Why am I dealing magic damage as Twitch?

LaughingStapler·Jan 19, 2015·1 votes·897 views

I've looked at several Twitch matches and found that I deal a tiny bit of magic damage despite not having SS or any other item which can deal magic damage. My damage vs champions in my most recent match was:

16k Physical .5k Magical 2k True Link to match history

I really can't understand it. I even checked BoRK's active component and it's all physical. I also see no magic damage abilities on Twitch and had no Nami or Lulu to give me magic damage on autos. I've thought about Gromp's buff giving me the magic damage but you'd need smite to get it.

13 Comments

FantasySniperJan 19, 20154 votes

item 3144

HopeslayerJan 19, 20152 votes

E has AP scaling, might be it, or maybe red buff?

SEKAIJan 19, 20152 votes

Hymn of Valor

Aura: Sona and allied champions tagged with Hymn of Valor's aura deal bonus magic damage on their next basic attack within 3 seconds.

That's why.

ofartJan 19, 20152 votes

Getting AP doesn't change your damage type. AP is a stat. If you build Rabadon's on Vayne, you still won't do magic damage. Even having AP ratios doesn't determine the type of damage. MF has an AP ratio on Q but it's still physical damage no matter how much AP you get.

ofartJan 19, 20151 votes

According to Riot's own page, this is not true. W applies Twitch's passive which is True Damage. E is specified as only physical. The League Wiki Twitch page also doesn't list any magic damage on his skills since the rework.

Red buff is supposed to be true damage.

LaughingStaplerJan 19, 20151 votes

Oh, I didn't know that. It explains it for that match. But what about this one? There's no Sona and I still deal magic damage.

DryditchJan 19, 20151 votes

Might be that you got the teeniest bit of a buff from Dragon? It is total AD and AP boost.

Meep ManJan 19, 20151 votes

Do you have Spell Sword or whatever in your masteries and have a tiny bit of AP in runes? If not, I have no idea.

Leaf of the lakeJan 19, 20151 votes

All I can think of is either a glitch with his w, or a glitch with one of your masteries. Perhaps the bonus damage from spell weaving always applies as magic damage or something? Could try going into a normal without that mastery on and see if the magic damage still pops up.

LaughingStaplerJan 19, 20151 votes

I have no AP runes but even if I did, the damage type shouldn't be changed by that. I do have Spell Weaving but that only amplifies spell damage. It wouldn't or at least shouldn't make a physical damage spell magical.

I of course don't have Arcane Blade (although that would have been a good explanation if I did and had some AP from Baron).

This is incredibly mysterious to me.

LaughingStaplerJan 19, 20151 votes

You're a genius! :D That must be it! It's so weird the active is magic damage but BoRK's is not.

FantasySniperJan 19, 20151 votes

Welcome.

passıonJan 19, 20151 votes

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