Has Press the Attack disappeared?

AstroPoro··5 votes·4,798 views

It just doesn't seem that viable on anyone anymore. Especially now that Lucian has Klepto. Is there anyone left who actually uses Press the Attack effectively? It seems to be just a dead rune.

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Phieldworker3 votes

Jax jungle. Lucian is better with Press the attack than klepto. Tristana is really good with it. Camille top against other bruisers or Camille jungle. Taric support is really effective with it. Caitlin is good with it.

It’s fun on Diana mid if you build attack speed.

saltran1 votes

The Caitlyn part isn't specially true, she sucks with PtA

Warlord Rhinark3 votes

Shyvana takes it all the time.

Linna Excel1 votes

No one plays Shyvana anymore though.

Tahminatrix 2 votes

A lot of champions can viably use press the attack, its just that conqueror tends to be preferred since you can have it up after the first attack, or even before hitting a champion that you want to kill (like in a group fight)

Also true damage from conqueror heals you if you have ravenous hunter.

Also press the attack shouldn't increase any true damage that you or your teammates would do, not sure how its calculated with conqueror and infinity edge tho but im guessing it doesn't.

With all the true damage in the game that makes press the attack even less useful

Linna Excel1 votes

So press the attack's bonus damage should be true damage to make it relevant?

ZackTheWaffleMan1 votes

#NO

that's the opposite of what should be done

Daddy Ants1 votes

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So press the attack's bonus damage should be true damage to make it relevant?

No, absolutely not.

Press the Attack is fine as it is.

They just need to address some abuse cases with it (Renekton and Lucian come to mind)

Daddy Ants2 votes

Vayne uses it. Twitch uses it.

Linna Excel1 votes

Kog should be able to use it well too.

Z3Sleeper1 votes

Over Lethal/Fleet? Nah.

Daddy Ants1 votes

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Kog should be able to use it well too.

He can but he prefers Lethal Tempo.

formula5672 votes

PtaDrMundo works trust me I tried

YoRHa 2B1 votes

Renekton takes it top vs certain matchups

Poske5 votes

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Renekton takes it top vs certain matchups

Its core on renek tbh

DarkTree11 votes

lucian & taric are the only people i can think of that would prefer it over something. it's not bad, it's just that conqueror exists and burst damage > sustained damage right now. also haven't seen anybody take klepto on lucian yet but that's probably just me being unlucky

saltran1 votes

Camille Kindred Tristana Renekton

Vlada Cut1 votes

There are more champions that use Press The Attack than you realize. It's just Press The Attack was casted in Conqueror's shadow. :/

saltran1 votes

Lucian main keystone

Tristana main keystone but you dont see her since Trist sucks right now

Camille hello

Jax jungle

Kaisa second best keystone

Kindred by far her best keystone

Renekton better than Conqu on him

Cats Are Food1 votes

I still use it to great extent, but mostly on junglers and ADCs. Primarily I use it on those that I don't fully intend to rack up a ton of kills, but on Team Fighters.

XinZhao Jax MissFortune

Etc

boricCentaur11 votes

You should not go klepto on lucian it actually does nothing in most lanes.

Tailypo1 votes

I almost always use it on kled.

TheBrothersGrymm1 votes

i mean yea and no, Rene, jax......thats about it maybe teemo if your trolling, conq or lethal all day

Lovelle1 votes

The few players that use Trundle swear by it, but I've always found Grasp to be more useful, both in lane and jungle.

Dr Dog1 votes

jax jg needs it, renekton takes it 90% of games, warwick takes it, master yi takes it jg a lot, xin takes it into certain matchups, trundle takes it, trynda jg takes it, vayne takes it, riven takes it into some matchups still, a lot of adcs still take it if that matchup is right, camille takes it, shyvanna takes it, udyr takes it, there are a lot of champions who take it still its not dead, its just not the best choice rn as a lot of auto attack champions dont synergize well with it

rayzo1 votes

Kayle Lucian Shyvana Sivir Tristana Twitch Udyr Varus Vayne Warwick Xayah

All of these champions can make pretty decent use out of this rune.

WorksAtAGayBar1 votes

I really like it on Ashe. 3 shots to proc it, one more shot, and then rain down with Q.

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