[SUG] The Phage line rework

Bruiser have many problems and itemisation is one of them. Just like with supports. This isn't a problem that can be solved on one path. Progress has to be made over time to eventually create something that it's their to stay.

Today I want to suggest a solution rework for one of their items and that's . It won't be perfect but I want to try to push the item into a certain direction that could create a new foundation for them:

# Phage

• Cost: 1300 (from 1250)
• Stats: Unchanged
• <new> Unique Passive - Haste: Gain 10% Cooldown Reduction

Currently all Phage items build into 20% cooldown reduction items and that's a nice concept to have on this cdr line. Having the unique passive Haste in the mix will make it easyier to ballance out stacking with other high cdr items.

# The Black Cleaver

• Cost: Unchanged , 3000 gold
• Stats: Unchanged , 10% of the cdr moved to Haste
• <new> Unique Passive - Haste: Gain 10% Cooldown Reduction
• Unique: Unchanged
• Unique – Rage

Nothing changed, 10% of the cdr is now unique.

# Wit's End (reworked)

• Cost: 3000 gold (from 2500)
• Recipe: (1300) + (1100) + 600
• Stats: 200 Health, 20 Attack Damage, 40% Attack Speed, 10% Cooldown Reduction
• <new> Unique Passive - Haste: Gain 10% Cooldown Reduction
• Unique: +40 bonus on-hit magic damage
• Unique: Basic attacks (on-hit) steal 10% magic resistance for 5 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times for a total of 50% magic resistance steal (voidstaff calculation happends after steal. This is haf'd for range champions.
• Unique – Rage

The community is asking for a Wit's End rework for a while. You might now have thought about a removal of his tank stats but hear me out. Currently the item has become relative popular on champions like that are using the item to amplify their damage output. That's strange for a tank item don't you think. In fact, currently the item is so much abused it will most likely wit's end will get another nerf (while it's already unwhelming for divers). So let's just embrace the item how it is now and make it a pure offensive duelist item. A lot of bruisers actually deal a decent amount of magic damage like for example that would absolutly be thrilled by this item. Time for the duelist to shred some tanks when they try to disturb his lane fase again.

#{{summoner:35}} Warlord's Grasp (new)

• Cost: 3000 gold
• Recipe: (1300) + (1050) + 650
• Stats: 250 Health, 250 Mana, 25 Attack Damage, 10% Cooldown Reduction
• Unique Passive - Haste: Gain 10% Cooldown Reduction
• Unique – Spellblade: After using an ability, your next basic attack within 10 seconds ignores shields and deals (150% base AD) on-hit bonus damage (1.5 second cooldown).
• Unique – Rage

An item that will most likely open you eyes when you read what spellblade does right now. And I can understand this is a really dangerous direction to go with an item. Yet that's exactly why I think bruisers deserve an item like this. You probally all have faced this scenario. You are a bruiser that just won a trade really hard. Your target has only 5% of his health left but this guy doesn't back and still pressures your lane. Jup that's right, this guy has a shield so you can't kill him anymore. Than the sustain triggers in and you just blow your entire combo for nothing. Bruisers just doesn't have a realiable way of providing killing pressure towards someone. And that's an issue. One game that fed vi ult that adc. (adc: shields please; adc: hm that was close I have 40% of my health left I should get GA; ally: nah buy it when your under 20%). Fighting a melee champion without true damage just isn't that scary anymore. Divers should become the tanky assasins that disrupt the fight. Basicly the middleground between assasins & vanguards.

#Other

So what about , that's a 4th phage item right. Well for that one I'm honnestly not sure. My first thought was to delete it since we now have 3 phage upgrades to work with most of the situations will be covered by them. But it's really not an issue if the item will remain available in the shop. It still has one function for lategame ad caster and maybe for ballacing it's even intressting to keep it for exactly that reason.

Thoughts