EPTOn May 01 2015 09:42 krndandaman wrote:
why not both?
BT is pretty much mandatory on kalista. literally everyone gets BT on kalista. so then you're choosing between botrk or IE. botrk is the obvious choice here.
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On May 01 2015 09:34 Goumindong wrote:
BUT YOU ALREADY HAVE BT/BOTRK.
And you should not get both
On May 01 2015 09:20 krndandaman wrote:
1) not by enough to warrant taking it over BT/botrk
2) you should be starting BT and getting botrk later. that botrk will help much more than that IE.
On May 01 2015 09:15 Goumindong wrote:
1) It doesn't matter if you have no other crit chance. Its still the highest damage option
2) We are talking about it as an item for after you have BT or BotRK. So you already have your sustain/survivability.
On May 01 2015 08:26 krndandaman wrote:
you'll generally have no other crit chance though.
also I would much rather prefer the BT for more survivability since as long as kalista survives the initial burst/engage she will kite the fuck out of the enemy.
thats the reason BT is the most common first item for kalista at the moment. what kalista needs most is the ability to survive and draw out the length of a teamfight so she can get massive rends.
its not worth sacrificing the BT for the chance at a crit at an average of every 5 autos.
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tho I will agree if you're not going hurricane, you should get ie.
On May 01 2015 07:58 Goumindong wrote:
Because that the end of the day the crit scaling and raw AD outweigh other options. IE's crit and passive is worth a 30% multiplier to your AD damage which you should have a good deal of regardless of your build path.
People skipping IE on an AD when they don't have other clear better options are missing out on both mid and lategame damage by a considerable amount.
Now, before the most recent patch i would probably have suggested BT, since BOTRK lifesteal isn't that much. But now that BotRK lifeseals on its proc there isn't a great reason to go for BT over IE
Edit: Essentially IE is the best damage option you have when you don't need utility. Which is something you're always going to run into on Kalista at some point. It also enables you to get the lategame DPS efficient build.
Because that the end of the day the crit scaling and raw AD outweigh other options. IE's crit and passive is worth a 30% multiplier to your AD damage which you should have a good deal of regardless of your build path.
People skipping IE on an AD when they don't have other clear better options are missing out on both mid and lategame damage by a considerable amount.
Now, before the most recent patch i would probably have suggested BT, since BOTRK lifesteal isn't that much. But now that BotRK lifeseals on its proc there isn't a great reason to go for BT over IE
Edit: Essentially IE is the best damage option you have when you don't need utility. Which is something you're always going to run into on Kalista at some point. It also enables you to get the lategame DPS efficient build.
you'll generally have no other crit chance though.
also I would much rather prefer the BT for more survivability since as long as kalista survives the initial burst/engage she will kite the fuck out of the enemy.
thats the reason BT is the most common first item for kalista at the moment. what kalista needs most is the ability to survive and draw out the length of a teamfight so she can get massive rends.
its not worth sacrificing the BT for the chance at a crit at an average of every 5 autos.
edit:
tho I will agree if you're not going hurricane, you should get ie.
1) It doesn't matter if you have no other crit chance. Its still the highest damage option
2) We are talking about it as an item for after you have BT or BotRK. So you already have your sustain/survivability.
1) not by enough to warrant taking it over BT/botrk
2) you should be starting BT and getting botrk later. that botrk will help much more than that IE.
BUT YOU ALREADY HAVE BT/BOTRK.
And you should not get both
why not both?
BT is pretty much mandatory on kalista. literally everyone gets BT on kalista. so then you're choosing between botrk or IE. botrk is the obvious choice here.
Because you're paying a lot for lifesteal you don't need and because IE has more damage
