Anyone else notice just how many items are directly tied to champions?

DrCyanide··35 votes·3,380 views

item 3742item 3144 - Gangplank (Only champion from Bilgewater to use a cutlass) item 3191 - Sejuani item 2053 - Xayah item 3193 - Galio item 3069 - Azir (Sun Disk on both this and his passive) item 3802 - Karthus (A book fragment with the Shadow Isles emblem and Karthus's tome) item 3814 - Talon (Kinda , it's not perfect but it's close) item 3190 - Leona (Iron Solari skin, but still ties to her lore) item 3303 - Lux (Spell Thief skin, old lore referred to her copying others spells, kinda a stretch)

Others I've missed? Leave a comment!

58 Comments

Valor Bot24 votes

item 3194 Shen item 3026 Kayle (bears some similarity) item 1011 Gragas (Gragas Caskbreaker skin)

Also I never noticed how similar GP's cutlass is to Bilgewater Cutlass. :O

DrCyanide9 votes

A+ for Gragas Caskbreaker! That's an exact match.

The other two I'm iffy on. You might be right about Kayle (she'll likely get an update relatively soon, and they might make it more explicit then), but the Adaptive Help looks more metalic to me while Shen's covering looks more like cloth.

Itsbeghdev3 votes

Funnily enough AH looks more cloth to me, and Shen's looks metal, lol

PatasTortuga1 votes

that's because GP's Cutlass is from Bilgewater, it's literally just an enchanted version of his sword

Nami Want Salami20 votes

item 3070 Draven

A Superb Villain19 votes

item 3191 also belonged to Lissandra

Perhaps not quite true, but I like to think item 1082 bears some connection to Mordekaiser since it is similar in appearance to the Noxus emblem, and Noxus was built on the remains of Morde's empire. Given Morde's association with black magic and status as sovereign, an evil ring that feeds on the souls of the slain feels appropriate.

Velzard of Koz2 votes

Wait now it belongs to Sej? I always thought it's simply Lissandra's. I thought Liss was the Seeker.

A Superb Villain4 votes

Liss was the Seeker, but she dropped the position either when she became Ashe's adviser or found the Watchers. Sej later discovered the gauntlet.

jama6555 votes

WAIT LISS IS ASHES ADVISER????

A Superb Villain3 votes

https://i.giphy.com/media/l3q2K5jinAlChoCLS/200w.gif

It is mildly disquieting people don't know this information.

Lõyalty2 votes

Imma TLDR this for ya. 3 Tribes in the Freljord, owned by - Ashe, Sejuani, Lissandra Ashe is the good guy! Sejuani is the bad guy! Lissandra is a bad guy posing as ash' ally to look like a Good guy! There are stories of an Ice witch in the freljord Lissandra is secretly the ice which, she poses as the queen of the "Frostguard" tribe so people do not suspect it is her.

Itsbeghdev1 votes

I feel like the title of Seeker stopped being a thing when the Frozen Watchers got thrown off a bridge and Lissandra started assuming other identities so the rest of the surviving Iceborn wouldn't kill her on sight

Ebonmaw Dragon15 votes

item 3068 is not worn by Azir, but the Sand Soilders do. It counts?

Other obvious are: item 3200 item 3196 item 3197 item 3198 Viktor item 3901 item 3903 item 3902 Gangplank item 3599 Kalista item 3455 RengarKhazix

item 3090 item 3116 Ryze Ryze Whitebeard

And a special mention to: item 3116 https://hydra-media.cursecdn.com/dota2.gamepedia.com/2/27/Crystal_Maiden_icon.png?version=da2f63a0763bb2d9804d045e24079d26

Arakadia10 votes

Is Raptor Cloak related to Xayah? Sure looks like it but theres both SR and Demacia's raptors it could be referring to.

How do you know the Lost Chapter is Karthus related?

DrCyanide11 votes

Raptor Cloak could probably be argued either way, but Xayah having a raptor skull on her cloak, Rakan's golden feathers near the edge, plus the coloring, makes it seem extremely similar.

http://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.14.1/img/item/3802.png Looking close you can see that The Lost Chapter has the Shadow Isles emblem on it. You could argue it's a random chapter from a random book, but I think there's enough to connect it to Karthus specifically. First off, Karthus has a mana refunding spell in his kit, and the Lost Chapter provides a way to gain mana. This could be explained by coming from the same book that Karthus keeps with him, but since he uses his mana spell so often he has it memorized. Additionally, when Karthus pulls the tome out to use his ultimate he whips it out and pages start fluttering around. That seems like a great way for a chapter of a book to become lose and fall out.

Jerry SeinfeId8 votes

Karthus lightsbane uses item 3027 as his weapon.

Braum lionheart seems to be wearing item 3024 and drinking out of the item 2051

Gragas caskbreaker wears a item 1011 with a item 2003 on it.

Jayce Brighthammer wears has item 3028 and item 2031 on his belt and wears an item 1052 over his shoulder.

Ryze whitebeard has a mana potion(rip) item 3116 between his scroll with another staff that might have item 3112 on it and has a Netherstride Grimoire(blackmarket brawlers item)

Sejuani Dawnchaser Has 2 item 1054 on bristle

Varus swiftbolt has the item 1038 tied to his quiver (explains how that works)

Veltox6 votes

item 3512 It could be created by Malzahar

Metallmeister3 votes

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Ralanr3 votes

Nope. That's from an actual king that Mordekaiser never met.

