Why can't AD champs have early Armor Pen that can be used late game?

Visigoth··4 votes·754 views

Mages get Sorc Boots, so why is it that AD champions can't have any early armor pen? Brutalizer now only builds into Youmuu's Ghostblade, which isn't optimal on most champions who would build the Brutalizer, such as Riven Khazix Vi MonkeyKing RekSai JarvanIV Garen. All of those champions like early armor pen for one reason or another. And yet, the only way they can get that is item 3134 , which can only be built into item 3142, which is pretty subpar on most of them, especially compared to the item 3071 they like late game (save Kha'Zix).

This is a massive hit to their laning, in fact for some, especially Kha'Zix it makes laning practically impossible because you can't get early armor pen other than Brutalizer, which can only be put into Youmuu's or sold. So you either are stuck with Youmuu's or you have to sell the Brutalizer and end up wasting gold.

At least let Brutalizer have some sort of build path outside of Youmuu's and the jungle item. There's no reason for AD's to have to buy Brutalizer then sell it when Mages just get Sorc Shoes.

6 Comments

Erockandroll4 votes

I don't really feel like that's a good comparison. Brutalizer is more like Haunting guise, which most mages would love if it had more build options as well.

As for why mages get magic pen as a boot item, It's probably because Mages don't scale much off anything except AP. Most AD's severely benefit from any amount of AD, AS, Crit chance. Along with the Armor pen.

Visigoth1 votes

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I don't really feel like that's a good comparison. Brutalizer is more like Haunting guise, which most mages would love if it had more build options as well.

As for why mages get magic pen as a boot item, It's probably because Mages don't scale much off anything except AP. Most AD's severely benefit from any amount of AD, AS, Crit chance. Along with the Armor pen.

Except most AD don't benefit from attack speed, which is the AD oriented boots.

Not even all ADC's (Corki Lucian) build AS boots because there's better options, like CDR or Magic Pen for Corki and Kog'Maw.

Narasimha1 votes

ALL AD champs benefit from Attack Speed to an extent. Some a little less, some a little more.

Shrek Luigi1 votes

item 3009 item 3111 are usually more useful than item 3006 in most scenarios, I've found. ASPD is so easy to itemize but that extra resistance to slows and CC feels like a way better pick.

HazelVicious1 votes

Good point, actually.

Irelia Bot1 votes

People underestamate the ghostblade.

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