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Stealthpenguin
Profile Joined April 2010
Finland393 Posts
March 12 2011 02:40 GMT
#9261
On March 12 2011 11:16 Shikyo wrote:
Hey, is the Morello/Deathfire dual combo viable on any caster? instant 40% cdr and infinite mana seems really sweet.


Someone mentioned it being OP on leblanc in LP, wasn't part of the discussion though just noticed between games so can't say anything more.
40% cdr and infinite mana+dfg active sounds awesome though.
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-12 04:41:43
March 12 2011 04:31 GMT
#9262
On March 12 2011 11:16 Shikyo wrote:
Hey, is the Morello/Deathfire dual combo viable on any caster? instant 40% cdr and infinite mana seems really sweet.

I'm always apprehensive about itemizing too much CDR on casters, particularly mana using ones. You have to account for the fact that a lot of that CDR does nothing a large percentage of the time, since between blue buff, blue elixirs, and Soul Shroud (which seems to be an increasingly common buy on supports these days), you're going to be soft-capped somewhere way below 40% CDR.

Unless there's some indication that the cost-effectiveness of CDR items takes this into account (which doesn't seem to be the case--neither Morello's nor DFG are extremely appealing with regard to cost-effectiveness, especially compared to AP items like Deathcap, even when taking the full CDR benefit into account), I don't think having more than one CDR item on a blue buff-using caster is worthwhile (and in many cases, its not even worth getting one).
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Brees
Profile Joined January 2010
Marshall Islands3404 Posts
March 12 2011 04:43 GMT
#9263
items that give CDR on casters are bad. only worth it on tanky dps.
Brees on in
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
March 12 2011 04:45 GMT
#9264
On March 12 2011 13:43 Brees wrote:
items that give CDR on casters are bad. only worth it on tanky dps.

I wouldn't generalize that to "casters", seeing as someone like Vlad who's not really suited to take blue buffs by his design can get some use out of having CDR.

But yeah, I don't usually like CDR items on anyone that's going to be getting blue buffs regularly.
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Dgiese
Profile Joined July 2010
United States2687 Posts
March 12 2011 05:27 GMT
#9265
Blue buff is great on Vlad, whenever I play him I'm always oom. trollface.jpg
Brees
Profile Joined January 2010
Marshall Islands3404 Posts
March 12 2011 05:46 GMT
#9266
blue buff is ridiculous on vlad actually since it gives the one thing your missing, CD reduction. You should always give blue buff to your AP solo anyway, the only time its used for the mana is on anivia/kassadin.
Brees on in
Niton
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2395 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-12 05:50:34
March 12 2011 05:49 GMT
#9267
On March 12 2011 14:46 Brees wrote:
blue buff is ridiculous on vlad actually since it gives the one thing your missing, CD reduction. You should always give blue buff to your AP solo anyway, the only time its used for the mana is on anivia/kassadin.


Zil too kinda, but more often than not he's not the ap solo anyways. Fucker burns through mana so fast at 40% cdr. I think Zil might take precedence over some AP solos anyways because of how fucking obnoxious 40% CDR E is mid/lategame.
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TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
March 12 2011 05:52 GMT
#9268
On March 12 2011 14:46 Brees wrote:
blue buff is ridiculous on vlad actually since it gives the one thing your missing, CD reduction. You should always give blue buff to your AP solo anyway, the only time its used for the mana is on anivia/kassadin.

Heimer, Swain, Zilean?
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Tooplark
Profile Joined October 2008
United States3977 Posts
March 12 2011 05:57 GMT
#9269
Karthus, Mundo, Ryze, Taric (if he somehow ends up with blue)?
WHAT POW'R ART THOU WHO FROM BELOW HAST MADE ME RISE UNWILLINGLY AND SLOW
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
March 12 2011 06:00 GMT
#9270
On March 12 2011 14:57 Tooplark wrote:
Karthus, Mundo, Ryze, Taric (if he somehow ends up with blue)?

Mundo definitely gets blue buff for the mana.
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StuffedTurkey
Profile Joined May 2010
United States859 Posts
March 12 2011 06:06 GMT
#9271
On March 12 2011 15:00 TheYango wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 12 2011 14:57 Tooplark wrote:
Karthus, Mundo, Ryze, Taric (if he somehow ends up with blue)?

Mundo definitely gets blue buff for the mana.

obviously, cause mundo is always OOM
You can't milk those!
Goshawk.
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United Kingdom5338 Posts
March 12 2011 06:10 GMT
#9272
Vlad builds cdr anyway so he doesn't really need it, especially compared to mana ad casters.
r33k
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Italy3402 Posts
March 12 2011 06:13 GMT
#9273
On March 12 2011 15:10 Goshawk. wrote:
Vlad builds cdr anyway so he doesn't really need it, especially compared to mana ad casters.

What?
BlackPaladin
Profile Joined May 2010
United States9316 Posts
March 12 2011 06:32 GMT
#9274
A lot of vlads build SV + CDR boots.
"Your full potential does not matter if you do not use all 100% of it."
r33k
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Italy3402 Posts
March 12 2011 06:48 GMT
#9275
On March 12 2011 15:32 BlackPaladin wrote:
A lot of vlads build SV + CDR boots.

CDR boots I can understand, SV I'm really not a fan of...
locodoco
Profile Joined July 2010
Korea (South)1615 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-12 06:59:38
March 12 2011 06:53 GMT
#9276
i find golem buff on vlad to be pretty dumb
15%(cdr boots)+10%(elixir)+9%(masteries)+5.89%(flat cdr blue runes)=39.89%
should really be giving blue buffs to other people....
i wish riot would give me better ping
Brees
Profile Joined January 2010
Marshall Islands3404 Posts
March 12 2011 07:02 GMT
#9277
i prefer merc treads on a sustained caster like vlad. You arent just blowing your load then leaving, your going to be getting hit with cc and being able to live
Brees on in
NeoIllusions
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States37500 Posts
March 12 2011 07:05 GMT
#9278
Giving Blue Buff to a non-mana champion is rather dumb. Yes, ideally it should go to your AP Carry. If that's Vlad, eh... I'd give it to support Taric over Vlad. >_>

Vlad gets farm easy. If he needs CDR, chug a blue elixir. wut?
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Juicyfruit
Profile Joined May 2008
Canada5484 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-12 07:24:22
March 12 2011 07:20 GMT
#9279
It really depends on how hard vlad is carrying yo >.> It used to be that a mid-game caster with sorc boots and haunting guise simply gets blue buff and starts carrying. It doesn't matter if the caster is Kennen or Vlad - that blue buff still goes to him.

This was before CDR boots but I still think the 40-flat magic pen + blue buff is REALLY strong on mid-game vlad.
Two_DoWn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States13684 Posts
March 12 2011 08:29 GMT
#9280
Its official, I am the worst laner in the entire world.
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