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My Hopes for future darkin

Ao Dracona·1/16/2019, 3:09:47 AM·3 votes·6,215 views

We have 3 darkin already and one of them being a really old champ (Varus)

Of course that leads us with 2 more as Varus quotes “I will unite the 5” probably not exactly that but I know that he says something about 5 darkin being present in runeterra locked in a weapon or not

Here are my hopes for the next upcoming darkin

Support Darkin:

I hope the support darkin is a shield holder much like a darker counterpart of braum.

He/She’s gotta be a badass support darkin that uses the shield for offense and defense why not add a shield bash that does a mini bash and temporarily stuns or knocks up an opponent or maybe he/she can split the shield in two and dual wield it that would be so cool

I hope the darkin support will be as terrifying as Pyke or thresh

Mid: There are two options assasin darkin or mage darkin

For the assasin idk what it could use honestly assasins usually have more than one weapon or a variety of them so idk but if riot can pull off an assasin riot thatd be cool

For the mage darkin it could use a staff or maybe the darkin is a magic book that has secret darkin spells in it and i hope to see a mage darkin that drains its opponents with magic now that would be sick

28 Comments

50CaliberHecate1/16/2019, 3:10:54 AM3 votes

My hopes for future darkin: AA

SSmotzer1/16/2019, 3:14:31 AM1 votes

Well, the next Darkin is going to represent the Scales of Justice, so shields are probably going to play a big role.

Like maybe they could have an evil Darkin shield that is a magic shield and then an Ascended glowing shield that blocks physical damage. Like if Camille's passive was an ability.

Hayaishi21/16/2019, 4:35:06 AM1 votes

Im looking forward to Varus getting a rework. Whenever that is.

I wanna see the next darkin really bad tho.

Warlord Rhinark1/16/2019, 7:48:21 AM1 votes

I really want a Darkin Enchanter that inspires bloodlust and rage in his/her allies, similar to Aatrox's old lore (bless his soul).

A shield Darkin sounds kinda meh, since all of the Darkin were imprisoned in weapons, and shields aren't exactly weapons.

Plus, using the shield for offense kinda defeats the purpose of being a support, someone who is meant to protect and defend others.

GreenLore1/16/2019, 3:14:46 PM1 votes

If the 5 darkin would form a team(which would be really cool),then I doubt that the mid-Darkin would be an assassin since Kayn is already one(granted Rhaast is more of a fighter,but he'll still start as a pure assassin).

Overall I'm not really that much concerned with the weapons of the darkin(though I do think it'd be cool if they actually went with the apocalyptic-horsemen-theme and made the last 2 a magic crown and scales),however I'm curious what the darkins will look like.

I mean the darkin look for the most part like your typical fantasy demons,so I'd hope that they use that to its fullest.

Maybe one of the darkin could be an imp who posesses a yordle? Another one could be based on an Oni or an Efreet.

Squirrelbuddy1/18/2019, 6:44:50 AM1 votes

I want the next Darkin to either be cold and calculating or happy crazy scary. Like how Shaco is giggly but super off putting. Ive seen some of the comments say something about the 4 horsemen idea. If they did they could use one with twin weapons of some kind. like in Garens God King skin how when you spin his sword splits in two. That would be kinda cool I think. And the Last one could be either the Darkin unofficial leader. Like they don't necessarily follow him but they all respect him and do what he wants because he's the most dangerous.

Or, the last one could be a Darkin deserter that the others all hate because he basically sides back with the world that the others just want to conquer or destroy. He could use a lash, flail, or if they do go with the deserter darkin route then maybe he's no longer bound to his weapon. If Zoe knows how to bind them then surely she knows how to unbind them. After changing sides his weapon could have just exploded or evaporated away and TADA you have a mage Darkin. (beeteedubs the darkin know blood magic..that's how vlad learned to use blood magic.) Aatrox uses blood magic too in order to recreate his form and so on. So tech. they could have a mage darkin without a weapon if they followed that line of reasoning. He would be a blood mage like Vlad. But unlike Vlad he would be a true master of it. Able to influence the minds and hearts of others, make peoples blood explode from their shambling carcasses, and possibly reanimate the dead like puppets on strings. Just think of a theme like that and his abilities could ACTUALLY be completely debuff based. So instead of a mid or support mage that deals massive dmg or mitigates dmg, you'd have a mage that sole purpose is to stack debuffs. almost like a reverse Sona. Like Q=All dot dmg is increased on enemy champions, W=Heals are % less effective on enemy champs, E=Crowd control of all types duration and power increased by %, and R= All debuffs are now global for X time and increased by %. His passive could be something that helps his auto attacks so he can still deal direct dmg like maybe his passive could be called something like, "incorporate pain", and each debuf ability is passively adding effects to his autos. Like if I put a point in Q then my autos would deal dot dmg and if i put a point in w then Maybe i do % hp dmg. Each point could scale the passive up. In fact just make all abilites passive except R. Your role would be determined by what the team needs most. Need a support jngler then use the passive scaling on the right skills in order to take camps down quicker and deny enemy jng. Need a mid laner? Just max a different passive to best utilize your autos against whomever you're facing. THAT would be truely unique and interesting to explore.

Ardranor1/27/2019, 9:16:22 AM1 votes

did i miss something? is tahm no longer a considered a darkin? or was it always left vague with just his interactions with aatrox? so we should really just need a mid right?