Can we buff QSS to give a choice of stats?

Hibeki·Nov 28, 2014·8 votes·634 views

People keep using QSS as viable counterplay, but this item is SO TERRIBLE in terms of item slot efficiency.

This item gives MAGIC RESIST and is expected to be used as counterplay against champions that deal physical damage? You might as well not build this item as it takes up an item slot and is too expensive for the stats they don't use.

My suggestion is that it can build from Ruby Crystal, Chain Vest, Null Magic Mantle, Mana Crystal, each with a different color.

This way you can have an Armor QSS, a Health QSS, a Mana QSS, and an MR QSS

Also, remove merc scimitar, and have each one evolve into a better evolution of said item.

Now this item is worth building.

13 Comments

flibitydooNov 28, 20144 votes

I thought that merc scimitar was supposed to be the AD equivalent of zhonyas.

It doesn't have an active as powerful, but the cleanse I think helps out ad champions more than stasis does since auto attack damage isn't based on cooldowns.

DrCyanideNov 28, 20141 votes

Give this man a metal. He gets it!

JefftiffyDec 4, 20142 votes

You don't get it. Zhonya's > Merc Scim any day. Why? Much better late game scaling, an active that can actually stop damage (merc scim doesn't stop WWs ult from doing damage after its activated). It even has armor too because that who is can actually kill you consistently.

If they have enough damage using merc scim won't save you from the enemy team's dive. Zhonya's will buy you time to wait out their dive or even wait for CDs to turn the fight around.

CreationFlawNov 28, 20141 votes

I want to point out that Mikael's Crucible is the AP/mage counterpart to Mercurial Scimitar. And having a health or Armor QSS would just be broken, because then tanks could initiate with ease.

HibekiNov 28, 20141 votes

When was the last time you ever saw an ap mage build mikaels

or a support for that matter

CreationFlawNov 28, 20141 votes

When was the last time you ever saw an ap mage build mikaels

or a support for that matter

Uhm, if I'm facing a zed or Malzahar I always build it, thank you very much. Perhaps it's because everybody has gotten so dumb, they think they require a Death Cap, Liandry's, Zhonyas, and Sorc boots in every build. There's obviously variations, but honestly, Mikael's is a rather cheap item to buy mid game and you can sell it late game if need be.

Sightless66Nov 28, 20141 votes

You shouldn't build Mikael's against Malzahar or Zed. You can't cleanse suppression or purge debuffs with anything except QSS, so your Mikael's active will do nothing to stop their ults. If you read the Mikael's text, you will note that it is quite specific about what CC types it can cleanse. "stuns, roots, taunts, fears, silences and slows".

Skia AsteriDec 4, 20141 votes

When was the last time you ever saw an ap mage build mikaels

or a support for that matter

Uhm, if I'm facing a zed or Malzahar I always build it, thank you very much. Perhaps it's because everybody has gotten so dumb, they think they require a Death Cap, Liandry's, Zhonyas, and Sorc boots in every build. There's obviously variations, but honestly, Mikael's is a rather cheap item to buy mid game and you can sell it late game if need be.

Mikaels does nothing against Zed. It cannot cleanse his death mark.

CreationFlawNov 28, 20141 votes

And I don't really see anybody in my league building Mikael's, to be honest, cause they rely in Lolking builds to get through.

JefftiffyDec 4, 20141 votes

No because Mikael's is useless against the things you would normally bring a cleanse for.

360D3GR3SSNov 28, 20141 votes

QSS has more uses against champions who deal primarily magic damage.

IwfiKe3qjMDec 4, 20141 votes

Quicksilver Sash (current stats) - 1250

30 MR Active: Quicksilver - Remove all debuffs, 90s cooldown

Mercurial Scimitar (current stats) - 3700

80 AD 35 MR Active: Quicksilver - Remove all debuffs and grant Movement Speed by 50% for 1s, 90s cooldown

Not bad, except for something:

QSS MR should raised to 35, no price change... or reduced between 1100-1200... Mercurial Scimitar price raised back to 3800, MR raised to 50 and Movement Speed boost active is 2s instead of 1s...