Essence Reaver Rework [Item rework]

SilverDrake·8/15/2014, 5:00:36 PM·6 votes·1,384 views

I was looking at the Essence Reaver and thought it could use a little love.

Build out of brutalize Forbidden idol Stats: 40 AD 20 % Cool down Reduction: 10 Armor pen. New Unique Passive; Your basic attacks deal (20-80) Magic Damage based on your missing mana. UNIQUE Passive: Restores 2% to 8% of the damage dealt by basic attacks as Mana. This effect increases based on missing Mana.

I believe that these changes will make the item more of an ad casters item. the increase in cool down reduction and the addition of add armor pen will synergize with spells more. Also it rewards add caster for hitting that sweet spot of spells and auto attacks. All the numbers can change but I hope the general idea comes across.

5 Comments

Zéychin8/15/2014, 5:36:50 PM5 votes

I feel like this removes too many weakness from the AD caster class if gotten later, but is a really awkward choice of an item early due to its REALLY low AD and only 10 armor pen.

40 AD is fine. Maybe under what it should be for 3000 gold. 20% cooldown is half of the cap. Even The Black Cleaver only has 10%. Too much. 10 armor pen seems just fine. Giving free magic damage on AD casters that already do ridiculous physical damage? This sounds like the way Muramana (used to be magic damage) used to work, except that you didn't also GAIN % MANA WHILE AUTOATTACKING. This whole part sounds like way too much. Mana-based AD casters are meant to be in a weakened state when they run out of mana (AKA: Don't waste all of your mana doing wolves right before a teamfight.) With this, that weakened state goes away.

This revision of the item is Muramana on steroids without having to wait for the Tear to stack. You don't even mind not getting the extra AD Muramana would give you because you now do mixed damage and this gives you some armor pen.

Not a terrible suggestion, but it could definitely use some revision.

Deep Terror Nami8/15/2014, 5:04:45 PM1 votes

That's actually kind of cool. We need a number cruncher to come crunch numbers and tell us how gold efficient it is.

Hoi Im Temmo8/15/2014, 5:08:24 PM1 votes

This really nice, and would be much more niche than the current one.

however, I think it needs 60 AD, and perhaps 15-20 armor pen.

Gold cost would be something like 1337+700+963 (total 3k) for the changes I suggested.

Worgslarg8/15/2014, 6:09:35 PM1 votes

I'd say reduce the on hit damage, make it physical, and add 10 more ad to the item.

Sunfield8/15/2014, 6:48:49 PM1 votes

ER is not meant to be another manamune. The fact that it doesnt build out of a mana regen item is a big plus, because if it would, almost no adc would buy it. Passive is just a bonus, you get it only for CDR.