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IcyPepper·10/1/2015, 5:24:35 AM·2 votes·1,040 views

Is always the best boots for ADC's?

Wait, stop right there! I know what you're thinking, that I must be some fool trying to break meta for the sake of breaking meta instead of an actual purpose, or that I'm a low elo scrub that's trying to prove everyone wrong or something. I'm not. I'm not trying to prove anything right or wrong, I am legitimately asking a question out of curiosity and hope that the more knowledgeable or higher elo would give me insight.

I already know that some people build on Corki, and on Lucian on occasion. Or at least used to.

Are there other ADC's that can vary their boot choices? The first one that comes to mind for me is Miss Fortune, since her rework she can certainly bully with her Q. I'm primarily wondering if is a good choice on her, and possibly later due to her recent AD scaling on her ultimate. 35% cooldown reduction with two items (probably late-game, you want that IE and PD at the very least!. Not all champions need to rush full cdr early). Her W seems like it can compensate for some extended trades, especially if you max it second.

But those are just my thoughts that got me originally thinking.

So tell me, are any boots besides greaves useful on any if any ADC's? Or are greaves just flat-out the best, just like IE on many of them? There's no wrong answers, because I certainly don't know so why the hell would I judge?

Note: Had to move this from G&B. Wrong Board, apparently. Oops! Goes to show how little I know! :P

13 Comments

TripNichols10/1/2015, 5:40:59 AM1 votes

I'm Bronze, so I would actually like to know this too. I only ADC with Lucian or Sivir, but.

I WANNA KNOW.

Doctor Jarvis10/1/2015, 5:49:15 AM1 votes

Almost certainly Zerkers are the way to go. They increase your DPS so much on an item you had to build anyway. There are exceptions (Blue Ezreal builds Ionian, Corki builds Sorc shoes), but mostly you want Greaves. Your specific question; maybe? If you're fed enough? I could see an MF build wanting this along with a triforce, cleaver, IE, but those are some expensive ass items. Greaves are good for their cost and don't depend on much else

BluePolarizer10/1/2015, 9:02:38 AM1 votes

It depends on ADC. ADCs with no steroids, AD steroids or who synergize with attack speed should take greaves. ADCs who are ability dependent should take Ionians. Sorcs are good on Corki; I was even thinking of Sorcs on Kog might be good if you're on an all AD team and want to use your %max HP on-hit more effectively. Never take Mercs, you won't survive long enough even with tenacity to use them.

Angry Monster10/1/2015, 9:35:14 AM1 votes

its like you answered this question

So tell me, are any boots besides greaves useful on any if any ADC's

in your original post. It all depends on the ADC style you are going for. Its almost like common sense should be a applied here.

Doubt that cdr boots are good for MF, a lot of her early game is AA not spells. You should try a more direct approach with this thread; sorta all over the place

A Miss Fortune10/1/2015, 6:43:43 PM1 votes

item 3006 are the best but Kog'Maw, Ezreal, Corki, and sort-of-ish Miss Fortune can use item 3020 I think item 3111 are useable on ADCs too if they are Magic Damage heavy.

7ha7guy77710/2/2015, 6:29:59 AM1 votes

The defensive options (treads and tabi) could be useful situationally. After all, 25% attack speed means nothing while stunned or dead.

Aeolian Melodies10/5/2015, 3:11:47 AM1 votes

Zerks are the go-to boots for ADC. Cheap and effective. In doubt, get them. They're very cost efficient.

There are other specific synergy/playstyle like Corki with item 3020 and Lucian/Ezreal with item 3158 , however overall you can never truly go wrong with item 3006 .

Matthias911910/5/2015, 5:32:34 AM1 votes

It's generally most efficient early on to rush items with AD (like IE), and Berzerker's Greaves are a strong, cheap source of AS to go with that. If you have IE+Greaves, you're going to win extended trades simply because you'll get 4 autos off in the time they get 3 (or something like that).

The problem with rushing CDR boots is that most ADCs can't afford to spam abilities on cooldown. But if you can, and you think you'll get more damage out of more frequent abilities than more frequent AAs, it could work.

The armor/MR ones just aren't going to make enough of a difference -- you're too squishy.

Swiftness could be useful if they have a lot of slows and/or skillshots, or if you're behind and you don't think the AS is going to make a difference.