evil rescue beam

a version of rescue beam that drags enamys towards you and does damage instead
Personally I don't think this should be in the game, as mentioned above there's abilities that already do this and are usually also considered some of the strongest in the game (Bebop Hook especially).
Reason for why I think this is that:
  • This item would take away a bit of uniqueness that the heroes with the effect have. Bebop hook or Paradox Swap wouldn't be as good anymore if anyone was able to do this (Best case scenario this item requiring a skill shot)
  • It would also be mega broken. Rescue Beam is imo already pretty damn good if used effectively so having a reverse version that literally drags someone towards you would be too powerful and would be hard to balance. It would add too much value in a team fight with you just being able to drag a single person into your team, getting a very easy (and undeserved) kill and extra value for nothing much you can do to stop it unless you buy into countering it. (Which in some situations would be even worse as you're forced to sacrifice part of your networth to counter that, putting you at even more of a disadvantage). Worst case scenario multiple people get it and team fights just end up being ranged encounters where people are picked off one by one without much interesting fighting going on.
  • Another reason why this wouldn't work is because of Phantom Strike, as Clayton already said Phantom Strike does sort of fill this niche without it being broken as it requires you to go to the enemy instead, focing you into a vulnerable spot with high rewards if used well. This item would just be a better Phantom Strike in every single way, completely taking away all the risk that item had.
 
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