Either hybrid defense stat items need to come back with more choices, or hybrid damage needs removed

Hibeki·Nov 15, 2014·2 votes·282 views

These item choices against hybrid carries are terrible. There is no longer any item other than guardian angel that grants both armor and magic resist, but yet more AD scaling magic damage carries are coming out.

This is not reasonable. No matter which path you build, they will still have a nuking damage source. Either they get nuking autos or nuking abilities, pick your poison!

Especially when hybrid max health (EHM, GNAR) exist but everything else is physical, so once again, pick your poison.

Bring back hybrid defense items, or remove these. It's unreasonable.

8 Comments

GrimspeakeNov 15, 20142 votes

hybrid damage... ok i should build health.

RebonackNov 15, 20142 votes

The downside to mixed damage is that you can't itemize penetration for both sides.

Unless you're Koggy, then you get it built-in. But at least that's reliant on landing a missile. But Koggy's whole thing is laying on the hurt regardless of how tanky his foe is. Pays for it by being a slug.

Kuroi86Nov 15, 20142 votes

My opponent deals physical damage. Build armor.

My opponent deals magic damage. Build mr.

My opponent deals hybrid/true damage. Build health.

You're welcome.

Lord DusteonNov 15, 20141 votes

Most of the hybrid attackers can't itemize for their other part (it's why you see Kat and Akali and Kayle as AP only; specializing is almost always best, and one path (AD or AP) will almost always be better), meaning magic resist/armor will easily defend you from that part of their damage. If you REALLY need defence against that so badly, build some MR.

Otherwise, hybrid defence is a really bad stat if it's useful because if it's a good item, it defends against their entire team, and if it's a bad item, nobody wants it compared to one item.

HibekiNov 15, 20141 votes

You are putting out only two exceptions (Kat and Akali) because attack speed is scaling attack damage by more hits per second.

And you act like those are the only ones that are a problem. As if champions like Gnar or Shyvana don't exist

Lord DusteonNov 15, 20142 votes

You are putting out only two exceptions (Kat and Akali) because attack speed is scaling attack damage by more hits per second.

And you act like those are the only ones that are a problem. As if champions like Gnar or Shyvana don't exist

The ones I listed are hybrid attackers that could theoretically build either way.

For Shyvana/Gnar, if their W proc/Shy's W+E is doing to much damage for you, build mr. Same exact thing. If gnar is building AP, he's going to be useless. Same if he's building magic penetration. If you have a large problem with the champions that can do both damage, build against whatever their main damage is, and if you really need more, build for their other damage.

HibekiNov 15, 20141 votes

If you build MR than her Q and autos are going to hurt seriously bad.

Building hybrid before 20 minutes isn't an option due to poor itemization

Lord DusteonNov 15, 20141 votes