PSA: ADC's aren't so busted...

SamBunzly·11/14/2017, 5:49:28 PM·5 votes·415 views

I've been seeing a lot of threads complaining about how busted adc's are, and how they're storming the meta. While yeah, adc's are strong and capable of doing a lot, there's several things you can do to stop them that most people don't seem to realize, or maybe it's just my elo.

The first thing I see, is an EXTREME lack of Randuin's Omenitem 3143 Reducing the damage from Critical Strikes while providing armor? Yes please. If your enemy adc is building crit damage and looks like a threat, grab this. It'll be better off for you than grabbing Dead Man's Plateitem 3742

Still need more armor? Frozen Heartitem 3110 Slow their attack speed. Or alternatively, Thornmail item 3075 Turn their damage back on them.

"But they can just grab item 3153 and item 3035 " Yea, true. These I don't have much of a counter for, but between this and the aforementioned tips, you should be able to get on top of them, proc some kind of cc, and take them out or force them to back.

These tips really only help if you're playing a tanky champion, generally for top lane and support, but thornmail also helps you clear jungle camps faster as well, so it might be worth a try. Or just play RammusRammus with thornmail. GG EZ.

Just wanted to let you guys know that there are multiple counters for fed ADC's, and you don't really have to idolize them as much as you think.

11 Comments

Escheton11/14/2017, 8:52:53 PM6 votes

The enemy adc is 15/2/3 before I finish my first item. And I am laning against AP. By the time I could build item 3143 they are knocking on mid inhib turret and I need to rush item 3076 to avoid the adc draintanking off me while they obliterate my team. So my randuins is delayed even more. By the time it's finished 20% reduction means nothing.

ZT Xperimentor11/14/2017, 6:05:19 PM1 votes

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Oh yeah? https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/866242507560938373/300353EBCAFBAAD640EEDC6704852D7ADC7E96FB/ All the penetration twitch had was the ghostblade, but also an infinity edge; I had thornmail & randuin's omen, yet he chunked me for 1k damage in a couple seconds. Had sivir doing similar damage in a previous game. Critical hits are still overtuned and it's even more excessive with the new runes.

Xion The XIV11/14/2017, 6:23:07 PM1 votes

you are like 3 months late for this post. Outside of twitch and Draven who keeps his #1 spot of annoying assholes adc's are not much busted anymore. It was the ardent meta that ruined it. I have built all 4 of those armor items against a twitch and a Jinx. I lived as a Mundo for about 3 seconds

Ambient Snow11/14/2017, 9:57:17 PM1 votes

right now I wouldn't say ADC's are the busted ones, currently right now I feel that supports are now busted.

supports now do SOOOO much freaken damage its just stupefying now, especially supports with passive attack buffs + kiko.