After the reveal of the new champion Seraphine in LoL (League of Legends), many players compared her to Sona. The developers defend the new champ and highlight the differences.
What is happening with Seraphine? The release of the new LoL champion Seraphine is widely discussed in the community. After being teased for weeks on social media by Riot, a leak even surfaced that shows all her abilities.
Due to this leak and her displayed and detailed abilities, many players drew comparisons to existing champions in LoL. Primarily to the support champion Sona, but also to Karma.
Seraphine has the theme of “music,” which primarily affects her abilities. After every third ability cast, it is cast again with an additional effect. As a support champion, she can shield and heal allies, charm and slow down enemies.
The comparison to Sona: Sona, on the other hand, has been in the game since 2010. She also embraces the music theme. She can provide shields to her allies, heal them, slow down enemies, and make them dance in place. Sona also has a passive ability that builds up through three cast abilities.
This is how Riot Games defends Seraphine
This is what Riot says: On reddit, Riot Games’ Lead Champion Producer Ryan “Reav3” Mireles spoke out, explaining that there are already many champions in LoL whose themes overlap.
“Music is a big theme, and we could probably still make another champion with a music theme, and it would still feel different from Sona and Sera. Sona has the music theme as an aura. She plays music, which affects allies around her,” Mireles explains. “With Sera, we utilized a more rhythmic music theme, where you use abilities, and the fourth ability is cast as an echo. It’s similar to how you create music in fours [when counting to the beat].”
However, fans see clear similarities and share comics about it on Twitter:
In general, Mireles recommends that players should first play the champion and not judge based on videos. “I have played a lot with Sona and also a lot internally with Seraphine, and I think she doesn’t feel like Sona when you play her in-game.”
Then he lists what makes Seraphine unique:
- She is VERY dependent on her skillshots, which feels very different from Sona.
- The main reason she feels unique is that every third spell you cast is cast twice.
- This makes you think about the order in which you cast your spells to achieve different effects.
- You get into a musical rhythm of 1, 2, 3, and 4. It feels very different from any other champion.
He then explains that you should try her out first before jumping on the “Sona 2.0” bandwagon.
Have you tried Seraphine out on the test servers? What do you think of her?
Lastly, players were surprised at how complex new champions like Samira are becoming. With Seraphine, it looks quite different.
