"Predecessor" - Shinbi Trivia Quiz

Answer: Offlane

Shinbi is rather odd, in that she functions as somewhat of a middle ground between an assassin and a bulky fighter type. Both sides of this conundrum work very well for the Jungle and for the Offlane where she is recommended for use. Shinbi's kit is quite flexible, giving her mobility, the ability to remain in an extended conflict and a little bit of range as well.

Not enough range for the Midlane or the Duo Lane most of the time, but enough to adequately poke at dangerous enemies and try to whittle them down, or to more flexibly take minion waves.

Answer: Ability Power

Shinbi's stat build is surprisingly strong, featuring power attacks, strong mobility and the ability to take her fair share of damage in return. For a character who typically can't be bothered to actually wear armor much less a full outfit of clothing, Shinbi's stat build is quite formidable.

Answer: Cast an Ability

At base, Biting Melody will always offer a small amount of Magic damage to Shinbi's Basic Attacks. This will remain constant and does not ever turn off or undergo cooldown.

What does have a cooldown is that Shinbi can occasionally do 2.5x the normal amount of damage with a Basic Attack. The cooldown to this burst is initially 20 seconds, but this will gradually decrease as the player builds items which offer Ability Haste. Regardless of their build however, Shinbi can shave three seconds off this cooldown with each Ability cast. The Ability doesn't actually have to land, simply casting it will reduce Biting Melody's burst's cooldown.

Answer: Twice

While most dash manuevers tend to be used as a means to escape or initiate a conflict, Rushing Beat tends to be most useful when thick in the middle of a fight. Though it can be used to escape or initiate, it can also be used to befuddle. Shinbi moves extremely quickly and can also use Rushing Beat to go through an enemy entirely, phasing through them seamlessly. As such, the Shinbi player can use Rushing Beat to dodge attacks or as a means to bait a foe to use an attack in one direction that Shinbi can more easily evade.

When using Rushing Beat to dash through an enemy, they will take a very minor amount of Magic damage.

Answer: Magic

The wolf isn't just an ordinary wolf, it is a "Spirit Wolf" which is a large part of Shinbi's aesthetic. As such, it deals exclusively Magic damage.

Answer: Shield

Shinbi will obtain a shield upon casting Circle Rhythm. Additionally, a circle of Spirit Wolves will rush around Shinbi, damaging any enemies who are within melee range.

Aggressive Shinbi players can make the most of this Ability, as they can use it to drastically reduce the cooldown of Rushing Beat to better supplement close quarters play.

Answer: Damaging enemies with Abilities

By hitting an enemy with any of Shinbi's Abilities, they will acquire one Track stack. These stacks remain if unused for several seconds before fading away.

All-Kill!'s damage output peaks at eight Track stacks. So, Shinbi must hit anyone she aims to nuke down with eight Abilities before finishing them off. The duration a Track stack will remain in play for will be refreshed if Shinbi stacks another Track stack on top of it, easing the need to hit them eight times within the span of a mere handful of seconds.

This Ultimate wields some serious power at the maximum eight Track stacks. Though it has no Anti-Tank properties, the simple raw damage output at eight Track stacks can easily overwhelm even Steel, the tankiest character in the game. As such, Shinbi can become quite deadly when she has All-Kill! ready to roll

Answer: Two

Using both Rushing Beats against an enemy Hero immediately places half the maximum Track stacks on them, which would set them up quite nicely for an All-Kill! follow up shortly afterward.

Answer: Killing Camp Leaders

One Camp Leader appears in every wave of minions. If Shinbi kills the Camp Leader, she gains a permanent 0.75 Ability Haste. Minion waves spawn indefinitely, so in theory, Shinbi could use this Augment to continually reduce the cooldown on her Abilities forever and ever.

Answer: Added Cooldown reduction

The impact of this Augment is simple: an extra one second of cooldown shaved off whenever Shinbi uses an Ability. This will make it easier to rack up Track stacks on foes.