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June 19, 2012

Lich Bane on AP Casters?

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Lich | Bane | AP | Casters | Mage

So my friend was talking to me about how he should get on . I told him no, that's not the best choice in items. He asked me, "Why? She can jump to the enemy and auto attack". He also asked me if it would be good on . I just said no, although I didn't really have a good reason...I was silent.

I really just need a clarification with this item, why not get it on all AP casters so you can burst more? Personally I only get on champions who use basic attacks to proc something, such as , , or .

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Quote \| PM \| +Rep by PsiGuard » June 19, 2012 4:35pm \| Report Core AP items: Sorcerer's Shoes, Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff/ Abyssal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass (I consider Zhonya's pretty much core). That only leaves room for two more items. There are quite a few that can work well for different types of mages. Options: Lich Bane, Deathfire Grasp, Will of the Ancients, Rod of Ages, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Athene's Unholy Grail Defensive options: Quicksilver Sash, Banshee's Veil, Guardian Angel From my perspective, Lich Bane is a good item on any AP carry (minus Ryze, Karthus and maybe a couple others), there's just a lot of other options to choose from. A lot of single-target burst casters will prefer to take Deathfire Grasp. DPS casters like Cassiopeia often get Will of the Ancients and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. There isn't always room for a Lich Bane in every AP build. Often times there are other items that take presidence. It's definitely a solid item though. Thanks to MissMaw for the sig!	PsiGuard <Moderator> Renowned (698) Posts: 5187 Joined: 2011-06-26 IGN: PsiGuard on NA View My Blog

Quote \| PM \| +Rep by OTGBionicArm » June 19, 2012 6:31pm \| Report I feel like Lich Bane is always useful to help a caster push turrets and such. Learn to torture your enemies with Thresh. Current Project: Trundle and Cho'Gath (2.0) guides (Status: Incomplete) Special thanks to Amazing Monkey, Xiaowiriamu, MissMaw, TinyStar, Minho, Hogopogo and Arcana3 for the sigs!	OTGBionicArm <Veteran> Distinguished (221) Posts: 4422 Joined: 2012-01-08 IGN: OTGBionicArm on NA View My Blog

Quote \| PM \| +Rep by CasterMaster » June 19, 2012 10:22pm \| Report OTGBionicArm wrote: I feel like Lich Bane is always useful to help a caster push turrets and such. Ever seen Nasus's Siphoning Strike and Trinity Force proc on a turret? Takes out like 35% of the turrets health... caster's can do the same since dealing damage with auto-attacks on turrets takes either AD or AP whichever is higher. My Swain Guide \| My Xerath Guide \| My Kassadin Guide Thanks to jhoijhoi, albableat, Arcana3, GMD and I for the awesome sigs!	CasterMaster <Veteran> Distinguished (302) Posts: 2834 Joined: 2011-12-05 IGN: Ethenite on NA View My Blog

Quote \| PM \| +Rep by OTGBionicArm » June 19, 2012 10:53pm \| Report So I was correct in my assumption? XD I only play one caster and he doesn't generally use Lich Bane so I wouldn't know. Learn to torture your enemies with Thresh. Current Project: Trundle and Cho'Gath (2.0) guides (Status: Incomplete) Special thanks to Amazing Monkey, Xiaowiriamu, MissMaw, TinyStar, Minho, Hogopogo and Arcana3 for the sigs!	OTGBionicArm <Veteran> Distinguished (221) Posts: 4422 Joined: 2012-01-08 IGN: OTGBionicArm on NA View My Blog

Quote \| PM \| +Rep by CasterMaster » June 19, 2012 10:56pm \| Report I don't build it that often. 2 second cool-down, most mages just use all the shyt they have without time to auto-attack. I'd like to use it on Brand though because he has a lot of time in-between skill gaps. My Swain Guide \| My Xerath Guide \| My Kassadin Guide Thanks to jhoijhoi, albableat, Arcana3, GMD and I for the awesome sigs!	CasterMaster <Veteran> Distinguished (302) Posts: 2834 Joined: 2011-12-05 IGN: Ethenite on NA View My Blog