What are AD Bruisers supposed to build?

Samflash3·4/4/2014, 4:50:47 PM·1 votes·658 views

I actually don't know.

They scale on the same stat that ADC's scale on. AD, Crit, attack speed, lifesteal, and Armour pen. Problem is that these items are 5. Going full offense is a bad idea (unless you're extremely skilled that you can do damage, survive, and get out). Now the items do not support this class of fighters.

There are 6 items I actually like on this class though

Yomuu's ghostblade
Hydra
Maw of Malmortius
BorK
Black Cleaver
Trinity Force

So what's the problem if these items work for these class? The problem is that I can't build them all without accounting for defense. What do I forgo to play champs like Rengar, Irelia, etc who autoattack but get kited before they reach ?

4 Comments

daft inquisitor4/4/2014, 6:32:57 PM1 votes

You don't need ALL of those items. Most bruisers only build two (MAYBE three) damage items.

For Irelia, she's a mixed/true damage champ, so stuff like Black Cleaver isn't going to do much for her. You don't need both BoRK and Hydra, it depends more on whether you need the attack speed for dueling, or the area clear. If you're going against tankies, the BoRK is better because of the % health damage. Youmuu's Ghostblade is good if you need a zap of attack speed and a few other muddled stats. Maw of Malmortious is a niche item. You should only really use it if you're taking a lot of spell damage, or find yourself fighting on low health often (because of the passive). Trinity Force should really only be used on champions that do a lot of spell casting (So-called "AD Mages"), but even then, Iceborn Gauntlet tends to be better because it's also a defensive item as well as proccing the same damage passive.

tl;dr - It's all situational, and you never want to build ALL damage items. Two or three will suffice.

CaptainWednesday4/4/2014, 7:49:46 PM1 votes

Zephyr item 3172 is an underrated item, especially on Irelia. You should give it a try some time. Movement speed, attack speed, attack damage, CDR, plus Tenacity all rolled into one simple item. Great on Skarner, Irelia, Rengar, and Jax. It also couples well with Blade of the Ruined King. item 3153

Z Statistic4/4/2014, 10:36:06 PM1 votes

You build Randuin's, SF cape, and BV.

Inx4/5/2014, 3:37:21 PM1 votes

You build EITHER: Tiamat>tank items> complete into hydra a little later. Or blade of the ruined king.

If you wanna stop at a half item, brutalizer is fine for laning, but do not bother upgrading it until much later.

you only build hex drinker if you're being beat up by an ap.

trinity force is better for fighters like irelia or jax who want more damage than tank.

In general, what you do is this: build the base form of the item in lane, then work on your first tank item. Then you can decide to either upgrade to the final orm or continue to build tank. bruiser's don't need more than 1 damage item, or 2 if you're ahead. Also, if you're already snowballing to hell and back, frozen mallet is a hellish item to have.