The Devourer Enchant

Howldoom·1/25/2015, 2:39:45 AM·1 votes·2,862 views

Posted some questions about Olaf earlier today: http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/tips-tricks/2cdE3Eep-olaf-in-the-jungle-what-to-build-and-rank-on-him-and-how-to-use-him

But on to the point of this discussion: Devourer.

The only two champs I frequently see Devourer built on are and . , , and are others I see it on from time to time.

Assuming that Devourer works on other champions who utilize auto-attacks and attack speed, then when can I recognize between building for that enchant or something else such as Warrior? Should I even try going for it?

7 Comments

BD Wilton1/25/2015, 2:47:06 AM1 votes

Devourer + Wits End go hand-in-hand

Leti the Yeti1/25/2015, 3:14:47 AM1 votes

devourer shaco? dafuq

TehNACHO1/25/2015, 3:22:53 AM1 votes

You only generally rush it if: a) Your champion benefits from the Attack Speed. (Duh) b) Your champion can power farm for extended periods of time. (Notice how, except Shaco, the champions you list have built in sustain) c) Your laners are powerful, and are either always pushed up and you can't gank them anyway, or are natural bullies that will fall off anyway and it doesn't help in the long run. (ex. Garen) d) You know your objective control. (You immediately replace laners who need to go back, you rush or reset lanes that are pushing in the enemy's direction, or you split push heavily.)

All these factors should be met in order to best utilize Devourer, imo. It's obvious why Auto Attackers primarily use it, as AD ability users will generally want Warrior. The item best works with champions who can farm due to how the stack mechanic works, meaning making sure you can stay in the Jungle for so long is important. Weak Laners who hyper scale late game are lanes you generally want to gank, so if you have Udyr or Xin Zhao, it's usually better to simply be the team's off tank and camp the laner in question. Finally, if you don't understand how good objective control works, you will simply fail to actually be useful for your team.

exiledFromBadmen1/25/2015, 7:45:44 AM1 votes

Shyvana Can build Devourer+BotRK or Warrior+Hydra

Terchio1/25/2015, 3:12:10 PM1 votes

It's mostly an advanced building option. The reason I say it's advanced is because it stacks to become much stronger late-game, but leaves you quite weaker early game since much of your damage is being invested into later game. If you aren't careful, going Devourer will lead into a poor early game, which often leads to poor teamfight control lategame as well. Autoattackers generally don't have the best teamfight control, and will generally need careful planning to utilize the lategame damage appropriately. Only Warwick is a real exception, as he generally requires the item ( 5 fast procs while suppressing the enemy is pretty much the way to go).

As for the other enchantments, Juggernaut is good on tanks or mostly bruisers who deal reliable damage without padding AD/AP. Warrior and Magus concentrate on their damage, and all their effects start as soon as you buy it, so it makes for a quicker power item for quicker clear on most champions, plus better early ganks. Devourer is basically the gamble you hope will be successful in the endgame.

Also, if you can manage it, ranged junglers can do well with Devourer + Runaan's. Only thing is that it's quite expensive for jungler money at the moment, and ranged junglers have a rough time, too. Add a Bloodthirster, and your damage + sustain should become quite intimidating.