Theyre relatively useless for 40 minutes of the game, but if you look around these boards youll see people saying "ADCs heal from 1hp to full in 1 second" and "I had 500 armor and this ADC shredded me in 2 seconds"
Like ??? Ive never actually seen any of this stuff even come remotely close to happening until they have 6 items
PermabannedGaren7 votesPeople are downvoting this post simply because fuffy made it, but it's actually correct. ADCs do not start the game at six items, and you're a mouth-breathing stupid ape if you are one of the people who act like they do.
ADCs vaporize resistances into the late game, sure, but early to mid game they deal scratch damage to tanks and bruisers if they aren't snowballing.
fuffychan1 votesOne of the few melee players here who is actually reasonable.
Many games are decided so quickly that ADCs dont even get to have any noticeable impact.
DunkinNoobs1 votesLots of people don't consider the game really started until everyone has 6 items. Those people are noobs.
Ralanr1 votesI haven't seen the healing part from 1 hp.
fuffychan1 votesThis is because they now have ridiculous lifesteal with warlords and botrk or bt. This means they can heal from 100 to full in about 1.5 seconds just by right clicking.
Ralanr1 votesNo one can heal that much. Not even Maokai.
meowwow71 votesthe only time i saw that part was because the adc had a spirit visage and a dd
Subject 51 votesADC's are usually able to dominate the game before even 15 minutes has passed. I don't know what game you're playing.
fuffychan1 votesThis is exactly what Im talking about.
Take any two bruisers/tanks/divers/whatever you call them and put them vs an ADC + support and I guarantee the two melees will win every single time before 15 minutes.
[Edit] 
is not a support
Slack King1 votesAgreed 
is worthless till like 40 mins
So for the downvotes, people dont understand sarcasm
LeagueOfJhin1 votesLOL Your talking Lucian here right?
Tranoze1 votesBecause ADC get more GPS(gold per second) than most tank and bruiser, and by the time tank/ bruiser get 5 item by default, ofcourse ADCs already have 6 items.
And with 3 items: 
(have 220 AD) level 12 for example, taking , one aa to minion wave deal 550 damage to main target and 220 damage to each side target, = 990 damage, life steal = 25% lifesteal (3 from doran, 2 from mastery), that heal you for 247.5 heal.
warlord heal you for 154 heal, that for total around 400 heal.
have 1316 heal at level 12, if she ult, she gain 50 AD that give 191 more heal in AA, if include damage from runes and mastery, she will heal 600 heal in that one Auto attack. If she use Tumble, she gain 50% AD in prime target, giving 84 more heal, to a total close of 700 heal in one auto attack while building full damage.
If her rune have 6% lifesteal, she will heal 110 more heal, let make them to 800 heal.
REMINDER THAT IT IS NOT HER FULL BUILD, SHE ONLY HAVE 3 ITEM AND A DORRAN.
AND yes, healing 800 hp in level 12 in one shoot while have 1200 hp total is possible, and that not even hard to archive. If she use crit damage rune + lifesteal and 18/0/12 mastery she can even heal 1200 hp (full heal) in one crit ult Q shoot.
Hallbuster1 votesVayne = weak early, strong late