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Iceborn

Ravenous Howls·5/14/2019, 5:03:00 PM·1 votes·1,009 views

Iceborn has been in a poor state since it's nerf in 6.8 UNIQUE PASSIVE - SPELLBLADE: AD ratio reduced to 100% base AD from 125% base AD. Ezreal being this biggest perpetrator of it's abuse and it's subsequent nerfs. Then with True Damage creep and Conqueror it has been a sub-optimal item at best much like Frozen Heart (another item that needs discussed).

Conqueror is getting nerfed again which is good but I really think riot needs to consider making this item melee only. Returning the 125% Spell Blade passive and I am willing to trade some CDR for some AP ratio again which has synergies with quite a few bruiser champions who have their abilities split between AD and AP ratio scaling. The item was also made for bruisers predominately in mind and this would reduce the pains of it being used on AA rest ranged characters like Ez. Either that or it needs some health or HP regen added on as pure armor items right now have ( and have had) very poor performance in this current meta and many patches previous.

9 Comments

Saevum5/14/2019, 9:52:43 PM2 votes

To buff iceborn, it is required first to make it melee only. That's the very first step.

Otherwise, it's gonna be picked by Karma, Ezreal, Viktor etc. Because of the AOE passive. That passive is pure gold and is usually exploited.

Saezio5/14/2019, 5:07:23 PM1 votes

They need to reduce it's mana and make it 10% CDR Then add some real tank stats/passives on it.

Maybe make an item that combines bami's and iceborn into a tank-style trinity force that grants mana HP armor the aoe burn the 100% BAD sheen and be melee only. Cost 3,5k+ but components like sheen and bami's make it not so bad.

Düff McWhalen5/14/2019, 6:40:29 PM1 votes

They should make item 3025 AP instead of AD