Yeah, her lore is actually kind of interesting with Vi. Hope they develop that more.
I mean last time we heard something new about jinx as far as I know is the heimer/ziggs comic and it didn't help with her back story it was teased since her release Vi is her sister.. and the reason why she is crazy is unknown.. what I know is that the arcane series should put some light into this.
Edit: Jinx is VI's sister confirmed since 2017 it seems.. not a big surprise though.
Lord Jaraxxus needs to become a hero card.. the reduction to 15 hp is the thing holding it back.. yes now it's playable kind of.. still would play galakround 9/10 times instead of jaraxxus
it's the first hero card in the game.. can't they.. change him to be like that? I know it got some interactions from being generated as a demon.. but the card is outdated and it could use some new design.. I mean why a win condition hero card is counterable by cards such as dirty rat?
Also I am disappointed it took them THAT long to finally take out that crippling weakness of lord jaraxxus..
This mode is dead for me I only casually played it but now I would need 2500 gold to play it on even footing and I don't like having that big of a disadvantage, also all the point of the mode is to try strategies and 2 out of 4 picks is really feels bad..
I would prefer if it costed 3000 but it was 1500 for each unlock slot , I could coup with 3 choice.. also the arena ticket bundle is really stupid, I mean why not make the perk cost 1900 without the tickets?
Battlefiend - if they make it 1/2 it's not a good nerf at all(plus they keep a growing 1 drop in the game.. THOSE ARE BAD FOR THE GAME!), if they make it a 2/1 it's not playable anymore, hoping for a mana increase to keep the card viable.
Glaivebound Adept - I dunno I hope they don't kill the card, could see them lowering it's hp or attack and keeping the effect. or lowering it's effect to 3.. any of that is probably fine.
BTW the above 3 cards could be much more balanced without Twin Slice at 0 mana.
Kael'thas Sunstrider - 7 mana maybe.. even 8 he comes online too early and does crazy things..
Bad Luck Albatross - they will either give it 4 mana or 4/2 or 3/3 one of those.. if it's shuffles just one it ruins it as a highlander counter card.
Frenzied Felwing - probably we will see it either at 6 or they will reduce it to a 3/2. (IDK why they though this card was ok on release).
Open the Waygate - probably play 10 spells that didn't start in your deck, that's how easy it is now to create them.. don't play enough wild but they normally complete it too fast when I do play against it.
Bloodbloom - hoping for a mana cap of 5 to keep Mecha'thun around but kill that obnoxious combo, but it's Blizzard so +1 mana cost and the power level is too low for wild.
Sacrificial Pact- this one is no brainer - "a FRIENDLY demon" keep it as good as it is in galakround warlock before AOO. also if you do this please remove it from zephyrs' pool I can already see zephyrs suggesting this card after that nerf.
Libram of Justice - happy they finally acknowledge they should buff archtypes that came up too weak (too bad for freeze shaman, it could use so many buffs... still have a morabi(obviously didn't craft)).
As for the buff, the card already does what it does(you can't really change anything on the card) so I think a mana cost change of costing 5 or if they REALLY want to push librams so 4 (rip equality)
So what? epics are not that hard to come by, if you come from HS there are really niche epics that require other cards as well.. for example for playing ANY galakround deck you really want kronx and for some versions you need niche epic cards as well..
in runeterra there are also some epics that really work with one strategy.. for example the purrsuit for perfection is REALLY niche it's only might be good in a highlander deck..
all in all.. it doesn't matter how niche a card is as long as it got a deck to belong to.. and I think swain has many decks it can fit into.
Passive: restore HP and get hp every takedown(doesn't have health gain) or when applying his other passive that pulls a champion on his direction when hit by another CC(it's not exactly a stun when dealling dmg)
Q: it's an AOE attack with very short range if it were to be implemented it would be a cleave.
W: it's a long range slow which has a small AOE and activates the first passive (nothing alike)
E: it's a claw root that goes and returns to a certain range - doesn't fit any effect except the stun kind of .. but it's a root not a stun but looking at yasuo stun could also be a knock up...
