Friday, June 24, 2011

DH5: 080 Yorick, The Gravedigger

Horay! it's our 80th DH5! that means I got all the released LoL champions done! Whoohoo!

It's Yorick! and Crabthief Fridays! Looks like that crab is at it again! Stealing Yorick's Urn from him and scuttling away!

I love shovels as a weapon and the idea of a gravedigger champion sounds really cool but Yorick comes off a little plain. Shambling around like a tent with a dangling lantern. Luckily the shovel saves the silhouette by being a pretty cool design. The ghouls themselves seem a little too simple and ethereal. I thought they should be actual corpses crumbling up from the ground but they seem to be more spirits that only variance is a color swap. I understand limitations and whatnot but the summoned mobs seem a little weird.

so i didn't get duped into buying him even though I was totally excited for this champion but it turns out he's pretty underpowered. No one is reporting good things about him and it sounds like he's going to need some serious bufs if Riot wan ts to make some cash off of this guy. The big thing that's instantly noticablee in the spotlight is that he only really does well when it's a giant team fight. Does anyone have anything to say about this grim groundskeeper? if so break out the shovel and scoop up some comments below!

and thanks SO MUCH for following me down this crazy path! we got them all!

-jouste the drawbarian

17 comments:

  1. Congratulations Jouste! Amazing. They better let you design a champ for all this hard work.
    Yeah, Yorick seems like a bit of a lamer.

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  2. Many people have had nothing but bad things to say about him, but I fear it's as simple as them not taking the time to understand him better. He is very misunderstood as a beefy dps champion. I have played against players who use him, and they can give my Nasus a run for his money. It really depends on how he is built, and how one utilizes his abilities to their fullest.

    Many, MANY people seem to not be using him to his fulest, and thus judge him accordingly. I admit he may be lacking a bit in the dmg side, but, Maokai had a similar problem. He didn't do any one thing best. That's what ya get when you make a hybrid. They don't do EVERYTHING best, but they don't do it worst either.

    I've seen him with a Manamune, and it helps him a lot, as does the Trinity Force.

    So, I, have nothing bad to say, and hope that Riot doesn't take to heart what all the naysayers out there are blabbering about. This Champ isn't in dire need of a buff, he just needs a bit more love and attention to be better understood :)

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  3. I have played with and against a couple of Yoricks so far and I forgot he was even there. . .He didn't seem to impact anything much in-game, I guess I just have to wait till people get good at him or wait till Riot buffs him up.

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  4. gz dude! i adore you on all the levels

    all of them

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  5. I am going to attempt to replace my loading screen art with your drawings.

    Thanks for all your hard work over these past few months.

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  6. Brilliant work man! I logged on today to check for a new champ... then realized there wasn't one, which quite honestly made me kind of sad. :(

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  7. Awesome job, Jouste! I admire your dedication and talent! You are super cool! And here's hoping for some Yorick buffs!

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  8. You can't stop making these q.q

    All champs have min of 3 skins.
    Request:
    Start making in the same order about the other skins only interrupting the cycle for new champs.

    Also you can write about how your opinnions might have reformed over time.

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  9. Hey, you're missing Skarner ;)

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  10. great job my friend! You made it. Unless Jack G is right :O

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  11. haha thanks for all the comments! and yes i missed Skarner, but currently, all 80 champs are in here. all located on one stupid huge image right here!

    http://www.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=56177&page=104

    and here's a quicker link to the final!

    http://www.leagueoflegends.com/board/attachment.php?attachmentid=208448&d=1309560721

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  12. Nice job, congratulations froms Spain!

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  13. all the way from Spain!? awesome thanks a pile!

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  14. Do you have any plans to draw the newer champions that have been released?

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  15. Congrats on the drawings, but I wanna know if you're going to do any more. I realized just now this was posted nearly a year ago, and the site's been inactive since. Did something IRL happen, or are you just done with LoL for now?

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