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Juggernaut Item Follow Up

Crys3s·1/27/2016, 10:32:44 PM·2 votes·343 views
1/27 PBE Update

Next Steps

Look to improve bindings on other Juggernauts (e.g. Nasus and Udyr) Further reduce Dead Man’s Plate’s power and assess other similar items Assess who should use Titanic Hydra and changes needed to make it attractive to them Discuss frameworks for use of flat MS versus % MS and in what ways items should or shouldn’t offset class weaknesses.

PBE notes rolling out. Thoughts?_ Note: Sunfire/Frozen Heart/Randuin changes were also discussed in the Dev Corner Thread_

Dead Man's Plate Total cost increased by 100 Recipe increased to 1100 from 1000 Slow decreased to 50% from 75%

Frozen Heart [Total cost unchanged but recipe cost increased by 100 to make up for Warden's Mail change]

Randuin's Omen Total cost reduced to 2900 from 3000 (due to Warden's Mail decrease) Health increased to 500 from 450.

Ravenous Hydra Only 50% of life steal applies to damage dealt by RH, down from 100%

Sunfire Cape [NEW EFFECT]: Deals 50% bonus damage to minions and monsters.

3 Comments

Critmaster Garen1/27/2016, 10:36:30 PM2 votes

sunfire in its current shape with its passive is not a juggernaut or ad bruiser item. its an item for ap tanks with low waveclear, who get magic pen to synergize with it.

this change will not make it more attractive to them as ad bruisers dont need additional waveclear. its 800 gold for a passive they dont need.

garen has his spin. illaoi has her tentacle smash. darius has his q, morde has his e, skarner gets cinderhulk if anything. theyre not lacking in wavelclear.

the reason why the item was good in the past, was because of adding 40 magic damage per second very early on in the game to your physical damage when it was rushed. the level scaling aura made it pointless for that purpose.

im confused by the hydra change. didnt they say, it kindof missed the mark as a jugg item as its very awkward for them being auto attack dependent? this is going to make it less good for auto attackers, but how is a nerf supposed to make it more attractive for juggs?

really, the randuins change seems the only one that makes sense, as it was just the item price that prevented bruisers from picking it up as first or second item most of the time.