2/3 of a Trinity Force : Three new items to build with two of the components of the TriForce

Velkozito·5/26/2017, 9:27:59 AM·1 votes·753 views

item 3078 is a very "gold efficient" item, which means that the stats and passives provided by the item are objectively worth the gold you spend on the item. However, few champions actually need health, mana, damage, attack speed, cooldown reduction, movement speed, Spellblade and Rage. That's why I think it could be nice to have items that only give you the 2/3 of the Trinity Force that you prefer. As you will see, the 3 items won't have the same price, in order to make them more balanced.

Item n°1 : item 3184 (a blue hammer or an axe) (2933 gold = item 3044 1250 + item 3057 1050 + 633)

+250 hp +250 mana +25 ad +10% cdr

Passive – Rage : Basic attacks (on hit) grant +20 movement speed for 2 seconds. Killing a unit grants +60 movement speed instead. Passive – Spellblade : After using an ability, your next basic attack (on hit) deals (200% base ad) bonus physical damage (1.5 seconds cooldown).

=> This item is like a item 3078 with -40% attack speed, -10% cdr and -5% movespeed. => It gives strong damage to champions than benefit from Spellblade but do not rely this much on their auto attacks. It also gives some utility stats as well as some mobility. I'd build this on Pantheon, Hecarim, Jayce ...

Item n°2 : item 3033 (a blue bow) (2633 gold = item 3044 1250 + item 3101 1100 + 283)

+250 hp +25 ad +40% attack speed +10% cdr

Passive – Rage : Basic attacks (on hit) grant +20 movement speed for 2 seconds. Killing a unit grants +60 movement speed instead.

=> This item is like a item 3078 with -250 mana, -10% cdr, -5% movespeed and no Spellblade passive => It gives strong offensive stats, hp, cdr and mobility. Very reliable on champions who rely on their auto attacks, but don't benefit much from Spellblade. I'd build this on MasterYi, Nocturne, Tryndamere...

Item n°3 : item 3042 (a blue sword) (2333 gold = item 3057 1050 + item 3101 1100 + 183) +250 mana +40% attack speed +20% cdr

Passive – Spellblade : After using an ability, your next basic attack (on hit) deals (200% base ad) bonus physical damage (1.5 seconds cooldown).

=> This item is like a item 3078 with -250 hp, -25 ad, -5% movespeed and no Rage passive. => It gives strong utility stats, attack speed and Spellblade. It would be good on champions that benefit from Spellblade and use auto attacks without having a need for raw ad, and that can get hp from other sources. I'd build this on Udyr, Warwick, Skarner...

I made a lot of calculations and compared these items to TriForce or Black Cleaver, and I believe they are pretty balanced as they are presented here. However, if you think my ideas could make champion itemization more interesting, please upvote, and comment if you have any suggestion.

Many thanks to Neamean (NA), who had the idea of making items with two components of the Trinity Force. The actual numbers and ideas you saw in this post are mine tho ^^. Here is the link to his post, where he presented his own ideas : https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/iZBkWBE8-should-riot-make-more-unpopular-items-for-the-sake-of-diversity

Thanks for reading

4 Comments

Phelas5/26/2017, 9:38:20 AM3 votes

But then again, you waste an itemslot for an item weaker than Trinity, so you probably end up buying it anyways. If you need those stats, you go for the item that provides you with the most, why bother buying a budget trinity force, it makes no sense.

Vallalan5/26/2017, 11:11:24 AM1 votes

trinity is literally balanced around the spellblade passive (200% base ad is huge)

an item that can get that passive for less gold is jsut going to be broken on certain champs. who dont need the attack speed but want sheen proc.

they dont really need any other items that build out of phage. if you want it you get cleaver or trinity both apply to literally all ad champs in some way. especially cleaver since it applies to all PHYSICAL damage not just auto attacks.