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Same rules apply, per usual. Please use the appropriate threads (QQ, Brag, Champion, etc) whenever appropriate. Keep the resident Banling content.

Thanks. Happy Gaming.
Alaric
Profile Joined November 2009
France45622 Posts
February 25 2012 21:12 GMT
#2941
On February 26 2012 06:08 Hidden_MotiveS wrote:
Seems everyone just likes the harry potter hat :/ I never considered trying lichbane first on anyone until yesterday and I loved it on ziggs.


That would be foregoing his range. Fucker is so safe while Qing you.
Cant take LMS hipsters serious.
Hidden_MotiveS
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada2562 Posts
February 25 2012 21:15 GMT
#2942
On February 26 2012 06:12 Alaric wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 26 2012 06:08 Hidden_MotiveS wrote:
Seems everyone just likes the harry potter hat :/ I never considered trying lichbane first on anyone until yesterday and I loved it on ziggs.


That would be foregoing his range. Fucker is so safe while Qing you.

That's why I bought him.
Two_DoWn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States13684 Posts
February 25 2012 21:16 GMT
#2943
Lich is a bad first item because you need another source of ap to justify upgrading sheen. Lich on its own doesnt have enough ap.
"What is the air speed velocity of an unladen courier?" "Dire or Radiant?"
Erasme
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Bahamas15899 Posts
February 25 2012 21:23 GMT
#2944
So now that I think about it, against Kass as Orianna, if you plan to shield into aa him, would sheen be a good first item ?
boot + 3 pot > sheen ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7lxwFEB6FI “‘Drain the swamp’? Stupid saying, means nothing, but you guys loved it so I kept saying it.”
tobi9999
Profile Joined April 2009
United States1966 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-25 21:27:09
February 25 2012 21:26 GMT
#2945
On February 26 2012 06:23 Erasme wrote:
So now that I think about it, against Kass as Orianna, if you plan to shield into aa him, would sheen be a good first item ?
boot + 3 pot > sheen ?


by the time you get sheen, your auto attacks will be doing nothing on him..
"tobi is ur iq 9999? cuz i think it might be u so smart wowowow." -Artosis
Alaric
Profile Joined November 2009
France45622 Posts
February 25 2012 21:31 GMT
#2946
I have no idea if maxing shield 1st is viable. I saw Alex Ich destroy a Vlad top by doing this and making him eat auto-attacks everytime he tried to last hit before Q had a short cooldown, and since I considered using that + her passive before I decided to try it even though I thought he messed around.

Did they mean max shield first, or take shield at level 1 to absorb his Q?
Cant take LMS hipsters serious.
Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23386 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-25 21:46:37
February 25 2012 21:36 GMT
#2947
edit wrong thread zz.
Bladeorade
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1898 Posts
February 25 2012 21:47 GMT
#2948
On February 26 2012 06:08 Hidden_MotiveS wrote:
So I've been wondering about whether any item would be better on certain champions than deathcap as a first item. I mean of course if you put your masteries and runes around it. Maybe void staff would be better on an AoE sustained damage type champion like karthus since you are hitting a lot of higher MR champions. Then if you're a bursty champion perhaps dfg would be better (we had a discussion on dcap vs dfg on the sion thread? and it never really resolved). If you have an AoE initiate you get zhonyas (fiddles, morg, kennen). And finally if you have a lot of sustained damage and a low cooldown on one of your abilities maybe you can maximize your dps with lichbane since it might be essentially adding 1.0 to the ap ratio of a 2 second cooldown ability (ziggs has a 3 second cd bomb).

Seems everyone just likes the harry potter hat :/ I never considered trying lichbane first on anyone until yesterday and I loved it on ziggs.

On kennen and Morg I always go zhonyas first or sometimes after RoA on Morgana. I dont think Void Staff would ever be a good first item. I get it second on a lot of champs tho. Brand and Lux for instance. On sion I thought triple dorans mobility boots DFG was a common build. I love lichbane on Lux.

Been playing Lux alot lately...been watching Chu8 too much
Hidden_MotiveS
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada2562 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-25 22:12:13
February 25 2012 22:11 GMT
#2949
^I think a lot of people do DFG on sion, but the TL guide recommends deathcap or sheen first.

On February 26 2012 06:16 Two_DoWn wrote:
Lich is a bad first item because you need another source of ap to justify upgrading sheen. Lich on its own doesnt have enough ap.

