I don't know what kind of clowns run their gameplay/testing team but there is already 5-6 thunderlord's in every game. Other keystones such as stormraider's surge and strength of the ages need buffs, definitely not thunderlord's which is the most popular keystone by far at the moment.
The only reason Thunderlord's is so popular is because what else is an AP champion going to get?
Ferocity: Warlord's? Absolutely not. Fervor? Absolutely not. Deathfire Touch? Still garbage on all but a few AP champions
Cunning: Stormraider's? I could see occasional cases where it's useful, but many mages don't need movespeed AFTER bursting an enemy (when their cooldowns are down). This would be my second choice on most mages, though. Windspeaker's? What mage (aside from maybe Karma) has a shield they use on allies?
Resolve: Grasp of the Undying: Why? A mage who is in range to auto-attack is dead. Strength of the Ages: Generally seen as garbage even on tanks. Bond of Stone: For a solo-laner, this will not be useful most of the game. Also what mage wants to take damage for a teammate?
or give ap mages a decent keystone, right now thunderlords is the only option. only dot mages can take deathfire.
okay
Stormraiders is pretty good tho.. I mean, doing 30% of someones max hp in 2 seconds isnt THAT hard (I did it with Rengar at level 3 while ganking) and damn that 35% move speed for 3 seconds is a lot lol.
why are people bringing up AP champions? there are at least 5 in every game. There aren't that many AP carries in each game trust me. Both junglers take it every game (unless its like some super tank) both mids take it every game unless they are DoT, and if you aren't a healing support, the supports usually have it too. Leaving the ADCs to have fervor/warlords and tops usually have undying or sometimes they even have thunderlords.
This isn't an ap carry issue. The thunderlord keystone is already stronger then most.
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there is already 5-6 thunderlord's in every game.
I play Diamond level and so far, I have never run into a single game where there are 5-6 thunderlord's decree in a game. Literally not even one and I play every day.
But I do agree a couple of keystones are too garbage to be used (Strength of Ages, Stormraider's surge, etc.)
