ADC Mains Gold Plat and Dimound
When should i get 
When should i get
When should i get 
When should i get
When should i get 
When should i get 
4 Comments
I'm not really an ADC main but I play Jinx sometimes and I usually support so I see what my ADC does alot.
I think Cull is for when your behind, like after dying or missing cs. People get it to regain the gold that they missed out on. The 400 gold at the end of the mission is huge when you're behind. Sometimes I just take it for fun.
Get Doran's blade in normal matchups, It has sustain and good damage. It's the basic all around item. I take it in almost every matchup honestly.
Get Dorans Shield when you're in a matchup where they can poke you. Personally I don't like this item on ADC since you lack damage when you take it but I would take it against Caitlyn or something. If you predict that you are gonna lose really hard, I think it's not a bad idea.
I would only get Dorans ring on an APC, It's not really good. It's better to just conserve mana than buy it.
Relic isn't that great anymore but it's nice with Fleet still. It's good for melee adcs too like Morde or Yasuo.
Cull- almost never go for this unless you had to back without enough gold to get a higher ad item like BF or pickaxe. Some champions like Jhin or xayah like to go for items with long swords as part of the build, in which case you should go towards the long swords and the item that they build into. Only buy cull if you're playing a champion that rushes IE, but you don't have enough gold for pickaxe or bf.
dorans blade- I usually start with this item nowadays. When in doubt, pick this. I usually don't go double dorans blade at any point. I'll usually opt for cull should the situation arise.
Doran's shield is good in matchups where you know you're not going to be going for aggressive plays and you know you're going to need extra sustain. You might consider purchasing it into champions like MF, Brand, draven, or lucian.
Doran's ring can be a good purchase on adcs who like having mana early game, like jhin and MF. if you plan on buying this, buy it at the start. Not really a good idea to buy this as anything else other than a starting item.
Another start to consider is long sword+3pots. Some champions like Jhin and MF like to go right into lethality items like youmuus and duskblade. This allows you to build long sword right into serrated dirk and caulfields hammer on first back and can help you spike earlier.
Don't buy relic shield as adc. It would have been a good idea two patches ago, but it's not worth it anymore.
the zeal items that you pick up will depend on the champion you're playing and the state of the game. In general, you want to buy IE/ER and one zeal item and your first 2 items. You're third item is more situational. You may want your third crit item if you're snowballing. You may want some defense/sustain if things aren't going well. You might want armor pen if the enemy has a few tanks.
some zeal guidelines:
RFC is good if you want to be poking people with AAs every now and then, or if you're planning on getting SS. Champiosn with high AA ranges work well with this item, like Cait, Jinx, and Trist.
Runaans is good for champions with strong on hit abilities, like kog, varus, and kalista. It's also good on Jinx because of her AOE autos.
SS is good for champions who like to burst, like vayne and twitch. it's also good for waveclear.
PD is good on shorter range carries like vayne or xayah who need to be closer to the action and constantly move. it's also good if you know the enemy has an assassin that's going to go ham for you every fight, and you may need the damage reduction.