building little offensive on tanks?

Elros Thranduil··2 votes·650 views

Hi guys.

since 2013 I build some ap/ad items on tanks. I believe like sometimes its just better than one more deffensive item.

For example, on heavy ap tanks, such as Sejuani , Zac Malphite Maokai I always always always build item 3001 item 3068

on ad tanks such as (XinZhao Shen i build item 3087 OR item 3091

I always skip the item 3025 because item 3110 is so much better. Also, item 3078 outscales the iceborn even if its more expensive.

The best damage dealer-tanky ap tank build is mostly ,

item 3111 item 3027 item 3001 item 3065 item 3143 item 3068

for example , Zac Sejuani Nautilus Chogath Maokai is godlike with this build path. Sometimes you can skip roa and go a tanky item maybe iceborn-f.hearth.

RoA gives so much than you need. Maybe not for the ap mid laners but if you decided to build really tanky but with less damage, then roa is becoming amazing late game item. 500hp,400mana,100 ap is just insane. Maybe for the early game its risky to build but after mid game it gives more than everything than an AP tank desires.

what you guys think about it, what are your thoughts?

I dont understand why people never build item 3001 on ap tanks. It gives more damage than you except, it gives CDR, its not that much expensive, it gives nice MPEN since you wont be die quickly, you can help your mages deal more damage it also gives a decent amount of mr.

11 Comments

Ralanr1 votes

Usually some penetration is decent on tanks.

Sunfire is really common in my builds so I never considered it a wholly offensive item. But I do get steraks or titanic hydra as a sixth item depending on which is more helpful.

Rip Rengo 20161 votes

If you are going to go for magic pen on tanks why not also pick up item 3075 ?

Wolfram Oxford2 votes

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If you are going to go for magic pen on tanks why not also pick up item 3075 ?

Not related to AP tanks, but I love building item 3068 item 3075 because it allows any tank to split push like crazy, or just clear waves fast.

Need Gold 4 Tent1 votes

I think because thornmail is more of a situational item when you get a mid yasuo + jungle yi type of comp. It does very little vs AD caster comps and even less to AP heavy comps.

Wolfram Oxford1 votes

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I think because thornmail is more of a situational item when you get a mid yasuo + jungle yi type of comp. It does very little vs AD caster comps and even less to AP heavy comps.

I am play with high golds and lower platinum players, what I see is pretty much all AD teams, thats why playing tank is easy.

Need Gold 4 Tent1 votes

It isn't just about them having an "all AD comp". It specifically targets 2 or more autoattacking champs, such as 3 ADC comps or as I said previously, a team with any 2 of Trynd/Yi/Yasuo. A just because a team has 4 AD champs, but their AD happen to be Riven/Zed/Lucian/Lee, you're better off stacking the other items like Sunfire/Deadmans/IBG.

Elros Thranduil1 votes

thormail is only strong on mega tanks. Tanks that you really shouldn't build any damage item. Like, Shen, Alistar, braum, Mundo etc. Because you need to have huge armor to make it work fine. And you have to have some hp to deal more damage to attacker. Basically thormail is useless on every champ who is building some damage items. Either go full tank and get thormail or never get it at all.

rtbf2349624751 votes

Braum item 3075 ? at my elo, Braum item 3748

Rip Rengo 20161 votes

Agree to disagree?

MunchCrunchLunch1 votes

hybrid pen runes are the best runes u can get on tanks.

Sylvant1 votes

i gear up pretty much the same way.

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