Why do abilities with on-hit ignore the basic rule of spellblade?

JavelinJoe·Sep 5, 2016·1 votes·612 views

Spellbalde items:

Spellblade causes your NEXT basic attack to deal bonus damage AFTER using an ability (1.5 second cooldown). Wiki

Next basic attack. After using an ability.

No where does it even hint to on-hit abilities counting as the "next" basic attack. This passive clearly requires an ability to activate and then 1 basic attack to proc it. So why do some abilities ignore this? It is a basic attack on-hit, not an ability on hit.

13 Comments

Irelia BotSep 5, 20162 votes

So... You want Irelia, Ezreal and Nasus Q to not apply Spellblade procs as well?

MiraweaveSep 5, 20161 votes

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So... You want Irelia, Ezreal and Nasus Q to not apply Spellblade procs as well?

Nasus Q wouldn't change since it's an autoattack anyway.

EndlessSorcererSep 5, 20162 votes

Using the ability provides a spellblade proc.

When the ability hits, it consumes the spellblade proc it generated.

JavelinJoeSep 5, 20161 votes

Ah alright. I guess that works for a reason.

BhagswagSep 5, 20161 votes

What ability are you complaining about; I don't understand the issue.

MarshbouySep 5, 20161 votes

yasuo Q.

BhagswagSep 5, 20161 votes

The ability is that when you press Q, your character deals damage in a short line, and applies on hit damage to the first target as if you were using a regular basic attack. It's in the description; it's an ability that will apply on hit effects like a basic attack.

MarshbouySep 5, 20161 votes

Ik. I was just telling you what ability he is complaining about. i agree. there is no contradiction, only a misunderstanding of reality on the part of OP

BhagswagSep 5, 20161 votes

Yeah sry I meant to reply to the thread.

MarshbouySep 5, 20161 votes

o rip lol

MarshbouySep 5, 20161 votes

spaghetti code.

FaieSep 5, 20161 votes

The sheen proc of "spellbalde" is in itself an oh-hit effect. I'll use gangplank as an example.

He clicks his Q on an enemy.

He activated Q, so he used an ability.
His Q hits an enemy and applies all on-hit effects to said enemy.
Since the on-hits were applied AFTER he used the ability, Spellblade is applied to the enemy.

Same goes for Ezreal Q, Irelia Q, Fizz Q, they are all treated as basic attacks as far as applying on-hit effects go.

MiraweaveSep 5, 20161 votes

Spellblade adds an on-hit effect that's consumed after one use. Abilities that apply on-hit effects will apply it immediately.