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Prismatic items

For those unaware, the updated Arena mode has prismatic items as part of the game. These are not really optional, as you get at least one every game. While balance might be off on the PBE, naturally some champions can really make use of the passives and some can not. Won't this lead to the same outcomes as Mythic Items on summors rift? Players need to choose Champions that synergise the best with at least one Prismatic Item for optimal play. Currently there not many prismatic items (I'd guess about 20-30), so I'm guessing this will greatly reduce the number of vialbe champs in arena.

What do you think?

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13 days ago - /u/phroxz0n - Direct link

The intention is you don't have full control over your prismatic items. If you rolled a good one then you're probably more likely to have a good average placement. If you didn't, it doesn't mean you're doomed, a strong player will still be able to have high average placements even through suboptimal item offerings.