Is there any benefit to this?

Provengreil·Mar 2, 2015·1 votes·504 views

for ADC I run flat AD quints and grab a dorans blade.

Is there any benefit to Lifesteal Quints, Longsword, and extra potions?

5 Comments

Shiroi KitsuneMar 2, 20151 votes

Depends on if you're building that longsword into anything, and how core that item is. If it's an item that you believe outweighs the disadvantage you get from starting longsword over doran's, then sure. For instance, my friend starts long sword on Wu Kong rather than flask or doran's blade as brutalizer is so strong on him.

ProvengreilMar 2, 20151 votes

I guess I was asking it it was a disadvantage at all, the stats seem kind of a wash, unless I'm missing something

Shiroi KitsuneMar 3, 20151 votes

So you will be getting similar stats, but it really depends on what kind of lane your up against. If you're against a poke lane, then it's perfectly reasonable to start long sword + extra pots, but against an all-in lane, you'll want the dorans for the extra health.

The ChinMar 2, 20151 votes

Flat AD is fine, I personally use 3 attack speed quints. Life steal quints can be good too but pots are so cheap it's easy to get all the sustain you need in lane just from pots.

as for dorans blade vs longsword + 3 pots; the benefit of dorans blade is the extra HP and lifesteal helps a lot in lane.

ProvengreilMar 3, 20151 votes

thanks guys. One thing i'd forgotten was the extra health, puts dorans above