Why is frozen heart good?

xJLx MCHammer·Nov 2, 2014·1 votes·892 views

I really don't see why tanks buy this item, especially non mana tanks. I understand that it lowers 20% overall dps output of arcs, but isn't it more efficient to get randiun and thormail. Like it gives no hp so the dog it mitigated is negligible because you never had the hp to begin with

7 Comments

AtheosisXNov 2, 20143 votes

Mana and cooldown reduction are why you buy Frozen Heart. If you just want pure tank Randuin's is better.

RenailleNov 2, 20141 votes

It is cost efficient without the mana.

Meat FeastNov 2, 20141 votes

Works pretty well on singed

HayaishiNov 2, 20141 votes

Against full AD teams, or AS dependent champions getting that with Randuins shutdowns their DPS on you.

SlaaneshineNov 2, 20141 votes

The 500 mana doesn't look that great on paper, but it's the sole reason why I would pick it over Randuin's on a lot of champions. It basically doubles the mana pool of most tanks without them having to invest in some other mana item that doesn't bring them nearly that much tankiness.

KiharonNov 2, 20141 votes

Let's look at what Frozen Heart does:

+100 armor +400 mana +20% cooldown reduction Passive Unique: Reduces the attack speed of nearby enemies by 15%. (700 range)

and what Randuin's does:

+500 health +70 armor Passive Unique - Cold Steel: When hit by basic attacks, reduces the attacker's attack speed by 15%. Active Unique: Slows the movement speed of nearby enemy units by 35% for 2 (+ 0.5% armor) (+ 0.5% magic resistance) seconds. 60 second cooldown (500 Range).

and what Thornmail does: +100 armor (Thornmail) Passive Unique: On being hit by basic attacks, returns 30% of damage, before any reductions such as armor, as magic damage.

In terms of sheer tankiness, Randuin's is probably the best individual item. However, the utility of the item is what draws me to Frozen Heart when I play a tank. It gives CDR, which is good for getting peel abilities back up sooner. Importantly, it affects all the enemies whether they attack me or not. By contrast, Randuin's and Thornmail only help when the ADC attacks me. Ideally, the ADC will be trying to attack everyone else first as long as they can safely do so.