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"One of the things League community HOUNDS me about." "Throw me a freakin' BONE here." "I'm right there with you, BARKING for some Darkin." Darkin Zacian got it.
@@linkanami Mental Health is a real thing. I am going through it right now due to a "loss" of a really important person. I hope he is okay and will recover. Doesn't matter what caused it, but it will leave scars... Even if he will take a break from his work or he still does it to distract himself. We, as his community, should be fully understanding and not complain about stuff. Mental Health is real and worse than a broken limb or anything and recovering from that can take weeks... or even years, depends on what happened
I hope we get a mid lane darkin and hopefully a support in the future. That way the darkin team would be complete Can't wait for Aatrox to roast the next Darkin
@@TheMultiRoxor maybe it goes more along the lines of the new champ gloating about their dagger, but aatrox calls it a kitchen knife and/or says that size matters
OK so there’s two female Darkin that it could be. 1. Valeeva. A Darkin that showed up in “Twilight of the Gods” and is implied to be Varus’ sister that he has been searching for in Shurima. The sand in the teaser image implies that the dagger is in Shurima, so that fits. She’s described as having purple veins, venomous spines and alabaster skin, which means that she basically looks like a spiky Varus. And she and her brother are apparently obsessed with vengeance, which fits Varus as well. 2. Xolaani. The ascended that is described in “The Faceless God”. She was an ascended healer who rebelled against the emperor’s warmongering ways. She also refused to participate in the Great Darkin War, instead choosing to use her knowledge of blood magic to heal people, and could even revive the dead. She was eventually “laid low by the most vicious of Darkin” I’ll be honest, I think Xolaani is definitely gonna be a champion at some point, but I feel like she might not be THIS champion, because her whole thing is that she does not like war or violence. She’s a healer, that is her whole characterisation. So a Darkin dagger assassin doesn’t seem to fit her. So overall I think Valeeva is more likely, though you know, it’s possible they’ll just make a new original character.
@@degeneratewithasideoftidep6795 how are they still alive in there? Once the darkin takes over, the other entities dies off don’t they? That’s what happens to kayn if rhaast wins
@@strangecreature4369 They do have some influence, but holy shit this just reminded me how outdated everything about Varus is right now. Give my boy(s) an update!
I really hope the new male enchanter turns out good, I've been craving a new enchanter champion that suits my playstyle, but will see. Finally some more Ixtal tho, they really dropped that one for so long
Ixtal is the biggest joke league has had in a while, released with one of the most disappointing characters, only to have her be annoying as fuck as well. And just completely ignoring the region for ages after, not developing it further at all.
Quote from Varus's bio: "During the earliest stages of the war with Icathia, even though it lay far from that cursed place, Varus’ homeland was attacked. While other wardens abandoned their posts to join the defense of the outlying villages, he alone remained, screaming in anguish with every arrow he loosed-for he had chosen to uphold his oaths rather than return home to protect his own family." Quote from "Twilight of the Gods" story: "Ta’anari swept his gaze around his fellow Sunborn-brothers and sisters once united by unbreakable bonds of love and duty that were, in time, revealed to be as brittle as glass." ALL ascended and dakrins were calling each other "brothers" and "sisters". Varus's real family died long ago, the one he called "sister" at the end of his story is as much sister to him, as she is to Aatrox, Rhaast and even Nasus and Renekton.
People see blade wielding wolf as a Red Wolf reference : I sleep People see blade wielding wolves as a sif reference : real shit ? People who see blade wielding wolves as a reference to the cut second phase of the abyss watchers which was supposed to be a Sif callback that was later reused in Elden Ring : ascended
I find it odd you didn't point out how the dagger champ itself could just be the snake ascended Nekanaru (iirc) and the wielder be Cebataru the Wolf Ascended as they both escaped alongside Valeeva, Cebo being correlated as the wielder would make a lot of sense with what they were teasing with puns, and the dagger itself has a reptilian eyeball. Valeeva is more likely to be a support and have at least 1 darkin for each role.
@@kroneexe i mean its Varus' sister,who is an adc which is why it would make sense, besides it's the only role that makes sense for her and for the darkins
@@kroneexe i mean, they havent put an wgirl champ intentionally into support in a long time lol Its not like its bad anyway and theres plenty of off meta good supports such as lissandra and sylas that exist, and others. They want to put more males into the support role (apparently) anyway. Though they've realeased a lot of females recently in general.
@@vegetatheveggie2547 technically if base on medival military a soldier equipment would be: Spear, Shield, Sword and Knife. High chance the support darkin gonna be the Shield, while Spear is already the idendity for few champion: Kalista (a javelin is literally a spear made for throwing) Pantheon, Nidalee and Xin zhao
A dog Darkin? Guess we could have a full canine team together with Ahri, Kindred's Wolf, Nasus and Warwick. I wonder if they will look like Amaterasu from Okami.
Based on the hints, I'm pretty sure that we will get a dog darkin, who'se called Zeaam Reave mentioned "2:34 am" twice, so that has to mean something, and if you turn it into l33tspeak, you get Zeaam.
An important thing about the Darkin teaser was the "who or WHAT got hold of the dagger" meaning it's possible the host is a dog like, but that doesn't mean just a dog, it could be a monster,creature, Vastaya,Baccai etc
I'd like to see it be a Baccai. They got some attention with the Shuriman expansion in LoR but other than that they've been a tiny spot in the lore. Really the only places they're mentioned is that one loading screen text and in LoR. I'd just like to see Baccai have a bigger spot in the lore even if it's small but seeing as it's likely going to be a monster champion, I'd say it's highly likely that the Baccai would be more animalistic in nature. For those confused, Baccai are god-warriors that failed ascension and became deformed because of it. If a failed ascension were to happen and a Baccai is born, they were typically shunned by the empire. Although, it seems that Nasus has taken many of them in as guardians of his library.
The issue with the new darkin IMO is that darkins used to be based on the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Based on their weapons, Aatrox is War, Varus is Conquest, and Kayn is Death. Which leaves Famine, whose weapon is a scale. Now I don't know how they could have made a character that fights with a scale, but it would have been neat.
I suspect the darkin is gonna be similar to Sif from Dark Souls but with a dagger, Reave made many dog - hound references during the teaser and says who - or what - took the dagger.
It's just a hunch, but I feel like the Daarkin champ may share some similarities to the cancelled champion from a long time ago named Echo. He was a monsterous dog creature with spikes all over him. Considering they have used previous cancelled champs before as starting points for new ones, I wouldn't be surprised if Echo ended up being the starting point for this new champ.
As a top laner I'm really excited for K'Sante, Pride of Nazumah. The last two top laners released (Sett and Gwen) were pretty easy to learn and they say K'Sante is going to be high difficulty which is a nice refresher to the easy to play top laners we've been getting recently. Now we just have to see if Riot can restrain themselves from making him look like Sexy Squidward instead of a battle-hardened warrior.
