What are some AP bot lane picks to remedy a full AD team?

IndyBoy·3/24/2018, 6:36:38 PM·1 votes·1,554 views

So I'm an adc main and there are times when I'm a lower pick on the totem pole and I see my team pick full ad into 2 tanks and all I can think is wtf are you doing?

I've tried playing a little Ziggs bot lane with mixed results(partially cause I suck ass with him.) Also atm he's not that great of a pick. I've also played some Kog is an ok option but the only thing with that is you can't really rely on people to peel for you in solo queue.

So my question is if anyone has any good picks to throw at me when you're in desperate need of some AP. Side note, I don't mind mage or other role suggestions, just anything that you've tried that works well.

19 Comments

Prison AnaI3/24/2018, 7:54:21 PM3 votes

is corki actually that forgotten lol

Targon3/24/2018, 7:06:33 PM2 votes

Zyra are often played as supports and do considerable amounts of damage with little gold income. They'll do much more damage if you're the one collecting all the CS/kills though.

A lot of other poke mages can be played bot like Xerath Lux but you'll likely have a rougher time keeping up with the rest of the enemy team since these champions are very level-dependent.

SooFr0sty3/24/2018, 7:03:07 PM1 votes

Morde and Ziggs

OurLestrade3/24/2018, 7:16:36 PM1 votes

The one thing about Kai'sa that I like is that she can work with an AP focus and fill in that void (heh) in teams. I know the full AD team feel.

Hópe3/24/2018, 7:40:29 PM1 votes

Varus 100%.

Its All Skillzz3/24/2018, 8:05:17 PM1 votes

Ap ezreal.

420 grams3/24/2018, 8:09:17 PM1 votes

Corki and ziggs

AlienPrimate3/24/2018, 8:10:19 PM1 votes

Kaisa item 3124 item 3115 item 3146 item 3020 item 3135

Her passive does like 40% of missing hp as magic damage with a build like this.

jocomotion3/24/2018, 8:11:11 PM1 votes

Corki like KogMaw deals a lot of magic damage for an ADC. Varus can also build on hit AP, but this is a lot trickier. Also, even though she’s kinda bad ATM Kaisa is viable for her AP on hit build too. The only other option I got besides them is shivers Mordekaiser

S0l0Cl0N33/24/2018, 10:13:07 PM1 votes

Malzahar.

RenownedWheat423/24/2018, 11:39:35 PM1 votes

Cassiopeia Azir Ziggs are all APCs I've supp'd for in place of ADCs and they've all been good lanes in more than one instance.

Rewt3/24/2018, 6:45:06 PM1 votes

Honestly, just pick a tank buster and take Cut down. Things like Vayne or Caitlin.

Cait has the range and headshot which just fucks tanks,

Vayne has that %MaxHP True Damage.

Its almost never a good idea to pick a mage bot lane. even if you need AP. Just rush pen and be playing a tank buster and you should be able to do some solid damage to them.

DemainaNyx3/25/2018, 12:15:08 AM1 votes

Yeah, people down here don't really get the whole "don't pick all AD" team comps. I'm a support main that's basically turned into an AP mage support main due to all AD comps or no wave clear comps.

Corki, Varus, Kog, and Kai'sa would be my suggestions for a AP ADC so your teammates don't rage at you for not picking an ADC. There might be others, but I can't think of them right now. If you don't mid playing a mage, Cassio, Kayle, and Azir can fulfill the DPS mage you might want. Ziggs works but you have to focus on taking towers with him. He doesn't have the same DPS in teamfights as the others do, but it's something.

For Varus, you can try Wit's End, Guinsoo, Beserkers, into AP items like Banshee/Zhonyas/Void Staff/Death Cap. Basically you start out for attack speed, but swap to AP later in the game. There's a Korean ADC main who's been doing this for a while now, so you can go through their OP.gg if you want to see other choices they make. I assume that build would work on Kai'sa as well since it would make her passive hit harder. The benefit to this is that you get the ADC DPS with the safety of having Zhonya's or Banshee on these champions to help if you misposition.

Dead flag blues3/24/2018, 6:54:01 PM1 votes

Vayne Varus KogMaw