Why do ad champs get better resistances than ap champs?

AR URF··5 votes·390 views

I'm talking about the damage resistance items.

AD:item 3156 item 3139

AP:item 3157

I left out the ability power MR items because those don't really affect ad champs.

So now if we look at these in a fight. A graves might come at me with a build that looks like this

Graves:item 3156 item 3139 item 3812 item 3087 item 3031 item 3111

and an AP champ might have something like this

AP:item 3157 item 3089 item 3165 item 3285 item 3151 item 3020 (seems like the boots has been the go to pick because of that magic pen)

This is not a "QQ NERF AD CHAMPS" thread. It's simply a question that I've had because frankly ad champs shit on ap champs because of the crit,lethality, lifesteal, magic resistance, and stealth. Unless you're playing Evelynn.

11 Comments

Frontline Fury6 votes

why do ap champs get much better utility than ad champs? Why do ap champs get much higher damage than ad champs? item 3157 item 3102 item 3285 item 3089

Maybe because they are different classes and do different things?

AR URF1 votes

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why do ap champs get much better utility than ad champs? Why do ap champs get much higher damage than ad champs? item 3157 item 3102 item 3285 item 3089

Maybe because they are different classes and do different things?

My guess is so that ADC's aren't dealing 2k dmg per aa.

ButterBladesX3 votes

its a different class. mages are utility, cc and high magic dmg. you are suppose to be venerable but you are usually at a distance, more bursty then ad

AR URF1 votes

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its a different class. mages are utility, cc and high magic dmg. you are suppose to be venerable but you are usually at a distance, more bursty then ad

True, but AD has quite a bit of lethality. I think you can achieve something like 60 flat armor pen at level 18 with all three lethality items. That's if you're an assassin though.

Frontline Fury1 votes

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True, but AD has quite a bit of lethality. I think you can achieve something like 60 flat armor pen at level 18 with all three lethality items. That's if you're an assassin though.

Hehe... Assassin. Jhin Graves JarvanIV MissFortune Jayce MonkeyKing

Devilreaper XIII1 votes

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Hehe... Assassin. Jhin Graves JarvanIV MissFortune Jayce MonkeyKing

it was buffed to 20 lethe recently :(

Devilreaper XIII3 votes

becaus riot loves ad over ap! :(

AR URF1 votes

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becaus riot loves ad over ap! :(

True. Like not all AP champs have mobility. Lux Veigar Annie Amumu etc are all crying because Zed can tower dive without punishment.

Athenes Lulu2 votes

Mages and AP things usually have the range and/or CC to save themselves before anything jumps on them.

AD champs usually don't.

Devilreaper XIII1 votes

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Mages and AP things usually have the range and/or CC to save themselves before anything jumps on them.

AD champs usually don't.

cait/corki/tristana/draven/ezreal/ have quite some range, most ad champs have more ways to escape, like dashes flashes blinks heck trist jump cait net, ezreal blinks, talon jumps zed shadow, yasuo dashes etc

Lauchmelder1 votes

Using a Graves vs AP itemization example isn't fair for AD champions, even if I agree with AD itemization being way better.

Graves literally is a bruiser. The closest AP champ you could compare him to would be someone like Galio.

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