What is the problem with Lethality?

Danjeng·Feb 17, 2017·2 votes·922 views

I thought lethality was just armor penetration, but weaker at earlier levels. What makes it a problem now?

(I haven't really played any of the assassins yet, so I don't know what made them so powerful)

6 Comments

EndlessSorcererFeb 17, 20173 votes

Basically, they added third source for it (Edge of Night) and the items have very powerful bonuses (on-demand spell-shield, out-of-combat movement speed, bonus true damage).

Edge of Night is the main issue. The item is far too strong in its current state.

FTWolfFeb 17, 20171 votes

It's always had a third source eon is the what maw was except weaker

EndlessSorcererFeb 17, 20171 votes

They increased the values from 20+10+10=40 to 20+15+15=50 for Youmuu, Duskblade and Edge/Maw.

The value was slightly increased in runes too for another ~3 armor penetration.

Even though lethality scales with the opponent's level, Edge of Night and Duskblade offer more armor penetration from the moment they are purchased than their predecessors.

They improved the items' effects too.

Edge of Night provides a 10s spellshield with a 30s cooldown (which starts while the spellshield is in effect)
Duskblade of Draktharr provides bonus true damage (which is relatively spammable for stealth champions)
They provide stacking out-of-combat movement speed for roaming, chasing and escaping

FTWolfFeb 17, 20171 votes

Yes and they decreased the ammounts to 60% of total lethality and you get 2.2% more armor pen for every level your enemy goes up by.

EndlessSorcererFeb 17, 20171 votes

It is reduced by 60% if your opponent is level one. For EoN and Duskblade, that is still an improvement over their previous values even if the target is only level ~3.

By the time you would normally purchase the item, they have already long surpassed the previous values.

FTWolfFeb 17, 20171 votes

yoummu's never breaks even until 18 and maw and eon break even with their armor pen equals at lvl 9 now i dont that at level 9 you're going to have a full eon or duskblade after yoummus, but its still weaker until later mid game to late game