I think it is time for a new 100 AP item

Radiant Seraph·2/6/2018, 10:59:11 PM·1 votes·293 views

We just lost -20 AP on Morello, and the "new" mana items have 80 AP (except Seraph's at 50). Luden's one of them, so we now only have the new Spellbound Orb as the only instant 100 AP item in the game. I don't get why we can't have more of them, is it balance-related? Let's see a more or less standard build in the new system. Boots + First Mana Item + Spellbound Orb + Liandry's Torment or Morello's Cursed Tome + Void Staff + Zhonya's Hourglass. As a mage you obviously need mana. As a magic damage dealer you need penetration so Void Staff is a given, even with its lowered AP. Liandry is going to be amazing on every Battle Mage, specially those with dots. Morello's is the only flat magic pen item in the game other than boots. Zhonya is core on every non-Artillery mage for its play-making potential. See? Almost all of those items are required. The point is a new 100 AP item wouldn't hurt balance unless it's flat out overtuned, since it has an opportunity cost with other options; trading either sustain, durability or penetration over AP. Next patch we will lose AP on every non-Rabadon build (which is still almost unbuildable, since you did nothing for its humongous cost nor horrendous build path), so I think it should be looked at.

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Azadethe2/6/2018, 11:48:43 PM1 votes

I think the result of the new items is that as a consequence of gaining more scaling AP damage combinations and 100% grievous wounds, they want mages to conserve spells for when they need them, rather than auto cast spam. I mean 100% Grievous wounds is a powerful change... It means you have to spam less, and anti dot champs like Darius Garen Illaoi Katarina Rammus TahmKench Warwick are taken down a peg quicker in a fight. I'm going to lose AP, but at the same time, I'm going have more of the damage COUNT, especially with item 3151 's change.

Amumu for example is going to be stupidly OP with item 3001 +item 3151 because the damage aura + the target enhanced damage will stack. Morgana can technically do that too, since she's more of an up close and personal DoT mage (I often build her pure tank and still have 272 AP and more damage than most AP builds will make matter)