Why aren't there any items that scale heals or shields?

FFirebrandd·12/19/2014, 12:43:58 PM·1 votes·1,418 views

If your goal is to keep your teammates alive you have exactly 3 items to help you do that, item 3401 item 3222 item 3190 . Of those three the only one that kind of scales your champion's current heals or shields is item 3190 and that only works against magic damage. Added to that, most of the champs who can heal or shield their teammates are ranged and squishy so they can't use item 3401 .

That is downright pathetic.

22 Comments

ValyrianBlade12/19/2014, 1:02:07 PM2 votes

This almost sounds like something that belongs in a mastery - the self healing mastery when under 20% seems pretty lackluster. Adding to it that shields and ally heals on allies below 20% health may make the mastery more useful for champions other than aatrox and possibly mundo.

Joe Dredd12/19/2014, 3:14:58 PM2 votes

all of those scale

Pika31012/19/2014, 12:51:19 PM1 votes

They've been moving away from generic defensive items that can buff your whole team. The exact reason Runic Bulwark was removed from the game was because it was an item built in 100% of games. Regen, MR, Armor, it gave everything your team needed all at once. Every game would start with deciding your team's designated Bulwark carrier and then it became a race to see you could finish the item first to have the upper-hand in the first teamfight.

DrCyanide12/19/2014, 1:53:21 PM1 votes

item 3065 , item 3504

No one picks it up, but it exists.

Sirsir12/19/2014, 2:59:06 PM1 votes

Just pointing out that item 3190 is a general damage shield not a item 3156 shield

Duke Anax12/19/2014, 1:37:09 PM1 votes

Little know fact: all healing done to you is classified as self healing even when it comes from an external source. So the healer can't scale themself, but the team can scale their healer. item 3065

Earl Eulrich12/19/2014, 1:05:39 PM1 votes

If you want stronger shields/heals...play one of the many supports that actually offer shields/heals?