Dunkmaster Ivern..? WHAT ABOUT MY GIRL ILLAOI!?

Uncle Cunk·Mar 19, 2019·16 votes·11,217 views

This got a Dunkmaster skin. The Tree. Riot, no one plays the Tree. Don't get me wrong, I love the Tree, but no one plays the Tree. [zombie-brand-mindblown]

I won't argue that it took years for Illaoi to get a new skin because, although being true, Ivern hasn't had a skin since 2016. HOWEVER! You wasted Dunkmaster on a Tree. People have been asking for Dunkmaster Illoai for years.

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What about my girl? What about my boy? What happened??? [sg-ahri-1]

Btw, another good thread: https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/ouVeaeEA-dunk-master-ivern In the meantime, I guess I'll wait another 2 years for it.

Edit: Add Galio to the List of Dunk bois. Edit 2: The Original Dunk Squad (video)

35 Comments

ΑοΚιMar 19, 20196 votes

Honestly I feel betrayed... I'm totally fine with the fact that Ivern is an unpopular champ so it makes sense that it took a decade for him to get his first skin after the release skin, but srsly... I mean SRSLY???

I'm a Ivern onetrick with over 1 million mastery points on him and I was totally looking forward for his skin, but there is no way I would buy Dunkmaster Ivern! It has nothing to do with his theme and doesnt even fit his playstyle or anything that would be an argument for it. Dunkmaster Ivern is the same as Sewn Chaos Amumu in my opinion and it's hard to believe that this skin will sell anyway decent. There is only a small amount of Ivern players and even from a lot of them I only got a respond like "this skin sucks so hard riot must be kidding" or "well nothing we can do here, guess we have to wait until season 13 or so before we get an decent Ivern skin".

If Riot really pulls it off and releases Dunkmaster Ivern I'm speechless. They actually managed to tear the heart of an Ivern player apart

Uncle CunkMar 19, 20193 votes

So what you're saying is, _you speak for the Trees? _ [sg-miss-fortune]

Jokes aside, it's honestly sad to see an Ivern main, literally the people who the skin tailored for, not even like the skin. It's literally just Will from 'Fosters Home'. Maybe next time they'll use the right concept with the right champion. A comment above suggested like Enchanted or Coven, which I think would be bawler if Ivern was cloaked in Shadows or like the Enchanted King. [sg-jinx]

Jackin ur lawnMar 20, 20193 votes

They probably will. They didn't pull Asols or LB's. If you haven't been paying attention lately Riot doesn't care for the community's opinion, they know some people will buy it even if they hate it so they know there will be profit and then they can fill their skin quota via laziness and force more esports and prestige skins down our throat. :)

FOR JUSTICEMar 19, 20195 votes

Does he even have a dunk?

OleandervineMar 19, 20195 votes

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Does he even have a dunk?

The closest thing is the way Daisy is summoned in from over his head, but even that fails since she's not a giant basketball.

BarcidMar 20, 20192 votes

Honestly, I think the name was decided just to draw the connection to Dunkmaster Darius, but he's completely modeled after the Harlem Globetrotters. Unfortunately, "Globetrotter" in this context is trademarked last I recall, so naming the skin this would more likely than not result in a nice meaty lawsuit.

Given Ivern's ranged animations and the way he throws his snare, I'd argue you could see him as a free-thrower, but they went with this name because... I dunno, the project manager thought the League community would be too stupid to draw the connection between an Ivern basketball skin and a Darius one? Your guess is as good as mine.

Uncle CunkMar 19, 20192 votes

If you mean Ivern, then no. They just added it to his recall. [sg-zephyr]

(If you mean Urgot, I'd say his E is a pretty funny dunk, or could at least be turned into one. But I assume you meant Ivern.)

lil kodaMar 19, 20194 votes

what does make sense to me is we cant even call this a "money grab" skin, its literally just a bad skin that nobody is going to buy for a champ nobody plays, i have no idea why this skin exists.

Uncle CunkMar 19, 20192 votes

Tree: exists Everyone: [sg-lux-2]

BladeSteelMar 20, 20192 votes

Its probably the April fools skin. They're probably going to release dunkmaster Ivern and Hextech jarvan, then the day after april fools day also release dunkmaster jarvan and hextech ivern.

Dorans PantsMar 19, 20193 votes

ivern of all the champs? there were so many better candidates, but well the ways of riot´s skin department are and will always be a mystery.

Uncle CunkMar 19, 20192 votes

[sg-ahri-3] Illaoi Skin [sg-ahri-2] DUNKMASTER TREE

aman758Mar 19, 20193 votes

Dunkmaster Ivern is just so bad. Maybe if they made like coven, enchanted, elderwood, SOMETHING! I can maybe appreciate dunkmaster if it even had a different asset than darius' bloody basketball hoop! change colors, recall, daisy's model itself! it's just so bad

Uncle CunkMar 19, 20193 votes

Coven would have been dope, but small indie company. [sg-lulu]

KennekyMar 19, 20193 votes

I'm surprised someone like Pyke didn't get a dunkmaster skin, I know his ultimate is called "Death from below", but he jumps high in the air to execute. I know that won't fit his character, but It would have been a good funny skin non the less. I'm not saying he need another skin (he recently got one and I love it, thank you Riot), but yes I do agree Illaoi would have been a perfect fit.

Uncle CunkMar 19, 20193 votes

Considering Pyke's Ult is literally just Rengar's/Darius's, I'd be down to see a Dunkmaster Pyke. Maybe like 'Benchwarmer Pyke' or something. [slayer-pantheon-popcorn]