Why is Spirit Visage the be all end all tank magic resist item?

RedCyclone·Dec 2, 2015·2 votes·517 views

It feels like there is only one pure tank magic resist item and that is spirit visage Because of that it's incredibly good, gives a ton of MR and health, gives CDR and increases your self sustain, something that a bunch of tanks get

Is there not a possibility that another tank MR item can come out so we can tune down SV on making you untouchable to anyone who relies on magic damage as their only damage they can deal? You see armor items and there is a ton tanks can utilize, meanwhile there is SV, Banshees what complicates the "I WANT YOU TO HIT ME" route and mercs...

5 Comments

Variks the LoyalDec 2, 20152 votes

I use item 3102 just as often as item 3065 , on any tank that doesn't have any self-healing ability.

item 3190 is a good replacement too.

alasarcherDec 2, 20151 votes

What about Aegis?

The Sword SaintDec 2, 20151 votes

Right?

Z StatisticDec 2, 20151 votes

There should never be two items occupying the same niche. Skill comes from identifying the situation; the rote memory comes from "in this situation, buy this item".

What advantage would it be to have two items occupying the same niche? It's quite different from having two items that have similar roles. Locket and SV both increase magical EHP. SV is selfish while Locket is aoe. BV and SV also occupy different niches. If SV occupied multiple niches, that'd be different. But it doesn't. It's for one of two reasons depending on your champion: if you are a regen base bruiser, you almost always get it. If you are a tank and need MEHP, you get it.

That LOOKS like it occupies multiple niches, but it really doesn't as they are mutually exclusive champion based decisions. Multiple niches would be "buy this item if you need tons of damage," and "buy this item if you need a defensive steroid." That's why they split up DC and Hourglass from Ring.

WoonStruckDec 2, 20151 votes

MR itemization is fine. Do you do decent damage? Grab item 3156 . Do you do really good magic damage? Grab item 3001 . Do you want to help your team? Grab item 3190 . Do you want to help yourself? Grab item 3102 . Do you want to sustain way harder through that AP burst? item 3065

That's a lot of situations right there.

MR itemization has always been pretty good. The MR numbers were just often under-tuned, which was fixed when three of the major selfish MR items, item 3102 item 3065 item 3156 , were all buffed pretty drastically.