PSA: Glass Cannon Builds are SQUISHY

TequilaZombie·2/13/2017, 3:55:51 PM·12 votes·2,683 views

I just thought it was worth making it clear for the people complaining about "OMFGBROKENASSCHAMP100-0ME" for various champions:

If you are building it won't ever matter how fed you are, if you get caught, you're dying in the blink of an eye.

As a side note:

KILLS DON'T MAKE YOU TANKY

If you are 18/0 with 400 CS and all the gold you got from that is invested in damage, you still should be squishy and if an Assassin, Diver, Skirmisher, or any other class that has the goal of 1v1 squishy-high-damage targets will win in a one on one fight if you don't counterbuild.

So please don't get mad at Riot the next time you don't survive a full combo.

66 Comments

Ralanr2/13/2017, 4:01:56 PM13 votes

"Wtf a tank killed me"

Our base damage is going to outscale your base defense if you don't invest in any. Offense outscales defense after all.

With the upcoming mastery nerfs, this will be less likely to happen as quick though.

Limmie2/13/2017, 4:02:28 PM5 votes

The problem is that ADCs are forced to go full build glass canon to stay relevant and in solo queue you don't often have the luxury to expect your team to peel for you. Steraks was a godsend before it was nerfed because fighters were abusing it, and then nothing else. A GA late game as last item is all that's allowed for them, and sometimes not even that.

Everybody knows what you said, you're just misunderstanding the nature of the complaints.

SanKakU2/13/2017, 4:06:03 PM2 votes

And remember if you keep feeding that Veigar, eventually he'll be so powerful he doesn't even need his full combo on non-squishies.

Hyperiön2/13/2017, 4:15:18 PM2 votes

Honestly, if you are that steam rolled ahead, you better have a GA.

And there are plenty of MR related AD items.

Armor ad items, there aren't hardly any.

Rebonack2/14/2017, 12:21:50 AM1 votes

"Haha, stop building pure glass and you won't die instantly."

builds two hybrid offense/defense items to avoid dying instantly

"What the fuck is this, Riot!? Marksmen aren't dying instantly! Nerf!"