Phase Rush Melee Buff Idea

SergeantScuttler·3/2/2019, 12:20:46 AM·3 votes·2,733 views

This is a fun rune but ultimately not generally good enough if you want to actually win games. I don't know if it's optimal on literally any champion right now. Even Xin doesn't take it anymore.

This has the potential to be abused by ranged champs since they can proc. it from safety without even getting in range of CC. However, for melees, it's not really possible to use it as safely.

It already has slow resistance and my buff proposal is to give it 25% tenacity for melee in addition to the 75% slow resistance for both melee & ranged. I think this would finally make it a realistic option instead of just kind of a troll experiment. Before you get scared about Yi taking it, know that you still give up a ton of damage not going Lethal Tempo, PTA, Conqueror etc. on the champs which would seem scariest with this. A Phase Rush Yi would also have strong anti-synergies with his R because of MS caps in the game drastically reducing the effectiveness of additional boosts + the slow resistance on it would be wasted on him. Yi needs to be strong 1v1 and to clean up fights. 25% tenacity won't suddenly make it worth on him or champions like him.

I was also thinking that it might be nicer if it gave flat MS so as to not overly advantage champions with high base MS. What do you guys think? Have other ideas?

11 Comments

Frosted Tips3/2/2019, 12:36:39 AM2 votes

Nah the melee champions that take this rune are only countered by CC so giving them tenacity would make them extra cancer.

Illabethe3/2/2019, 3:19:00 AM2 votes

Sorry but I disagree and I use Phase rush. Phase rush at 30% is godly, especially on a 6 second cooldown.

I use Phase Rush Ornn. It decimates.

You're basically asking for a Keystone to = item 3172 NO THANK YOU.

I used to rush item 3172 on Udyr in Season 4. It was the EASIEST path to a 30/0 game.

Champions I use it on:

Ornn Pyke Evelynn Karma

I also use it on Zyra when it DH won't carry a game.

Just because a champ doesn't default to Phase rush does NOT mean it's not OP. It simply means the players prefer damage to movement.

HKT Saber3/2/2019, 12:23:24 AM1 votes

Phaze Rush Darius is really good on paper, if that helps. You'd still want Hail for hard matchups though

Phhase3/2/2019, 5:42:10 AM1 votes

It's perfect on Tahm Kench. You can drag someone REALLY far back.

PrinceOfStorms3/2/2019, 8:43:06 AM1 votes

I don't know if it's optimal on literally any champion right now

Vlad takes it every single game in every single matchup to the exclusion of all other runes. In fact it's probably the only viable rune on Vlad right now since it lets him maneuver around teamfights lategame and escape anyone without hard engage early.

Moody P3/2/2019, 2:15:34 AM1 votes

the best thing you could do for phase rush is take it out of that god awful sorcery tree

Mordepool3/2/2019, 2:10:02 AM1 votes

Have the Slow resistance be always on if your playing a melee champ