For someone who calls others sheep a lot you sure are dismissive. What if you did lichbane on cassio? After a few twin fangs you do an auto attack. Bam 1.0 AP (80 from lichbane) gets added. It's also cheaper and provides some mana, movespeed, and MR. I don't think any of those stats are bad.
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-25 22:20:54
February 25 2012 22:15 GMT
#2950
On February 26 2012 07:11 Hidden_MotiveS wrote:
For someone who calls others sheep a lot you sure are dismissive. What if you did lichbane on cassio? After a few twin fangs you do an auto attack. Bam 1.0 AP (80 from lichbane) gets added. It's also cheaper and provides some mana, movespeed, and MR. I don't think any of those stats are bad.

Your AP doesn't exceed your base attack damage until you have like 120 AP. Which means you need 40ish outside AP for the Lichbane proc to even break even with Sheen. Given that you're also paying a bunch for the Lichbane upgrade (about 500 gold of the Lichbane recipe is spent on upgrading the proc), practically speaking you need at least something like 150-200ish outside AP for it to be cost-effective. Which means even for someone who has good skills for using and proccing Sheen, actually buying the Lichbane recipe probably won't be worthwhile until after another AP item (usually Deathcap).

The problem isn't that Lichbane procs are bad. The problem is that Lichbane is actually a downgrade from Sheen in terms of proc damage if you buy it too early.

Your Cassio scenario is also ignoring the fact that she can cast all her spells safely at 700 range, but would need to move in to 550 range to autoattack for Lichbane procs.
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Matsumoto
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Germany493 Posts
February 25 2012 22:20 GMT
#2951
hey guys,
i was just wandering why jungle cho gath isnt considered as an valid option in higher elo?
in my opinion he has a solid gank potential with his q and w and he has basicly a free smite and his clear time is not that awful

so why is he considered bad as a jungler?
Fk it ,BAYLIFE? BAYLIFE
gtrsrs
Profile Joined June 2010
United States9109 Posts
February 25 2012 22:24 GMT
#2952
attn all low elo players
i'd like to borrow an extremely low elo account for a little bit
want to make some videos and replays of extremely low elo play

if anyone has an account with en elo lower than 800 that would let me borrow it, please PM me. i can buy you some RP or get you elo or something for letting me borrow it

tyvm!
i play ... hearthstone =\^.^/= Winterfox
BlackPaladin
Profile Joined May 2010
United States9316 Posts
February 25 2012 22:26 GMT
#2953
On February 26 2012 06:31 Alaric wrote:
I have no idea if maxing shield 1st is viable. I saw Alex Ich destroy a Vlad top by doing this and making him eat auto-attacks everytime he tried to last hit before Q had a short cooldown, and since I considered using that + her passive before I decided to try it even though I thought he messed around.

Did they mean max shield first, or take shield at level 1 to absorb his Q?


Taking shield first works vs weak earlygame laners (kass, vlad, etc) since you can block their spell damage and gain more armor/MR. Then your autos hit really hard and you consistently harass them. But, I still think maxing e first is better. Mages generally are strong midgame, and you'd be giving up a lot of your midgame burst by maxing e first. Although, granted I never actually MAXED e first, so that part is purely theorycraft.
"Your full potential does not matter if you do not use all 100% of it."
Hidden_MotiveS
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada2562 Posts
February 25 2012 22:28 GMT
#2954
On February 26 2012 07:15 TheYango wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 26 2012 07:11 Hidden_MotiveS wrote:
For someone who calls others sheep a lot you sure are dismissive. What if you did lichbane on cassio? After a few twin fangs you do an auto attack. Bam 1.0 AP (80 from lichbane) gets added. It's also cheaper and provides some mana, movespeed, and MR. I don't think any of those stats are bad.

Your AP doesn't exceed your base attack damage until you have like 120 AP. Which means you need 40ish outside AP for the Lichbane proc to even break even with Sheen. Given that you're also paying a bunch for the Lichbane upgrade (about 500 gold of the Lichbane recipe is spent on upgrading the proc), practically speaking you need at least something like 150-200ish outside AP for it to be cost-effective. Which means even for someone who has good skills for using and proccing Sheen, actually buying the Lichbane recipe probably won't be worthwhile until after another AP item (usually Deathcap).

The problem isn't that Lichbane procs are bad. The problem is that Lichbane is actually a downgrade from Sheen in terms of proc damage if you buy it too early.

Your Cassio scenario is also ignoring the fact that she can cast all her spells safely at 700 range, but would need to move in to 550 range to autoattack for Lichbane procs.

