@Meddler: Can I get your thoughts on a magic-damage-only AD-scaling Champion?

darkdill·Jul 29, 2015·2 votes·460 views

With stuff like Ashe's automatic crit strike now out, I figure it's only a matter of time before we get a Champion who builds AD, but does MAGIC DAMAGE with his/her basic attacks instead of physical.

Something like this... (very rough, don't freak out!)

#P - Runic Blade

Your basic attacks deal magic damage instead of physical damage, but cannot critically strike. Crit chance instead grants you penetration against bonus magic resistance (up to a cap). (Not a 1-to-1 conversion)

Would this be workable if it was properly designed, or does it break the readability rules or some other design rule?

EDIT: This would be for a melee fighter Champion, as a marksman with this capability would be utterly broken. Besides, Kog'Maw already comes close enough.

7 Comments

jaymc1130Jul 29, 20151 votes

Cant have 100 Mpen from crit chance. No good so far. Interesting idea though. Flesh it out and edit the post.

darkdillJul 29, 20151 votes

That was just meant to be a rough draft. Besides, it gives FLAT penetration like item 3020 , not item 3135 .

Besides, the conversion probably wouldn't be 1-to-1; it'd be something like 1/2. I don't want to use precise numbers, though, because that provokes torch mobs.

jaymc1130Jul 29, 20151 votes

{quoted}

That was just meant to be a rough draft. Besides, it gives FLAT penetration like , not .

Besides, the conversion probably wouldn't be 1-to-1; it'd be something like 1/2. I don't want to use precise numbers, though, because that provokes torch mobs.

You're getting there, keep working on this!

MisterLayzeeJul 29, 20151 votes

I don't think this works very well. Your making the character build like an ADC minus the ADC damage and what I assume to be without adc range since it's called runic "blade".

darkdillJul 29, 20151 votes

Yes, this Champion would be melee, but that doesn't mean it's impossible to work. If it were ranged, it'd be broken for sure.

This would be a Fighter Champion, so there'd probably be some form of damage mitigation in the kit.

MisterLayzeeJul 29, 20151 votes

Ok after thinking about it for a few minutes, I come to realize this passive would be kind of bullshit. Depending on your ratios you would need at least 2 MR items to not be doing true damage. What you should do is use percentage magic pen that way this character wouldn't completely shit on a squishy.

darkdillJul 29, 20151 votes

It'd have to be penetration against bonus MR, then. As in, applies against MR granted by runes, masteries, items, and buffs, not base MR.