From a strategic standpoint, why would I want to max one ability first before moving on to another, and then focusing on that ability and so on? What if I miss my main ability? That's just a ton of damage/utility/etc down the drain. Just curious.
Wildstyle2 votesit allows for maximum dps possible. if you miss it thats on you.
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From a strategic standpoint, why would I want to max one ability first before moving on to another, and then focusing on that ability and so on? What if I miss my main ability? That's just a ton of damage/utility/etc down the drain. Just curious.
depends on the champ. some champs have one or two main damage abilities and the others are just minor damage or cc that doesn't increase with levels. like 
his punch doesn't really level amazingly since it's power is in the cc and dash so you could skip leveling it for awhile after you put a point into it
PhDs Nuts1 votesSome abilities are situationally way more useful in your matchup. Malphite can max any one of his three abilities depending on who he's laning against. If it's an auto attacker, maxing E deals a lot of damage and cripples their attack speed. If it's a ranged matchup, you aren't going to land your E so maxing Q for poke (vs Heimer and Jayce for example) is much better. If it's against an AD caster like Riven where she can shield your Q (which costs too much mana to waste maxing) and won't lose much damage with an AA slow, getting that bonus armor and AA damage modifier maxed first is a better choice.
It's all about either matchup efficiency or ability scaling.
Some champions have abilities that just don't scale nearly as well as others, like Darius. His W only lowers its cooldown with levels (which can sometimes be better than Q against mobile champs), while E lowers the cooldown and increases the armor pen, which isn't as efficient early game before people get armor. His Q can start clearing caster minions when it's rank 5 with just a little bonus AD and hits like a truck against squishy champs, so it's generally a better max.
