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Twisted Fate - Pick a Card (Rework Idea)

Icekirby·7/15/2019, 2:18:33 AM·4 votes·3,662 views

Twisted Fate's W (Pick a Card) feels too random for a character that is designed to magic/cheat the luck out of games.

Instead, what if selecting Pick a Card gave you the option to immediately select the card you want? My idea would be to set it up as follows:

  1. Cast "Pick a Card"
  2. Q,W,E become different spells for selecting your card. (i.e. W->Q selects Blue card). This would remove the "random" element and the delay of waiting for your card so that TF has more immediate responses to threats.

The big drawback is that this change would remove the big "HEADS UP" that your opponents currently have while it cycles and might make TF too consistent at whipping out an quick, non-skillshot stun. I'd argue that there are plenty of stuns in the game that give you less time to react (Annie's passive, Pantheon's W, and Riven's W immediately come to mind). Also, it could keep the visual effects of TF showcasing his pick, but the cards "cycling" above his head would no longer be very accurate to what's happening. Maybe show all 3 in the non-selected state?

Overall, I think there's low risk involved and TF would feel more crisp/less punishing when it comes to using this ability. Let me know what you think, this can be edited.

4 Comments

Samflash37/15/2019, 3:35:42 AM2 votes

The problem with the mechanic is that it makes TF too reliable in setting up combos. Simply W+E is a guaranteed stun, and with his playstyle, it allows TF to become a lane bully that can be utilized by pro players. Level 1 encounters would be guaranteed wins for TF since he can land 2 autoattacks and a stun card.

And with pro players using TF in certain scenarios, he's going to be too popular due to his reliability. Think of Kalista and how she became difficult to balance of her passive hopping ability.

Sinister Anubis7/15/2019, 4:11:31 AM1 votes

Its actually not random. It goes in order and picks up right where you left off.

DogshítPlayer7/15/2019, 1:55:36 PM1 votes

I had an idea in my head for changing his e to basically be a reduced/empowered version of his w. Like say if his e procs his next pick a card give extra mana, extends the stun, and or makes slow radius greater. Riot wont hire me for some reason though...