Comment on the playstyle Phantom Dancer encourages on ADCs.

TeCoolMage·Dec 9, 2015·2 votes·510 views

I seriously think that unless you're graves, Phantom Dancer forces ADCs to play like near melee champs. Only maybe Kindred, Graves and Vayne would position themselves closer than their max AA range, and closer than 500 units.

It kinda says "Either you're a melee champ or you've been positioned terribly, so here's free movement speed."

So it's more of a clutch to fall back on if you fail to position, and it's not really something you can make cool moves with, but at the same time it's not something that's a very unique solution (e.g. Zhonya's is the only item that can dodge Karthus's ult, next to Banshee's. You can't really buy a replacement elsewhere.), as it's entirely possible to just buy more movement speed from other items.

I think the passive would be better on an assassin item that gives AD and armour penetration.

2 Comments

Ryuku CruxisDec 9, 20153 votes

The MS is for getting away from someone who jumped on to you, not for chasing. You don't WANT to make use of the MS, but if you need to then you'll have it.

In a perfect world, you shouldn't ever use Phantom Dancers MS. But in a perfect world, you also wouldn't need any defense, lifesteal, boots, or even flash.

This is League though, as an ADC you're gonna get jumped on, you'll need to stay safe, and Phantom Dancer can help with that. It's not encouraging you to get close for 12% MS, it's encouraging you to kite and run when you get jumped on. Some games it may seem pointless cause you have alot of peel from your team, but you don't always have that.

Forcing a playstyle would be giving stats that NEED to be used, and even then..

500 units of a Fizz with all his spells and summoners and zhonya ready? Forget 12% MS, as an ADC I wouldn't do that for 100 AD, AS, Crit Chance and Crit damage combined.

snah11Dec 10, 20151 votes

I would like to see a portion of the movement at all times with a boost when within 500 units along with the new 45% AS and moving through units at ALL TIMES. Then it isn't that far from how it is now but I might actually use it.