Youmuu upgrade feels weak.

Azules500·7/5/2016, 7:36:50 PM·1 votes·570 views

I feel like the youmuu's ghostblade doesn't give a powerspike like it used to. The gold efficiency of this item is just 100%, but you build it from a warhammer, which is 104% gold efficient. So whenever I upgrade Youm, it's like I'm paying 75g for the active. But the thing is I want moar damages, I don't want some lame AS or MS. I can buy duskblade, it is almost gold efficient AND I get a dmg passive.

Edit: Okay, it doesn't look like I provided enought context for my statement. I usually get Youmuu's on my Crit-yi. When I go crit Yi, I already maxed my CDR from essence reaver and warrior - and the build usually only has enough room for one armorpen item after zeal-warrior-ie-er-boots. I still go youmuus bc it's build path is pretty good, but lately I been tempted to just keep it on a caulfield's warhammer or skip it and go duskblade. You might say AS and MS is pretty good on Yi, and it sometimes is. The youmuu MS active is one of the few reasons I still build it, but the AS usually goes to waste unless I'm fighting a tank bc carries just get 2-shotted. Now, youm's was probably OP considering I built it while wasting the CDR. But consider the opportunity cost when rushing a youmuu's: on mobile AD assasins, the active goes to waste (no point in AS, MS is conditional), whilst buying a duskblade gives you permanent MS and a strong passive. But I still want to rush youmuu's bc it's build path is so damn good, but I feel bad finishing it b/c I don't provide more damage for the team.

12 Comments

Quepha7/5/2016, 7:44:31 PM4 votes

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it's like I'm paying 75g for the active.

Well the active is nearly 1800 gold's worth of stats for 6 seconds out of every 45 seconds. If you don't think 75 gold is worth that, then I don't know what to tell you.

BluePolarizer7/5/2016, 8:08:27 PM3 votes

This is why we need rank gated forums.

DeathBurst7/5/2016, 8:32:19 PM2 votes

Welll, do build Duskblade, then? What's your problem? But I have to tell you, if you think Youmuu is weak, you don't understand this item...

Colgate Gator7/5/2016, 8:35:05 PM2 votes

There's a reason why both assassins and ADC's have been rushing this item for a while now, you know?

Azules5007/5/2016, 8:36:37 PM1 votes

I updated my post to provide context.

Zero Skill Tank7/5/2016, 7:41:35 PM1 votes

It's only 100% gold efficient because armor penetration is ridiculously under priced.

rtbf221479707/5/2016, 8:12:22 PM1 votes

Free ghost and surge for 6 second... Bruh its imo one of the strongest items in game right now. Stacked more than release xin

Dreadlocks7/5/2016, 7:38:21 PM1 votes

It'll probably get reworked with the assassin's but for now I think it's still strong. In most cases I find the attack speed unfitting, but every other stat esp the MS, is great.