R: no hp drain AGAIN, only his nexus strike makes sense for his 2nd ult proc that blows up (but it should depend on damage done during the ult..)
So I don't think it's a smooth transition.. the card fits swain as a character but NOT as his kit in league.
Nox/Piltover: fervor will add consistency and lethal range to an already top tier deck. Life gain cards heals very little, there is no decent early lifesteal option and mid/late game LS can be denied now by selecting the designated block unit as a sacrifice to favor. Not to mention there are a few last breath cards that deal direct damage when killed, so its drawback will actually be a plus in many situations.
First big buff to aggro decks i guess =/
Fervor is highly couterable if any of the 2 targets fizzles or is killed the spell is negated.. glimpse beyond or another fervor in respounce.
it's a card that requires you to be sure your target won't die. it's more a card you would use in reaspounce to removal or an unfavorable trade.
The thing with fervor is that it can target face, I see an aggro deck that uses atrocity for that purpose so a - 3 mana atrocity in some situations could be great.
Wow this card brings noxus so much removal the 3 mana deal 3 to friendly for 3 to anything is just amazing in spider decks (if they still exists after getting destroyed by ember maiden).
Swain looks like a natural fit in a PNZ deck maybe with Ezreal as well since here are other 2 targeted cards (I really like the double and triple targeting in runeterra.. hearthstone's UI is limited to always target one thing and it makes so many cards REQUIRE the word random..) in the pool for ez noxus and swain fits very well within a deck that has so much direct damage to begin with.. also ez decks don't quite have a natural second champ slot currently it's ez karma but I think it can easily be swain and Ezreal.
BTW I think RIot will be quite mad on those polish facebook people.. IDK how you can screw it so hard..do they not even follow the reveals or something?
The apprentice reminds me of Amateur Aeronaut
Edit: oops didn't put the original source :D
I am hoping for Vi as well I never played Viktor.
I mean last time we heard something new about jinx as far as I know is the heimer/ziggs comic and it didn't help with her back story it was teased since her release Vi is her sister.. and the reason why she is crazy is unknown.. what I know is that the arcane series should put some light into this.
Edit: Jinx is VI's sister confirmed since 2017 it seems.. not a big surprise though.
Lord Jaraxxus needs to become a hero card.. the reduction to 15 hp is the thing holding it back.. yes now it's playable kind of.. still would play galakround 9/10 times instead of jaraxxus
it's the first hero card in the game.. can't they.. change him to be like that? I know it got some interactions from being generated as a demon.. but the card is outdated and it could use some new design.. I mean why a win condition hero card is counterable by cards such as dirty rat?
Also I am disappointed it took them THAT long to finally take out that crippling weakness of lord jaraxxus..
I am excited (heh) for a jinx video now :D she didn't really had any lore for a while..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRUBBiC3g5M
^ swim playing yetis
This mode is dead for me I only casually played it but now I would need 2500 gold to play it on even footing and I don't like having that big of a disadvantage, also all the point of the mode is to try strategies and 2 out of 4 picks is really feels bad..
I would prefer if it costed 3000 but it was 1500 for each unlock slot , I could coup with 3 choice.. also the arena ticket bundle is really stupid, I mean why not make the perk cost 1900 without the tickets?
From my experience highlander decks always draw the albatross on the turn they play alexstraza 100% no nerf needed :(
Battlefiend - if they make it 1/2 it's not a good nerf at all(plus they keep a growing 1 drop in the game.. THOSE ARE BAD FOR THE GAME!), if they make it a 2/1 it's not playable anymore, hoping for a mana increase to keep the card viable.
Altruis the Outcast - 4 mana probably.. or doesn't target face.
Glaivebound Adept - I dunno I hope they don't kill the card, could see them lowering it's hp or attack and keeping the effect. or lowering it's effect to 3.. any of that is probably fine.
BTW the above 3 cards could be much more balanced without Twin Slice at 0 mana.
Kael'thas Sunstrider - 7 mana maybe.. even 8 he comes online too early and does crazy things..
Bad Luck Albatross - they will either give it 4 mana or 4/2 or 3/3 one of those.. if it's shuffles just one it ruins it as a highlander counter card.
