Can't decide what to buy.

T RexHasTinyArms··1 votes·412 views

So I'm sitting on like 2.2k IP and considering buying either spell vamp quints for mundo or possibly tahm or ekko (eventually).

Ekko has kind of moved away from tanky utility builds toward more AP damage builds if I understand his current balance right. I really like tanky champs, usually more utility, but damage and brawling is nice too (thus liking mundo and stuff like maokai who does good damage early in lane), so I probably will end up not getting Ekko if I'm right about his balance (need to try out on free week more).

Tahm looks really interesting and kind of similar (but better) to shen. Big shield, two forms of CC (stun and devour), decent sustain, decent damage. I feel like he may be a little over tuned numbers wise though right now and is likely to get some incoming nerfs in the next few patches so I'm hesitant to pick something up for so much IP that I may end up only being interested in now bc it is a bit over tuned and won't want to play him when he's more balanced.

Any advice/thoughts on if I'm right or wrong on my understanding of Ekko/Tahm?

6 Comments

FatTaco1 votes

I find Mundo Jungle to be highly underrated right now, he can carry really well if you understand how to gank early with him and how to play him well overall, the spellvamp quints and going 0/17/13 really help him when you get the 3% spellvamp utility mastery you'll start with 9% Spellvamp, when you Spirit Visage you'll gain 11%.

I did a test to find out Mundo's best way of sustain for better clearing since he suffers from being too weak in the Jungle early game.

From full armor runes and masteries Mundo clears with 0 help with only: 70hp left, with Spellvamp he will clear with 0 help: 380hp left. So Spellvamp makes a lot of difference. It's fun, one of my favourite champions to play Jungle this season.

Duke Anax1 votes

When you go 17 def, make sure to get Perseverance it also makes a lot of difference.

And with all that sustain getting second wind may be usefull as well.

T RexHasTinyArms1 votes

Yeah, I played a normal w/ him earlier and think I'm gonna go quints bc I forgot how fun he can be. It was normals so the other jg was higher rating than me but wasn't a jungle main, he did great mid game, but he had so little pressure early that I just got a free early game to get fed off his lanes and counter jungle and shit. Fed mundo is fed mundo, and holy shit is he fun mid game. I was 0-17-13 bc you get bonus hp, 1% regen, and increased regen below 25%, plus 3% spell vamp and an extra potion, and it worked but I definitely wished I had the sell vamp quints to have an easier time w/ keeping hp up to gank early.

Maybe I just haven't played Tahm Kench enough to figure out how fun he can be, but it's hard to out do being a fed mundo for fun factor. Just huge and you can duel anyone basically. 25% hp damage and perma slow combined w/ cc reduction aoe dmg, plus now he has bonus dmg based on his max hp and an auto reset, just run straight into people and scream a bunch lol.

Grashnim1 votes

Tahm is broken, I wouldn't focus on him for the time being, he'll be nerfed soon.

Holy Fervor1 votes

On Mundo, Duel Pen marks, Armor yellows, Mr / CDR gliphs, Health Regen quints -> Those are what i've heard to be good for him Ekko -> Havent bothered to learn him, still Looks unreliable imho Tahm -> Definitely Strong atm

For ekko, It looks like his scaling is good so i'd prob build him hybridish.

Imo I like Ekko more for kind of an initiator, While i think tahm looks better for peeling. Mundo goes where he pleases.

T RexHasTinyArms1 votes

Yeah dual pen or as marks help his clear flat armor seals are standard, scaling mr lets you rush armor and hp, but CDR gives you cleaver spam. I'm curious on the math for hp regen vs spell vamp. 0/17/13 masteries with spell vamp quints give 9% spell vamp plus 3 potions first clear and the % health damage on cleaver gets big fast. Do hp regen quints come in % regen or just hp/5? Don't have computer w/ me and the wiki just shows hp/5, but I thought there was % also which might be worth more late game with 3k+ hp mundo.

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