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Ryuu314
Profile Joined October 2009
United States12679 Posts
August 09 2012 08:18 GMT
#241
You can get away with zeal+BF or even PD rush in some cases on Kog because his mid-game scaling is much more forgiving than other AD champs due to his W. The movespeed that Zeal/PD grants on Kog is also especially valuable since he has no mobility/positioning skill. Straight IE rushes still offer the most damage output though.
Lmui
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada6223 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-09 08:54:36
August 09 2012 08:52 GMT
#242
On July 25 2012 12:19 Ente wrote:
Show nested quote +
Oh well, time to stack PDs.

I dont recommend that either "blindly" going double PD (if we exclude kogmaw where I think you rarely should go LW) but for other ADs lastwhisper is often a good idea because its cheaper (you will often find yourself with ~2.3k-2.7k gold when you have to back) in that situation you often should get LW.
I just want more people think about not going LW and stop the brain afk Lastwhisper which is the standart atm. On a sidenote the highest 4 item dmg you can get (you will really rarely be able to go 5 dmg item AD) is double PD IE LW in pretty much any circumstance (when we ignore BC which I do nowadays you need to attack quite often but fully stacked it outdmgs a lastwhisper until over 220 armor )


Just learned the hard way the sole reason why you NEED a LW in there over another PD. Thornmail. With a fully stacked BT+IE+2xPD, I melted myself. I'm not sure that the LW would've let me kill the guy before I killed myself (death recap shows I took ~1.3k reflected damage). You do do more straight up damage with 2xPD but if they have someone diving you that you have to focus down, you're gonna have a bad time (We had a cho top vs mundo top and both decided that diving the AD on the opposite team was a better idea than peeling for their own carries)
arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17922 Posts
August 09 2012 09:46 GMT
#243
On August 09 2012 17:52 Lmui wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 25 2012 12:19 Ente wrote:
Oh well, time to stack PDs.

I dont recommend that either "blindly" going double PD (if we exclude kogmaw where I think you rarely should go LW) but for other ADs lastwhisper is often a good idea because its cheaper (you will often find yourself with ~2.3k-2.7k gold when you have to back) in that situation you often should get LW.
I just want more people think about not going LW and stop the brain afk Lastwhisper which is the standart atm. On a sidenote the highest 4 item dmg you can get (you will really rarely be able to go 5 dmg item AD) is double PD IE LW in pretty much any circumstance (when we ignore BC which I do nowadays you need to attack quite often but fully stacked it outdmgs a lastwhisper until over 220 armor )


Just learned the hard way the sole reason why you NEED a LW in there over another PD. Thornmail. With a fully stacked BT+IE+2xPD, I melted myself. I'm not sure that the LW would've let me kill the guy before I killed myself (death recap shows I took ~1.3k reflected damage). You do do more straight up damage with 2xPD but if they have someone diving you that you have to focus down, you're gonna have a bad time (We had a cho top vs mundo top and both decided that diving the AD on the opposite team was a better idea than peeling for their own carries)

People actually buy Thornmail?
Artillery spawned from the forges of Hell
brolaf
Profile Joined May 2012
291 Posts
August 09 2012 11:13 GMT
#244
On August 09 2012 18:46 arb wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 09 2012 17:52 Lmui wrote:
On July 25 2012 12:19 Ente wrote:
Oh well, time to stack PDs.

I dont recommend that either "blindly" going double PD (if we exclude kogmaw where I think you rarely should go LW) but for other ADs lastwhisper is often a good idea because its cheaper (you will often find yourself with ~2.3k-2.7k gold when you have to back) in that situation you often should get LW.
I just want more people think about not going LW and stop the brain afk Lastwhisper which is the standart atm. On a sidenote the highest 4 item dmg you can get (you will really rarely be able to go 5 dmg item AD) is double PD IE LW in pretty much any circumstance (when we ignore BC which I do nowadays you need to attack quite often but fully stacked it outdmgs a lastwhisper until over 220 armor )


Just learned the hard way the sole reason why you NEED a LW in there over another PD. Thornmail. With a fully stacked BT+IE+2xPD, I melted myself. I'm not sure that the LW would've let me kill the guy before I killed myself (death recap shows I took ~1.3k reflected damage). You do do more straight up damage with 2xPD but if they have someone diving you that you have to focus down, you're gonna have a bad time (We had a cho top vs mundo top and both decided that diving the AD on the opposite team was a better idea than peeling for their own carries)

People actually buy Thornmail?

thornmail + sorc boots + mpen reds + abyssal. OUUUCCH
Simberto
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany11791 Posts
August 09 2012 11:21 GMT
#245
A fully stacked bloodthirster should basically cancel out thornmail completely. Last whisper does not change the damage you suffer from thornmail in any way, either. But still, against high armor targets you obviously want a LW so they die faster. Though i don't have the exact maths as to how much armor they need to have to make the LW more effective then a PD. If you really have problems with the thormail damage (which i don't think should happen), you should rather get a second BT so you can leech even more life. But that very much cuts into your damage, so i doubt it is worth it.
Lmui
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada6223 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-09 11:30:28
August 09 2012 11:27 GMT
#246
On August 09 2012 20:21 Simberto wrote:
A fully stacked bloodthirster should basically cancel out thornmail completely. Last whisper does not change the damage you suffer from thornmail in any way, either. But still, against high armor targets you obviously want a LW so they die faster. Though i don't have the exact maths as to how much armor they need to have to make the LW more effective then a PD. If you really have problems with the thormail damage (which i don't think should happen), you should rather get a second BT so you can leech even more life. But that very much cuts into your damage, so i doubt it is worth it.