SteelMankind3 votes

item 3401 is implied to be Targonian (a few months ago when the VFX for the shield were updated, they were said to be made 'more Targonian'), so there's a connection to Leona Diana Taric Pantheon AurelionSol .

item 3170 doesn't look much like Diana's weapon, but com'on, it's a moonflair spellblade.

I think I remember hearing once that item 3060 was created by Viktor I have no proof.

item 3812 might be a Darkin itself (not my idea, I saw it on the boards recently).

Autrah Fang5 votes

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item 3401 is implied to be Targonian

implied? the item item 3097 literally has "Targon" in its name, and it builds into it. XD i thought it was pretty obvious ever since the items were first released.

Rito Staff3 votes

Well, Kindred is death. And item 3812 is called Death's Dance, though I don't think they're connected :P (might be)

hi hi its zy zy3 votes

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Well, Kindred is death. And item 3812 is called Death's Dance, though I don't think they're connected :P (might be)

well kindred has an ability called dance of arrows, the item delays death in exchange for fighting on, and kindred's ult prevents you from dying to extend the combat a little longer. its decently possible?

D2Vincent3 votes

don't forget item 3027 + Karthus (Lightsbane skin)

Denims Wrath6662 votes

item 3076 Rammus item 3006 Olaf item 1051 Tryndamere item 3022 Trundle item 3157 Zilean item 3089 Veigar wriggles Jax

DrCyanide5 votes

I was trying to go for items that look like they're a direct reference to the champion.

Rammus isn't wearing a vest Olaf's boots look like they've got fur over them, hard to say on that one Tryndamere isn't wearing gloves Trundle uses a club, not a hammer Zilean does fit the time theme of Zhonyas, but I don't see an hourglass type object with him Jax carries a lamp post, not a lantern

Veigar is a maybe, but if so the hat has been heavily customized. Veigar's cap has spikes on it and a a large belt clip in the front, as well as plume from the top.

Denims Wrath6661 votes

"directly tied" was the theme i went with. all these items are basically meta on these champs and has something to do with them as their persona.

Legacy Hydralpha7 votes

Pretty sure OP meant by lore, not gameplay. The items and champions you matched together do have related themes, but aren't directly tied.

53012 votes

...but Olaf never gets berserkers greaves and Trundle almost never buys FM... you trippin?

xd

Denims Wrath6662 votes

coming from the guy who made his profile dedicated to a career asshole... i dunno.

thefance2 votes

Jax was inspired by "Garet Jax, the Weapons Master" from The Sword of Shannara Trilogy. Garet Jax wielded a sword and cudgel. I suspect the cudgel may have inspired The Brutalizer.

item 3083 protected a Troll Warrior. It might be related to an ancestor of Trundle .

item 3006 and Olaf does have some merit. Since berserkers were Vikings.

Itsbeghdev2 votes

And, y'know, Olaf's title thing is literally "the Berserker"

SteelMankind2 votes

Interestingly enough, according to Illaoi, Warmog's is made of metal

Håppy2 votes

item 3071 Darius

Chembaron Yamada9 votes

His axe is pretty different from Black Cleaver, tbh.

Rito Staff3 votes

It used to be white black cleaver though

Itsbeghdev1 votes

Still didn't look that similar though... plus, I feel like if Darius used The Black Cleaver, it would figure in his lore.

Need Gold 4 Tent1 votes

maybe sion?

Chembaron Yamada1 votes

Has some similarities, but there is one major difference from Black Cleaver both guys share.

If you look closely, Black Cleaver is a double bladed axe. Sions and Darius' axes both have just a single blade.

But Sions design is at least closer than Darius'. ^^

waiting for WoW2 votes

item 3153 Kalista item 3070

Itsbeghdev2 votes

I mean, Kalista and Hecarim both served the Ruined King, but that's not really a direct tie between them and the item.

Umbral Regent2 votes

item 3024 and item 2051 on Braum Lionheart item 2031 and the old Will of the Ancients on Jayce Brighthammer And, Master Arcanist Zigg's Satchel Charges become burlap sacks with item 3116 item 3135 and the old Abyssal Scepter poking out.

Jinzo Torrance2 votes

Brighthammer Jayce has item 3042 inside his Mercury Cannon (turns orange while in Hammer form).

Meep Man2 votes

item 3693 item 3691 item 3694 item 3692 item 3695 item 3690 Thresh item 3175 item 3410 item 3416 item 3422 item 3455 Khazix Rengar item 3902 item 3901 item 3903 Gangplank

underscores2222 votes

Before the visual update, phantom dancer/zeal looked a lot like Kat's main daggers in style, if not in coloration.

MiLuKi2 votes

Talon and item 3814 May be wrong.

JVP152 votes

item 3170 Diana

Neamean2 votes

item 3147 Katarina item 3110 Lissandra

Envoy of Melody2 votes

Maokai item 3751 Perfect burning match! to throw on Maokai

Lux item 3142 Origin match for those who get it.

pixelvoxel1 votes

I really want to build lethality Lux.

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