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Which ADCs can use Blade of the Ruined King well?

5000000000000000··4 votes·4,587 views

I'm trying to learn ADC, and I really like item 3153 as an item. What champions can use the item well? I don't mind peculiar builds (I've seen a Lucian built as a tank buster with item 3153), but I don't want to play Vayne or Kalista.

Who are some ADCs that can use Bork well?

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Shikigami2 votes

Generally, ADc's that need it for dueling. I'd say Vayne, Kalista and Twitch are the only ones that benefit from it more than usual

Mimy2 votes

**Champions who are highly dependent on basic attacks ** Kog'Maw, Teemo, etc. Champions with an attack speed steroids Graves tristana Champions that autoattack and deal True Damage Vayne Twitch is also a strong item choice for champions that deal percent health damage on autoattack, KogMaw, Kalista and Vayne **It also useful for any champion that has some of on-hit effect on their basic attacks **

Basically

Kog'maw, Teemo, Graves, Tristana, Vayne, Twitch, Kalista. Lucian, Miss fortune, Corki, and ezreal

50000000000000001 votes

How many of them do you think it would be viable to rush bork? Graves for example need a lot of AD to be relevant mid game, from what I know. The rest on the list looks fine to me, but I'm an unranked scrub just now learning to ADC, so I'm probably wrong.

Mimy1 votes

Idk I just looked up the wikki and gave you the champions that seemed to benefit from it. I'm bronze.. xD

I know Kog'maw uses it well. With his W passive and bork your doing tons of % health dmg.. Dispite what people tell me I rushed it on him my first PVP with him and went 10/3/10

Nicorus 1 votes

I'd rush bork on twitch and vayne. Kalista situationally

Hyrum Graff2 votes

Core: Twitch, Kog'maw, Ezreal.

Situationally: Basically any aa-reliant adc, when they have a hp-stacking tank or bruiser: Ex: Lucian, Jinx, Tristiana, Ashe, Sivir, etc.

On those champs, if they don't have an hp stacking tank or bruiser who you need the active for, BT is better.

7ha7guy7771 votes

Personally, i like it on Varus because the active gives him some mobility and the passive gives you a second type of percent hp damage. Apparently no one in plat+ builds it over bloodthirster so maybe it's not a good item for him.

Hyrum Graff1 votes

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Personally, i like it on Varus because the active gives him some mobility and the passive gives you a second type of percent hp damage. Apparently no one in plat+ builds it over bloodthirster so maybe it's not a good item for him.

The reason is that it doesn't add to his poke with Q the way BT does.

Renaille1 votes

Anyone of them can use it well, most just have more efficient build paths.

Cindikle1 votes

Overall all of them can use it well. Works best on ADCs that heavily focus on basic attacks. ADCs that get a lot from AD scaling use BT. Both are interchangeable on all ADCs in the right situation though.

I too prefer it on Varus for the mobility and the fact he has no on demand steroids. So the extra AS is nice for getting those W stacks. But his current meta form is to be picked for poking over sustained damage. Honestly a poor ADC pick right now sadly. Since he's weak to being picked off.

AMYS GRAVE1 votes

Ashe Caitlyn Jinx Kalista KogMaw Lucian Sivir Twitch Varus Vayne

can all rush BotRK well. Some are better served with some crit but...

50000000000000001 votes

That's exactly my concern. I tried rushing bork on Caitlyn, but my Q did irrelevant damage. I would guess the same with Sivir and Varus. Also, because Infinity Edge is core on pretty much all the ADC, but I don't like rushing IE because I don't get enough sustain.

AMYS GRAVE1 votes

Ahh i see, you like BotRK but you also like casting spells. BotRK usually works best on AA based champions, and when you build for the on hit effects your spells will do little in the way of damage. There's sort of an anti-synergy between the item and the playstyle you're looking for.

Ashe Kalista KogMaw Lucian Sivir Twitch Varus Vayne

can still spell sling and still use it effectively.

50000000000000002 votes

I guess that makes sense. Thank you! I think I'll try Lucian with bork next week.

AMYS GRAVE1 votes

gl;hf

Hullabaloo9071 votes

Its a very good item on lucian because he gets the full benefit from the passive on his passive, while he only gets a portion of the benefits from the high ad items. Back when lucian was a constant in the LCS, the build always went item 3142 item 3153. I dont know if it is still good since i dont play lucian, but it is worth a shot.

Hullabaloo9071 votes

There is a difference between champs who should rush botrk and champs who do well with it. By itself, botrk isnt a good early buy, but some champs synergize with it so well its worth it. These guys are pretty much twitch, vayne, and kalista.

Rushing IE isnt actually the best strategy on most adcs. A lot of them do better with any of theseitem 3087 item 3142 item 3078 items.
I like item 3142 early on varus and sivir, because it makes your poke do a ton of damage.

GrumpMeister1 votes

Vayne Tristana Twitch

Hullabaloo9071 votes

ADCs with high base attack speed or or who do on hit effects. Champs who have crit modifiers in there kit, or who have particularly low base attack speed, dont do as well with botrk. Examples of champs who do really well:Lucian TwitchVayne Examples of champs who benefit more from other itemsVarusJinx Caitlyn Keep in mind, botrk has awesome stats and a great passive, so its going to feel good on any adc, even if it isnt the best choice.

Nimba1 votes

Can't play Vayne without it, but I reallyyyyy like it on Sivir. She's short ranged and it helps her duel pretty well with spell shield/ulti. I would not rush bork on her, IE/Boots/Shiv or PD is probably more important but as a 3rd item instead of blood thirster, she can be very powerful. She gets bonus attack speed when ricochet is active so she works with the item really well.

You aren't running away from on the hunt sivir after she's used bork active, you're fighting her or dying.

StoryDuck1 votes

Any ADC can run it but some get less form it then others. The main ADC that want an early BotRK are Kalista KogMaw Lucian Twitch Vayne as they are more dependent upon using their AA versus other adc that have abilities that scale very well with extra AD.

Ace Access 1 votes

Vayne Kalista would benefit the most

Caitlyn doesn't benefit from it much early game as compared to getting it later since her Q requires her to get more dmg fast

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