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AP Item vs AD

Avarali·12/15/2015, 8:50:12 PM·1 votes·982 views

I've been wondering - the ONLY option AP midlaners have to counter hard AD in midlane is to rush "Seeker's Armguard" - however, while AD midlaners have several options vs magic based champions.

Matchup AD vs AP:

  • Hexdrinker (ad + MR + ap shield trigger)

  • QSS that scales into "Mercurial scimitar" (AD with MR + removes all debuffs) If you are AP vs AD:

  • Seeker's Armguard (scales into AP + armor + 2 second immunity) (however 2,5 seconds immunity doesn't remove zed's ticking ult dmg if you hit zhonyas exactly when he ult's you)

AD midlaners can even start with a much higher AD count compared to AP midlaners who can have a lot less ap nowadays.

AP midlaners can start with resistances, however that forces them to start with a low amount of AP.

My 1. point being:

  • AP midlaners need more options to counter AD opponents with various AP+armor items

My 2. point being: we need more items with ad + mr & ap+armor items in general to make itemization count even more in midlane now that we have a more general mastery tree. I for one, really think AP champs has been nerfed hard compared to AD champions in generel. This suggestion makes up for it i think.

Cheers

4 Comments

CoolKnightST12/15/2015, 9:00:50 PM1 votes

http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Jens_Ingels/AP_item_rework

Been working on it in the spare time. It's not finished yet so feel free to give some feedback on it ;)

AyRe CoNteMpT12/15/2015, 9:03:07 PM1 votes

how about ad + armor ? how about just more items in general? btw, mages outscale ad champs in midlane hardcore so its fine if they have less/worse earlygame itemization. also nothing stops you from rushing a giantsbelt + seekers and get a rylais later or get that ruby crystal for Rod of ages.

whatever, its up to you if you want to cry or own

Avarali12/15/2015, 9:16:11 PM1 votes

Honestly - I don't care - as long as AP vs AD and AD vs AP have equal options when buying items to counter their dmg. My point is, I think the game would be even more exciting if we had several more options to choose from when it comes to items with multiple passives to counter.

UberAffe12/15/2015, 9:44:09 PM1 votes

I'm all for adding more items to the game, but I think what you are looking for is what will be coming in the next class level rework.(juggernaut, Marksmen) I think Mages are the next class that will be reworked.