So is the Sunfire Cape obsolete now?

Aguy77·8/22/2017, 4:40:03 PM·23 votes·5,749 views

item 3068 STATS: +425 health +60 armor Passives: UNIQUE – IMMOLATE: Deals 12 - 29 (based on level) magic damage per second to nearby enemies. Deals 「 200% bonus 」 magic damage to minions and monsters (325 range). Active: None Price: 2900

Sounds pretty good at first, you get a pretty solid amount of health, a hefty 60 armor, and a nice little bit of magic damage burn to nearby enemies for the average price of 2900 Gold

now if we look at an item we all know and love as the old anti-adc armor before the new item 3075 , it was the item 3143 that everyone took a liking to for stopping the fed Draven or slowing the whole enemy team for a moment in a fight. Lets take a look

item 3143 STATS: +400 health +60 armor Passives: UNIQUE: -20% critical strike damage taken from basic attacks. UNIQUE – COLD STEEL: When hit by basic attacks, cripples source's attack speed by 15% for 1 second. Active: UNIQUE: Slow - Slows all nearby units within 500 units range by 55% for 2 seconds (60 second cooldown). Price: 2900

So basically, you're getting the same amount of health (25 means almost nothing) and the same amount of armor for the same price, Ok sure, now if we look at the Passives and OH would you look at that! you get TWO Unique passives both of which cripple anyone trying to auto attack you AND YOU GET AN ACTIVE ABILITY WITH AN AOE SLOW FOR 55% FOR NO ADDITIONAL COST. But ok you might be asking yourself "Well where is the damage? item 3143 doesn't help you deal damage and item 3068 gives good damage for team fights" well first of all, if you're concerned about team fights buy a item 3193 problem solved you never die now and if you want team fight damage item 3001 works wonders. if you're concerned about individual damage-dealing you should just buy a item 3025 since this item is a beast in general or the item 3075 and let ADC's Auto themselves to death. Oh the AP carry is a problem and not the ADC? here you go bud both of these items give great damage buffs especially the Veil item 3001 item 3102. Oh wait you don't use ability power, the AP carry is fed, AND you need more damage? item 3156 the Syndra's gonna piss herself when she ults you and instead of dying become 3 times her size, gain a shield, and a bunch of HP, and I'll tell you right now she doesn't give a sh** about your item 3068 which you're not even in range of her half the time to use and doesn't give resistances to her anyways. It seems to me like there is always a better item to get that isn't item 3068 in almost every situation I can think of and If you look on champion.gg at the highest win rate item builds for tanks. it's almost always the same stuff (item 3193 ,item 3075, item 3065), and 9/10 times does not contain a item 3068.

88 Comments

FireDrizzle8/22/2017, 7:44:47 PM10 votes

It's tilting when i get a Leona with item 3068 and no sightstone in ranked. Likeitem 3109 is 600 gold cheaper and has a great passive.

And A Real Hiero8/22/2017, 7:40:39 PM7 votes

It went from the Tank version of Morello/IE/Cleaver to a over priced piece of garbage.

Sageace8/23/2017, 3:04:38 AM6 votes

Ever since Riot created item 3742 and reworked item 3075, I haven't touched item 3068 and only used item 3143 at least once on Garen. I miss the good old days.... :/

Yfrappefort8/23/2017, 2:10:47 AM4 votes

You know item 3068 is in a bad spot when even Garen won't build it.

GreatWhiteNorth8/22/2017, 11:21:32 PM4 votes

Yeah they nerfed item 3068 long ago.

Darkdemon6538/22/2017, 10:08:00 PM4 votes

It's bad, but Randuin's is also really bad.

DunkinNoobs8/22/2017, 10:16:42 PM4 votes

Any champ that could consider building sunfire could just build titanic instead which is a better item.

Quepha8/22/2017, 7:39:42 PM3 votes

Why are you comparing sunfire cape to items that don't fill the one important niche that tanks need a sunfire cape for?

Avarist8/22/2017, 10:43:20 PM2 votes

Havn't bought it a single time since thornmail became an option again.

It's not even a bad item, it just doesn't have a place in any build really when stuff like Gargoyles is around, and even knights vow is viable for a lot of top laners and stuff. Junglers don't need it cus they have cinderhulk.

Even the characters who are tanks and also struggle to push, who previously built Sunfire, usually just build titanic hydra now and then go full tank and it works out just fine.

I don't like Randuins omen either to be honest.

I want to say tank items could do with a pass, but it's not like tanks are in a bad spot right now or anything.

Kind of a weird situation, that said new runes / masteries incoming, there could be some synergies with sunfire cape we have yet to see.

LostFr0st8/22/2017, 7:43:23 PM2 votes

I think item 3075 is pushing it out of its niche right now, since it can recoil onto the ranged minions without sitting on them.

Guttler8/22/2017, 10:06:58 PM2 votes

item 3068 could really use a buff to make completeing in valuable. Right now if you want item 3068 you should just build a item 3751 for the lane phase and sell it later for a real item.

Illâoi Evê Siôn8/22/2017, 11:09:54 PM2 votes

What about wave clear?

SanKakU8/22/2017, 11:14:29 PM2 votes

I never buy that item anymore. Sometimes I get the jungle version.

Sexy Jack Rabbit8/23/2017, 7:23:04 AM1 votes

I feel like Sunfire Cape is useless but for some reason item 1401 feels okay

deadlychuck8/24/2017, 12:15:23 AM1 votes

item 3373

Nope!