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Growth Coefficient on ADC is the biggest restriction

Alamander·1/11/2017, 11:43:21 PM·4 votes·726 views
List of champions' attack damage

Yorick/Mordekaiser/Illaio/Darius: +5 AD Per level (Level 18: 140-145)

Miss Fortune: +1 AD P/LVL (Level 18: 63 BASE)

All ADC (except jhin for a nonsensical reason): +2 AD P/LVL or at least Sub 3 AD/P LVL

Why is this an issue? We live in a MetA where ADC could literally be 3 items ahead and lose to a 2 item tank under almost all circumstances. The exceptions to this rule are Twitch and Vayne, where stealth has directly increased their viability in this Meta.

The issue lies at base numbers. Why Soraka has a growth stat of +3 AD/P LVL and MF can have +1 is disgusting.

**TL;DR: The base stat growth is imbalanced at its core. The disparity is huge, and regardless what items are implemented, mobility creep and base stat values will dictate that someone else will always do it better, unless you are in the Vayne/Twitch Category. **

3 Comments

LostFr0st1/12/2017, 12:13:48 AM1 votes

To be fair, MF has her double-up passive and that's why hers is so low.

Jhin's I agree is probably out of line, but they probably gave it to him due to the "4" meme, which isn't really a good reason. Either that or its so he can execute minions at a higher threshhold due to his locked att spd and reload mechanic.

Critmaster Garen1/12/2017, 12:54:47 AM1 votes

because high base stats promote tankier builds. melee champions, and especially the juggernauts you mentioned gain very high base ad to be able to build more into defense and still deal reliable damage.

you dont get a lot of ad/lvl as adc, so youre forced to get more ad from your itemization to deal damage.

wed also have the problem of adc starting to synergize with bruiser items like item 3078 and item 3053 or tank items like item 3025 if their base ad growth was increased.

Professor Ward1/12/2017, 12:58:24 AM1 votes

if you dont understand why soraka has a higher ad growth stat than mf youre silly.

Simply as possible.. Mf builds ad, and has extremely strong ad scalings. Ad per level is extremely valuable.

Soraka builds ap support, and has no ad scalings other than her auto attack Giving her high ad growth only adds value to her auto attacks, and is needed for them to even be worth using late game.

Get it?