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REMAKE RAGEBLADE

LynXerf·10/1/2015, 12:27:23 PM·5 votes·868 views

There are still a couple of items that are really niche picks or simply offer stats that are inferior to similar items. One such item is Guinsoo's Rageblade. Who is supposed to use this item? Kayle, Jax, Teemo? Kayle and Teemo are far better off getting Nashor's and then building straight AP. Jax can't trade a Tri or BOTRK/Gunblade for it because they offer similar stats and he needs the reliable sustain / stickability. The problem with Rageblade is that it offers no utility and simply isn't strong enough as an offensive item.

I think this can be solved a number of ways, namely giving it some mobility or reliable defensive utility. Here's my proposal:

item 3124 New Guinsoo's Rageblade (Cost = 2900): Pickaxe = 875 Dagger = 450 Blasting Wand = 850

  • Recipe Cost = 725

Item Stats: 25 Attack Damage, 50 Ability Power, 30% attack speed

Basic attacks and dealing spell damage grants +2 attack damage and +4 ability power for 5 seconds. Stacks up to 10 times, granting a total of +20 attack damage and 40 ability power.

UNIQUE ENRAGED: On max stacks, grants 30 movement speed, 5% lifesteal & 15% spellvamp.

I think this would make it easier to stack in combat because of the innate attack speed, but change the stacking rule from "using ability" to "dealing spell damage" so that it cannot be abused into perma stacked mode by nidalee etc. the reduced timer would also make it harder to abuse and keep stacked. This would make it into a great mid game item for any champ who uses the stats and can sustain long combat either by duelling or by poking in lane.

It can compare to items like Tri or Gunblade, but does require long combat to achieve it's potential. The 5 second timer would allow more counter play to the item. But when stacked, it gives great stats that makes it behave more like a top-tier item.

10 Comments

ninjaIRL 10/1/2015, 12:48:06 PM1 votes

You know that 5% lifesteal is nothing right? Currently the item works best on Jax Aatrox XinZhao

But, basically you are right, it's shit, which is why Riot has been experimenting on things in the PBE.

I think it needs to have more AD and AP to actually make Hybrid builds viable in the current meta. If Rageblade gave: 200 health. 50 AD 60 AP Surge: 20% Attack Speed 15% Lifesteal 20% Spell Vamp

It would be picked up way more often and way earlier in games because this would reward Hybrid builds on champions who have 50-50 AP/AD scalings and/or who autoattack a lot like, Akali Jax Kayle KogMaw Teemo Aatrox Shyvana Varus.

Right now its AD and AP is really crap to pick up in any part of a game.

Sasogwa10/1/2015, 1:38:29 PM1 votes

The problem with this item is not really the stacks, but more of the fact this item badly falls off against a target with the slightliest amount of resists. And as an hybrid champion you can't really afford to get both last whisper and void staff, it's extremely slot-inefficient. The solution imo would be to grant %arpen and %mpen on each stack, something like +3% arpen and magicpen per stack (up to 24) and the item would be stronger in lategame for hybrids while still being kinda bad for people who are not meant to get this item (pure AD/ pure AP champions)