Infinity Edge: Crit Damage Up, but with No Crit Chance
SO, goofy thought but bear with me: What if Infinity Edge didn't give Critical Strike Chance?
I know what you're going to say: "Without CSC, the Crit modifier would be useless!"
- Fiora's Bladework grants her 100% critical chance on her next second attack.
- Jhin's Whisper grants him 100% critical chance every fourth autoattack, and Curtain Call also has a guaranteed 100% critical chance on its fourth and final shot.
- Pantheon's Certain Death grants him 100% critical chance against targets below 15% of their maximum health.
- Shaco's Deceive grants him 100% critical chance on his next attack.
- Tryndamere's Battle Fury grants him 0.35% critical chance per point of Fury he currently has.
- Xin Zhao's Battle Cry grants him 100% critical chance on every 3rd auto attack.
- Rengar's Thrill of the Hunt grants him 100% critical chance on his next leap.
- Maybe more that aren't listed on the Wiki (Rengar wasn't listed)
Okay, so that alone may not be a super strong argument. However, I think it might be helpful to consider whether or not more champions could benefit from an AD + Crit modifier only item if they had these 100% crit chance moments. PLUS these champions feel bad getting Infinity Edge because the 20% CSC is wasted when they get their 100% chance moment.
ALSO, looking at how quickly ADC's spike after hitting 2 items, maybe it would be a good idea to turn Infinity Edge into the Rabadon's of the ADC world, where you need to buy more Critical Strike Chance before you commit to a critical strike modifier item. I mean, NO ADC ever sits at 200% modifiers for very long. Maybe having to buy 2-3 CSC items BEFORE buying Infinity Edge would help smooth out the spiking that ADC's are seeing.
Consider Vayne. If she had to buy 2 CSC items and THEN Infinity Edge, she wouldn't be getting that extra 50% on her Q AA right off the bat. Maybe this could be the start of changing how Last Whisper works too, Crit modifier + Armor pen item anyone?
IDK, thoughts? This isn't a completely fleshed out idea, but maybe it could help?
. . . TL;DR Infinity Edge loses Critical Strike Chance
"Next AA has 100% crit chance" champions have a new damage tool for snowballing New balance lever on assassins
Rabadon's of the ADC world ADC's spike later in the game