Doran's shield has always been a solid item as an adc or a top lane bruiser to win trades and sustain. Going 17-13-0 (i think thats the minimum to get the block mastery in defense) as an adc and buying 1-2 Dshield's pretty much guarantees you a lane win.





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Yes, that is what I suggested. Getting one of each is what I recommend getting.
And sorry for the mistake on the stats.
I had it right on the other forums I posted this on, but I wanted to retype this one, sorry for the error.
Fixed
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H4xDefender wrote:
2 is only for extreme cases where you are getting pooped on bad, i.e. 22 ad draven and the like.
I don't think a second shield is worth it ever. You can buy a


3 times the armor
80 more HP
while costing only 300 more.
After you sell them, it will have only costed 233 gold. While

For lulz you can also buy a rejuvination beads for all of the stats and better of a double

Doran's are very cost effective for for 475 gold, but you HAVE to sell them and they sell at very poor rates.
So, yeah I would just get a


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I don't think a second shield is worth it ever. You can buy a


3 times the armor
80 more HP
while costing only 300 more.
After you sell them, it will have only costed 233 gold. While

For lulz you can also buy a rejuvination beads for all of the stats and better of a double

Doran's are very cost effective for for 475 gold, but you HAVE to sell them and they sell at very poor rates.
So, yeah I would just get a


Takes up two slots instead of one.
Isn't obtained as fast.
Doesn't have the shield's unique passive.

10 AD equals more efficient last-hitting, the 5 health per attack passive will eventually heal more than your 5 armor rejects. I'd prefer
Doran's Blade, a simple choice.

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Disclaimer:
(Some people were confused about these things when I made a similar thread on solomid and official lol forums)-I am not talking about starting with a
-I am talking about getting a single
Stat Comparison:
80 HP
10 AD
5 HP per basic attack
100 HP
10 Armor
5 HP per 5
Unique Passive: Blocks 6 damage from champion basic attacks.
Now let's Compare them:
100 HP vs. 80 HP: Simple choice, 100 is often times greater than 80.
Winner:
5 Armor vs. 10 AD: Very close. Late game, an AD is > an armor, but armor has greater improvements at lower levels of armor. That 5 armor will cancel out a lot of the enemy armor pen. I think the 10 AD is roughly equal to the 5 armor early on.
Winner:
5 HP5 vs. 5 HP per basic attack: The regen is equal if you attack once every five seconds. However, you can and will attack more often than that.
Winner:
6 less damage from basic attacks vs. NOTHING: The 6 damage reduction is the best part of this item, and the Doran's blade has nothing to compare. Also, bot lane is the place that you will be hit with the most basic attacks. The ADC will do most of their damage from basic attacks, and the support will probably will basic attacking you as well.
Winner:
Doran's Blade... I mean... Venusnaur.So, by getting a
Doran's Shield we are trading:
1. 10 AD
2. 5 Life Per attack
For
1. 20 HP
2. 5 armor
3. 5 HP per 5
4. 6 damage reduction from champ basic attacks.
So, according to the numbers, I have decided that Doran's shield is MUCH better than a Doran's Blade in lane phase. However, outside of lane phase, Doran's blade is better. Keep in mind that lane phase is the entire POINT of a Doran's item, though.
When to Buy it:
A. Planning on fighting the enemy lane opponent, or you suspect they will try to fight you.[/color]
B. Against heavy poke from the ADC. (i.e. against
C. Especially against a support like
Who to Buy it on:
A.
B.
C. Farm lane: If both lanes are content to sit and farm, there is no need for this item.
With Defense Masteries
If you get the
In order to do this, you can go either go 9-21-0,16-14-0 or 14-16-0. I prefer 14-16-0. (h4xdefender pointed out that you can get it with 13 points in defense, but I just don't see anything worth putting into offense without committing more than 17 points into it.
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