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AD Support Items

Doom Brownies·1/27/2015, 7:47:41 AM·2 votes·271 views

Why are there very few choices for AD support?

Currently we have item 3301 item 3303 and item 3302 as starter items. The coin is for passive, more typical supports like Janna . The blade is for AP poke supports like Morgana . And the shield is for tank supports, like Leona.

We have no AD path for support items. These items would work well for supports without AP ratios, but significant poke. This could include Ashe ,Gangplank , or Caitlyn . Obviously these picks currently are not ideal for support in the current meta. There is no real build path for them to get to a point where they can poke effectively with their abilities but not simply become AD champions.

There needs to be an alternative path for supports with strong AD scaling that will let them jump into the current meta.

Potential build path for gold income item:

Bowman's Quiver +5 Attack Damage Item Cost: 365 Gold. Passive (Unique) Innervate: Ranged auto attacks (including on-hit effects) kill an enemy minion if their health is below (3xAD) and grants a nearby ally with the lowest mana 50 + (10% AD) mana, as well as the gold from the kill. Stacks up to 2 times. Generates a charge every 30 seconds or on champion kill or assist.

Archer's Crossbow +10 Attack Damage +10% Attack Speed Item Cost: 500 Gold + Assassin's Quiver (365 Gold). Total cost = 865 Gold. Passive (Unique) Innervate: Ranged auto attacks (including on-hit effects) kill an enemy minion if their health is below (3xAD) and grants a nearby ally with the lowest mana 75 + (15% AD) mana, as well as the gold from the kill. Stacks up to 3 times. Generates a charge every 30 seconds or on champion kill or assist.

Gunman's Rifle: +20 Attack Damage +20% Attack Speed +10% Cooldown Reduction Item Cost: 98 Gold + Archer's Crossbow (865 Gold) + Brutalizer (1337 Gold). Total cost = 2300 Gold. Passive (Unique) Innervate: Ranged auto attacks (including on-hit effects) kill an enemy minion if their health is below (3xAD) and grants a nearby ally with the lowest mana 100 + (20% AD) mana, as well as the gold from the kill. Stacks up to 4 times. Generates a charge every 30 seconds or on champion kill or assist. Active (Unique) Marshal: Nearby allies have their attack speed increased by 20%. Increases allied life steal by 10%. Lasts 10 seconds. 90 Second Cooldown.

This should provide a solid support for an AD support. I believe there are enough items in the game currently where an AD support could make an efficient build with these, with one exception.

item 3105

This item has a tanky side (item 3190) and an AP side (item 3060).

For an AD support to be truly viable, this item must be worked into an AD build. Aegis is far too valuable to be left out.

Crystalline Arsenal +15 Attack Damage +10% Critical Strike Chance Item Cost: 400 Gold + Aegis of the Legion (1900 Gold) + Avarice Blade (800 Gold). Total Cost = 3100 Gold. Passive (Unique) Legion: Grants nearby allies +20 magic resistance and +75% base health regeneration Active (Unique) Crystalize: For 5 seconds, all nearby allied attacks slow the targeted enemy by 30%.

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