Is there ever a reason to play AD Corki?

Dread Nacht·Feb 28, 2017·1 votes·920 views

Impossible to build sustain without jeopardizing his core build (all abilities count as AoE so gunblade heals for nothing and deals no damage since you have no AP; , building a BT isn't worth it due to low attack speed)
Lethality (EoN) meta means Corki's damage is significantly reduced before the midgame (15 mpen isn't going to make a difference)
Extremely mana hungry, forced to build crit for Essence Reaver which does little for his damage aside from AAs (muramana doesn't apply to his abilities either)
Falls off hard late game (buying Voidstaff helps a bit, but you have to sacrifice buying a defensive item to do so)
Short AA range and long travel time on Q mean that most ADCs are going to out-range you and out trade you due to how easy it is to dodge Q.
Riot tried to compensate for the loss of crit on Triforce for AD corki, but virtually ended up reverting most of it with the 7.4 nerfs to AP corki)
virtually every nerf to AP Corki has affected AD corki in a more significant way.
Is basically a shittier version of Ezreal (less versatile, less reliable damage, less mobility, etc)

Virtually all of above issues are remedied by building AP instead, but Riot clearly doesn't like AP corki synergizing well with a Magic damage ability kit

Am I missing something? Did I overlook a redeeming factor of AD corki?

Honestly, if I could make a change to help AD corki out, it would be to make crit grant bonus Mpen. A unique interaction with crit (like ashe).

Hell, giving a Crit version of triforce would work wonders on him as well.

6 Comments

Zane ZephyrFeb 28, 20171 votes

Corki's main build is item 3078 item 3135 item 3031 item 3020 item 3094 item 3156

Corki's burst damage is extremely high and if you get in most ADC's faces you will completely demolish them

crzymdscntstFeb 28, 20171 votes

I'm not saying it's wrong, but there's something pretty wrong with how that build is on the whole. It's beyond hybrid itemization I think. I mean, there's a Maw. Which is a bruiser tank/offense item really. And he has to specifically itemize magic pen, when his kit is based around being a Marksman. I'm not saying the build is bad, but when your items look like this for dps, it's not exactly saying "I've got a healthy champ design and am doing fine."

He definitely did not get a really good rework and I think they could definitely do better to define him. Him and Kogmaw. Since they're both generally the hybrid marksman, but I also think maybe they could build a new subset of hybrid items and be better off for it.

RoyalMachineMar 1, 20171 votes

Revert this rework and give me back s5 corki, if they insist on keeping corki with this weak state.

NotCounterFeb 28, 20171 votes

corki was reworked into a midgame roaming machine on purpose, he is supposed to destroy squishies and do nothing to tanks, and fall off compared to other adcs late game to compensate for his early power spikes

Dread NachtFeb 28, 20171 votes

I'm pretty sure the lethality adcs do that role better and stay relevant late game as well...

VoidStaresBackFeb 28, 20171 votes

Which is why Corki is often played mid, since his waveclear, mixed damage, poke, and roaming makes him a viable midlaner and allows a more traditional marksman to be run bot.