The Big CDR Issue

MasterVidallis·8/20/2015, 7:24:04 PM·1 votes·544 views

As items get adjusted there is a big gap I see when itemizing a certain group of AP scaling tanks. Due to their sustain approach and reliance on abilities CDR is an absolutely key stat on them Nautilus Sejuani Maokai Malphite TahmKench , however, unless they are being played in a support role their itemization options for getting that stat are terrible. Right now these champions are either not viable solo lane or are just picked to farm top and wait for team fights due to a serious lack of item options to duel 1v1.

In a solo lane situation the aura support items are too inefficient, while the pure AP CDR items are too glassy. What's left: Frozen Heart, Spirit Visage and Frozen Gauntlet. FG is no good they all have enough cc built in, and FH and SV, are situational, purely defensive items.

What these guys really need is basically a go to AP bruiser equivalent of Black Clever of sorts. Not necessarily this but here is an idea:

Frozen Chains Kindle Gem + Fiendish Codex + Ruby Crystal + 930g 500 Health 40 AP 20% CDR UNIQUE passive: Punishment: Your next movement impairing ability will deal an additional 5% of your maximum health magic damage to all targets hit (10 sec CD).

Thoughts?

7 Comments

Ravenhale8/20/2015, 7:44:07 PM1 votes

When do you need the CDR? Immediately? I thought the ideal approach for Sejuani in a solo lane would be to build RoA first and worry about CDR after the laning phase.

Hullabaloo9078/20/2015, 8:11:39 PM1 votes

item 3110 is really efficient against any ad champs, even in a solo lane. if your support is already gettingitem 3110 ,item 3025 is pretty amazing.

For magic resist item 3065 is pretty amazing if you have any sort of built in sustain. you should always have a item 3065 on maokai.

As for your item, while having a straight health cdr item, having ap on it wouldnt be very nice. if i want ap on any of these guys, ill go item 3027 oritem 3151, both of which are amazing on all those champs you mentioned. What would be nice was a mana regen item to compete with item 3027. SOmething building out of a item 3067 and a item 3114

SaltyKracka8/20/2015, 8:13:51 PM1 votes

Or they could just build the regular tank CDR items. Like...y'know, they already do.