PSA: You are allowed to go defensive builds even when you're a damage champion

the weeaboo·4/4/2018, 3:15:52 PM·1 votes·382 views

If you are a Katarina mid and you're getting shit on by an Akali, get a goddamn Banshees or Zhonyas instead of gunblade. (Yes I edited it since apparently you guys don't like Abyssal)

If you are a Yasuo top and getting shit on by a Riven, feel free to go Tabis and Dorian's shield instead of rushing PD.

If you are a Jhin ADC and the midlander keeps blowing you up, you're allowed to go hexdrinker!

if you are a Vi jungle, and you died your first three ganks, You do not need to build warrior and triforce.

If you are a Brand support and Thresh keeps CCing you to oblivion, Merc treads instead of Sorc boots are probably a good idea

For the love of god PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE build some goddamn defensive items! You don't need to rush your damage every game! Better to scale later and remain relevant than get stomped with no hope of recovery.

12 Comments

Leaf on Bush4/4/2018, 3:25:08 PM2 votes

Abyssal Mask on Kata. lol

Khristophoros4/4/2018, 3:35:54 PM1 votes

Your specific examples are just bad advice. Kat needs the gunblade. Abyssal is stupid to buy on manaless champs.

MR options Kat can actually use would be Hexdrinker or Spectre's Cowl.

ZaneShadow4/4/2018, 3:37:37 PM1 votes

Eh, no. You build Banshees veils and/or Zhonyas Hourglass. Without your damage the team will lose, so good middle ground options exist for you.

For AD champs they have GA or Maw of Malmortius/Mercurial scimitar.

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Quiet Dude4/4/2018, 3:37:44 PM1 votes

item 3072 can be defensive if you shoot enough people with it

Khristophoros4/4/2018, 3:38:46 PM1 votes

Actually just buy a stopwatch and play really safe. After they force you to break your stopwatch then you consider actual defensive stats.

Vekkna4/4/2018, 3:47:26 PM1 votes

If you're a bruiser or tank, you can build carry-level and still be tough. If you're most mages or ADCs, you can build a tank item, be completely irrelevant, and you will still die.

I can't tell you how many times I've tried you suggestion, and it's usually completely worthless. Fizz will still shit on you if you rush Abyssal. Nocturne will still delete you with zero counterplay if you have a DMP or Thornmail. Yasuo with a PD will still win every duel if you rush Frozen Heart.

Hell, even rushing Zhonya's is usually an excellent way to be pretty terrible for the first third of the game. Oh, and that Seeker's isn't saving you either.

FOR JUSTICE4/4/2018, 3:21:09 PM1 votes

nope! I must get to the point where I can one-shot people by diving in 1v5 then complaining that my team fed my laner despite me giving them the first 3 kills

Infinite Saught4/4/2018, 10:46:52 PM1 votes

W/ Katarina you never rush a full item over Hextech Gunblade cause you'll lose a big power spike. Funny you should also mention Akali because Akali would need at least 2 items to counter cause of her heavy early game mixed damage.