What’s up guys it’s me Jeremy!
Skins that buff your champion, this is a topic I haven’t updated in a really long time.
In fact the last time I covered this was around season 5 and season 6.
And since then Riot has gone on an update spree and has made changes to many skins in
the game to improve their visual clarity and remove many of the effects that buffed some
skins in the past.
Notably Underworld Twisted Fate and Ravenborn Leblanc were modified significantly, and are
no longer skins that have a minor adjustment to gameplay.
However, many skins like Iblitzcrank and Steel Leigon Lux did receive updates but still have
minor discrepancies, that can't really be fixed without completely changing the skin.
The fact that Riot has changed multiple skins in the past BECAUSE they had an effect on
gameplay, means that skins buffing your champion as a concept, is one that is possible and
has existed before in the game, as evidence by Riot’s changes.
And I’m here to tell you today that this concept still exists on quite a lot of skins,
and for many of these, they are very difficult for Riot to change since a lot of these effects
would require changing significant portions of the skins, and thus Riot seems them as
unable to be changed, or perhaps not worth changing.
And as well, it’s worth mentioning that the advantages these skins give is EXTREMELY
small, and skins do not effect hitboxes, range, or any actual mechanics that involve legitimate
gameplay.
We’ll be showing side-by-side comparisons of the skins in question, so that you can
see clearly the small advantages these skins provide.
I decided to cover the 20 skins I found that had the most impact, since in the past I tried
to make a comprehensive list, that resulted in a lot of nitpicking and things that were
not so clear, so this is not the list of all skins that buff your champion in the game,
just the ones that I personally found had the biggest impact.
There are definitely other skins, so let me know in the comments which skin you think
I missed, and if you enjoy the video, leave a like on it and maybe if we get 10,000 likes
on this video I’ll make a part 2 in the future.
And without further adue, in no particular order we have:
Arcade Sona - Power Chord has a visual indicator on opponents, which allows you and your teammates
to much more easily identify when you debuff an opponent with your Power Chords.
Other skins have really hard to notice indicators for these debuffs
Mecha Aatrox - Causes the toggle of your W to change the color of your sword, which is
a much better indicator than other skins / base skin
Ashen lord aurelion sol - Makes his stars a lot brighter, and easier for you to see
and keep trackof
Spec Ops Gangplank - Much more audible 'Ding' sound for each Barrel tick
Mecha Kha'Zix - Plays a sound when a target becomes isolated, which is a bit easier to
hear and a nice indicator
Pool Party Rek'Sai - Sound when a target appears in tremor sense is much more audible and noticeable
compared to alternatives
Eternum Nocturne - Sounds are a lot louder and more intense which can get really distracting
and scary for new players to face
Elementalist Lux - Skill shots are significantly harder to see and tell them apart
Steel Leigion Lux - Q animation is similar to Auto Animation
Arclight Varus - Ult is a lot harder to see
Justicar Syndra - Orbs are harder to see, they are transparent and pale rather than
solid and dark
Santa Gragas - Smaller Barrels, making it harder to predict hitbox during cast
Iblitzcrank - Harder to see Hooks
Deep Terror Thresh - Start of recall animation is very similar
to Q wind-up animation, allowing you to bait people out
Project Ashe - Arrow is a bit harder to see and a lot smaller than the hitbox in this
skin, can also be easy to mistake ult and hawkshot
Forsaken Jayce - Q Animation is misleading for the size of the hitbox, the animation
is a lot thinner than the actual ability.
The effect exists a bit on other skins, but is amplified on this one since as a whole
Jayce's Q across the board has a misleading sized-visual for the hitbox
Blackfrost Anivia - More Fluid Auto Animations, making it easier to tell when your auto attack
ends for animation cancelling
Blood Lord Vlad - More Fluid Auto Animations, making it easier to tell when your auto attack
ends for animation cancelling Aether Wing Kayle - More Fluid Auto Animations,
making it easier to tell when your auto attack ends
for animation cancelling Super Galaxy Rumble - Significantly Improved
Animations & Autos