AP & AD itemizations

Fakerr··2 votes·440 views

WIth ADCs running rampant in every lane and sometimes even in jungle, and AP itemization in complete shambles this season, mages have been gutted and are rarely seen. Yes, Ahri, Leblanc, Orianna, Lux and Viktor are seen every now and then. Considering Ahri and Leblanc are part assassin, there are 3 mages that are kinda viable ever since seaosn 6 started.

Just have a look at playrates of champs- http://champion.gg/statistics/#?sortBy=general.playPercent&order=descend&roleSort=

Ap itemization is the primary reason for that. Costs have increased, item 3027 /item 3001 is a must, item 3020 being bad compared to item 3009 and item 3158

item 3157 's being the only item that couters AD. AD champs have so many options to almost completely nulify mages item 3156 item 3155 item 3139 item 3102 item 3065 item 3091

item 3053 and item 3155 /item 3156 have made it impossible for not just mages, but even assassins to kill ADCs anymore

What's annoying is that ADCs can build item 3031 item 3508 item 3072 item 3156 item 3053 item 3006 or item 3072 item 3153 item 3085 item 3156 item 3053 item 3006 or item 3124 item 3085 item 3153 item 3091 item 3053 item 3006 or item 3031 item 3094 item 3072 item 3156 item 3036 item 3006

or slight variations of these. It's crazy how many options ADCs have. The problem right now is that item 3035 item 3036 item 3033 are not core ADC items. ADCs can go triple crit items and still melt tanks without last whisper items, while mages have a hard time killing tanks even if they have barely one or 2 MR items.

item 3135 is a super core mage item. Every mage NEEDS to build it. Also, item 3136 is a joke of an item right now. So expensive and the stats are miserable. Needs a severe buff. item 3151 needs some love too, make it more viable to mages, not just a select few

3 Comments

EcchiOtakuTM2 votes

All they need to do is remove deathcap+hourglass bring witchcap to 5on5s and raise witchcap's passive to 30%

Would nerf AP but give them much better itemization in itself.

ModWulf Helhammer1 votes

First: who besides lane Warwick builds wit's end.

Second: two of the items you listed are straight up tank and defensive items, which are just as capable of being bought on AP champs. Also you listed both hexdrinker and maw, which are the same item, just unfinished

Fakerr1 votes

Kog makes wit's end quite often. Heck, I've seen Kog make item 3022 too. Also, making item 3053 on ap casters makes no sense. And, if the enemy team has an AD mid item 3102 is pretty useless.

The reason I put in item 3156 and item 3155 both is because a lot of ADCs and AD champs leave item 3155 in its raw form for most of the game. It is much more powerful dealing with Ap champs than item 3191. Seeker's is so weak, especially cause it's passive is not permanent. When it transforms in to item 3157 it loses the bonus stats gained. For 3500g, item 3157 needs to give 120AP not just the nerfed 100.

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