League of Legends (LoL) Question: Def'n of a Spell for new masteries
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Def'n of a Spell for new masteries
What's the definition of a spell? An ability that deals magical damage and isn't an AA-modifier?
Examples to mark as spell or not a spell:
Kayle's Righteous Fury (AA-modifier, temporary, deals magic)
Singed's Poison Trail (toggle, deals magic)
Ashe's Volley (physical damage)
Elise's Cocoon (deals no damage)
Jax's Leap Strike (physical damage but scales with AP)
Ezreal's Mystic Shot (skillshot that applies on-hit)
Examples to mark as spell or not a spell:
Kayle's Righteous Fury (AA-modifier, temporary, deals magic)
Singed's Poison Trail (toggle, deals magic)
Ashe's Volley (physical damage)
Elise's Cocoon (deals no damage)
Jax's Leap Strike (physical damage but scales with AP)
Ezreal's Mystic Shot (skillshot that applies on-hit)
Nope, just an ability that isn't an AA modifier. This means that physical damage will also count as spell damage. You can get a Liandrys effect on Ashes volley for example or Pantheon's Q.
Though AA modifiers generally do not count as spells, there are some exceptions to the AA-modifier rule. Like Kayles Righteous Fury and Poppy's Devastating Blow. This is probably because both champions can be played in a full AP role, therefore it can be useful to check the LoLwiki for those kind of situations :P
Also; For things like Elise Cocoons, I am not sure if they count as a spell, but since the "spell requiring" items also require damage (eg Rylais and Liandrys), I don't think it really matters :P (it does pop spellshields tho)
Also, abilities that deal physical damage can't trigger it either, regardless of what stat it scales with (which is why Jax's Leap Strike doesn't trigger it).
Toggles like Singed Poison Trail work.
So yeah, magic damage and not an attack modifier is pretty much the definition of a spell.
Having now checked the lolwiki+ a couple other forums, it seems that the only AA modifiers that actually proc liandrys are ap based (ie: Righteous Fury and Vorpal Spikes), which doesn't really make sense given how its both ad and ap based spells that should be affected :s
Im just assuming they mean the same thing as liandry's when they say "spell" damage, since otherwise the terminology would just become even more confusing.
I'm also not sure on what counts as a spell. Would Draven's spinning axe be amplified by spell weaving? If so, I'm taking it.