"Skilled" is already a big red flag to me, I hope he won't be skilled the same way as Irelia and Fiora is, aka just runs you down with 0 counterplay because he is "hard". He will most likely have an overloaded kit that if mastered will give no chance for the enemy to do anything
@@tamas9554 There is counter play though. It is just that those champs are harder to play while offering big skill expression so if someone is good they can make the champ shine really well. Another bonus is if you play against them correctly you can usually beat them because of this too. Irelia for example you gotta avoid that stun, huge cooldown but requires her to aim it properly and catch you off guard. She becomes less threatening if you engage her without low minions for her to bounce on, when she misses the stun, or after widdling her down with poke here and there the best you can first. It is like akali and yasuo. They can be played really well and dominate the game, but on the other hand they can be some that hard feed like crazy because the player is not so great with it, gets out played, or messes up missing their abilities and when to properly use them. Usually always see hard feeders or hard fed, not inbetween. They are also some of the most fun to face each other with as it becomes more like a tactical duel with everyone dodging around attacking and all that.
What if the twist if Nazumah is that K'Santi is actually an Ascended that cut ties from the main city of Shurima since the Darkin war. Nazumah, a city that is now against Shurima rule, is actually lead by one of the God Warriors. But K'Santi wouldn't want that known (the fact that he is an Ascended) so he uses the hides of Natofos to hide his true form (animalistic due to the transformation he had underwent during his Ascension). Now he just wants to lead Nazumah to prosperity and peace, very unlike of his old life back in the days. Maybe K'Santi found Nazumah on the brink of collapse as he tries to run away from Shurima, and decides he'll lay down on the unexpected land he encountered and help.
@@user-sz9vt4sd7y I still wanna see a champ that can function as a ridable mount and only for those that don't already have a mount of sorts. like a reverse yuumi. you can ride if they allow you to.
A rioter said on twitter that the Male Enchanter would be coming before the Darkin. They said that they needed more time to work on the "Darkin Gal". So its likely a female darkin.
@@CucooCunt So I just checked and that Rioter isn't part of the team working on the Darkin (she is a product manager). The people working on them according to Reav3 is TwinEnso, LoneWingy and JohnODyin. So she just "leaked" that the Darkin possesing the dog is female (it was most likely a female anyway).
I'm excited for the Neeko update! I feel like her passive doesn't play as well into the rest of her kit as it should. interested to see how they will improve her gameplay
A rioter confirmed that they will be swapping the darkin and the enchanter around in release because there are still some stuff that they need to work out for their "Darkin Gal".
@@PsychoDiesel48 part of that problem stems from the fact that ad assassins only have access to three mythics to choose from, compared to ap assassins who have like fuckin’ 20 to choose from.
@@soulthesassyassassin3616 eh, it hink the major problem for AD Assassins is being forced into building lethality to deal notable damage. As an example, mages as a whole dont require magic penetration as a stat to function, since people have like 50-70 mr at level 18, vs easily 100-120 in base armor at 18. A single item can extremely reduce MR for mages, while assassin will play around multiple armor pen item to reduce armor to low enough numbers to actually deal proper damage. Thats also part of the reason why mages can build all ap items altogether with no struggle, and why ad assassins will ifnact usually avoid some items unless they're broken.
Maybe this darkin champion uses its life pool as a form of mana or cost like Mundo did in the past. And some we've yet to see a darkin use blood magic that's so popular among them, this could also be a possibility that this darkin uses that as a form of offensive or defensive mechanic as a jungle. Dying could also mean that the jungle siphons the blood from jungle camps to fill up their secondary pool to use as cost or damage as well. There's a lot of potential when he said "I've been dying to tell you". That's what I sorta got from it Also, thinking about it now, Nasus = Anubis. Renekton = Sobek. When you say opposite of a dog, two Egyptian gods come to mind. Anhur, a lion themed Egyptian God and Bastet, a cat Goddess. So I'm thinking the inspiration could be one of those two.
The new tank sounds like Jayce, but instead of changing from ranged abilities to melee ones, he will change from offensive to defensive with his ultimate.
Sounds very balanced, it turned out well with Sett too. Making a champion who is tanky, but can still dish out a huge amount of damage is very good design. You basically have no counterplay unless the enemy plays a specific champ, but not that something like this matters at all to Riot
@@tamas9554 Sett is fairly easy to kite out and harass though unless you fall into his range. Big weakness is his range and maneuverability. Don't fall into his gap closer pull or be careful when his ultimate is still up and you are usually fine. Also you can dodge and kite out his big shield/blast as it fades fast and then go in for the kill while it is all on cooldown. People just don't play against him properly. I will say he is pretty good verse certain squishier and low mobile champs, but there are plenty he is terrible against too. Avoid the initial burst the best you can and then it is hunting season.
@@merccc1 Yeah, that is what I'm talking about, unless you play very specific champs, he is very hard to counter. Even if you dodge his burst, he can still easily kill you with his dps. I tried to kill him once with Wukong, he built goredrinker and I divine sunderer. It was an equal 1v1 when I DODGED his w, that isn't fair, and Wukong is a very strong 1v1 champ. I barely survived him even when I dodged his w, its a joke.
The fright night skins really caught me off guard in the video, I was sadly expecting something much different from the skins, that doesn't mean the new concepts are bad tho. I just thought that maybe we could get something along the lines of Malphite with an old gothic Church on his back (Warhammer players know my inspiration) or just stuff that goes into this style of churches which I personally find very pleasing to look at. I think I am one of the only people thinking this way tho, the skins are still good but se feel more like a upgraded Halloween skin and not a new version of gothic, eventho the term "Fright night" makes sense of course
Yeah, sort of strange. I like these new skin concepts but they aren't really a new take on "gothic" they are just a new skin line. I was thinking Victorian-style dress, with lots of dark colors, gothic architecture, stuff like that.
@@abiwonkenabi7027 yeah exactly, as I said maybe a malphite with lots of dark magic seemingly controlling him with a giant Church on his bag gothic style. I sure hope that the concepts get more development or that maybe future skins have a more Victorian style to their name. I was thinking about a concept for Elise since that could be interesting, sadly I can't draw so I can't really show my idea but for the spider Form I would have taken inspiration from the skulltulas in the legend of Zelda because I think a spider with a skull on its back is very much gothic
@@merccc1 the Annie skin is the one that I actually also really like, as I said, I don't want them to change the currents skins since they are good, but I think evolving the skin like would be great More of the Annie like skins and less urgot
If this Darkkin isn't a monster/dog then I am begging Riot to give them some beef. Character design wise, that is. We got that with Illaoi, and I want more. I think a lot of female champs need to look even slightly beefier considering most/all their lore involves moving around a LOT. If not full body beef, then at least their legs. For instance, Nilah's arms (or at least the one that wields her whip) would be RIPPED...or at the very least, visibly muscular. So would her legs if she really skips everywhere. Shyvana is half DRAGON but looks like Purple Human Woman who works a day job I'm aware a lot of older female champs are victims of "Sex Sells 2009" but, Arcane's success proved that that isn't really needed anymore, and I think Riot recognized that considering MF's battle bunny skin actually treated her like a human being and not boobs with a body attached. HERE'S HOPIN
As a monster hunter player that new champ made me happy asf. They way you described their “weapon” is bassically a switch axe from monster hunter. It had a blade and axe mode.