Frenzied Felwing - probably we will see it either at 6 or they will reduce it to a 3/2. (IDK why they though this card was ok on release).
Open the Waygate - probably play 10 spells that didn't start in your deck, that's how easy it is now to create them.. don't play enough wild but they normally complete it too fast when I do play against it.
Bloodbloom - hoping for a mana cap of 5 to keep Mecha'thun around but kill that obnoxious combo, but it's Blizzard so +1 mana cost and the power level is too low for wild.
Sacrificial Pact- this one is no brainer - "a FRIENDLY demon" keep it as good as it is in galakround warlock before AOO. also if you do this please remove it from zephyrs' pool I can already see zephyrs suggesting this card after that nerf.
Libram of Justice - happy they finally acknowledge they should buff archtypes that came up too weak (too bad for freeze shaman, it could use so many buffs... still have a morabi(obviously didn't craft)).
As for the buff, the card already does what it does(you can't really change anything on the card) so I think a mana cost change of costing 5 or if they REALLY want to push librams so 4 (rip equality)
I doubt they ever lived in harmony XD specially the void + any region.
ye I know it's "The last airbender" meme but I am fun at parties.
So what? epics are not that hard to come by, if you come from HS there are really niche epics that require other cards as well.. for example for playing ANY galakround deck you really want kronx and for some versions you need niche epic cards as well..
in runeterra there are also some epics that really work with one strategy.. for example the purrsuit for perfection is REALLY niche it's only might be good in a highlander deck..
all in all.. it doesn't matter how niche a card is as long as it got a deck to belong to.. and I think swain has many decks it can fit into.
Not really..
Passive: restore HP and get hp every takedown(doesn't have health gain) or when applying his other passive that pulls a champion on his direction when hit by another CC(it's not exactly a stun when dealling dmg)
Q: it's an AOE attack with very short range if it were to be implemented it would be a cleave.
W: it's a long range slow which has a small AOE and activates the first passive (nothing alike)
E: it's a claw root that goes and returns to a certain range - doesn't fit any effect except the stun kind of .. but it's a root not a stun but looking at yasuo stun could also be a knock up...
R: no hp drain AGAIN, only his nexus strike makes sense for his 2nd ult proc that blows up (but it should depend on damage done during the ult..)
So I don't think it's a smooth transition.. the card fits swain as a character but NOT as his kit in league.
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I mean...
seriously :D
https://outof.cards/forums/legends-of-runeterra/runeterra-general/3736-swain-leaked
*shrug*
This follower seems to have a low mana cost maybe 3.. I could see a 3 mana 1/1 deal 2 to a unit (cause of the leak of the mechanic of the champion..)
Fervor is highly couterable if any of the 2 targets fizzles or is killed the spell is negated.. glimpse beyond or another fervor in respounce.
it's a card that requires you to be sure your target won't die. it's more a card you would use in reaspounce to removal or an unfavorable trade.
The thing with fervor is that it can target face, I see an aggro deck that uses atrocity for that purpose so a - 3 mana atrocity in some situations could be great.
Oh yeah you need to directly strike the nexus to activate nexus strike abilities.
Wow this card brings noxus so much removal the 3 mana deal 3 to friendly for 3 to anything is just amazing in spider decks (if they still exists after getting destroyed by ember maiden).
Swain looks like a natural fit in a PNZ deck maybe with Ezreal as well since here are other 2 targeted cards (I really like the double and triple targeting in runeterra.. hearthstone's UI is limited to always target one thing and it makes so many cards REQUIRE the word random..) in the pool for ez noxus and swain fits very well within a deck that has so much direct damage to begin with.. also ez decks don't quite have a natural second champ slot currently it's ez karma but I think it can easily be swain and Ezreal.
BTW I think RIot will be quite mad on those polish facebook people.. IDK how you can screw it so hard..do they not even follow the reveals or something?
It says any damage not just to the nexus.
"When we've done 12 non combat damage this game"
I guess excess damage doesn't count since it's a strong level up.
Was used in mage a lot as well cause mage could ping it.
it's weird they didn't give warrior a draw engine/card to compensate about acolyte..