Changing Gunblade and Luden's
I believe both these items require changes. Ludens is supposed to be the premier burst item for AP champs but is heavily overshadowed by gunblade with its near similar AP and superior burst. (i am not saying luden's does less damage, only that it's burst is outmatched. if 3 charges of luden's is used on 1 champ it becomes technically better.)
I propose this: have
build from
instead of
. With this, bring an active to the full build where activation immediately charges the passive AND does double damage. This would also further differentiate it from the runic Echos jungle item.
Replacing NLR may not be the best choice however, as this removes one of the last two items built from it; i believe it still to be the better choice simply because the MS gain is still necessary for the item.
As for
, A reduction in the AP would keep most AP assassins from building it, as well as its active component. The item basically serves as a ball of stats and is incredibly efficient with just those stats alone.
Of course, if this harms too many champs that build the item, namely
, A price reduction should be instated.
tl;dr: Luden's is too ineffecient for the stats it brings, requiring the passive to make up for it. Gunblade is too effecient for the raw stats it brings, while also giving a very strong heal and burst for very little more than ludens.
I'd like to hear some thoughts on this.