The AD Meta

Vicious Swig··1 votes·334 views

Anyone else notice how AD fighters and AD assassins are like a beat up quarter ride outside of a grocery store? No matter how beat up they get, no matter how raggy and destroyed they look, if you put a quarter in (they get a kill or their first item) they still go just as if they were brand new. I partly want to blame itemization for this. AD penetration is so much more cost/slot effective than building hp and armor. So that when later in the game you can afford to build your first penetration item, everything your tanky opponent worked for is just gone.

I can't be the only one who see's this. It's why you see Yasuo, Rengar, Zed, and Riven every game.

2 Comments

Immortal Strife1 votes

It is certainly easier to get a last whisper or brutalizer than full armor and thorn mail.

ProfDrDeath2 votes

The main problem with Last Whisper is that it is a cost-efficient item even against people who don't buy as much Armor (if at all).

If it was like 300-400 gold more expensive, it wouldn't be as effective as another buy against non-Armor builders.

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