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A Message Only For People Who Main Mages

KatarinaScripts·11/15/2018, 4:01:54 AM·4 votes·1,416 views

If you main one or several of the following champions: Ahri Akali Amumu Anivia Annie AurelionSol Azir Bard Blitzcrank Brand Cassiopeia Chogath Diana Ekko Elise Evelynn Ezreal Fizz Galio Gragas Heimerdinger Janna Kaisa Karma Karthus Kassadin Katarina Kayle Kennen Leblanc Lissandra Lulu Lux Malphite Malzahar Maokai Mordekaiser Morgana Nami Nidalee Nunu Orianna Rakan Rumble Ryze Shaco Singed Sona Soraka Swain Syndra Taliyah Teemo TwistedFate Veigar Velkoz Viktor Vladimir Xerath Ziggs Zilean Zoe Zyra

Then do you think that Void Staff should be buffed? item 3135 Stats: +70 ability power UNIQUE: Magic damage ignores 40% of the target's magic resistance; applies before magic penetration.

I see very few mages building it on themselves since the stats are highly situational: Build It When: the enemy stacks MR. Don't Build It When: the enemy doesn't stack Mr and go for a Morellonomicon item 3165, because It gives flat MagicPen while being more cost efficient. Even the beginner bots don't build it, and the only time I've seen it built are by people who primarily play AD champs and are following the recommended build paths of the mage they wield.

Being a Katarina Katarina OTP, since the end of Season 7, I have only built it once and all it did was help me delete squishes quicker while taking up 1 item slot. I watch a lot of higher ELO Katarina players (while observing their OP>GG) on several servers and have adapted their build paths to fit my situation. They almost always are forced to build these four items item 3146 item 3165 item 3135 item 3020 to counter the top laner who rushed item 3065 , the AD midlaner who bought a item 3155 , and the Jinx who has a item 3091 as her third item. But this type of strategic item countering does not occur as consistently below Gold V +

I believe increasing the base AP to 95 & the MagicPen % to 45% for the same price will not just see this item in the recommended category but might actually become a very core item on champions that might make more use of it. Like Ahri Ahri or Zoe Zoe The main reason I'm posting this Is because my build on Kat every game is item 3146 item 3089 item 3165 item 3151 item 3116 then selling item 3020 for item 3907. I want to swap Spellbinder item 3907 for Void Staff item 3135
Do you think this item requires some buffing to bring it into the spotlight? If so tell me your AP/Mage main and whether you think this should happen? Why or Why not?

16 Comments

Rock MD11/15/2018, 4:03:42 AM6 votes

No, I don't think it should be buffed.

I also don't think you should build Liandry's on Kat, and that Oblivion Orb should be nerfed since it + Sorc Shoes is way too strong.

EDIT: just read your buff suggestions for Void. Please refrain from posting until approximately 3-4 hours after smoking weed.

OniZetsu66611/15/2018, 4:02:54 AM3 votes

To be fair im in low elo and no one buys mr soo the item is useless compared to alot of other items

Dynikus11/15/2018, 4:19:46 AM2 votes

It's a situational item you build to counter someone stacking MR. I don't see why it should be a core item for anyone.

iiGazeii11/15/2018, 4:15:59 AM2 votes

I'd rather see it changed/reworked to be more useful outside of situations where enemies are building MR. Like, instead of just a passive 40% reduction, make it a charge mechanic similar to Luden's Echo where your charge it up by moving or casting spells or something. When you have it, your next spell that connects ignores ALL of the target's magic resist. This would let both the user and their enemies play around it and give it more of an impact, but wouldn't just outright buff it.

Dr Dog11/15/2018, 4:13:36 AM2 votes

you already hit the nail on the head: its situational

Pokemonred20011/15/2018, 9:35:03 AM1 votes

I would rather it not be buffed. I don't main mages anymore (though I did main Akali Elise and Syndra for a good amount of time in the past), but when I did, it felt like whenever item 3135 was particularly strong, it made item 3089 completely irrelevant. (Not to say Deathcap isn't pretty irrelevant as it is right now, but it sure does feel like it's outclassed by most other AP items right now)

hrooza dota 11/15/2018, 10:13:25 PM1 votes

the item is meant to be countering the enemy if theres no enemy to counter then the item should never be viable in that said game.