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Yoricks Rework (Champion Rework Concept)

WisdomWordGitGuD··1 votes·491 views

So i have been thinking over and over again why Yorick's Yorick rework taking so long and lately i have been thinking about some ideas for his kit which seem viable based on his playstyle and lore!! What we know about Yorick....he is mostly a top lane pick he is tanky and he can do a lot of poke and dmg! Let's start with his first ability.

Passive: Gravedigger's Strength Each time Yorick kills an enemy gains 5% Bonus AD which can stuck up to 5 times for each unique enemy he has killed (25% Bonus AD total)

Q: Shovel Throw -> Skillshot Dmg: 65/80/100/125/150 CD: 11/10/9/8/7 AD Ratio: 0.6 Yorick throws his shovel stoping on the first enemy champion dealing dmg and stuning him for 1.25 sec. Minions in the way get to thrown side ways. Deals 50% dmg to minions!

W: Raise Your Hands -> Area Effect Dmg: 50/65/70/80/95 CD: 16/15/14.50/14/13 Duration: 2/2.50/3/3.5/4 AP Ratio: 0.2 Yorick marks an area and command's the undead to raise their hands slowing any enemy passing by and applying dmg each second

E: Soul Release -> Self Cast Dmg: 35/45/55/65/75 CD: 20/18/17/15/14 Duration 4 sec AP Ratio: 0.5 Killing minions grant's Yorick a soul (up to 10 soul's) upon releasing the soul's Yoricks get healed by 7 HP per second for each soul he possess. Yorick also deals dmg per second to each enemy is close to him for the duration

R: Eternal Rest -> Area Effect Dmg: 125/160/200 CD: 110/100/80 Duration 3 sec AD Ratio: 1.0 Yorick Summons a coffin from the ground traping inside the first enemy champion standing in the center after a short delay of 0.5 sec applying dmg over the duration and making the champion invulnerable to take any action or dmg by any other source and also the target is invulnerable to any ally help for the time being. Enemy Champions standing near to coffin get fear for 1 sec and half the dmg of the base target during the duration

These are some Alpha thought's on Yorick's rework maybe some things are off balance and OP but as i said this are some Alpha toughts and i will work on them to improve them, also guys working at Riot can make this work and improve it to be more balanced if they decide to take some of this ideas!!

I hope you guys like some of this stuff and i want you to reply with more ideas or things we can work on to make it better.

Thank you for your time and sorry for my English and any mistake i have made nobody is perfect!! Yorick

12 Comments

axel vazquez2 votes

Yorick will be getting a rework after the Mage update which is after the Taric rework anyways.

WisdomWordGitGuD1 votes

I know that is gonna be a long time before we see some changes but as i say it's just some ideas for when the time comes!!

Anraton2 votes

while it sounds interesting ... it is reallly far away from actual Yorick ... even for a Sion level rework.

WisdomWordGitGuD1 votes

If i get your point you mean that this idea is gonna change the champion completely, So in this case since this is a rework yeah that's the thing Riot will probably do when they decide to change him....aparently they will introduce a new Yorick so i found this a nice idea in case they do something like this!

Anraton2 votes

Right .. your suggestion has litteraly nothing to do with the current Yorick. Sion had at least one ablity not changing to much .. And even Poppy had the charge left untouched.

WisdomWordGitGuD1 votes

Yeah both of them had 1 abillity from their original design with a little changes but all the other spells we completely changed! So i know it's diferent but the E spell i thought of is something compared to the gouls yorick can summon! Also if u have an idea for 1 of his original spells you can say it!!

Anraton2 votes

Actually ... I'd convert his old E to ult :-D Maybe convert your new E to a shield instead of a heal?

WisdomWordGitGuD1 votes

About his Ultimate we could also do something like when he activate it he summons 3 ghouls each one granting him bonus!!! I like the idea of healing because his curent E is lifesteal so healing seems good :P But shield seems also too good scaling based of stacks!!! :D

Akenero2 votes

sigh The problem with Yorick is that he's got a split identity for his players. About half of us want him to stay as THE necromancer type champion, summoning minions like crazy. The other half of you want him to lose the ghouls entirely and become a bruiser.

I read every Yorick rework thread, to see if I agree with any, and quite frankly, I agree with yours the least.

Let me explain

Most bruiser Yorick reworks keep his ghouls in the form of his ultimate and death interactions. They put his fighting potential up front though, and typically end up being boring and are COMPLETELY linear.

Your rework is an elimination of this trend, by completely removing ALL unique elements to his kit, you enforce mediocrity.

His passive is a simple "kill stuff do damage" idea, which is a glass cannon enforcement.

His q is a linear skillshot. This isnt bad on it's own, but has been redone in so many ways. Examples: Olaf q, draven e, ezreal's entire kit.

W is just Morgana w if she has ryalai's. It also clashes with his passive and q, which are AD oriented, yet this fits a mage much more.

E is a general hp5 buff, but with an aoe during it, which is different, except mordekaiser does it better.

R is...wow... It's a completely random coffin summon that is mechanically equal to lissandra's ultimate. This also raises the question of: how is any of this related to the lore as you say it is?

And finally, Yorick is confirmed to be a juggernaut in his rework. This is not a juggernaut in the slightest.

WisdomWordGitGuD1 votes

Well this kit apeals more to the top lane and i find it very usefull i know that i need a better build up for some spells and as i said this is some Alpha thoughts by me so plz read more carefull before you reply to somehing!! Also instead of criticizing something say some ideas!! Also comparing W and saying its the same with morganas with rylais... man get your facts straight!! Mostly i'm amazed with you saying that coffin at his ulti is random....man Yorick is a gravedigger and you know what gravediggers do...The only thing i didnt knew and i find new is that they say that its gonna be juggernaut type which i dont find very interesting because we gonna see another brainless champ rushing inside of 5 guys without feeling pain and doing dmg like most of the juggernaut type champs!! Also necromancer type and AD dont go together either soo...Thank you for your reply and i'll try to improve some of this!!

Akenero3 votes

I'm criticizing your lack of interactions and unique mechanics. The kit is good on its own, but not as a rework for Yorick. And I apologize for not giving ideas! I'm usually better about that.

Passive could spawn permanent ghouls, up to 3, after 3, ghouls will lose HP until there are 3 ghouls, every time a nearby minion dies, which increase his ad by a % per ghoul.

Q could throw the shovel OR throw a ghoul forward.

W could snare after 1.5 seconds and spawn a ghoul underneath the snared enemy, marking them.

E should remain the same as his live kit, it's got good mechanics IMO.

The ult could spawn ghouls which slow opponents and stun after 2 seconds of being slowed, dragging them into the ground. Allies may voluntarily seek shelter in this area.

It keeps a juggernaut playstyle of dangerous when near, and he has few realistic tools to get to his target aside from his ult.

WisdomWordGitGuD1 votes

Yep that's better! This could be a nice rework to his kit with some adjustments!!! But i posted what i posted to show a different Yorick in case they want to change him completly like Sion or Poppy!! Believe it or not i play Yorick since day one and i like the idea of summoning ghouls and stuff like that!! I only said my rework idea in case they think about changed him completly because i saw things like he is not fun to play etc etc!! If they rework him when they do and keep his original idea with improvments i will be realy happy!! But if they change him completly i would like to see on him some of my ideas and thats personal opinion!! :P I like the way you think about his kit but time will tell what Riot will decide to do about him!! :D

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