Can someone explain poro king to me?

GTB79·Dec 16, 2014·1 votes·2,839 views

The whole mode just felt like arram with snowballs, the poro king was kinda just a super minnion that heals but does no damage and other then those 2 things theres not much at all difrent

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Dr JarjarbinksDec 16, 20143 votes

If you can't appreciate how amazing it is to play aram but be able to choose your champ and ban 3 per team....you must not be an aram fan. I see this as nothing more than aram as it could be, certainly a better version than we have now. I LOVE IT

BresnDec 17, 20141 votes

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But the point of ARAM is to NOT be able to choose your own champions so saying playing ARAM and choosing your own champions in the same line makes no sense.

Dr JarjarbinksDec 18, 20141 votes

true but with the variety of picks I see it feels about the same, except I get to be my fav champs all the time=) and its more often a fair fight, which is what I meant by better version. I appreciated the random nature of aram more when I was learning and need an excuse to play whatever but now I play whats fun not whats op so its a more fun version of aram for me. the poro spells is novel and fun but a minor factor for me. Its a more complicated, more balanced version of aram where I get to choose the champs most fun for me. sounds like a winner to me

RawrfulDec 16, 20142 votes

It is ARAM with snowballs and extra cuteness.

You have a problem with extra cuteness?

GTB79Dec 16, 20141 votes

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It is ARAM with snowballs and extra cuteness.

You have a problem with extra cuteness?

I was just soooooooooo hyped but it kinda nothing new

Gear KittyDec 16, 20141 votes

First, video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdQXAvqh3a0

Secondly, the meta is a bit shifted. ADCs are even more... well, not worthless, but a little unneeded. It's a faster game mode, farming minions is harder than in ARAM, and EVERY MEMBER OF THE ENEMY TEAM CAN LEE SIN Q TO THEM.

When everyone is Lee Sin, there is no peeling. Squishie supports are in the same boat. Most are too weak to handle a Darius, Sion, or Sejuani instantly engaging on them.

That brings me to the next point. Tanks reign supreme. Assassins may get the great KDA, but it's tanks that benefit the most from the summoner 31 King's heal aura AND can survive most champions dashing to them.

Assassins are good, because they have a SURE engage on the target of their choice. Mages with pushing power or good wave clear are great too, like Ziggs, Heim, Syndra, and Lux.

Champs with % HP damage are good too, cause that King gets pretty beefy.

Tips

Bring your best dodges, cause letting the enemy land summoner 31 is not only a little bit of damage, but it's a slow, an engage, and gives them another tick toward King.

Any summoner 31 hits while the king is being summoned or tromping around DO NOT count toward the 10. It's honestly best to hold onto your buddy while the enemy has him. Then, once you fell the king, throw as soon as you can. Your total before they summoned the king stays the same.

Blitz sucks because who ever he pulls gets to land a point blank summoner 31 on him. I wrecked his team because I summoned the king TWICE in one match simply because he pulled me. So watch your engages when the enemy has a high count, they could easily turn it around with a monarch drop.

Laughing FishDec 16, 20141 votes

summoner 31 . 'Nuff said.

KalarepaDec 16, 20141 votes

If you have any clue about ARAM, you should know that poro king makes it COMPLETELY different. That blocking skillshots poro king and free gap closers for everyone turn entire ARAM (or should I say "HA") tier list upside down. It's like Riot gave huge nerfs to all strong Summoner's Rift champions, huge buffs to all weak ones and you said, you can't see any difference.

GTB79Dec 17, 20141 votes

I guess i way over hyped my self and got really disapointed

7ha7guy777Dec 17, 20141 votes

the king can actually do damage. in the very first game i payed, the enemy ezreal was excuted by the summoner 30 . a few games later, i got kill credit when the king attacked someone.