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Statistical comparison of AD champs/itemization vs AP champs/itemization.

xxxMadLionxxx··2 votes·889 views

Okay, I'm trying to be open and unbiased in this study. So if there is anything off let me know as I'm not that familiar with AD itemization.

Method: I compared all champs based on their role and the items available to them. For example, sustain melee damage would include champs like Darius vs Diana and the items available. Sustain ranged damage would compare Draven vs Azir. I broke it down into 5 primary roles._ Sustain melee damage, sustain ranged damage, burst damage, tanks and supports._ In the summary, I will explain what I found from looking at the data

Summary

When it came to Sustain melee damage, 37 AD champs had a wide variety of dedicated items to choose from. Fighters had a lot of health/AD option. On the contrast, 6 AP fighters had a generic pool of items that they shared among all ap champs with a few exceptions like. This seems fair as there aren't many AP fighters compared.

When it came to sustain range damage, 20 ADCs had an entire line of dedicated crit/attack speed/attack damage items available. 14 APCs champs shared the same generic items as AP fighters with 1 exception item 3001. The pool of sustain range damage champs are 20 ADCs vs 14 APC, yet ADCs have a full line of dedicated items, but APCs don't.

When it came to Burst damage, there were only 6 AD assassins who had 3-5 dedicated lethality/armor pen items. item 3147 item 3814 item 3142 item 3071 There were 34 AP assassin/burst champs shared the same generic pool of items as AP fighters and APCs with only 3 dedicated item 3100 item 3146 item 3152 and 4 exceptions item 3115 item 3124 item 3091 item 3001 .

When it came to tanks they were mostly AP and had generic health/armor/magic resist that all fighters sometime also used.

When it came to supports, they also had a dedicated line of items that tended to be geared to more supporting the ADC.

In conclusion, there are almost the same number of AD champs as there are AP. 37 AD fighters, 20 adc, 6 assassin vs 6 AP fighters, 14 APCs , 34 Burst AP champs. Yet AD champs have a lot more dedicated itemization while all AP champs from fighters, to APCs to burst, all use the same generic items.

Below you can see the champs vs items in details..

Sustain Melee damage

Aatrox Camille Darius Fiora Gangplank Garen Gnar Hecarim Illaoi Irelia JarvanIV Jax Jayce Kayn Kled LeeSin MasterYi RekSai Renekton Riven Shyvana Urgot Vi Warwick MonkeyKing XinZhao Yasuo Yorick Nasus Nocturne Olaf Pantheon Quinn Trundle Tryndamere Udyr Skarner

item 3078 item 3812 item 3153 item 3072 item 3071 item 3748 item 3053 item 3074 item 3139 item 3156 item 3006 item 3047 item 3111 item 3026

VS

Diana Elise Kassadin Mordekaiser Rumble Singed

item 3001 item 3102 item 3152 item 3151 item 3100 item 3115 item 3027 item 3157 item 3135 item 3040 item 3165 item 3091 item 3089 item 3124 item 3030 item 3285 item 3041 item 3116 item 3020 item 3907 item 3146

Sustain AOE range damage Ashe Caitlyn Corki Draven Ezreal Graves Jhin Jinx Kaisa Kalista Kindred KogMaw Lucian MissFortune Sivir Tristana Twitch Varus Vayne Xayah

item 3508 item 3031 item 3046 item 3094 item 3085 item 3087 item 3006 item 3072 item 3153 item 3036 item 3033 item 3026 VS AurelionSol Azir Cassiopeia Fiddlesticks Heimerdinger Karthus Katarina Kayle Ryze Swain Taliyah Teemo Viktor Ziggs

item 3001 item 3102 item 3152 item 3151 item 3100 item 3115 item 3027 item 3157 item 3135 item 3040 item 3165 item 3091 item 3089 item 3124 item 3030 item 3285 item 3041 item 3116 item 3020 item 3907 item 3146

Burst damage

Ahri Akali Annie Anivia Brand Evelynn Fizz Gragas Kennen Leblanc Katarina Heimerdinger Leblanc Lissandra Lux MalzaharDiana Ekko Nidalee Orianna Syndra TwistedFate Veigar Velkoz Viktor Vladimir Xerath Ziggs Zoe

item 3001 item 3102 item 3152 item 3151 item 3100 item 3027 item 3157 item 3135 item 3040 item 3165 item 3089 item 3030 item 3285 item 3041 item 3116 item 3020 item 3907 item 3146 VS Zed Kayn Talon Rengar Khazix Shaco

item 3147 item 3814 item 3142 item 3071 item 3156 item 3117 item 3158 item 3009 item 3026

Tanks Alistar Amumu Braum Chogath DrMundo Galio Leona Malphite MaokaiNautilus Nunu Ornn Poppy Rammus Shen Sion TahmKench Thresh Taric Vladimir Volibear Zac Sejuani item 3026

item 3194 item 3105 item 3001 item 3383 item 3742 item 3193 item 3110 item 3373 item 3025 item 3190 item 3111 item 3047 item 3143 item 3050

Support Bard Blitzcrank Ivern Janna Karma Lulu Morgana NamiRakan Sona Soraka Zilean Zyra

item 3504 item 3174 item 3060 item 3222 item 3041 item 3107 item 3401 item 3092 item 3309 item 3306 item 3109item 2065

3 Comments

HP Crookshanks2 votes

AD champion's items are much more specific to their role and their items are always have their uses unlike some useless AP items(item 3174 item 3030 item 3907 etc). AD also has much more flexibility while AP almost always has to build item 3285 / item 3003 +item 3089 +item 3020 +item 3135 . ADs can easly melt the tanks with the right build while APs don't stand a chance against a tank with item 3001 item 3194 item 3065 . That's why AD is always better than AP.

Quinn is ranged btw.

Dehydration1 votes

Same amount if u remove all shitty ap items, I don't think wit's end is the item you build for ap champions and you put all the ap items for all the ap champions. If you were to put all the ad items for all the ad champions you'd get the same result. I forgot to mention guinsoo can be an ad item too.

xxxMadLionxxx1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Don Delija,realm=EUNE,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=IKeIYb2A,comment-id=0000,timestamp=2018-05-19T13:54:14.936+0000)

Same amount if u remove all shitty ap items, I don't think wit's end is the item you build for ap champions and you put all the ap items for all the ap champions. If you were to put all the ad items for all the ad champions you'd get the same result. I forgot to mention guinsoo can be an ad item too.

I get what you are saying. All AD champs in theory can build all AD items, but the key difference is that AD items have more specialization to specific classes, while AP itemization is more generic.

For example, both Viktor and Diana item 3100 item 3089 item 3165 item 3135 item 3020 item 3040

but

Fiora and Zed don't both build item 3147 item 3814 item 3142 item 3071 item 3158 item 3026

AD champs have more specific items.

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