why do ..

l MrD l·Feb 4, 2019·4 votes·2,616 views

bruisers such as jax and irelia building a selection from these items deal so much damage and actually absorb way more damage than a full tank build naitilus or some other true tank ._____________.

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Moody PFeb 4, 20194 votes

Because they have defensive tools that compound their item bulk.

RekseeFeb 4, 20191 votes

Irelia : W

Jax : E and R

I think that might be why but I'm not sure.

Frosted TipsFeb 4, 20191 votes

Well Jax also gains bonus armor and magic resist for his bonus AD and bonus AP, so yeah pretty dumb. Build damage and get both tanky and damage.

Irelia has damage reduction in her kit which imo is a broken mechanic, looking at you Warwick. Damage reduction is insanely strong and the only way to counter it is by having true damage. So Irelia just has inherent tankyness.

heroikcFeb 4, 20191 votes

Diver and Skirmisher; they need to do damage and optimally have some means to survive long enough to escape.

DuskDaUmbreonFeb 4, 20191 votes

Because that's a mix of items with a good amount of durability and a lot of damage. Throw a defense boost into their kit with that build and you have someone who has a lot of damage and durability.

Hell, Leona can go top with that build and roll over anyone.

ParoeFeb 4, 20191 votes

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Because that's a mix of items with a good amount of durability and a lot of damage. Throw a defense boost into their kit with that build and you have someone who has a lot of damage and durability.

Hell, Leona can go top with that build and roll over anyone.

Except she actually cant. If she scaled with AD? She totally could.

@thread AD bruiser itemization is among the best in the game, and lets bruisers reach 400+AD with 3000~3500HP based on specific build. Most successful bruisers also have a one item core of item 3078 that lets them absolutely crap on any squishy or low damage champion. Theres a REALLY big reason why Jax, Irelia, and Camille are the bruiser holy trinity.

Doge2020Feb 4, 20191 votes

Nasus would be the king of the bruiser holy trinity if he could easily get to his targets without having to blow flash. Jax, irelia and Camille all have dashes to help get to their targets while all nasus has is a slow that can easily be negated .

ParoeFeb 4, 20191 votes

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Nasus would be the king of the bruiser holy trinity if he could easily get to his targets without having to blow flash. Jax, irelia and Camille all have dashes to help get to their targets while all nasus has is a slow that can easily be negated .

Arguable. Nasus scales just as hard as the rest of them, but unlike them he mostly scales with AP.

DuskDaUmbreonFeb 4, 20191 votes

Leona actually does pretty decently with AD. She does mostly magic, but none of that build gives armor pen, so she loses little.

Q is an AA reset. R gives AA enhancers. There's a reason Fervor Leona was a thing for a time.

You could go full AP, but you don't get as much defensive itemization (ultimately making you rather squishy), and they're given just one type of damage to itemize against, not two.

Shiroe OkazakiFeb 4, 20191 votes

Because jax is late game. and builds essence reaver. but riot is avoiding reverting the extra passive on essence reaver. And irelia is more of a heal bot because her q healing is based off a ratios instead of a base number like it should be. Maw shield is almost nothing and most bruisers would rather just get adaptive helm. Titanic and revenous are about the only way for them to wave clear. Triforce is REALLY expensive. Almost 4000 gold for it. and anyone can buy GA right now.