What would really make the game more alive is new map skins and/or announcers, it would just needs to change according to what "skin line" are the majority of the players in the match is using, it would not be even "new" as something lile that was already done in the past with the "arcade" theme
9:41 here's something I found about 234. Apparently, the 234 Angel Number is a message of rebirth, regeneration, Life cycles and destiny. Not sure if this will have any significance, but I just thought it might be of interest to you.
I'd really like the idea of varus's sister being a support champion rather than a midlaner so we can have a special interaction in between those two that would be so sweet
Everyone expected something Victorian gothic-ish with the new theme but they drew a "Nightmare before Christmas" skinline. Its not bad, but the wrong theme.
I really like the idea of darkin being able to morph bodies in all the weird ways. The best examples, in my opinion, are the darkin from the new update of LoR, Naganeka of Zuretta who is literally a living animal ballista, and Taarosh who looks similar to a centaur, but, you know, darkin style and with a badass halberd that has a mouth.
@@MrEHD-fj1bz Darkin were Ascended, created also to fight against the void that Icathia had brought. So they are technically like old enemies? Idk if that would make it impossible for them to co-exist, moreover you have to keep in mind that Voidlings might have a connection with the Watchers, though I am not a hundred percent sure on that one
I would really like it if her motivation, even further beyond Aatrox's pursuit of the same thing, is vanity and recovery of her divine glorious form. Considering she is a female Darkin it would in character for her even more than Aatrox to be invested in destruction in order to maintain any semblance of flashy Ascended form. She could also be a set of Ritual Daggers to further accent her theme as a Blood Magic user. Overall I want something big, menacing, vanity focused, and selfish.
@@ninjatoriumnova2483 Its not really sexist because women are human like the rest of us and are prone to falling to the many desires and temptations we all have.
Those "Ntofo" weapons, it sounds almost like an anagram for Tonfa, and I think Reave mentioned the champion wields them in plural, so one in each hand. Tonfas are basically like those L or T shaped batons police use, which you can use defensively by keeping them aligned to your forearms, but maybe he can shatter them to reveal blades crafted from the claws of that beast.
i really just hoped the next one wasnt going to be an assassin. Last one was kayn. and while rhaast is typically more if a tank. he can still very much pop in out of no where, assassinate you in 2 seconds, and then get the heck out
@@Bendzsike even so. rhaast still has the kit of an assassin. he can still move around faster than other non mobiity squishys. he can still get in and out with his wall waking. all his moves still come out pretty quick. his ultimate still is a tool that makes him invulnerable to damage, while targeting a single champion and doing a lot of damage to them. he is still very much an assassin. just not as conventional and cookie cutter as kayn/shadow assassin
I think his kit will be something similar to old aatrox, it will fit the theme of "leader of the warriors" well. It will be like his W will be the "defensive stance" will increase his natural healing or increase his armor/mr stat while his "offensive stance" will remove all bonus armor/mr into raw ad for a few seconds.
I honestly love how they turned the gothic theme into Tim Burton's style. Imo they couldn't came up with anything better, i love those skins! (Draven included)
Important extra details: -K'Sante is actually pronounced Ke-sahn-tay -The current release schedule is K'Sante, ASol, Ahri, Ixtali Enchanter, Darkin, since there seems to be some more things to iron out with their "Darkin gal" -The Harass ping has been removed since the recording for obvious reasons
neeko so reliant on E to get dmg and E gets fked by any anti cc item by getting outplayed hard atm I like her but they could add some shaco to her with the clones
@@tristancarter4324 I think small things like that that add a little outplay potential to her kit would be okay, I just don't want to see a massive overhaul like I'm worried she'll get. I would be all in favor of a small change like what they did with Wukong with adding a second cast to his ult and letting him dash over walls with his w (I know those were two different updates but neither changed his core gameplay they just made it more fluid).
Darkins being corrupted ascended, would it be too bold to assume that she can still keep a little of the animal appearance? Reaver said about Yummi, and connecting it to other ascended: Nasus = anubis / Renekton = sobek... Maybe she can be: ??? = Bastet?
I don't really like this version of Asol. Its just generic. I mean, even their explanation of it is just "He's a dragon, he should breathe fire and fly around." I actually prefer the concepts behind his current ability set, focusing on his lore being that of the guy who made the stars, as it gives him something more unique than just "fire breathing dragon." Maybe the mechanics of the new Q and E will give him that flare he is missing, but right now it just feels boring and uninspired. You could give those abilities to Shyvana and it would still work. You could make a new dragon champ with literally any element and it will work. And that's a bad thing. Riot should be past the point of making generic champions to meet the imaginary quotas of MOBA champion niches. I'm not saying they should scrap the rework entirely, Asol definitely needs it, I just don't think this is the right direction to go in with the goal of keeping his design and themes in tact because its really not.
14:32 buffs being shared would open the opportunity for a lot new interesting strats (especially in pro play) at early levels but it would also take one of the only strengths ivern has. If they decide to add it ivern would either need a rework along with it or some decent buffs compensating.
It would likely hit Ivern's pickrate extremely hard, but it would be really cool if buffs drop the orb baseline so that you can still get the gold and exp, but someone else can get the buff if they wanted to (It would also encourage more people to leash lane since they get a free buff to make up for the potential exp loss if leash and their enemy laner doesn't)
Plot twist the new champ is gonna be a cat/dog vastia and the darkin trapped in the sword will be a dog/cat and they're gonna just harass each other the whole time
Also none of the Darkin were sealed in the Chalicar, Taanari used it and channeled a big Diana ult and completely annihilated most of the Darkin present reducing others to their human form, than Myisha removed Taanari's heart and would later reverse engineer it in a way to create the Darkin weapons
Yeah, I don't get it why did he say that. Does he have dementia or some illness? He keeps saying things that were never in the story the way he says they were, yet he does it very confidently. Its like when he said that Jax killed an Ascended in a 1v1, but that is not what is written down in that story
New Darkin wielder could theoretically be a Baccai. Idea of a foe that failed the Ascension, but still badly wanted to achieve its power, have picked a Darkin weapon. Baccai are those wolf-like characters, so tips we have could match and we've not yet got any Baccai champion in the game. I hope there's no lore blockade that I've missed, but that could be a possibility
Baccai are not wolf like, Baccai are just failed ascensions, Xerath is technically a Baccai too, even if he escapes the norm, in legends of runeterra we have some examples of Baccai, like a hyena and a spider.
5:40 or possibly could have a passive which builds up from damage taken/dealt; breaking the weapon temporarily switching its abilities temporarily, similar to gnar in a sense
there was this one fan champion idea people liked long time ago, it was a female darkin blood assassin with a dagger, kindof similar to katarina but with like Scarlet Witch stuff
I am starting a revolution! For a whole month i will be playing ONLY monster champs in all game to show riot how much we apreciate all the work they put into this champs they are the most unique and well designed
9:06 - when he said this, it def made me think of Dr. Evil (“throw me a friggen bone, here!”), so then I thought like maybe he was plotting to take over the world or something
Just realised that the darkin will be like sith from dark souls. If i am correct riot said they'd like to add a champion thats like dark souls, and a dog(or wolf) with a dagger is pretty similar to sith.
