Last Whisper should only apply arpen for autoattacks

Maximum Shyvana·1/24/2015, 8:43:46 PM·2 votes·974 views

Assassins are running rampant simply because not only can they do their role in killing the squishies, but penetration items allow them to melt tanks and bruisers as well. If we simply nerf arpen however, tanks become rampant as nothing can kill them including their natural counter the ADC. We need a way to rebuild the triangle of Tank>Assassin>ADC>Tank. Making the arpen apply on autoattacks emphasizes it as an ADC item while simultaneously emphasizing the role of ADC's to counter tanks while reducing an assassin's ability to buy just one item in order to disregard target selection.

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67chrome1/24/2015, 8:47:03 PM2 votes

So basically you want assassins, who are Melee, to be stuck with AD and AD alone for damage. And you want marksman, who are ranged, to have AD, AS, Crit, life steal, and %armor penetration?

Sounds balanced.

Kuroi861/24/2015, 10:00:19 PM2 votes

If an assassin melts you, then you've run into one of three problems.

You fed your lane and are under leveled and lack items.
Said assassin is so fed they are full on snowballing and are vastly ahead of you.
You aren't building the proper resistances against said assassin.

In all three cases, you should not be going near the assassin without back up, you lock them down, your allies kill him. When an assassin builds armor pen, you build health, when they build AD, you build armor.
If stacking more armor isn't working, stack health.