Rabadon's Deathcap and shinannigans

[quote=Pheyniex]As you may know I'm not a hardcore player, but, from time to time, i see these really wierd trends that stick for whatever reason. Some may be because people have differnt playstyles, but that doesn't really explain what i'm going to write here. So, I was trying to have some fun, or at least get some distraction, in ARAM. [[LeBlanc]] was randomized for a teammate, so I tried to trade with him. He declined and wrote in chat "I main LB". I smelled something fishy, as LB is not really in the best spot, so I wanted to see for myself. He has [[Prestigious LeBlanc]] so maybe it was legit. To my dismay, he bought [[Fiendish Codex]] and [[Chalice of Harmony]] and I somehow knew my team would have an utility [[Leblanc]]. I asked If he was going to rush Athene's. He rushed [[Deathfire Grasp]], which is ok, and then [[Athene's Unholy Grail]] that doesn't really seem to do much for her. At the end of the game, that lasted 45 min (ARAM), the build looked like this:[list] [[Liandry's torment]] [[Sorcerer's Shoes]] [[Zhonya's Hourglass]] [[Void Staff]] [[Deathfire Grasp]] [[Abyssal Scepter]] I then asked myself: "why no [[Rabadon's Deathcap]]?" you're supposed to snuff people, and he really didn't kill anyone without a considerable amount of help. I decided to ignore, thinking I'd never see such thing in the near future. I was wrong... So wrong. Seems to be the most popular build for APc's in ARAM at least. I caught [[Syndra]]s, [[Xerath]]s and some others building this, usually not with [[Deathfire Grasp]] since it's a bit hard to have such long games. Is there an actual reason to build like this? Because, ofc, if you even ask, you're already flaming.... z.z[/quote]

[quote=Napoleon D]._. WTF liandries instead of D cap. instead of going [[chalice of harmony]] i would go triple D([[Doran's Ring]]) Im assuming he is playing [[leblanc]] of course. ._. Are all Aram players bronze. WTF deathcap is essential on APCs but thats just me. i would take liandry's or [[void staff]] but never both on APCs.[/quote]

[quote=Omnislash GG]Never heard of this.. [[Rabadon's Deathcap]] is pretty much mandatory in a full build, since it has massive AP+30%, which adds even more massive AP. I know that items like [[Deathfire Grasp]], [[Zhonya's Hourglass]] and [[Abyssal Scepter]] are better than it for early-mid game, but there's no excuse not to build a [[Rabadon's Deathcap]] in your final build. For example, if they would just drop the [[Abyssal Scepter]] or the [[Void Staff]], they would jump from +430 AP to a massive +624 AP. You gain 194 AP while losing only a little utility.[/quote]

[quote=xIchi]Well I noticed that I do not buy a Deathcap myself even in normals since I'd rather buy AP items with utility. So I guess alot of ppl just concentrate on DFG and Zhonyas. Also the building of a Deathcap takes alot of money without giving you anything else than AP. But that might be cause im a shitty midlaner with shitty farming mechanics xD[/quote]

[quote=luizdeh]In no way, shape or form is [[rabadon's deathcap]] an obligatory item. It comes very very close for an AP mage, but that's just it, it comes close. Especially in ARAM, where people tend to stack more MR to mitigate poke, a [[void staff]] is on par or an even better choice, depending on the amount of MR stacked. That [[leblanc]] build was awful and she should have gone with a [[rabadon's deathcap]] indeed, that doesn't mean everybody and their mother should get it if you need AP.[/quote]

[quote=Pheyniex]that's the thing. I only really see Deathcap on champs like [[Lux]] and [[Ziggs]]. A [[Xerath]] missing a deathcap is a crime to me, even worse a LB, so that was my concern, since I seemed like some trend.[/quote]