An idea that came to my mind (this could be broken but it’s just an idea) so his ultimate would turn his damage stats into armor and mr and vice versa so he is tanky with the blunt weapon and a hyper carry with the blades
I actually really like that idea. I think you’d just need to adjust the numbers a bit, and give them low base stats/lower stats gained per level. I think it would also give them a healthy amount of items to build, which would give them more depth. It would DEFINITELY be annoying to deal with though. Could you imagine a hyper carry with frozen heart aura active, or a tank with Galeforce dash?
15:27 I would've gone for taking it seroiusly, most skins like Infernal, only go for the gimmick while restricting what it can go for, thats why they are all just "Fire champion with fire all around" they don't use the element to explore a character's idea, execpt wukong, his gets it(Taking his outaded movements and repurosing them into a devilish Gremlin makes it more than just Fire) Gothic annie:A child contemplating her end, with their precious teddy monster, caring at their side. Emumu: A Gothic Jock, having a issue in deciding on what he wants or going with what gets him "Friends" Gothic Orinnana: A Ghost and a Doll have to deal with Eachother sharing the Doll's body. Just adding more substance into an concept, as the skins don't go any further, like for Tundra hunter, I explored the idea of Warwick's Care for his people, so he becomes the leader of his pack working to keep them fed and fuffilled, Being more calm for respect, and using his Instincts for emergencies.
pretty sure the weapon of the tank is going to just be big tonfa's. the name is similar, the blunt weapon that can be defensive is what a tonfa is. so there you go for anyone curious as to what they might expect the weapon to look like
At least we know the Snake Darkin known as Naganeka of Zuretta is a LoR card. Naganeka is using a freaking giant ballista from its back. Wolf Darkin Cebotaru might be this dagger darkin (or not), or the Forsaken Baccai card who is somewhat hailing in Ionia using a spear though. Valeeva trait is unknown. but shes is a good candidate as well.
"One of the things League community HOUNDS me about."
"Throw me a freakin' BONE here."
"I'm right there with you, BARKING for some Darkin."
Darkin Zacian got it.
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Darkin Sif?
Zacian, pftt.. Darkin SIF
Might be a yordle that looks like dog... hmm.. maybe Norra looks like a dog?
Necrit, you don't need to be on camera, your rest and mental health is more important! Thank you for the content!
Exactly this. Take the time you need to get through what you need to get through. Don't worry about not appearing on camera.
He does so much for us to keep us on track of Riot's news. He rlly deserves to take care of himself and his mental health
NO WE NEED NECRIT😭
@@linkanami Mental Health is a real thing. I am going through it right now due to a "loss" of a really important person. I hope he is okay and will recover. Doesn't matter what caused it, but it will leave scars... Even if he will take a break from his work or he still does it to distract himself. We, as his community, should be fully understanding and not complain about stuff. Mental Health is real and worse than a broken limb or anything and recovering from that can take weeks... or even years, depends on what happened
@@SmartyMcSmartsen i think you replied to the wrong person
I hope we get a mid lane darkin and hopefully a support in the future. That way the darkin team would be complete
Can't wait for Aatrox to roast the next Darkin
Riot probably won't add him a voice line against her which is sad
pray for the double a
aatrox probably roast " a dagger? a dagger!? were you trap at kitchen?"
@@susano.o Do you have daggers in your kitchen?
@@TheMultiRoxor maybe it goes more along the lines of the new champ gloating about their dagger, but aatrox calls it a kitchen knife and/or says that size matters
OK so there’s two female Darkin that it could be.
1. Valeeva. A Darkin that showed up in “Twilight of the Gods” and is implied to be Varus’ sister that he has been searching for in Shurima. The sand in the teaser image implies that the dagger is in Shurima, so that fits.
She’s described as having purple veins, venomous spines and alabaster skin, which means that she basically looks like a spiky Varus. And she and her brother are apparently obsessed with vengeance, which fits Varus as well.
2. Xolaani. The ascended that is described in “The Faceless God”. She was an ascended healer who rebelled against the emperor’s warmongering ways. She also refused to participate in the Great Darkin War, instead choosing to use her knowledge of blood magic to heal people, and could even revive the dead. She was eventually “laid low by the most vicious of Darkin”
I’ll be honest, I think Xolaani is definitely gonna be a champion at some point, but I feel like she might not be THIS champion, because her whole thing is that she does not like war or violence. She’s a healer, that is her whole characterisation. So a Darkin dagger assassin doesn’t seem to fit her.
So overall I think Valeeva is more likely, though you know, it’s possible they’ll just make a new original character.
Daaaamn, I really want that Darkin support. Sounds sick.
r3ave made dog puns so honestly its prob a dog darkin, "throw me a bone here" "barkin for a darkin".
@@the4bestgame that support is going to hate on Aatrox or Rhaast. Whos more vicious.
@@aatroxtheworldender933 I kinda hope it’s Rhaast just because we have like, NO INFORMATION about anything Rhaast did before Kayn found him.
@@aatroxtheworldender933 Sorry man but imma have to go with rhaast on this one
And I am here, still waiting for a legendary Varus skin named "VAARUS" where he/they are full Darkin.
He. Varus is a single entity. He just absorbed 2 people. I dont call you "they" bc you ate multiple animals, right?
@@zema9401 Technically the 2 gays are still there and kicking, so it’s fair to say they as in many entities
@@degeneratewithasideoftidep6795 how are they still alive in there? Once the darkin takes over, the other entities dies off don’t they? That’s what happens to kayn if rhaast wins
@@degeneratewithasideoftidep6795 but are they in control?
Idk i really forgot about his lore Bc they forgot about him
@@strangecreature4369 They do have some influence, but holy shit this just reminded me how outdated everything about Varus is right now. Give my boy(s) an update!
I really hope the new male enchanter turns out good, I've been craving a new enchanter champion that suits my playstyle, but will see. Finally some more Ixtal tho, they really dropped that one for so long
I think becouse of the quote/meme in the news part, he will not be shirtless.
Ixtal is the biggest joke league has had in a while, released with one of the most disappointing characters, only to have her be annoying as fuck as well. And just completely ignoring the region for ages after, not developing it further at all.
Unrelated. but I will bet the new champions will be all gay
Bro they could do that guy from the story that went to the bottom of the river for some artifact or some thing
@@queteimporta7262 From your fingertips to Riot's ears. I, for one, welcome our new gay champions. 🏳🌈🏳🌈🏳🌈🏳🌈🏳🌈
Quote from Varus's bio:
"During the earliest stages of the war with Icathia, even though it lay far from that cursed place, Varus’ homeland was attacked. While other wardens abandoned their posts to join the defense of the outlying villages, he alone remained, screaming in anguish with every arrow he loosed-for he had chosen to uphold his oaths rather than return home to protect his own family."
Quote from "Twilight of the Gods" story:
"Ta’anari swept his gaze around his fellow Sunborn-brothers and sisters once united by unbreakable bonds of love and duty that were, in time, revealed to be as brittle as glass."
ALL ascended and dakrins were calling each other "brothers" and "sisters". Varus's real family died long ago, the one he called "sister" at the end of his story is as much sister to him, as she is to Aatrox, Rhaast and even Nasus and Renekton.
I want the darkin to be a dagger welding wolf soooooo bad! Just like those in Elden Ring, they are so cool!
