Lifesteal/Spellvamp in the utility tree?

Chuck Charles·Sep 27, 2015·2 votes·253 views

Any chance this can be moved up in the utility tree slightly. Currently, you can get only 1 point in it if you put 9 points in the utility tree. It would be an interesting option to those looking to get 3% early game lifesteal if it was an alternative to the typical 21/9/0. I mean maybe in bad matchups where you just want to sustain through the lane (vs nami/caitlyn or soraka for example) or maybe someone who is lifesteal reliant like Kalista. Just would be a cool option to try out. because its not viable to go 19/0/11 to get the 2% more lifesteal. But if it was 21/0/9 you still get the full offensive tree and have the option to get yourself the extra sustain in lane

2 Comments

MarthianSep 27, 20151 votes

Pretty much intended. They nerfed Lifesteal Quints because it gave easy early game sustain (and helps a lot later on), it shouldn't be easy to get.

ltmetalSep 27, 20151 votes

I would rather see the Vampirism mastery changed to give 3% spellvamp for 1 point and 7% spellvamp for 3 points. Giving champions who scale with lifesteal easy access to it without heavy tradeoffs (read: 6% lifesteal from quints) has been nerfed multiple times because it eliminates too many meaningful weaknesses those champs are supposed to encounter early in the game. Spellvamp, on the other hand, constantly needs buffs to be viable and is highly situational, meaning early access to it can be healthy.