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League is really lacking AD+Mana items

lostbob117·9/26/2016, 6:25:32 AM·5 votes·631 views

When you click the tab for Attack Damage and Mana on the Item Shop. You'll notice that you only have 2 options: Manamune and Triforce. Then you click on the Ability Power and Mana, and you notice a lot more items. This makes sense, but when the items that AD has is so specific to certain champions. It is really lacking in "diversity".

An item that is needed is one that works for any Champion overall. Like how you can build Morellonomicon on almost any AP Champion, and it'll be alright. I want an AD+Mana item that is kinda like that. Champions who'd benefit off/could use this item: Jayce, Urgot, Ezreal, Lucian, Kha'Zix(possibly), Talon, and someone I may have forgotten.

Depending on how the item is others may use it that I did not list. Mainly looking at other Fighters that could use it if the items gives the right stuff: Pantheon, Jarvan, Wukong, Darius, etc.

Making a new AD + Mana would be beneficial to the game, and open more paths for certain Champions to enter the META.

6 Comments

Flaherty9/26/2016, 6:28:14 AM3 votes

There are so few AD champs that need extra mana and from that group manamune and triforce seem to be enough. I feel like another AD and Mana item would just be unused or replace one of those 2 in which case doesn't really add much to diversity

CppL9/26/2016, 6:33:00 AM2 votes

TF,Essence Reaver,Muramana.Thats more than enough.

Good Vibes9/26/2016, 6:34:40 AM1 votes

I don't know if we need it but there's no reason not to have more diversity.

Elite4Runner9/26/2016, 6:41:30 AM1 votes

I do agree with the other comment, but it would be nice to have more situational options.

item 3025 item 3508 are probably the only other feasible items for AD/physical damage items intended to resolve mana issues. Iceborn only helps on champions with high base AD and is pretty much overkill in the mana department for most AD champs. In fact, it is really more of a tank item. ER frustrates me as a "mana item" because it doesn't do anything for mana issues before complete, and even then, it only returns mana on crit.

Instead I'd like to see a "manasteal" item that works just like lifesteal but restores mana based on on-hit damage.

I'd also like to see an AD item build from item 3010 , even if it is fairly weak on the damage side

Those are just a few ideas. Maybe not needed, but it would be nice to have the option

Elite4Runner9/26/2016, 6:43:42 AM1 votes

Don't worry about the nay-sayers. They only look at the game as it exists now. It isn't like Riot doesn't change the game EVERY WEEK, introducing new items, champions, metas, reworks, ...