Omg that was a cool idea
In my mind i read it really wrong, and i imagined a dagger welding a dog X)
you would like dark souls remastered boss : sif :D
Like Sif from dark souls duh
People see blade wielding wolf as a Red Wolf reference : I sleep
People see blade wielding wolves as a sif reference : real shit ?
People who see blade wielding wolves as a reference to the cut second phase of the abyss watchers which was supposed to be a Sif callback that was later reused in Elden Ring : ascended
I find it odd you didn't point out how the dagger champ itself could just be the snake ascended Nekanaru (iirc) and the wielder be Cebataru the Wolf Ascended as they both escaped alongside Valeeva, Cebo being correlated as the wielder would make a lot of sense with what they were teasing with puns, and the dagger itself has a reptilian eyeball. Valeeva is more likely to be a support and have at least 1 darkin for each role.
Agreed!
So stupid if they decide to send the one female darkin to the support role honestly.
@@kroneexe i mean its Varus' sister,who is an adc which is why it would make sense, besides it's the only role that makes sense for her and for the darkins
@@aceyhyena8907 They make the support role into a joke by putting all the super feminine egirl champions there.
@@kroneexe i mean, they havent put an wgirl champ intentionally into support in a long time lol
Its not like its bad anyway and theres plenty of off meta good supports such as lissandra and sylas that exist, and others. They want to put more males into the support role (apparently) anyway. Though they've realeased a lot of females recently in general.
I'm surprised they didn't give us a Spear weapon. Was expecting the 3 core weapons, Sword + Spear + Bow
Axe + Dagger are icons too I’ve always been on the Sword Spear Axe weapon triangle though
@@vegetatheveggie2547 technically if base on medival military a soldier equipment would be: Spear, Shield, Sword and Knife. High chance the support darkin gonna be the Shield, while Spear is already the idendity for few champion: Kalista (a javelin is literally a spear made for throwing) Pantheon, Nidalee and Xin zhao
Sword spear bow? What is this Shield hero? XD
Bro, imagine a Hammer Darkin, like a fucking huge dude dealing a ton of damage. And yes of course the memo, they need the double A
i hope for twinblade and a shield
A dog Darkin? Guess we could have a full canine team together with Ahri, Kindred's Wolf, Nasus and Warwick. I wonder if they will look like Amaterasu from Okami.
They should look more like Sif from Dark Souls or Zacian.
I am willing to bet money that it will be a cute dog eared girl
Well ughh we have a chicken darkin.....
I swear to azir if she don't have dauble A on her name she is a failure like her brother
@@sisyphus_strives5463 no it wouldn't make sense, it will just be a big red massive dog wielding a dagger in its mouth
Based on the hints, I'm pretty sure that we will get a dog darkin, who'se called Zeaam
Reave mentioned "2:34 am" twice, so that has to mean something, and if you turn it into l33tspeak, you get Zeaam.
Oh, 2 a so it makes sense
When did he mention 2:34 am?
@@guysayfan 6:10 in the original video.
The double "A" thing!
@@tamas9554 "there was a memo Varus, there was a memo!"
An important thing about the Darkin teaser was the "who or WHAT got hold of the dagger" meaning it's possible the host is a dog like, but that doesn't mean just a dog, it could be a monster,creature, Vastaya,Baccai etc
What if it's a void creature 🥵
I'd like to see it be a Baccai. They got some attention with the Shuriman expansion in LoR but other than that they've been a tiny spot in the lore. Really the only places they're mentioned is that one loading screen text and in LoR. I'd just like to see Baccai have a bigger spot in the lore even if it's small but seeing as it's likely going to be a monster champion, I'd say it's highly likely that the Baccai would be more animalistic in nature.
For those confused, Baccai are god-warriors that failed ascension and became deformed because of it. If a failed ascension were to happen and a Baccai is born, they were typically shunned by the empire. Although, it seems that Nasus has taken many of them in as guardians of his library.
I want a spooky dog with a knife
I think "what" implies non-sapience, a Vastaya, Yordle, Baccai and so on would still be a "who".
@@ninjatoriumnova2483 hmm very interesting..
The issue with the new darkin IMO is that darkins used to be based on the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Based on their weapons, Aatrox is War, Varus is Conquest, and Kayn is Death. Which leaves Famine, whose weapon is a scale. Now I don't know how they could have made a character that fights with a scale, but it would have been neat.
I suspect the darkin is gonna be similar to Sif from Dark Souls but with a dagger, Reave made many dog - hound references during the teaser and says who - or what - took the dagger.
my thoughts exactly, that would be an awesome concept
or even better, like Malekith from Elden Ring
A dog-assassin with a dagger on its mouth sounds like a really fun design
@@maironaulendil8318 duuuude maliketh would be so dope
It's just a hunch, but I feel like the Daarkin champ may share some similarities to the cancelled champion from a long time ago named Echo. He was a monsterous dog creature with spikes all over him. Considering they have used previous cancelled champs before as starting points for new ones, I wouldn't be surprised if Echo ended up being the starting point for this new champ.
HOLY SHIT, VARUS SISTER HAD SPIKES ON HER.
Omen.
The champion name was Omen.
echo or omen?
@@kinnngcruz884 pretty sure it was omen, but that champ pretty much became cho'gath
@@senpaiduck7177 It was totally Omen, I got my 4 letter edgy names mixed up
As a top laner I'm really excited for K'Sante, Pride of Nazumah. The last two top laners released (Sett and Gwen) were pretty easy to learn and they say K'Sante is going to be high difficulty which is a nice refresher to the easy to play top laners we've been getting recently. Now we just have to see if Riot can restrain themselves from making him look like Sexy Squidward instead of a battle-hardened warrior.
Me too mate
Im tank top main i will play him.
I demand Sexy Squidward Vel'koz skin.
"Skilled" is already a big red flag to me, I hope he won't be skilled the same way as Irelia and Fiora is, aka just runs you down with 0 counterplay because he is "hard". He will most likely have an overloaded kit that if mastered will give no chance for the enemy to do anything
@@tamas9554 There is counter play though. It is just that those champs are harder to play while offering big skill expression so if someone is good they can make the champ shine really well. Another bonus is if you play against them correctly you can usually beat them because of this too. Irelia for example you gotta avoid that stun, huge cooldown but requires her to aim it properly and catch you off guard. She becomes less threatening if you engage her without low minions for her to bounce on, when she misses the stun, or after widdling her down with poke here and there the best you can first.
It is like akali and yasuo. They can be played really well and dominate the game, but on the other hand they can be some that hard feed like crazy because the player is not so great with it, gets out played, or messes up missing their abilities and when to properly use them. Usually always see hard feeders or hard fed, not inbetween.
They are also some of the most fun to face each other with as it becomes more like a tactical duel with everyone dodging around attacking and all that.
I absolutely love the idea of a dog/wolf holding a dagger in mouth
I love how in the Aurelion part everyone says that "the W is the same", when is his E what makes him fly XD
And stating that "he doesn't need to ramp up anymore", as if he's had to do that for like... 5 years or so.
What if the twist if Nazumah is that K'Santi is actually an Ascended that cut ties from the main city of Shurima since the Darkin war.