Well I don't think you need 120 AP to break even. At level 18 cass's base attack damage is 104.6 (47+3.2*18) and that's regardless of runes, masteries or items. 2 DRings and a lichbane provide 110 AP and you'll have more by 18. I guess the range is an issue though. Wasn't aware her range was that high.
Two_DoWn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States13684 Posts
February 25 2012 22:29 GMT
#2955
On February 26 2012 07:15 TheYango wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 26 2012 07:11 Hidden_MotiveS wrote:
For someone who calls others sheep a lot you sure are dismissive. What if you did lichbane on cassio? After a few twin fangs you do an auto attack. Bam 1.0 AP (80 from lichbane) gets added. It's also cheaper and provides some mana, movespeed, and MR. I don't think any of those stats are bad.

Your AP doesn't exceed your base attack damage until you have like 120 AP. Which means you need 40ish outside AP for the Lichbane proc to even break even with Sheen. Given that you're also paying a bunch for the Lichbane upgrade (about 500 gold of the Lichbane recipe is spent on upgrading the proc), practically speaking you need at least something like 150-200ish outside AP for it to be cost-effective. Which means even for someone who has good skills for using and proccing Sheen, actually buying the Lichbane recipe probably won't be worthwhile until after another AP item (usually Deathcap).

The problem isn't that Lichbane procs are bad. The problem is that Lichbane is actually a downgrade from Sheen in terms of proc damage if you buy it too early.

Your Cassio scenario is also ignoring the fact that she can cast all her spells safely at 700 range, but would need to move in to 550 range to autoattack for Lichbane procs.

Ya I never said lich was bad. Just that rushing it was. Had you suggested running sheen into dcap I would have liked the idea as an option.

Im all for expirimentation. That doesnt mean that I will let stuff that acually isnt that great slide. The point of posting crazy shit is to see if anyone can figure out why it doesnt work. In this case, its for the reasons yango laid out.
"What is the air speed velocity of an unladen courier?" "Dire or Radiant?"
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-25 22:34:46
February 25 2012 22:34 GMT
#2956
On February 26 2012 07:28 Hidden_MotiveS wrote:
Well I don't think you need 120 AP to break even. At level 18 cass's base attack damage is 104.6 (47+3.2*18) and that's regardless of runes, masteries or items. 2 DRings and a lichbane provide 110 AP and you'll have more by 18. I guess the range is an issue though. Wasn't aware her range was that high.

I mean, even then, you still need 100-150 outside AP for it to be worth it. With only 100 total AP, you're tying up 950 gold to finish Lichbane to get a proc that's exactly the same.
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overt
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States9006 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-25 22:54:26
February 25 2012 22:39 GMT
#2957
Just wondering, and a bit late here, why would you max shield as Orianna to counter Kass or Vlad? Maybe getting early shield at level 1 or 2, but maxing it is pretty dumb. You can outrange both champions and QW them since maxing Q is gonna yield a lot more damage than maxing E and just auto attacking.


Also, just had this thought occur to me, what if they added the cloth armor aspect back to HoG? It only got removed because HoG stacking was so effective since you got both health and armor from it but after the armor removal people just started stacking philostones. Would a HoG with armor be balanced now since you can't just stack them like you used to be able to?
Zdrastochye
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Ivory Coast6262 Posts
February 25 2012 23:15 GMT
#2958
Double assassin bot is very fun, or at least an assassin with anyone with a distance closer. Threaten a kill whenever they move to harass and you won't get pushed out of lane. Very all-in though, mess up and you're behind all game.
Hey! How you doin'?
Alzadar
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada5009 Posts
February 25 2012 23:17 GMT
#2959
Just played a game that really confused me, looking for some insight.

I was Teemo top vs AP Sion. At around level 12ish I had Berserker's, Wits and Wriggles and he had Tear (what?), Tabi and Revolver. I figured I could beat him handily, so I went for the kill. I popped every shield before he could detonate and blinded him when he ulted. I led him across Mushrooms and overally just felt like I did everything I could, but he still beat me. Did he just get really lucky procs on his passive or what? I was rather confused about the whole ordeal.
I am the Town Medic.
RogerX
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
New Zealand3180 Posts
February 25 2012 23:19 GMT
#2960
On February 26 2012 07:24 gtrsrs wrote:
attn all low elo players
i'd like to borrow an extremely low elo account for a little bit
want to make some videos and replays of extremely low elo play

if anyone has an account with en elo lower than 800 that would let me borrow it, please PM me. i can buy you some RP or get you elo or something for letting me borrow it

tyvm!

Lol extremely low elo below 800 ELO.

if my friends read this they would cry
Stick it up. take it up. step aside and see the world
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