Visual and Gameplay Updates have become a significant part of League’s champion roadmap, as they consistently restore older champions to a more modern standard. Champions like Warwick, Udyr and Swain have benefitted massively from these reworks, and they’re a big help for the game’s longevity.
With fan-favorite Shyvana being slated as the latest champion to receive one after the Skarner rework is fully released, players are already speculating about who could be next on the list in 2025, and for many players, there’s one champion that rises to the top instantly.
Nocturne highlighted as champion most in need of VGU rework
Nocturne has been in a strange spot for a while. The Fiddlesticks rework, widely considered to be one of the best in the game’s history, took all of his spooky paranoia themes and power fantasies and started doing them much better, meaning there isn’t much space for him in the roster.
Additionally, he’s got one of the clunkier designs in the game, with jerky, violent animations that don’t really match the “demon of nightmares” that he’s meant to invoke.
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Nocturne has been featured on several of the VGU rework polls over the years, but he’s always missed out on the top spot. But now, players on the LoL subreddit are saying it’s his turn.
One player posted: “Now that Shyvana is out of the way… or well, on her way, we should talk about the other champion that lost all VGU polls: Nocturne.
I mean, so much noise was made about Shyvana, and good for her to get her VGU, she looks disgusting. However, now that she is guaranteed to get her deserved love in 2025, we should make sure someone else who tried his best in the polls and failed all of them, like Shyvana, gets some love as well: Nocturne.”
“Nocturne’s ult does make me afraid,” One comment read. “I never know if I’m going to die or if my teammate is going to die.”