Nazumah, a city that is now against Shurima rule, is actually lead by one of the God Warriors.
But K'Santi wouldn't want that known (the fact that he is an Ascended) so he uses the hides of Natofos to hide his true form (animalistic due to the transformation he had underwent during his Ascension).
Now he just wants to lead Nazumah to prosperity and peace, very unlike of his old life back in the days.
Maybe K'Santi found Nazumah on the brink of collapse as he tries to run away from Shurima, and decides he'll lay down on the unexpected land he encountered and help.
imagine a wolf picks up the dagger, becomes possessed by Valeeva, and then gets united with Varus
a double darkin wolf-riding archer would be sick
That sounds so dumb
@@user-sz9vt4sd7y I still wanna see a champ that can function as a ridable mount and only for those that don't already have a mount of sorts. like a reverse yuumi. you can ride if they allow you to.
@@WildKamuran bruh man those are women
Omg saw the road map and was hyped I love that he’s covering this
A rioter said on twitter that the Male Enchanter would be coming before the Darkin.
They said that they needed more time to work on the "Darkin Gal".
So its likely a female darkin.
Where did Reav3 mention a "Darkin Gal"? I saw some of his replies on reddit concerning new champs but I didn't see any Darkin Gal being mentionned.
@@smashrosa8111 it was tweeted by Riot Lexical, I think she is part of creating this champ.
@@CucooCunt So I just checked and that Rioter isn't part of the team working on the Darkin (she is a product manager). The people working on them according to Reav3 is TwinEnso, LoneWingy and JohnODyin.
So she just "leaked" that the Darkin possesing the dog is female (it was most likely a female anyway).
I'm excited for the Neeko update! I feel like her passive doesn't play as well into the rest of her kit as it should. interested to see how they will improve her gameplay
A rioter confirmed that they will be swapping the darkin and the enchanter around in release because there are still some stuff that they need to work out for their "Darkin Gal".
I think It's Varus's sister as a wolfgirl hybrid. Pretty cool aesthetic but hopefully isn't another ad assassin.
@@PsychoDiesel48 so someone like katarina or akali?
@@cordgonsinged7676 precisely! We need more ap assassins man. Ad assassins all build like the same 5 items out of 1 million long swords XD
@@PsychoDiesel48 part of that problem stems from the fact that ad assassins only have access to three mythics to choose from, compared to ap assassins who have like fuckin’ 20 to choose from.
@@soulthesassyassassin3616 eh, it hink the major problem for AD Assassins is being forced into building lethality to deal notable damage. As an example, mages as a whole dont require magic penetration as a stat to function, since people have like 50-70 mr at level 18, vs easily 100-120 in base armor at 18. A single item can extremely reduce MR for mages, while assassin will play around multiple armor pen item to reduce armor to low enough numbers to actually deal proper damage.
Thats also part of the reason why mages can build all ap items altogether with no struggle, and why ad assassins will ifnact usually avoid some items unless they're broken.
Maybe this darkin champion uses its life pool as a form of mana or cost like Mundo did in the past. And some we've yet to see a darkin use blood magic that's so popular among them, this could also be a possibility that this darkin uses that as a form of offensive or defensive mechanic as a jungle.
Dying could also mean that the jungle siphons the blood from jungle camps to fill up their secondary pool to use as cost or damage as well. There's a lot of potential when he said "I've been dying to tell you". That's what I sorta got from it
Also, thinking about it now, Nasus = Anubis. Renekton = Sobek. When you say opposite of a dog, two Egyptian gods come to mind. Anhur, a lion themed Egyptian God and Bastet, a cat Goddess. So I'm thinking the inspiration could be one of those two.
might be bastet as she , acooriding to mythology , was the terror of ra
@@delusionofillusion473 possibly. Not saying I disagree. I would love to get a Chogath rework though
The new tank sounds like Jayce, but instead of changing from ranged abilities to melee ones, he will change from offensive to defensive with his ultimate.
Aegislash champ
Sounds very balanced, it turned out well with Sett too. Making a champion who is tanky, but can still dish out a huge amount of damage is very good design. You basically have no counterplay unless the enemy plays a specific champ, but not that something like this matters at all to Riot
@@tamas9554 Sett is fairly easy to kite out and harass though unless you fall into his range. Big weakness is his range and maneuverability. Don't fall into his gap closer pull or be careful when his ultimate is still up and you are usually fine. Also you can dodge and kite out his big shield/blast as it fades fast and then go in for the kill while it is all on cooldown. People just don't play against him properly. I will say he is pretty good verse certain squishier and low mobile champs, but there are plenty he is terrible against too. Avoid the initial burst the best you can and then it is hunting season.
@@merccc1 Yeah, that is what I'm talking about, unless you play very specific champs, he is very hard to counter. Even if you dodge his burst, he can still easily kill you with his dps. I tried to kill him once with Wukong, he built goredrinker and I divine sunderer. It was an equal 1v1 when I DODGED his w, that isn't fair, and Wukong is a very strong 1v1 champ. I barely survived him even when I dodged his w, its a joke.
The fright night skins really caught me off guard in the video, I was sadly expecting something much different from the skins, that doesn't mean the new concepts are bad tho. I just thought that maybe we could get something along the lines of Malphite with an old gothic Church on his back (Warhammer players know my inspiration) or just stuff that goes into this style of churches which I personally find very pleasing to look at.
I think I am one of the only people thinking this way tho, the skins are still good but se feel more like a upgraded Halloween skin and not a new version of gothic, eventho the term "Fright night" makes sense of course
Yeah, sort of strange. I like these new skin concepts but they aren't really a new take on "gothic" they are just a new skin line. I was thinking Victorian-style dress, with lots of dark colors, gothic architecture, stuff like that.
@@abiwonkenabi7027 yeah exactly, as I said maybe a malphite with lots of dark magic seemingly controlling him with a giant Church on his bag gothic style. I sure hope that the concepts get more development or that maybe future skins have a more Victorian style to their name.
I was thinking about a concept for Elise since that could be interesting, sadly I can't draw so I can't really show my idea but for the spider Form I would have taken inspiration from the skulltulas in the legend of Zelda because I think a spider with a skull on its back is very much gothic
Really like the annie skin in particular. I would hate for them to change it. xD
@@merccc1 the Annie skin is the one that I actually also really like, as I said, I don't want them to change the currents skins since they are good, but I think evolving the skin like would be great
More of the Annie like skins and less urgot
If this Darkkin isn't a monster/dog then I am begging Riot to give them some beef. Character design wise, that is. We got that with Illaoi, and I want more. I think a lot of female champs need to look even slightly beefier considering most/all their lore involves moving around a LOT. If not full body beef, then at least their legs.
For instance, Nilah's arms (or at least the one that wields her whip) would be RIPPED...or at the very least, visibly muscular. So would her legs if she really skips everywhere.
Shyvana is half DRAGON but looks like Purple Human Woman who works a day job
I'm aware a lot of older female champs are victims of "Sex Sells 2009" but, Arcane's success proved that that isn't really needed anymore, and I think Riot recognized that considering MF's battle bunny skin actually treated her like a human being and not boobs with a body attached.
HERE'S HOPIN
Im pretty sure Riot will soon introduce a beefier female champion and it's a trend right now.
