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Questions/discussions about ADC builds

Raemnant·11/10/2014, 9:48:21 AM·1 votes·533 views

Okay, so I'm a veteran LoL player, from back in S1. I'm used to the whole item 3006 item 3072 item 3031 item 3046 item 3035 (then another BT, or PD or defense item) builds. But things change, and items change. Now we have people building item 3087 and item 3153 and all manner of different things. So the question is, When is what better for when, or who? I already know most of this information, but I figured lets get a discussion going about what you do, and why you do it.

I play Caitlyn mainly for ADC, and because of her long range and decent survivability, I tend to build the old way, because it has the highest face value in terms of raw power. However, when I'm playing champions such as Ashe I go with a Shiv/Bork combo instead of the PD/BT deal to increase my chances of living, and give myself more of a strategical edge. For Tristana I go with Bork as well, since she has a bit of a tough mid game, and with Ezreal , of course you need the item 3078

5 Comments

Mahnigguh11/10/2014, 12:09:19 PM1 votes

It's all up to you really. Most adc's Kit will deal the damage just pick the items that synergize with your character. item 3131 can be outstanding on draven and item 3141 is down right phenomenal if you know you are going to get fed. neither of those are seen that often though but are both viable. i take item 3078 almost each time i play an adc (i usually play trist and jinx).

It also matters about enemy team comp. a BOTK against a squishy team might not be as effective as a high damage item. i only use a BOTK if i am playing vayne, luc or if i am super fed or going up against a voli, garen, etc.

item 3087 is amazing on ashe! spread that slow :)

Konidias11/10/2014, 10:35:03 PM1 votes

I have an unconventional ADC build... Well, I also have an unconventional ADC (people think she's bad)

So I roll Quinn and build like this typically:

item 1055 item 3134item 3009 item 3144

When i get this build, I can typically kill most champs in 1v1.

Eventually I build into my final build which is:

item 3153 item 3280 item 3035 item 3071 item 3087

For my final item it depends on what enemy is doing the best and what I need to counter... I never just go with some straight 6 item build every time. I leave the last item open for a good counter item.

Even the Shiv is situational... If I don't feel like I need to split push, I might go with item 3172 instead of Shiv.

As for final item typically:

  • If I need to beat tanks who have item 3143 then I get item 3142

  • If I'm against a lot of AD I get item 3143 for myself

  • If I'm against a mix of AD and AP I sometimes pick up item 3026

  • If I'm up against a lot of CC or AP I get item 3102 or if I REALLY need to get certain debuffs off me then I always get item 3139

  • Finally if I don't need any extra defense and the enemy team isn't stacking armor or getting randuin's I can just go ham and get item 3031

But I really don't ever need IE because I'm already naturally doing quite a bit of AD and I'm really all about having versatility instead of literally being 100% glass cannon. Quinn is great at assassinating and you really don't need THAT much AD to delete squishy targets...

For example, with even just having BoTRK, LW and Black Cleaver, I can delete any ADC in the game no matter how late the game gets... because typical ADCs aren't going to build armor to stop me.