BFS on TT and CS?

EwigD·11/23/2015, 11:24:46 PM·3 votes·715 views

Now that BF Sword is cheaper and has lower AD, I was wondering if we will ever see it, and its build paths, added onto Twisted Treeline and Dominion the way NLR was after the mage item changes?

Being unable to build your core items on these modes has always been a turn off when playing them, even if I personally enjoy them more otherwise, but with all the changes to ADCs intended to work with their item changes it makes the lack of the BFS family of items all the more noticeable, plus it feels like it would be a perfect opportunity to give the other maps some love.

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Minarde11/24/2015, 12:02:34 AM2 votes

Being unable to build your core items on these modes has always been a turn off when playing them

What "core items" are you talking about? Until the recent-ish Pillager change, Essence Reaver was the only BFS item without a replacement. Prior to the change, Pillager was generally equal to, if not better than, IE. Sanguine has typically been better than BT until late-game when slot efficiency becomes a factor.

That's not to say that BF Sword shouldn't be on TT/CS now, especially given that new Pillager and IE fulfill different purposes, but saying that "core items" have always been missing seems a little odd.

SKOBODO11/24/2015, 9:27:20 PM1 votes

Essence Reaver! The other B.F. items are not that relevant. Pillager is stronger than IE thanks to 30% crit chance rather than 20% crit chance, and Bloodthirster is less relevant in general (especially since Sanguine Blade is a cheap way to get life steal and Ad).