Hall of Blades needs resets to be relevant

SlashStriker·Jun 18, 2018·2 votes·1,567 views

Keystone resets on enemy champion takedown

I don't see how attack speed like Hail of Blades will be a good or even desirable keystone. It offers attack speed but for only 3 auto attacks where Lethal Tempo offer attack speed or 6 seconds.

Another issue that HoB is not picked is that lategame people teamfight all the time and attack speed for 3 auto attacks doesn't do anything as you have to stop attacking for long period of time that you don't have in teamfights. Lethal Thempo last 6 seconds which may do alot then it goes on 6 seconds cooldown and is available again for use.

Attack speed without damage will do nothing so either you need to give it resets or you need to give it some sort of damage to be useful

Another thing it comes to my mind is that Press the Attack and Electrocute are probably too similar to each other

4 Comments

DuskDaUmbreonJun 18, 20181 votes

The rune is already fine.

It offers it for less attacks than Tempo, sure, but it's also instant, as opposed to being delayed.

PtA and Electrocute only share the similarity of damage after three hits. Electrocute, however, is more damage immediately, and off of any ability hit, while PtA is only from autos, and amplifies later dealt damage, making the former a burst rune and the latter a DPS rune.

ISeeDumbPeopleJun 18, 20181 votes

I do agree it needs to be like resets every 10 seconds in or out of combat... as it stands the only real use I see for it is to ramp up item 3124 faster. Not even a good burst rune when there are far better options if you want that. It can be fairly good on some champs early/laning phase though.