Said our carrying Yasuo! I said "Um yeah no...I don't have hp to make Thornmail useful anyway."
--yas --" Fine, don't listen to the guy carrying your team"
lmao because your carrying that means your suggestion is logical? I think not :P. If I spent 2200 gold on Thornmail instead of damage, we for sure would have lost lmao
Don't ever buy thornmail on an adc
Manchufanchu1 votesWell your yasou was correct ... if your losing lane or someone else is carrying for you just go tanky doesnt have to be thornmail could be omen defence items are cheaper then offensive
KING ATTILA1 votesTell me how it increases my champs effectiveness as an Adc.
Surr20plz1 votesIf the adc needs to buy thornmail just FF. The game is clearly over.
KING ATTILA1 votesI managed to stop dying through better positioning, but we ended up winning. It was close.
KING ATTILA1 votesAn adc never needs to buy thornmail. Just damage and maybe GA
IcyPepper1 votes
is better anyway
KING ATTILA1 votesOn an adc for sure
Jungle Lux God1 votesWell it must be good! I saw the tutorial recommending Thornmail on Ashe!
Jokes aside, buying a Thornmail probably wouldn't be too bad of a purchase if you are dying too much as an ADC, especially Ashe. Ashe has a lot of utility that makes her useful to her team even when she is behind, and it doesn't sound like you needed a lot more physical damage since you had a Yasuo on your team.
Thornmail is by no means good on an ADC, but it's a relevant idea if you are afraid of blowing up in teamfights due to physical damage. Then again, there are also better options for your defensive item (ie. Guardian Angel, which would be a lot better option than Thornmail).
EndlessSorcerer1 votesYou don't get blown up instantly by physical damage, so you can survive longer to deal damage.
Admittedly, there are better options than Thornmail for ADCs (such as 
), but Thornmail can work against an autoattack reliant team when you have Bloodthirster for lifesteal and the shield.
You don't deal any damage when you are dead. If you are dying to quickly in fights, building a defensive item can let you deal more damage than an offensive item; you live longer, so you can deal more damage over the duration of the fight.
lightdragoon881 votesIf like 4 or all 5 of the enemy are Auto attack heavy champs...then Thornmail would be a good idea.
If they are mostly spell base physical damage.... would be the better choice.
KING ATTILA1 votesThornmail is useless without HP. I was not about to build tanky items on an adc. I had 2 kills and 6 deaths out of a 45 minute game. I was behind but I managed to pull through with the team.
lightdragoon881 votes[{quoted}](name=Angered Saiyan,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=0AOHXJyK,comment-id=00050000,timestamp=2015-05-29T04:14:02.838+0000)
Thornmail is useless without HP.
Ummm...not really.
KING ATTILA1 votesOn an adc? Yes it is.