@Riot Should the GLP get buffed next season?
(yes, lol something OTHER than Rylai's, but I will be mentioning it lol :P)
for those who don't know what GLP is, Hextech GLP-800 (This item ->
) gives the following stats currently:
Costs 3000G
300 Health 400 Mana 80 AP
and an active that deals 100-200 dmg (depends on level, with also 35% AP), and applies a 65% slow that decays for .5 seconds.
it's not really a bad item per se, but it's biggest competitor is THIS -->
.
ROD OF AGES:
Costs 2700G
300 Health (+200) 300 Mana (+100) 60 AP (+40)
After 10 minutes, RoA outshines GLP in almost every category, and that time is when mages really need to utilize their power. With GLP, the item gives a somewhat decent power-spike, but then it just falls off afterwards.
Now that I think about it, this could possibly be a solution to the Rylai's situation where Rylai's can be the Utility tank item (HP up, AP down, maybe lower the slows to 30%, that sounds good right?) and make GLP a 100 AP item, and add an extra 100 Mana. This'd make it sort of fit better within the Trio of Hextech items where Gunblade is for AP/AD Hybrids, Protobelt is for Mages who could use a dash to initiate and/or get out of a fight, and GLP is for Mages who want proper damage and can manage to stick to champions. Also it'd make it so Protobelt has 60 AP, Gunblade has 80 AP, and GLP has 100 AP. it fits as a good pattern :)
With the changes I suggested it makes it feel like an item that actually feels is worth 3000 Gold as an item, and a worthy option over RoA if needed.
One final bit is what this would do to the Gold Efficiency.
Currently, GLP stands at a Gold Efficiency of 1.03333333333 RoA currently stands at a efficiency of 1.56461538462. Also to put in comparison, Morellos has a Gold Efficiency of 1.12689655172, just thought I'd put that there.
With the changes I suggest to GLP, the Gold Efficiency would be 1.225, making it as efficient as it's supposed to be.
What do you think? I feel like it would serve as a good option for mages who want a little health, but are more into getting the damage they need to do the job. Rylai's can be the Tank item for AP Bruisers who need some slows, and RoA are for the in-betweens.
, it's actually pretty gold efficient considering its stats are worth over 100% of the cost and you get the passive and active on top of that.