Shaco E Damage Type

Cowardly Clown·9/24/2017, 9:22:33 PM·6 votes·1,935 views

Hey, just curious why Shaco's E is pure AD damage regardless of what you build on him? Couldn't it be adaptive so building AP would make the base damage and all scaling damage AP and building AD would make the opposite happen. I mostly just want to be able to build void staff on AP Shaco again. It means you either have to rely fully on the AD damage (build lethality and such) or handicap yourself further by building mpen and having your boxes hurt. Not a huge deal but it just seems odd the way it works now, I feel like AD is easier to itemize against so it used to feel like a reward that it dealt magic damage for building AD but now that it's opposite it feels like punishment. Anyway, just hoping for a Rioter to let us know Riot's opinion on this.

26 Comments

Yaśuo Main9/24/2017, 9:32:32 PM5 votes

As much as I don't want my 80k mastery point Shaco gather dust, Riot doesn't care about him anymore. Dude is dead, they got hyped up and then they fucked up. They made one build (full AD) of him viable then gutted that version. Then a broken build (bruiser) version of him popped up and then they gutted that one too.

Paroe9/24/2017, 9:36:11 PM5 votes

Riot hates the concept of AP shaco; an annoying backline champion that tossed 0.9AP scaling Es which did magic damage.
Honestly pre-rework shaco was the most balanced iteration, much like malzahar hes a victim of riots change for the sake of change policy.

Teriyaki Bukkake9/25/2017, 5:45:37 AM2 votes

I feel your pain man, I really do! Having shaco as my most favourite champ by a mile, seeing him so weak is like a knife to the heart man :( I just want my annoying shiv thowing, box spamming dancing while spamming ctrl+6 just to deceive away shaco :(

Ariel the Cruel9/24/2017, 10:30:55 PM1 votes

Couldn't it be adaptive so building AP would make the base damage and all scaling damage AP and building AD would make the opposite happen.

Adaptive is a system that is being introduced with runes reforged. It doesn't currently or previously exist. Second, despite the common short-hand, AD and AP aren't damage types; they scaling stats. The words you are looking for are "Physical" and "magic." I make this distinction because revealed instances of adaptive affect stats, not damage. Third, Scaling types are used as balance levers. Flash scales with AD, Boxes scale with AP. Choosing a stat affect how you play, and the strengths/weaknesses of that build.

Monster mode9/25/2017, 4:15:25 PM1 votes

Riot doesnt gives a flying fuck about shaco and his state its quite sad but its the truth