Friday, 1 March 2013

League of Legends: Quinn & Valor (Spotlight & Reveal)

The next League of Legends champion is "Quinn", alongside her trusty companion Valor, a pet bird to rival Ashe's feathery friend. The spotlight is up for the soon to be released champion is here and a rundown of her skills afterwards:


Quinn Passive Harrier: Marks nearby enemys, causing the next basic attack to do basic damage. This will target the champion you are fighting every few seconds but if out of combat it will instead mark nearby champions or minions. Very good for last hitting as it will prioritise low health targets and great in duels as extra damage on hit is always nice (see: Vayne's Silver Bolts).
Quinn Q Blinding Assault: Sends Valor out in a line, blinding enemies it hits and also dealing damage.
Quinn W Heightened Senses: Passively increases Quinn's attack speed after popping the Vulnerable debuff from her passive, Harrier. Very nice in duels as you will basically get free attack speed for any trades and to help clear waves. The active makes Valor fly up high and give true vision around Quinn, not a massive range but enough to see if there is anybody lurking in any nearby bushes - this will be particularly good at halting lane ganks, and against Twitch.
Quinn E Vault: Quinns dash, target an enemy to dash to them and deal damage and then 'vault' backwards a short distance. Good for chasing as can clear a distance even though it puts you at max attack range, and this also marks the target with the Vulnerable debuff.
Quinn R Tag Team: Move over Swain, a new bird-person is in town. Quinn is replaced with Valor for a short duration, you are now melee and have a huge movement speed boost when out of combat (and a smaller bonus when fighting). This alters your skillset slightly, becoming:

Valor Q Blinding Assault: Valor damages and blinds all nearby enemies, instead of it being a skillshot.
Valor W Heightened Senses: Passive attack speed is permanent and increased and the Active is the same.
Valor E Vault: Dashes to the target but does not leap off to Quinns attack range, instead staying in melee range.
Valor R Sky Strike: A second cast of this ultimate, or on the duration end, sees Quinn once again replace Valor on the battle field. She will return in a 'hail of bolts', damaging all nearby enemies, increasing against low health enemies (execute style).

Another interesting character in now a long line of complex mechanic characters who see their ultimate used more of a modifier than much else (Elise, Kha'Zix, etc.). She certainly looks fun and it's always nice to see a new AD carry.

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