Would the removal of arm/mag pen make pure tanks more relevant?

Pancake Panic·Jun 26, 2015·1 votes·300 views

I wouldn't want an unstoppable killing machine, just something to be that constant reminder of why you can't touch the carry by keeping you locked down and not dying. I feel like paper on Rammus at times when so many things are stacked against me. The most anti tank character by far though imo is a late game/ fed Vayne. It's like cutting through room temperature butter with a fire imbued knife. Let's say you go tank, and they pick a vayne, a viktor, and a rengar. Those are the carries at least. Let's say they are winning their lanes decently, not a blowout. How should I go about tanking against all of them in a team fight where I'll be against, arm pen, mag pen, and hp shred?

6 Comments

Noctius28Jun 26, 20152 votes

That's the challenge, when you face a full ad team it's simple ( item 3068 item 3075 item 3143 ) if it's a full ap team then it's also simple ( item 3102 item 3065 )

But when they have mixed damage (most times) you got to find the right balance, is the Vayne causing more damage or is it the viktor? Given Vayne can get a chunk of % hp is it worth building hp or just resistance? are they building armor pen or just damage?

It's all part of what makes a tank fun to play ^^

FyshinaTuxJun 26, 20152 votes

Actually, against a full AD team (particularly with auto attackers like Vayne/Trynd/Xin Zhao) item 3075 item 3083 is more efficient to start with. ^_^

canpan14Jun 26, 20151 votes

Randiuns > Mogs. Slow + AA slow is more important when dealing with them + more armor.

FyshinaTuxJun 26, 20151 votes

Debatable to be honest.

Shroom JunkieJun 26, 20151 votes

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That's the challenge, when you face a full ad team it's simple ( ) if it's a full ap team then it's also simple ()

But when they have mixed damage (most times) you got to find the right balance, is the Vayne causing more damage or is it the viktor? Given Vayne can get a chunk of % hp is it worth building hp or just resistance? are they building armor pen or just damage?

It's all part of what makes a tank fun to play ^^

The problem with that is that Vayne still ignores a lot of your health with item 3153 and Silver Bolts. Its like, the more health you build, the more health she takes, and she can pretty much chunk a tank as fast as a squishy, maybe a tiny bit slower due to base damages.