AP mages

BiggerFatterBoss·Dec 15, 2016·2 votes·479 views

Why nerf the AP items? You've just got rid of the good stats for the items and left mages stuck. They're nothing compared to the assassins now.

6 Comments

PennsDec 15, 20163 votes

"They're nothing compared to the assassins now." This is even worse than people saying "adcs kill tanks too fast" lel

CresmontDec 15, 20161 votes

no man, youre dumb

mages are still strong, the rylais abusers are the ones that arent that strong anymore which is a good thing

KilanostDec 15, 20161 votes

This is the healthiest I've seen mages since I can remember. Stop feeding the assassins and hold out for the late game like other lanes do when they have a bad match up when they scale better. A mage is generally of more use to a team than an assassin after the early-mid game

Very Hard EngageDec 15, 20162 votes

i agree that mages all have excellent kill ranges and item options to consider moreso now than ever.

but you have to realize mages still lack a high damage option and total ap has only gone down. the only high ap option route left is

item 3027 item 3165 item 3003 item 3089 item 3135 which is quite lacking.

when it should be lower base damages, and higher scaling with better items.

mages have also been hemorrhaging on their utility for years now. Anivia AurelionSol Chogath Fiddlesticks Galio Karthus Kassadin Leblanc Lulu Ryze Swain Syndra Veigar Vladimir Zyra Orianna (i want to say lissandra but i just cant remember) (also viktor gravity field used to have a larger range if you went for that upgrade route)

have all seen utility nerfs instead of damage nerfs. because when a mage lands a CC ability skill shot its deemed unwarranted for them to reliably follow up and 100-0 you with a full ham damage build. riot has forced mages to a higher skill cap.

its only a matter of time before they go after lux, morg, annie, the only ones left who can still have their reliable utility.

Very Hard EngageDec 15, 20161 votes

item 3027 item 3116 item 3157 item 3285 item 3174 item 3001

i want grail -> dfg -> rab cap to be back and the standard core for "look to your mid laner to kill something, not just your adc". but thats never going to happen.