So, what will we build now to rush 40% CDR?

Nameless Voice··1 votes·569 views

So, the mana/regen/CDR changes were advertised as making CDR a more available statistic, but looking at the proposed changes, I can't see a good way to actually get CDR any more.

When I was playing a champion who wanted max CDR above everything else (namely, Karma), I would build item 3174 item 3165 - two good items that provide AP, mana regen and 20% CDR each.

Now, Grail has been reworked into a support item that's not really useful to most mids (and even support-mids like Karma probably don't want it most of the time, since it's only useful near allies), but there's no other new 20% CDR item to replace it? What are we supposed to build if we want to rush CDR now?

I suppose the idea is that you build one 20% item (Morello, which seems like it will be mandatory on most mages), and then try to get the remaining CDR by building tanky items (item 3157 item 3001). Now, Zhonya's is a great thing to have, but Abyssal isn't really useful on longer-ranged champions, and spending a lot of money on those two items' other stats slows down your ability to reach 40% CDR by a lot. Perhaps the sceptre could be replaced by item 3092, though that's not a very slot-efficient item.

tl;dr: Removing Grail as a viable choice for AP mids makes it look like there won't be a good way to rush 40% CDR any more.

4 Comments

Big Lincoln1 votes

cdr boots and runes

riot is making new AP items. we don't have the full story

Nameless Voice1 votes

Not taking Sorc's on a champion with good bases but bad scaling greatly decreases their damage output, though.

WoonStruck1 votes

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Not taking Sorc's on a champion with good bases but bad scaling greatly decreases their damage output, though.

Considering how everyone gets MR now, the damage Sorc's provides is extremely minimal now. If you want it BECAUSE they have MR, you're using it as a crutch instead of getting an early Void staff like you should (2nd/3rd item). Ionian or even swifties will likely be better choices than sorc.

Sorcs is like the old Haunting Guise now where it was like a Dorans+ that you get for lane dominance and just sold later.

WoonStruck1 votes

10% CDR rune page and 4 stat sticks after either Zhonya's, Abyssal, or whatever else with CDR that you need to do your job.

New Vlad will probably make good use of Zhonya+Abyssal+Rocket Belt. Same with Morde.

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