Why are tanks "tanky" only in the midgame instead of throughout the game?

PapaGreg21··3 votes·723 views

I don't understand why tanks can't continue taking front line damage up to the end game where everybody is full build. I feel like in a game where every player is getting even gold, the tank should be taking relatively the same length of time to kill in all phases (early, mid and late).

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venomous frost2 votes

why would anyone build damage then, if you can't kill tanks with damage items fast enough before tanks kill you

Variks the Loyal2 votes

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why would anyone build damage then, if you can't kill tanks with damage items fast enough before tanks kill you

Because no one with a pure damage build should be 1v1ing a tank come late game.

Tanks need to be able to outlast enemies, or they wouldn't even be a credible threat in teamfights.

MaeDoSan1 votes

CC is a threat in team fights and so is the potential to engage and start 1

oSEXYPLATYPUSo1 votes

in very very rare situations a damage champ who can do sustain damage and have high amounts of dps can 1 vs 1 a tank but damage items always out scale tank items...

should never focus the tank in fights in most cases... kill the damage carries 1st and then as a group focus the tank. because if you focus the tank and not the damage carries... then the damage carries have free reign to take you out as you blow your cds , actives, summoners and so on...

Support Bοt2 votes

item 3147 +15 item 3814 +15 item 3036 45% armor pen item 3071 up to 30% armor reduce

MrHaZeYo1 votes

Dusk and Edge don't do much to chop down a Mao'Kai. The other two though.

Support Bοt1 votes

We dont talk about Maokai, Nautilius, Poppy, Malphite There are tanks, and there are "those above" that should have completely different category.

oSEXYPLATYPUSo2 votes

LMAO

1st rule of tanks is we don't talk about tanks 2nd rule of tanks is we don't talk about tanks

sorry I had to

but mao, poppy , naut and malp are a different category ?

MaeDoSan1 votes

Tank items are cheap , damage items are not

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