It does actually make a huge difference. The amount of damage returned from thornmail is calculated before armor reductions. If they have 200 armor for instance, for every 100 attack damage you have, you're doing 33 damage to them, lifestealing 20% of that (6.6) while you're taking 30 damage back as magic damage.

With a LW, that 200 becomes 120, you're doing 45 damage to them, lifestealing 20% of that (9) while still taking the same 30 damage back as magic damage. As the armor values go up more and more, LW becomes better and better for you at taking out any target with thornmail since you're taking less damage from thornmail in order to kill them.
Simberto
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany11791 Posts
August 09 2012 11:30 GMT
#247
Oh, you are right. I thought it was only real damage that got reflected. Shows how rarely i see a thornmail used.
Ente
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany1795 Posts
August 09 2012 12:01 GMT
#248
Is IE + zeal (5025) or wriggles + PD (4445) best to get first with kog? I've always done the latter but I'm starting to get curious which is better...

Right now people usually dont go wriggels anymore because it got nerfed too hard.

And you are actually correct with the Thornmail it is calculated before Armor so LW would be more effecient. I actually have to correct myself PD PD IE is more dmg until around 300 armor (~170 without w) and PD PD IE BT is more dmg until around 400 armor (~210 without w)
Thornmail is just such a rare item
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sylverfyre
Profile Joined May 2010
United States8298 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-09 14:14:18
August 09 2012 13:41 GMT
#249
Also remember that LW is actually relatively inexpensive - almost 600 less than PD. Although, zeal + crit cloak would be more damage against a particularly low armor target.
Simberto
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany11791 Posts
August 09 2012 16:11 GMT
#250
On August 09 2012 21:01 Ente wrote:
Show nested quote +
Is IE + zeal (5025) or wriggles + PD (4445) best to get first with kog? I've always done the latter but I'm starting to get curious which is better...

Right now people usually dont go wriggels anymore because it got nerfed too hard.

And you are actually correct with the Thornmail it is calculated before Armor so LW would be more effecient. I actually have to correct myself PD PD IE is more dmg until around 300 armor (~170 without w) and PD PD IE BT is more dmg until around 400 armor (~210 without w)
Thornmail is just such a rare item


I would like to see the maths for this, this sounds weird. I assume you mean that IE PD PD does more damage then IE PD LW until 300 armor, and IE BT PD PD does more then IE BT PD LW until 400 armor? I am a bit lazy at the moment, but i find that really hard to believe, so seeing how you come to this results would be nice.
Ente
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany1795 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-09 20:07:29
August 09 2012 20:01 GMT
#251
I use this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApGiwIaeqQ-WdGVrbnVydDV0Y3hkdkxpZ2tuQzNTeVE#gid=1 (you need to copie it to be able to use it) some of the numbers might be not 100% accurate because I didnt keep it uptodate with all changes I think the last change I made was with the new + AD/level talent

and yes that was exactly what I meant

Yes LW is a cheaper item but if you consider stuff outside of pure dmg PD is way stronger then LW for that: better kiting due to better turnspeed with more AS and obviously run faster.

Edit: should add the damage calculation was for 2.5k HP which is realistic bruisers often have more but that would just make PD more effecient
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Simberto
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany11791 Posts
August 10 2012 08:15 GMT
#252
I don't think you linked the correct page, it sends me to a site to log into a google account (which i don't have), i doubt that is needed to only view your spreadsheet.
Lmui
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada6223 Posts
August 10 2012 08:34 GMT
#253
If you don't believe his numbers, you can do it with a pen and paper or excel. All the relevant armor, damage, etc numbers are available on the lol wiki. It's pretty simple, AD*(1+(critchance*IE multiplier)*AS*(enemy defense).

His spreadsheet does work by the way.
Simberto
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany11791 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-10 11:08:21
August 10 2012 11:06 GMT
#254
So i have to have a google account to see it? I hate how so much stuff on the internet wants you to make an account, which honestly does not give you any benefit whatsoever. Also, that generic formula starts to get more complicated when you actually apply it to champions, because they almost always got some sort of additional effect. Nonetheless i think i will just do the math myself, i have just been to lazy to do so and hoped i could skip that part.
Ente
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany1795 Posts
August 10 2012 11:40 GMT
#255
because they almost always got some sort of additional effect

additional defensive effects /external buffs (bedides kogmaw q and w) are not taken into account so every AS buff would put it more in LW favor and every Armor debuff/buff would put it into PD favor and ofc increasing the hp to 3k or w/e would increase PD aswell
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Simberto
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany11791 Posts
August 10 2012 13:19 GMT
#256
Ok, calculated the first set of data myself now, and got a break-even point between IE PD PD and IE PD LW at 132 armor without W, and 260 armor with W enabled. I used a 2.5k hp target with 100 MR for my calculations.
Ente
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany1795 Posts
August 10 2012 13:58 GMT
#257
Ok, calculated the first set of data myself now, and got a break-even point between IE PD PD and IE PD LW at 132 armor

Would like to see those calculations im pretty sure you forgot a few things for example: masteries (armorpen/crit) AS boots sth along that.
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Simberto
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany11791 Posts
August 10 2012 14:01 GMT
#258
Î calculated all of those in. Sadly, it is pretty hard to show you those calculations since they are on a sheet of paper here, but i will think of something. Of course, minor differences might be the result of mastery or rune choices, i went with AD red and AD quints, for example.
cLutZ
Profile Joined November 2010
United States19574 Posts
December 06 2012 00:19 GMT
#259
So don't try this AP Kog build: Tear, Athenes, AA, Malady, Hurricane.

It seems fun, but is not.
Freeeeeeedom
koreasilver
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
9109 Posts
December 06 2012 01:08 GMT
#260
Rylai is pretty much necessary on ap kog
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