User blog comment:Dah' Blob/Herald/@comment-4257067-20120120000329/@comment-98.248.60.254-20120120153301

That's the issue though. The dog invokes a Warwick overpowering feel and it doesn't really feel new -- just stale.

If you're going to bother using a pet or familiar with a champion, the pet or familiar must be pivotal to the champion design and gameplay. As if the champion could never be conceived without its fellow companion piece.

At the moment, this champion is nothing special. The connection to Nidalee is a bit heavy-handed and vague, although the quotes imply a fairly unique personality.

To capture this feel, you could try utilizing a skill set/kit that revolved around unique forms of control to invoke that feel of taming monsters/champions or civilizing nature.

Otherwise, if you're after this hunter theme, the relationship between Herald and his dog must be stronger. As an example, "Tracer Bullets," each of Herald's attacks apply a stack of Tracer to an enemy. When he attacks these victims, he regenerates X% of the damage he deals per stack. If the dog attacks a victim with tracer, all stacks are removed and... something happens. A slow is applied, you deal damage per stack and heal... something.

As another example, there can be other skills that are Orianna-Esque. You can have skills that center around Bloodfang instead of Herald -- things like a howl or charge and such.

Bloodfang cannot feel like something auxiliary. The irony is that, although he is not the "main" champion here, he must share an equal role with Herald to make the pet worth it. Otherwise, it's a waste of time.