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So what do you guys think of the new defense masteries?

GuileRaven·7/3/2015, 6:45:08 AM·2 votes·2,130 views

I literally just realized that they redid the defense mastery page. I have been playing with outdated masteries this whole time lol.

Anyways, I am struggling with redoing my pages as I am not sure what to take now.

Like, for a 9 defense mastery page should you take swiftness or recovery, same with Tenacity vs Juggernaut? Are the answers different for the following? (ADC, Support Tank, Jungler, Top Laner)

Also, what do you guys think of Enchanted armor? I kind of feel like it's still useless. I mean yea they doubled it, but it's still 4 points you are putting into something that is incredibly late game. You need 100 "bonus" armor/mr in order to get a total of 10 extra, which with diminishing returns isn't worth all that much. I feel like they were trying to make it a defense version of devastating strikes. I think they would have been better off if it were straight up 5% damage reduction (which is counted after your defensive stats), that way it wouldn't be completely useless in the early game. Yea it would be really powerful, but defense masteries should be stronger than offense in straight up confrontation because while you are making yourself stronger you are reducing your ability to kill the enemy before they escape to their tower).

Adaptive Armor isn't much better, but it's only 1 point so I can kind of see it if you have nothing more useful to put it in.

12 Comments

junglerboy167/3/2015, 2:18:53 PM2 votes

I still really hate the enchanted armor buff (+% Bonus armor/mr) because even with 100 bonus armor it gives a dinky little amount of extra resistance. Adaptive armor is cool, but really underpowered right now (even if you hard core stack armor (like in the 300+ range) it only gives you what, like 9 mr? I really like how legendary guardian is only a single point now, since it is such a potent mastery, but I don't like how swiftness takes 2 points (not worth anymore) or the reduced tenacity from that mastery either.

AyRe CoNteMpT7/3/2015, 7:00:57 AM1 votes

why dont you take whatever YOU think is better for YOUR playstyle?

also, i like the new masteries more than the old ones, but i think still both of them suck hard and the current defensive masteries are horrible entirely.