Idea for Yorick Update
So Yorick is getting updated, and I have always had an idea of how he should be updated. Now I'm pretty sure in the past riot has said they what to keep Yorick as a minion master, but I feel as many champions already fill this niche. Azir commands soldiers, Heimer controls his turrets, and Annie controls her bear. Malzhar now feels like a true minion master as well, far outclassing the others with his new w ability. So what am I getting at? Yorick needs a new niche, and this idea of mine might just give him that.
Note: I'm not getting super indepth with this, so no ap/ad ratio scalings and not to many numbers. More like general ideas. For me and the laypeople
Passive-Souls Carrier Yorick passively generates 1 soul per second, killing units gives more souls, with a maximum of 100. Having souls increases Yorick's tankiness, but only while he is carrying his tombstone. Subject to change
Q-Burial Yorick uses his shovel to dig a hole around a champ. Think a linear skill shot that damages people as it travels, when it reaches its destination it damages the target while also creating impassible terrain around the champion. Think of Tusk's ice shard ability from Dota 2, except the impassible terrain around the target wouldn't be as big. This would give Yorick some well needed cc, and unique cc at that. Would probably have an ap scaling on it and do magic damage. It always confuzzled me that Yorick is a gravedigger, yet none of his abilities involve digging.
W-Tombstone This is the bread and butter of my idea of a Yorick rework. Yorick places his tombstone down at a location losing all his passive benefits in the process, maybe gaining a little bit of ad as he can swing his shovel with two hands now. While the tombstone is down every second it consumes 5 souls, releasing a soul onto the field to charge down whatever lane they are closest to. Any minions these souls kill do not generate souls, and they would either give less gold or no gold. The Tombstone can be destroyed by enemy champions, it would have 4 or 5 hitpoints like a pinkward. It would also give vision wherever it was placed. If destroyed, Yorick would summon another tombstone but the ability would go on cooldown. If Yorick wants his passive benefit again while a tombstone is down he can recast the ability which would destroy the tombstone on the ground, and placing another one in his hands, but the ability would go on cooldown. Would have a very long cooldown.
E-Fiendish Ghoul An autoattack reset. Yorick strikes with his shovel dealing increased dmg, maybe percent health. If he has at least 10 souls then the 10 souls are consumed and he creates a Fiendish Ghoul, which has a portion of Yorick's attack damage, armor, magic resist, and health. Ghoul will ruthlessly attack opponents, first going for the opponent hit with the ability, then prioritizing champions. Prioritizes champions that attack Yorick, then nearest one after that, then minions if no champions are near. If Yorick's tombstone is placed then the Fiendish Ghoul will spawn from the tombstone, helping push the wave with the other souls, as long as Yorick has 10 souls. This Ghoul would act differently then Ghouls spawned near Yorick, instead it would focus on pushing the wave and hitting the tower.
R-Same as the previous ult
So my idea here is to make Yorick the ideal split pusher. He can influence 2 lanes at once and he is forced to. Any minions that the souls kill will not generate souls, so Yorick has to be the one to generate them by killing minions. Yorick has to pay for this great ability by becoming a little weaker when using it, but it gives him great map pressure. Imagine it, laning phase is over, Yorick puts a tombstone top land then splits bot. His team pressures mid. If a fight breaks out mid, he teleports in using his utility to influence the fight. If not he continues his pressure. There is counterplay as well, all the enemy team has to do is seek out the tombstone and destroy it.
There you have it folks. Let me know in the comments what you think, and upvote so other people can see!
