Riot, It's Time To Throw The Whole Seraphine Away

During the first patch of the preseason, the marksman mythic items were a bit sad. They were bad enough that many marksmen opted into going lethality to synergize with The Collector. After some adjustments, however, they've started to gain some serious power. It's arguable which one is the best, but Galeforce is the most well-rounded opt

Many older cinematics have shown different champions fighting one another in epic but ultimately meaningless skirmishes that had no lore impacts. However, the Season 10 cinematic broke this trend by featuring battles steeped in recent story developments. In contrast, the Season 11 cinematic only has champions from the same region fighting off the Black Mist, undead monsters, or their possessed allies which truly emphasizes the apocalypse a worldwide Ruination would cause. As Lucian notes, "We can't defeat him alone" and it may take most of the existing champion roster to put an end to the Ruined K

Vlad may not be the strongest champion in the lore , but he is still a powerful being who can dominate in both Mid and Top Lane. Unlike other mages, Vlad can build tanky and still do insane damage, but he can now initiate team fights and wreak havoc on the enemy with the new Hextech Rocketb

While it's still unknown whether these next three releases will aid or oppose the Ruined King, future champions will be much more involved in the overarching story rather than just staying in their home regions. Additionally, this opens the way for even more lore characters to become champions which Riot expressed a renewed interest in doing for the past few ye

Karma is an interesting case because she was able to fight off her initial possession in the cinematic only to be Ruined once more off-screen. On the other hand, Draven and Shyvana show the Black Mist reached much farther than the on-screen areas of Noxus, Ionia, and Demacia. While this opens the door for many older champions to get their first skin in years , it is another way to bring those who are unrelated to the Shadow Isles conflict or had their initial stories finished back into lore relevance. With many players fearing the ultimate fate of their favorite champions, hopefully they can be freed from the Ruined King's grasp in due t

This might sound harsh, but it's practically the only option that doesn't feel gross here. The lack of empathy it would take to read Stephanie's account, then try and sweep it under the rug through plausible deniability would be downright inhumane. On top of that, Riot can't just continue to ignore the mounting criticisms that Seraphine's Diet Rite brand of mental illness is exploitative on multiple levels, nor can they truly wash away the proverbial stank from her original l

Like its predecessor, Rocketbelt shoots out rockets that can damage enemies, but the rockets now deal more damage, and it gives champions bonus movement speed for arcane bilgewater 2 seconds. This works well with Vlad because he can activate Rocketbelt's ability while in his blood pool, and thanks to the movement speed, he can start a team fight while unleashing his whole co

Archangel's on its own is a pretty terrible item, offering an underwhelming amount of AP for the high cost. When upgraded into Seraph's Embrace, the item gives some of the highest AP in the game that a single item can provide. However, that AP doesn't mean a whole lot without the ability haste to back it up. Considering Manamune (the AD-counterpart) gives ability haste, it makes no sense why Archangel's does

Of course, this is far from the only problem with Seraphine. The character came under fire last month, when her lore made her an active beneficiary of in-world genocide . That was only a small part of the outrage, however, as the real focus was on Seraphine's disturbing Twitter account . The branded account tweeted like it had feelings, trying to play up the character's interpersonal struggles and lack of self-confidence like a cutesy marketing point. It was pretty gross, to say the very least, and hit a sour note during a time when everyone is suffering through a global pande

At max stacks, Ornn's basic attacks will explode on enemies and burn them for a time, and it will add cooldown reduction to all his additional items. Thanks to his passive, Ornn can upgrade this Mythic Item, and he can do the same for his allies

Players can frequently spam Ahri's abilities, especially with the provided Ability Haste from Luden's. Lich Bane is the way this build capitalizes on those short cooldowns. The item allows Ahri to deal massive damage with her first auto-attack after using an ability. To increase this damage, the build focuses heavily on providing more Ability Power. Pick up a Rabadon's Deathcap and a Demonic Embrace to greatly increase the extra damage dealt. If dominating early, feel free to purchase a Mejai's Soulstealer instead of a Rabadon's. Zhonya's Hourglass and Sorcerer's Shoes are particularly important items for every Ahri build as w