At what rate does Sterak's Gage scale at?

CherryOakSmoke·Dec 25, 2015·1 votes·920 views

Ok I'm really confused here because after looking at I may have found a bug or I'm and idiot and not understanding how it works.

I was playing game and I first build as now after it went off the first time it raised my base Attack Damage by like 3 or 4, but later on in the game I was checking it both before and after it was activated to find that it only raised my AD by 1 point.

Is this a bug or is there a cap to how many Stacks you can get of this item?

4 Comments

UltraboomerDec 26, 20153 votes

item 3053 works by increasing your current base AD amount by 25% (the damage you have before adding your damage from other items(which leads to an interesting interaction if you buy multiple)) and increases it by a further 25% while it's passive is active. when activated it does not increase it permanently however so when it deactivates you lose that additional 25% damage and therefore only see the damage go up by 1 is because you probably leveled up while it was active.

this item does not have a stacking mechanic. the number you see on the buff bar is the amount of damage you have taken in the last 5 seconds from all sources. it's just to help you see if you are taking enough damage fast enough to activate the item.

Did this help or am I misunderstanding your question?

CherryOakSmokeDec 26, 20151 votes

OK ya I understand it's suppose to raise your base AD damage, but if you hover your mouse over it in the items slot it will show you how much it has raised it so far, 22, 25, 29, etc. I literally saw it only go up by 1 point AD damage after it had been activated and I'm pretty sure I didn't level up in the middle of it activating.

UltraboomerDec 26, 20151 votes

so if you are saying that it went up by 1 while active it could be because of how the buff is applied. it might be considered a separate addition to your base damage. remember how I mentioned an interaction between multiple sterak's gages? if you buy more than one both will give you more AD than either would alone. so if one is giving you 25 both would give you 66(combined). at least I think that's how it works. both will say a higher number. so the additional 25% may not show up on the item even though it's applied, and the 1 increased damage may be reflecting that in the item's normal increase. although tbh I'm not sure why it would only increase by 1 if that is the case.