Can (Hybrid) penetration runes be brought back?

dim2a·12/29/2016, 12:02:17 PM·7 votes·648 views

Hybird penetration runes were mostly used on mages for early game armor penetration for auto attacks, combined with late game magic penetration. Precision (magic penetration + lethality) feels really bad to buy there, as lethality is weak early game (scales into late game), and for most users who want magic penetration, lethality late game is a bit useless.

I understand reasons given for changing armor penetration on items into lethality -- to reduce snowballing of assassins, and I agree that it does have this effect. However, runes of flat armor and hybrid penetration do not have snowball effect, as it is not something you buy when ahead, you have however much you started with. Having option to use old style hybrid penetration, and armor penetration runes would be great, as it would give back a bit of rune diversity (possibly co-existing with new lethality runes).

4 Comments

MorgManBasher12/29/2016, 12:07:36 PM1 votes

Yeah, they are super bad right now and need reworked somehow. Not sure what they can do though tbh

OurLestrade12/29/2016, 12:51:21 PM1 votes

It'd help my Swain page, that's for sure. I bought hybrid pen specifically for him years ago.

SnowFall12/29/2016, 4:28:37 PM1 votes

Yes, please, bring back old armor penetration runes too (I'm ok with items)

Sorakas Pantheon12/30/2016, 7:13:20 AM1 votes

That sounds like a good idea but then again there are champions that abuse armor pen Pantheon and builds lethality and will do a whole lot more later in the game so it still could be a bit snowbally if not careful