Armor Penetration vs Damage(flat and scaling ad)
i just wanna know which one is better. I'm about to make my troll#3 rune page,
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The answer is also complicated by the stats of the target you are hitting. Armor penetration makes you deal higher damage to tanks (who would mitigate raw AD with armor). AD on the other hand is substantially better than armor penetration when hitting squishy targets. Generally AD and flat armor penetration are strong through the early and mid-game, while late game percentage armor penetration becomes necessary for dealing damage to people building for durability.
Early game = attack damage is better. Late game = armor penetration is better.
Top lane = armor penetration is better Mid lane = attack damage is better Bot lane = attack damage is better
If you are a champion who scale hard with ad (Wukong, Lee Sin), then attack damage is better.
Armor pen is going to make you do more damage to champs all game than the AD runes will. The difference is pretty insignificant though and the AD runes make last hitting easier, which is why more people use them.