that near dead guy and finish them off. I've only done it once. But it was satisfying.
theres a way to disable certain spell casts on minions, but i mean, i use it to shield minions when tower sieging, shielding a canon minor lets you get a lot more damage on tower
It would be nice if Riot built in a stronger trend toward applying to nearby champions instead of minions, but intentionally shielding minions is often worth the effort as mentioned by others here.
