MOBA

Sure there’s Ahri, Jinx, Garen, and Vi, but there’s no League of Legends champion that’s quite as iconic as Teemo. The adorable Swift Scout is one of the MOBA’s most beloved (yet simultaneously hated) characters, and in the right hands he’s an absolute menace. His visual style, however, is a little clunky, and as a result Riot has been working on an extensive ASU (art and sustainability update) over the past couple of years. Shown off yesterday in an extensive dev update, the new Teemo will drop with League of Legends patch 14.20, but it’s a rework that’s proven divisive.

For those who have to Google Riot’s League of Legends development terminology every time there’s a rework, ASUs are focused on improving a champion’s base model, skins, and visual effects (abilities, auto-attacks, and so on). Teemo, having released in 2009, has certainly looked a little out-of-date when compared to the MOBA‘s newer models, but in the wake of the ASU’s official reveal, it seems like some players prefe..

I’m an enchanter support main in League of Legends. I like buffing my ADC’s attack damage as Nami, or speeding allies up as Janna; despite the role’s squishiness, shielding and healing is where I thrive. But then you put me up against a Blitzcrank, or a Nautilus, and it all falls apart. One perfectly timed hook can yank me under tower, chunking my HP and, oftentimes, killing me entirely. It’s an ability I like to use against others, but hate to be on the receiving end of, and having seen Supervi..