Lux, Syndra, Xerath, etc., can't really get any suitable defenses against magic assassins because getting HP/AP items is shooting themselves in the foot, and without HP an Abyssal Scepter is trash.
You could say "Don't get caught", but some magic assassins like Ekko will just make safety-style gameplay a laughable concept. How does one "play safe" when your enemy can dive you from over a screen away?
ChaddyFantome3 votesThey shouldn't. Of all mage archetypes, they should be the ones most vulnerable to getting jumped on.
SaltyKracka2 votesYou can't have effective defensive itemization for characters who already have the best defense: not being in range of you and having CC to keep you out of range of them.
k wìx2 votesSo, theres a few points to be made here:
This is called balance, my friend.
Class dismissed.
warpenguin5551 voteslong range is supposed to make you vulnerable.
EndlessSorcerer1 votesBuild Negatron Cloak.
Late-game, either sell it or build it into Guardian Angel or Banshee's Veil.
MrHaZeYo1 votesWhy is Abyssal a trap on Lux/Ziggs?
60 AP/MR 10% CDR Your magic dmg is amped by 10%
Seems like a great defensive AP item.
darkdill1 votesMR does nothing if you don't have high HP to back it up. You'll still tend to get 100-0'd.
MrHaZeYo1 votesLol, 60 MR can often be the difference between 100-0 early. Besides with items like RoA, Protobelt, GLP, Ryalis and Liandyrs you have a extra 300 HP.
Your not trying to be a tank, your trying to survive a round of burst, witch the Sceptre helps your do.
BeatzBoyFTW1 votes
Proxy3451 votes
lol
Aptest1 votes
to provide you with base survivability
into any of it's upgrades to make it stick.
Rebonack1 votes...where you around when Abyssal used to have a 1k range MR shred aura?
It was pretty insane.
I figure it's the same reason why there aren't any Armor/AD items. Riot doesn't want to introduce 'win more' items if they can avoid it.