Upcoming VGU's prediction w/ smart analysis

Killaburn·9/12/2017, 2:43:07 PM·27 votes·7,034 views

First of all, i will not be biased in creating this list. I will apply riots rules in creating VGU's and my testimonies. Like there should be no back to back champs to receive a rework with the same position/faction/lane. And also, they said that there are 5 teams that can do vgu's or new champs that's why having many vgu's next year is not impossible.

Note: this prediction is** in order** and is after Swain and this post is for VGU's only and not for GU's and VU's

  1. Nunu - yes, he is the first one in the list (not because i dislike and hate him) its because he's really outdated ( gameplay wise and visual wise). Speaking of his gameplay, he's the most binary kit ever and tahm kench's hat has more polygons than him. And to give more justice to my prediction, swain can be played mid or top, that's why a jungler can be the best option next considering all the tier one/highly need a VGU champs are junglers and top laners. disregarding, morde, pant, irelia next after swain cause they're top laners. Not only that, but nunu can be played support too, so a jungler/support is a nice spotlight/entry next ( the last jgl/sup was ivern, last year btw).

  2. Mordekaiser - i know a lot of you like morde to be rework and i couldn't agree more because of his bugs and pizza feet. He is also the best option after nunu because now that we cancelled the jungler position/freljord/jungle lane/support, we can now assume that the position for a top lane champion can be rework and that spot will be for our lord, mordekaiser. I will be assuming that riot will drop his marksman position because he doesn't fit that at all. Maybe giving him the juggernaut treatment and can be played more on top and even a little jungle specially his ult is destined for a jungler champ (cough dragon cough) and maybe he can not only do that to dr's but can be used to herald as well. A better fit for a top laner.

  3. Akali - more than i like the next vgu after morde to be panteon, i want to give that spot to akali, because i know riot at this time, will stay away from vgu-ing top and jungle to balance the vgu's for those other positions. I like akali very much and i know they will just modernize her like warwick. I want her emerald eyes back! and his big boobs, rito please!!

  4. Pantheon - lets go back to reworking top laners and that spot goes to pant, he deserves it more because just like nunu and morde, he is so outdated. And speaking of lore, his lore is so different than the current pantheon we see ingame. I also hate the long channeling in his ult because its so long and the range is not global, even semi global so it needs to be rework and give him a better ult.

  5. Chogath - another jungler and specially its our void terror cho'gat. Yay void and specially void update!! Our lovely void creature needs an update cause like nunu, TK's hat has more polygons than him and need to be nightmarish. Please don't remove the growing animation though, I like cho to big and scary.

  6. Kayle /Morgana - who couldn't love this 2 lovely angel to be rework?? They clearly need some love specially kayle. She is suffering from an identity crisis and i don't know what lane should i play her lmao. BTW, she could be a top laner/mid and as for morg, i personally like to say to riot that she just needs a modernization like warwick cause she's perfect the way she is, except her lore and visuals. maybe her ult could be more team fight oriented and i like her to stay as a mid laner/support laner.

I think the next batch is for 2019

  1. DrMundo - i think at this time, riot could now visit zaun again. Giving our lovable doctor some love. Giving him the attention he deserves and update the remaining left outs in the zaun update (twitch and singed). The only thing that i could say is that make him more realistic and not the cartoony version he is now, make his skin blueish violet to look more realistic and not just purple and give him green glowing eyes and make his tongue have a dripping green oozing liquid to have the zaun elements implemented to him hence the color GREEN.

  2. Malphite - now for a support, and i think its malphite's turn cause he is so dated. Specially his lore!!! i'm a lore addict btw and this is making me angry. He needs an interesting lore and not just some space alien, maybe make him a product of the rune wars. His kit is i think ok but it has more potential to it.

  3. Irelia - our lovely top laner girl needs an update too you know. Her initial purpose has so much potential and can be more enchance in a VGU. Maybe make her vgu like the sion rework, meaning making her like a new champ. BTW, please if you redo her frostbite splash, don't remove the but :)

  4. Corki - just a marksman that needs an update and nothing more....

  5. Volibear - I love how voli was interpreted in ornn's lore that why i like to see him more as time pass by :D make him a top laner/support like ornn please!

  6. Fiddlesticks - hahahaha one of the most binary kit ever, 3 point and click abilities and clearly needs an update specially his lore.

  7. Amumu - needs an update except his ult. we love shurima and this baby needs an update, maybe drop the yordle element if you must or not. I just need a nice lore for him.

There are other champs that needs an update but these champs that i have mention clearly needs priority first. maybe in 2020 we could see, blitz, ezrael, nocturne, zinxhao, rammus, udyr, skarner, etc.

Thanks for reading and i need your honest opinions about my prediction.

69 Comments

Jonnyboy1009/12/2017, 2:49:13 PM14 votes

I like your predictions. Its nicely done and not biased :) nice job!

