Why are there 5 armor pen items you can build but only 3 magic pen?

Common Satyr·11/5/2018, 5:52:07 AM·8 votes·3,452 views

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There are actually 6 armor pen items but 2 have the same passive.

Armor pen: item 3147 item 3814 item 3036 item 3033 item 3071 item 3142

Magic Pen: item 3135 item 3020 item 3165

Didnt think about it much until recently but magic pen has much less variety.

Armor pen has options. Options are always good. Id like to see 2 or so more made next season but make them all share a unique passive so you cant stack maybe? idk what do you guys think?

28 Comments

PopcornBunni11/5/2018, 6:08:17 AM8 votes

Because item 3091 item 3151 item 3001 also increase magic damage dealt

And it's a bit disingenuous to list both last whisper upgrades as two seperate items when they're built mutually exclusively. Wit's End does the same job as Black Cleaver but also missing from your list for some reason.

Phieldworker11/5/2018, 5:55:38 AM5 votes

Less magic resist items in the game? And the magic pen items do a lot AND with deathcap you can multiple that ap damage by a bunch.

Fízz v211/5/2018, 6:21:54 AM5 votes

Well 3 of them are assassin items while pretty much ever ap champ can build all magic pen items. Tho Id like it if Void was split into 2 unique items like Last Whisper

Malicious Metal11/5/2018, 8:05:31 AM5 votes

Natural MR is lower than natural Armor. Simple.

Shablagoo11/5/2018, 8:31:02 AM5 votes

This is why no one takes mages seriously, its like they dont play the game or something. How much base mr do people have at max level? Search it up plz

Eedat11/5/2018, 8:50:22 AM4 votes

and item 3091

Modl Ryden l11/5/2018, 6:15:52 AM2 votes

AP abilties have higher base damages and scaling and are cast much more frequent than AD abilties.

Before you mention Zed, understand that he is 1 of like 7 AD ability-casting type champs vs the 50+ AP ability caster types.

ZephyrDrake11/5/2018, 11:38:54 AM1 votes

i'll ask a few very simple questions. What is the LOWEST base MR in the game at lvl 18? now tell me that value for armor (excluding Thresh ). Does that answer your question as to why there are more items to deal with armor than with MR?

Poske11/5/2018, 10:52:38 AM1 votes

item 3134 actually 6