Does Darius have like a special enchanted axe or something.

Reynard the ƒox·Jul 26, 2015·2 votes·543 views

Why is his bleed magic damage.

21 Comments

SachabotJul 26, 20153 votes

Why does Teemo do magic damage, he's just using poisons? Why does Jax deal magic damage? No really, what the hell is he? Is he a magic freaking Darkin? What's going on? Why does Nidalee's spear do magic damage?

It's just kind of a 'fuckall' thing at this point.

BârdJul 26, 20153 votes

Because if it was physical damage, it would proc item 3071 .

agbudarJul 27, 20151 votes

turning darius into draven tier

The HeraIdJul 26, 20151 votes

Would you rather it was true dmg?

Spicy RiceJul 26, 20154 votes

I think every darius player just got turned on by that thought. I did at least <3

Troy242621Jul 27, 20152 votes

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Would you rather it was true dmg?

Don't give CT any ideas

Bouncemaster ZacJul 26, 20151 votes

Because physical damage DoTs aren't a thing. For whatever reason.

7ha7guy777Jul 26, 20153 votes

Udyr tiger stance Talon the bleed on Q

5000000000000000Jul 26, 20152 votes

Urgot noxian corrosive charge

7ha7guy777Jul 26, 20151 votes

I knew i forgot one. The ultimate black cleaver stacker

Bouncemaster ZacJul 26, 20151 votes

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tiger stance the bleed on Q

Tiger stance's DoT scales with AD, but it's magic damage. Also I forgot Talon's Q and Urgot's fart canisters.

Sire HippingtonJul 27, 20151 votes

tiggers tance was changed to physical a long time ago... and there was dravens passive till it was changed into this awfull snowball-bank....

LuggJul 26, 20151 votes

They did that so he can do some damage against armor stackers.

5000000000000000Jul 26, 20151 votes

But he already has armor penetration is his kit?

LuggJul 26, 20151 votes

I didn't say it made sense LOL

IcyPepperJul 26, 20151 votes

I think that's part of it as well.

So the bleed damage isn't effected by armor penetration, but it still somewhat effective if someone is stacking armor.

At least I think that's how it goes.

PyrodiniumJul 27, 20151 votes

Although is in the skill that is generally best to level last, making it a late game feature.

The magic damage in his passive works from the beginning of the game, and being magic damage prevents it from ramping in damage as you level Apprehend.

5000000000000000Jul 26, 20151 votes

Also, why the hell does his ult do true damage?

Troy242621Jul 27, 20151 votes

Why can Brand be ignited or damaged by Annie at all? Because f-ck logic, it's LoL.

67chromeJul 27, 20151 votes

Why is his bleed magic damage.

Because damage types in LoL are all about balance and the champion archetype in question, they have very little to do with aesthetics.

If damage types were ruled by aesthetics, the auto-attack of every mage would deal magical damage.

At the end of the day, Darius is a bruiser. Tanky DPS. The way Riot generally accomplishes tanky DPS in a game where extremely powerful defensive countermeasures like item 3075 item 3143 item 3102 item 3140 exist is pretty simple:

Mix up damage so much no squishy can really counter-build a tanky DPS. Mix it up between auto-attacks, abilities, physical, and magical. Often with the occasional %HP, true, or armor/mr pen steroids. Which gives 3 main advantages:

1st, you can counter-build someone squishy like that relies on mobility and range over defense, out-tanking her.
2nd - she can't build something like against you and effectively out-tank, out-maneuver, and out-range you. Because your damage is to split for such an item to be that effective. Also allowing faster, higher-ranged champions the capacity to out-tank slower/lower range tanks would be fundamentally broken.
3rd - just as mixed damage is difficult to counter-build, it's also generally difficult to scale: so mixing damage up on a champion sends a general message "maybe you shouldn't try building glass-cannon". Which is a good message to send on a tanky DPS like Darius, because he has no innate tankyness in his abilities, it's all reliant on his intended build-path.

BeatzBoyFTWJul 27, 20151 votes

Pantheon Q- Does physical damage Nidalee Q- Does magic damage

Garen Tryndamere Both with big-ass swords- 125 range TahmKench A tongue(added with ~~magicaaaaaaal damage~~)- 200 range

LeeSin Kick deals shitton of physical damage, whilst sending his enemies flying away. Alistar W- Makes them fly faster, but deals damage of an ant. Magical ant.