BananaKing729/12/2017, 2:55:53 PM8 votes

yes! rework the beast, NUNU!

Leyin9/12/2017, 2:55:02 PM6 votes

nice ideas, they are all look very well, but there is a problem about the numbers of VGUs in a year, Riot was the last years focusing on 40% Vgus and 60% new champs that were mostly 4 Vgus and 5/6 champs each year, now they want to go more to 50/50 that means , 1 champion team that is currently doing a champ ( it is the team that worked on Kayn) has already thoughts on a VGU for their next project that means: we will get 5 Vgus and probaly about 5 new champs next year , your list has 7 each year, so I think moving 2 of each year back to 2020 would make the list more realistic. But all in all the lsit is qutte good, well done :D

A Superb Villain9/12/2017, 6:18:55 PM4 votes

Veigar

Yo, lemme just sit over here, with pizza feet, sixteen lines, and no joints.

Rest In Poison9/12/2017, 5:45:17 PM2 votes

Teemo Teemo Teemo Teemo

nobody ever seems to mention teemo. he is a marksman that cant be played in the adc position. he can't go mid because all mages counter him, so it leaves him to go top lane. he can harass some melee laners up there. but after the nerfs to his ap ratios and ult timer he really doesnt offer much. in a game where everything has burst damage now teemo isnt left with much. his range is 500 which is extremely low. getting him into range to do damage means you are probobly dead 200 range before that. I think sometimes people just think of teemo as a mascot champion or a meme and people forget that he is played as a real champion. Alot of people resort to building him tank which is sad. His ult is now completely countered by a free trinket. I dont think riot wants to buff him because he is annoying to lane against. Which is fine. So maybe instead he needs a complete rework because i'd rather have that than to continue to play him in his current state. None of the other champions on this list i see is in a state where people actually flame you for picking them in ranked. item 3070

EZ123EZ9/12/2017, 3:13:57 PM2 votes

to be precise, i like your list. I hope riot could consider this and kill all the other memes as soon as possible cause they are irritating. wish they could rework ryze cause he's so outdate ;(

Brutusness9/12/2017, 4:55:48 PM2 votes

I'm getting my Swain so Nunu can have the next. They could actually make him and Willump look badass.

Xenos von Faneli9/13/2017, 1:05:52 PM2 votes

when did Malphite become a support?

thecowley9/15/2017, 12:56:21 AM1 votes

I just want to see new shadow mistress already

Sulghunter9/12/2017, 4:56:15 PM1 votes

I'm hoping they revisit Quinn and finally figure out whether they want her in bot or top lane.

Tomeksz9/12/2017, 3:00:01 PM1 votes

Rammus :)

A Dominatrix9/12/2017, 2:50:16 PM1 votes

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Penta Penguin9/12/2017, 8:21:05 PM1 votes

Kayle IS played Top and Mid...

Ivern and Irelia9/13/2017, 1:06:39 AM1 votes

Id be okay with a sion level rework of Irelia to further express her telekinetic blade wielder archtype, just as long as she still maintains her q mechanic.

Omnem Occido9/13/2017, 1:22:25 AM1 votes

I think Malph should be ahead of Cho. Cho seems fine as he is: a slow but powerful Warden/Bruiser.

Malph is almost as binary as Nunu. He either uses all of his spells at once on clumped enemies, or he doesn't. The only difference is that his ult is much more useful.

Agent Corgi9/13/2017, 1:36:29 AM1 votes

Meanwhile Shaco Shaco is just floating about in the Jungle doing scary things to Jungle Creeps & Teemos.

DeadUnborn9/13/2017, 1:39:29 AM1 votes

the way you describe some champions is very inaccurate

Sukishoo9/12/2017, 3:04:21 PM1 votes

Too bad Nunu isn't gonna be up next as Riot already said that :P They are trying to spread the roles out further, so another Jungler wouldn't do it xD

Jackom19/12/2017, 3:05:08 PM1 votes

You have more than a point, but right now I can only think of Volibear as the next rework after swain. Ornn's lore clearly introduced Voli's new lore. And between Ornn's lore and VO, It' clear that Rito is already working on him. They wouldn't have any hints into the newest champion otherwise. They did same with Swain. He might not be the new VGU right after Swain, but he's definitely coming early next year, I'm calling it. Also, barely anyone knows he exists, so he desperately needs a relaunch.

With Morde I'm actually losing hope, I'm afraid that at least a couple champions will be reworked before him, so I'd put him either at the end of next year or in 2019.

You didn't mention Udyr, who's model is terribly outdated like most of champs you talked about, and has one of the lowest play and win rates together with volibear. His kit isn't binary, but it's evident that it's not good anymore. Can I ask you what you think of him?

ZER0 29/13/2017, 12:19:09 PM1 votes

Reading the "his big boobs" and "keep the but" gave me cancer, first they never took away akali's boobs x.x and secondly... basing reworks off of that is absolutely painful. The rest were alright. (also malph isn't a support)