Can we have armor pen boots?

0ur0boros·1/6/2016, 2:16:31 AM·3 votes·696 views

It seems we have boots for everything else? Why is there no such thing as boots that give you armor pen? Personally, I feel like the amount of penetration items you can buy is already limited, at least from an ADC perspective. Bruisers can shred easier due to their wider choice of penetration. Meanwhile, we have things like Last Whisper (which now is kind of lackluster) and blade of the ruined king. You can also consider youmuu's too, but it certainly seems like the amount of items ADC's can build to counter a tank heavy team is extremely meh. I am aware that you shouldn't be able to have an answer for EVERY situation, but it doesn't quite seem fair when mages and tanks have boots to suit every scenario where ADC's only have berserker's greaves or boots of ionia.

3 Comments

1st Movement1/6/2016, 3:58:46 AM1 votes

Assaisain need CD-R more hefty than arbor pen

EndlessSorcerer1/6/2016, 4:10:43 AM1 votes

Last Whisper is still quite efficient against tanks and bruisers; it just isn't a must-buy item against everything anymore.

Besides, Armor Pen Marks, the Precision Mastery, and Youmuu's Ghostblade provide about 45 Flat Armor Pen. This is ignoring that you can still purchase Black Cleaver or Maw of Malmortius to ignore even more armor.

How much more do you even need?

Also, Berserker Greaves will still probably be the most efficient ADC boots even if one offers armor pen.

Princess Emma1/6/2016, 4:16:23 AM1 votes

That would make bruisers a tad bit stronger as well though, no? AD champs in general have plenty of armor penetration methods. You don't always have to follow traditional Marksman build, throw in a item 3071 as a situational item. ADCs are much better tank killers compared to other roles with a few exceptions such as Trundle, since they are more about sustained damage. You got your critical strikes, attack speed, life steal, and let's not forget the benefits of being ranged. Tanks are still tanks though, so you won't always be able to decimate their health.

It is AP champs, particularly mages who really don't have enough magic penetration to chop through tanks. Even a single item 3102 can be the bane of their existence since a majority of mages are focused more around burst then sustained damage. Although some aren't phased too much by tanks such as Brand or champs that can reduce magic resist like Ryze