Well you have to realize that like 90% of the playerbase is from China, and you know how sexist and weird those people are.
@@-TheBugLord "people"
Here's what you don't know. Nilah's pants are skin tight. They aren't poofy, those are her thigh muscles.
@@alliekingsley7919 LOL - DYAAAAAAAAMN
As someone who just watched the roadmap video, I can proudly say that I sat here for 30 minutes straight waiting for Necrit's bell to pop up.
As a monster hunter player that new champ made me happy asf. They way you described their “weapon” is bassically a switch axe from monster hunter. It had a blade and axe mode.
4:37 YAAAAAAAAA BABY MONSTER HUNTER THAT'S WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT WOOOOOOOOO
Finally more lore about the darkins , they sure tool there sweet time
I hope the rework vaarus as well
We love see more darkin
What would really make the game more alive is new map skins and/or announcers, it would just needs to change according to what "skin line" are the majority of the players in the match is using, it would not be even "new" as something lile that was already done in the past with the "arcade" theme
That's similar to what Mobile Legends does
You can get custom announcers AND map skins that even change the design of the jungle monsters
9:41 here's something I found about 234. Apparently, the 234 Angel Number is a message of rebirth, regeneration, Life cycles and destiny. Not sure if this will have any significance, but I just thought it might be of interest to you.
Very nice
I WAS WAITING FOR THIS
Need to know as much as possible about the new darkin
I'd really like the idea of varus's sister being a support champion rather than a midlaner so we can have a special interaction in between those two that would be so sweet
Everyone expected something Victorian gothic-ish with the new theme but they drew a "Nightmare before Christmas" skinline. Its not bad, but the wrong theme.
I really like the idea of darkin being able to morph bodies in all the weird ways. The best examples, in my opinion, are the darkin from the new update of LoR, Naganeka of Zuretta who is literally a living animal ballista, and Taarosh who looks similar to a centaur, but, you know, darkin style and with a badass halberd that has a mouth.
So is it:
Kaatarina
Kataaarina
or Katarinaa
Yeah, Darkin Grey Wolf Sif/Koramaru would be sick
8:47 i love that dagger its not only my fav color red but cant wait to see what charact it has will get/ the champion too
6:42 all the new MALE champion were released without a shirt.
I feel like this is an important detail to mention.
What if.. The darkin dagger is controlling a Void Dog?
Might be against the Lore, but it would look pretty cool ngl
It would be badass if he conquered a void being
Why it will be against the lore? Void creatures already exist in Shurima.
@@MrEHD-fj1bz Darkin were Ascended, created also to fight against the void that Icathia had brought.
So they are technically like old enemies? Idk if that would make it impossible for them to co-exist, moreover you have to keep in mind that Voidlings might have a connection with the Watchers, though I am not a hundred percent sure on that one
I really hope we have a savage female darkin like Aatrox but I am not getting my hope up, 9 years since Aatrox was release I have been waiting :D
I would really like it if her motivation, even further beyond Aatrox's pursuit of the same thing, is vanity and recovery of her divine glorious form. Considering she is a female Darkin it would in character for her even more than Aatrox to be invested in destruction in order to maintain any semblance of flashy Ascended form. She could also be a set of Ritual Daggers to further accent her theme as a Blood Magic user. Overall I want something big, menacing, vanity focused, and selfish.
@@thebossbrothers123 That's... kinda sexist. Or at least the part where she's obsessed with vanity because she's female.
@@thebossbrothers123 My brother talking on a sexist lang right now
@@thebossbrothers123 That would be pretty damn cool
@@ninjatoriumnova2483 Its not really sexist because women are human like the rest of us and are prone to falling to the many desires and temptations we all have.
A darkin dog assassin with a dagger oneshooting you will be fucking hilarious XD
it sounds to me like if chemtech is in play,
scryers spores get you buzzed and blast cones just become nukes. i like it.
Those "Ntofo" weapons, it sounds almost like an anagram for Tonfa, and I think Reave mentioned the champion wields them in plural, so one in each hand.
Tonfas are basically like those L or T shaped batons police use, which you can use defensively by keeping them aligned to your forearms, but maybe he can shatter them to reveal blades crafted from the claws of that beast.
Yeah, a champ with Tonfas would be cool. Like B. Orchid from Killer Instinct.
Riot K-9 Nasus uses a tonfa
@@khbeoze True, but he still uses it like just a quarterstaff or polearm.
i really just hoped the next one wasnt going to be an assassin. Last one was kayn. and while rhaast is typically more if a tank. he can still very much pop in out of no where, assassinate you in 2 seconds, and then get the heck out
this will be assassin for sure, they confirmed it
But like...it's a DAGGER-daarkin...
It's confirmed it's an assassin. And Rhaast is not an assassin, Kayn is the assassin. People building Rhaast as one is just Riot's great balancing
@@szkieletorawka7605 i know. i meant to say hoped,
@@Bendzsike even so. rhaast still has the kit of an assassin. he can still move around faster than other non mobiity squishys. he can still get in and out with his wall waking. all his moves still come out pretty quick. his ultimate still is a tool that makes him invulnerable to damage, while targeting a single champion and doing a lot of damage to them.
he is still very much an assassin. just not as conventional and cookie cutter as kayn/shadow assassin
I think his kit will be something similar to old aatrox, it will fit the theme of "leader of the warriors" well. It will be like his W will be the "defensive stance" will increase his natural healing or increase his armor/mr stat while his "offensive stance" will remove all bonus armor/mr into raw ad for a few seconds.
Looking forward to the next videos Necrit, get some rest though!
I want a shield darkin, kinda like one of the concepts for sett
I just need more male champs
LoL! I've been waiting for your upload today. I really want your reaction in this roadmap 😂
It's totally okay for you not to be on camera Necrit. Just seeing a new vid from you is such a delight.
I honestly love how they turned the gothic theme into Tim Burton's style. Imo they couldn't came up with anything better, i love those skins! (Draven included)
Important extra details:
-K'Sante is actually pronounced Ke-sahn-tay
-The current release schedule is K'Sante, ASol, Ahri, Ixtali Enchanter, Darkin, since there seems to be some more things to iron out with their "Darkin gal"
-The Harass ping has been removed since the recording for obvious reasons
If the new darkin champion is a dog and a dagger morphed together, he better be referred to as a "Dogger" or I'm out
The darkin's vessel could be a Baccai?
We have seen a Hyena like Baccai so it can be possible.
I'm gonna be a bit sad if they change Neeko, she's fairly new and one of the champions I really like in the game
neeko so reliant on E to get dmg and E gets fked by any anti cc item by getting outplayed hard atm I like her but they could add some shaco to her with the clones
@@tristancarter4324 I think small things like that that add a little outplay potential to her kit would be okay, I just don't want to see a massive overhaul like I'm worried she'll get. I would be all in favor of a small change like what they did with Wukong with adding a second cast to his ult and letting him dash over walls with his w (I know those were two different updates but neither changed his core gameplay they just made it more fluid).
