AP build out of qss

Starrybutt·5/26/2015, 4:25:57 AM·3 votes·633 views

For the item Quicksilver Sash there is only one way to continue it, and that is with a b.f. sword. I was wondering why there is no ap form of the mercurial scimitar. That would make it so much better, because I was playing Orianna and they had Cassiopeia, Taric, and Rengar. I felt that I needed an item like Mercurial, but I didn't want to sacrifice useful stats for only an activateable item. I think that the game needs an ap version of the Mercurial Scimitar. Hopefully this is read and taken into consideration. Thanks for your time. -Starrybutt

4 Comments

ModWulf Helhammer5/26/2015, 5:39:34 AM2 votes

It's called item 3157. Yes, it isn't exactly the same, but there is a reason. For AD champions, their damage source is auto attacks, something that doesn't really have any kind of time gating. They (especially marksmen) rely on putting out sustained, prolonged damage, and as such, the "I don't take damage" kind of defensive item for them grants MS for repositioning, and removes anything that might be holding them in place. Additionally, most ADCs (of all kinds) don't have a reliable hard CC, such as a stun (yes some do, but most of the time, it is easily dodged or avoided)

Now for mages and other AP champs, abilities reign supreme. And abilities are hard gated by cooldowns and time. Added to that that a lot of AP champs have a stun or snare or something of that nature, and you get to the fact that most of the time, the only thing an AP champ needs to survive is that one skill to come off cooldown for them to stop the enemy and get away, and this is where a stasis that you can't be damaged in comes in handy

no dad stop5/26/2015, 4:31:10 AM1 votes

That's because item 3157 exists.

IcyPepper5/26/2015, 4:31:37 AM1 votes

item 3157 is the counterpart

Not everything needs to have an exact clone. Similar but different is alright.

tonzillacrayon5/26/2015, 4:35:17 AM1 votes

because you shouldnt be in a position to get caught on an ap mage thats called bad positioning and is what zhonyas hourglass is for.