Give AP champions an another reason to be picked. Don't nerf them.

HP Crookshanks·Apr 19, 2018·4 votes·580 views

The only reason that AP champions are still getting picked is to prevent the enemy from armor stacking. That's not a big problem for a full AD comp because they can easily melt the tanks (right clickers). But a full AP comp is a guaranteed loss because of the lack of DPS and/or existence of and the mages are the ones that getting nerfed. I don't think there is a reason to play them anymore after the nerfs. Why would I pick etc while I can pick and have a better burst and DPS while having no mana problems? Or why would I pick etc while I can pick and have much better DPS while having no mana problems? And why must mages should suffer from mana problems while ADC's can have infinite mana? ()

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DuskDaUmbreonApr 19, 20183 votes

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The only reason that AP champions are still getting picked is to prevent the enemy from armor stacking.

Actually, it's also because most AP champions have better burst than AD ones. Simply comparing champion for champion, AD has few burst champions, AP has few DPS ones. AP burst is also usually safer.

That's not a big problem for a full AD comp because they can easily melt the tanks (right clickers).

Said full AD comp is going to lose to the opposing team's mages, though. Hence why the "4 adc 1 support" meme was just a meme.

But a full AP comp is a guaranteed loss because of the lack of DPS and/or existence of and the mages are the ones that getting nerfed.

That was the case before Adaptive even existed. They lose because they lack DPS. Not because AP is shit.

Also, they lose because 5 AP means 0 tanks. You've sunken all your team's power into burst.

I don't think there is a reason to play them anymore after the nerfs.

CC and safe burst.

Why would I pick etc while I can pick and have a better burst and DPS while having no mana problems?

Because Ahri is safer and has CC. Because Ekko has CC and more recovery mechanics. Because LB has better mobility and safety, and has CC. Because Kassadin scales far better than Zed.

Or why would I pick etc while I can pick and have much better DPS while having no mana problems?

Because Xayah has less burst, her burst has to be ramped up, because Lissandra is safer and has more CC, because Lux has twice the effective range, because Syndra has better CC. Because Ziggs takes turrets faster than entire teams.

And why must mages should suffer from mana problems while ADC's can have infinite mana? ()

Because ADCs give up far more gold (3400g for Essence reaver) to have that, as opposed to the 1100g (soon to be 1300g) mages spend for lost chapter. Mages spend the gold for one component of an item to not run out of mana. For an item they'd want anyways.