Dark souls wolf with the sword actually would be so sick
Woo, a dog wielding a darkin blade would be hype af, think that one wolf from dark souls
Darkins being corrupted ascended, would it be too bold to assume that she can still keep a little of the animal appearance? Reaver said about Yummi, and connecting it to other ascended: Nasus = anubis / Renekton = sobek... Maybe she can be: ??? = Bastet?
I don't really like this version of Asol. Its just generic. I mean, even their explanation of it is just "He's a dragon, he should breathe fire and fly around." I actually prefer the concepts behind his current ability set, focusing on his lore being that of the guy who made the stars, as it gives him something more unique than just "fire breathing dragon."
Maybe the mechanics of the new Q and E will give him that flare he is missing, but right now it just feels boring and uninspired. You could give those abilities to Shyvana and it would still work. You could make a new dragon champ with literally any element and it will work. And that's a bad thing. Riot should be past the point of making generic champions to meet the imaginary quotas of MOBA champion niches. I'm not saying they should scrap the rework entirely, Asol definitely needs it, I just don't think this is the right direction to go in with the goal of keeping his design and themes in tact because its really not.
Isn't there already 3 skills revealed by Riot, one of which is creating a black hole?
Maybe the whole “dog puns” in the darkin teaser could mean a vastayah with a dog-like appearance is wielding the darkin weapon. That would be badass
I hope its going to be like Sif from dark souls
14:32 buffs being shared would open the opportunity for a lot new interesting strats (especially in pro play) at early levels but it would also take one of the only strengths ivern has. If they decide to add it ivern would either need a rework along with it or some decent buffs compensating.
Yet another female champion.. yay.
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It would likely hit Ivern's pickrate extremely hard, but it would be really cool if buffs drop the orb baseline so that you can still get the gold and exp, but someone else can get the buff if they wanted to (It would also encourage more people to leash lane since they get a free buff to make up for the potential exp loss if leash and their enemy laner doesn't)
The new Darkin must be Famine or Strife since the first three have Horsemen themes.
Aatrox - War
Rhaast - Death
Varus - Pestilence
Plot twist the new champ is gonna be a cat/dog vastia and the darkin trapped in the sword will be a dog/cat and they're gonna just harass each other the whole time
The new darkin, Shaaco.
I have a hunch that the new Darkin is inspired by the cancelled champion "Omen". It just sounds so close to the old concept arts we saw.
Also none of the Darkin were sealed in the Chalicar, Taanari used it and channeled a big Diana ult and completely annihilated most of the Darkin present reducing others to their human form, than Myisha removed Taanari's heart and would later reverse engineer it in a way to create the Darkin weapons
Yeah, I don't get it why did he say that. Does he have dementia or some illness? He keeps saying things that were never in the story the way he says they were, yet he does it very confidently. Its like when he said that Jax killed an Ascended in a 1v1, but that is not what is written down in that story
New Darkin wielder could theoretically be a Baccai. Idea of a foe that failed the Ascension, but still badly wanted to achieve its power, have picked a Darkin weapon. Baccai are those wolf-like characters, so tips we have could match and we've not yet got any Baccai champion in the game. I hope there's no lore blockade that I've missed, but that could be a possibility
Baccai are not wolf like, Baccai are just failed ascensions, Xerath is technically a Baccai too, even if he escapes the norm, in legends of runeterra we have some examples of Baccai, like a hyena and a spider.
Baccai have failed their ascension ritual. All of the Darkin were ture Ascended before they became evil. It is impossible for a Darkin to be a baccai
5:40 or possibly could have a passive which builds up from damage taken/dealt; breaking the weapon temporarily switching its abilities temporarily, similar to gnar in a sense
These skin ideas are fire!! They are heavily inspired by Don't Starve. Even annie look like Willow with a bear mechanic
there was this one fan champion idea people liked long time ago, it was a female darkin blood assassin with a dagger, kindof similar to katarina but with like Scarlet Witch stuff
I am starting a revolution! For a whole month i will be playing ONLY monster champs in all game to show riot how much we apreciate all the work they put into this champs they are the most unique and well designed
Hm, how very interesting, i will look forward to see what’s to come.
9:06 - when he said this, it def made me think of Dr. Evil (“throw me a friggen bone, here!”), so then I thought like maybe he was plotting to take over the world or something
Are we getting more lore videos on the new Runeterra expansion? I really liked those!
Just realised that the darkin will be like sith from dark souls. If i am correct riot said they'd like to add a champion thats like dark souls, and a dog(or wolf) with a dagger is pretty similar to sith.
14:45 Tryndamere "heavy breath, YAAAAAS"
I often only listen to these videos versus watching them so never feel bad about no cam
I LOVE Monster Hunter so thinking about this as that new Shuriman comes to League makes me excited. I was already interested but even more so now.
Holy I'm imagining the cinematic and the dog that absorbed/morphed to match the dagger is the scariest shit ever
Was the fright night confirmed to be the reworked gothic? Because there still amumu (and i think one more)
11:31 great grey wolf sif core
FINALLY! I've been waiting for literally YEARS for a crumb about the other darkins
"We all agreed on the double A thing Valeeva, the double A thing!"
The hybrid between a dog and a dagger
Ah yes, the much feared... dogger
An idea that came to my mind (this could be broken but it’s just an idea) so his ultimate would turn his damage stats into armor and mr and vice versa so he is tanky with the blunt weapon and a hyper carry with the blades
I actually really like that idea. I think you’d just need to adjust the numbers a bit, and give them low base stats/lower stats gained per level. I think it would also give them a healthy amount of items to build, which would give them more depth.
It would DEFINITELY be annoying to deal with though. Could you imagine a hyper carry with frozen heart aura active, or a tank with Galeforce dash?
15:27 I would've gone for taking it seroiusly, most skins like Infernal, only go for the gimmick while restricting what it can go for, thats why they are all just "Fire champion with fire all around" they don't use the element to explore a character's idea, execpt wukong, his gets it(Taking his outaded movements and repurosing them into a devilish Gremlin makes it more than just Fire)
Gothic annie:A child contemplating her end, with their precious teddy monster, caring at their side.
Emumu: A Gothic Jock, having a issue in deciding on what he wants or going with what gets him "Friends"
Gothic Orinnana: A Ghost and a Doll have to deal with Eachother sharing the Doll's body.
Just adding more substance into an concept, as the skins don't go any further, like for Tundra hunter, I explored the idea of Warwick's Care for his people, so he becomes the leader of his pack working to keep them fed and fuffilled, Being more calm for respect, and using his Instincts for emergencies.
pretty sure the weapon of the tank is going to just be big tonfa's. the name is similar, the blunt weapon that can be defensive is what a tonfa is. so there you go for anyone curious as to what they might expect the weapon to look like
At least we know the Snake Darkin known as Naganeka of Zuretta is a LoR card. Naganeka is using a freaking giant ballista from its back.
Wolf Darkin Cebotaru might be this dagger darkin (or not), or the Forsaken Baccai card who is somewhat hailing in Ionia using a spear though.
Valeeva trait is unknown. but shes is a good candidate as well.
I've waited forever for a darkin and I'm glad it's happening
If it's not an actual dog I can imagine them using a dog-like Vastaya, which could also be really dope
Dog with dagger sounds like something i saw in elden ring: the dog when you want to activate godrics great rune
Excited for Syndra update!