What champs build spell vamp?

mutealleverygame·11/17/2015, 12:04:25 AM·1 votes·1,105 views

Obviously AP champs, probably melee, would build spell vamp, but it doesn't seem to scale well. I mean, for Eve, wouldn't you more likely live through an assassination by adding more AP for burst than spell vamp for dueling?

All I can think Akali, Eve, and Diana. Maybe Vlad, but he seems to get by just fine only using Will of the Ancients. Morgana even has spell vamp in her passive, but I would think spell vamp for her would be a consideration after AP, CDR, and probably every other stat. Other champions have heals or health gaining abilities within their kits, like Tryn and Ali, but that Visage alone would be a better item than building AP for them.

Even Will of the Ancients specifically says you gain health based on a percentage of damage dealt, which seems like it's the same thing as saying spell vamp, but why change the specific wording?

Spell vamp seems like a cool stat, but is it out dated with so many champs bringing heals through their kits?

18 Comments

Flaherty11/17/2015, 12:07:43 AM1 votes

Vladimir does, I think Mordekaiser still does Also Akali and Jax via hextech gunblade, Jax less so with that item

EndlessSorcerer11/17/2015, 12:09:23 AM1 votes

Even Will of the Ancients specifically says you gain health based on a percentage of damage dealt, which seems like it's the same thing as saying spell vamp, but why change the specific wording?

The difference in wording is because Will of the Ancients heals your for damage dealt before mitigation (resistances) while Spell-Vamp heals you for damage dealt after mitigation (resistances).

BeatRushVII11/17/2015, 12:11:14 AM1 votes

Outside of the above really only Akali , and she typically just gets it on gunblade, which she builds for reasons other than just spellvamp. It used to be a really good stat, but it was so good everyone built and stacked it and the age of aoe mages happened. Would be nice if it got a life steal level rework. Its oppressive as fuck when overbuffed, but with life steal crits being a thing, it would be nice for mages to have something slightly comparable.

Edit: The person above me edited and shenned me, lol.

alasarcher11/17/2015, 12:20:22 AM1 votes

Poppy also benefits from it , if built AP.

Truely Fabulous11/17/2015, 12:40:39 AM1 votes

Apparently Kayle and XinZhao both have insane synergy with item 3146 and item 3124. With Kayles attack speed and XIn's heal its stupid strong

Stacona11/17/2015, 12:40:35 AM1 votes

Champions that deal damage on abilities, derp; and spell vamp is ability damage - damage type is irrelevant

Will of the Ancients ignores resistances that is the difference

SnugglePuggle9411/17/2015, 12:43:36 AM1 votes

Those that have heals in their kits or that have spell vamp in their passives-Morgana Akali