T2 Support Weapon Item: Spare Magazine

[Rosgath]

Saw a discussion on reddit regarding the distinct lack of Support items in the Orange category, so I figured I'd work one up.

The Goal here was to make something that is DEFINITIVELY gun and Support themed without stepping too much on the toes of other items. Originally I was going to have it grant Bullet Lifesteal, but I realized that makes it too similar to Active Reload.

This is a great item to drop on an ally who's taking a lot of damage in lane and needs some help trading with their gun. Grab this to support your Wraith, Haze, or anyone else who's ammo hungry. Also handy for coming in to help any ally who's dueling the enemy Gun hero.

 

[Gutszen]

This is a really good idea I just think the coordination to do this might be a bit iffy, what if it idk gave them like a pack to use that would insta reload next mag or tell them the next mag will be reloaded by that 70% margin.

 

[Rosgath]

That ends up in a similar situation as Guardian Ward. You can't always pop it when someone is going to take all of the barrier as damage.

Fortunately, it has a measly 10s CD when used on an ally, so if they also have a reload item like QSR or Active Reload you can give them basically unlimited ammo for a while along with some Bullet resist to keep shooting.

 

[Gutszen]

That ends up in a similar situation as Guardian Ward. You can't always pop it when someone is going to take all of the barrier as damage.

Fortunately, it has a measly 10s CD when used on an ally, so if they also have a reload item like QSR or Active Reload you can give them basically unlimited ammo for a while along with some Bullet resist to keep shooting.

I think that might be a bit strong then, I would make it a tier 4 if that's the case or up the cooldown. 10 secs is pretty crazy that's maybe 5-6 times in just a mid game team fight

 

[Rosgath]

I think that might be a bit strong then, I would make it a tier 4 if that's the case or up the cooldown. 10 secs is pretty crazy that's maybe 5-6 times in just a mid game team fight

All of the other magazine reload items are the same price, offer a 100% reload, another additional benefit, and have a roughly similar CD. Active Reload is 12s, and QSR is 18s. The reduced CD on this is only if you use it on an ally, which is kind of the point.

I will also point out that this uses a valuable active slot, so it's limiting counter items you might build, like Knockdown, Curse, Rescue Beam, or Healing Nova. It needs to be strong to compete with those slots.

 

[Gutszen]

Yeah honestly that is a really good point especially since it takes a free slot from the support. I was just more so thinking about this in tandem. I didn't know that active reload was every 12 or so seconds tbh that seems really crazy. I actually like this idea when explained, I hope that they add this in the future.