The MOBA League of Legends aims to overhaul some of its clunkiest champions, not with a broad sword, but with a rapier. They want to make Darius, Garen, Mordekaiser, and Skarner something truly special.
“Steamrollers,” refers to the champion type of tank carries in League of Legends. The prime example of this is Nasus, who eventually becomes a one-man wrecking ball over the course of a long game. However, other champions of this type do not perform their function as well as Nasus. Therefore, they want to give them a bit of “extra pep” and will be remarkably creative in doing so. They intend to continue on this path, with each champion ultimately becoming something special.
Darius is all about killing, Garen has his eyes on the killer in the enemy team
For Darius, they have planned a sort of “blood frenzy.” When he kills an enemy or when “bleeding” on a target is maximized, Darius enters a “murderous rage” and deals increased damage. The idea behind this is that Darius will be built tanky so that he can survive, and in these “murderous rage” situations, he will still deal sufficient damage.
The paladin Garen, on the other hand, will be the opposite of Darius. He becomes a killer when a friendly champ is killed. The biggest killer in the enemy team becomes the “villain” in Garen’s eyes, and Garen then deals “true” damage to him.
Mordekaiser loves dragons, Skarner changes the landscape
Mordekaiser will receive the full experience from minions even when he is in lane with a supporter. He also develops a very special relationship with the dragon: When he deals damage to the dragon, he curses it. If the dragon dies with the curse, a dragon specter will follow Mordekaiser for a certain duration.
Skarner also receives a comprehensive new feature. When he is in the game, crystal spikes grow at six locations on the map: at the four buffs, the Baron, and the dragon. If one of Skarner’s team takes the crystal spike, a buff field will be created just for Skarner. If enemy champs take it, they receive gold and a brief vision window. Skarner is to become the king of neutral objectives with this buff field, which grants him movement and attack speed.
Apart from these “visible” changes, the stats of the four champions will also be significantly revised. There is, so to speak, a rework. The new versions of the four champions are currently on the test server – this runs under patch 5.16. The last patch 5.15 was rather small; it dealt, among other things, with the redesign of Gangplank and Fiora.
