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Hello, Im Silverman43 and this is my first blog post. Today I want to talk about the different tyes of damage in the game and how to counter them.
First of all, there is the high amount of true damage in the game. True damage basically has no counter, except for building large amounts of health. But by prioritizing HP, you might miss some important resistances against other enemies. It has already improved somewhat, but Riot seems to be a big fond of it.
Conqueror, Infinity Edge (both especially before the reworks), execute ultimates like Pyke's, Garen's, Darius'...
The changes to Death's Dance are also an indirect buff to true damage users's.
This brings me to my next part: the items. There are lot's of item's to counter Armor, MR and HP. Blade of the Ruined King, Mortal Reminder, Lord Dominik's Regards, Black Cleaver, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Liandry's Torment, Morellonomicon, Void Staff (tell me if I forgot anything) all counter tanks/bruiser in a way.
Im okay with that, but there are some niches missing in terms with tank items. Most of all, there is a grievous wounds item missing against healing mages. Luckily, those champs aren't common, but what to build on a tank against ex. a Vladimir? Thornmail? Useless. Morellonomicon? Rather not.
Some kind of shield item like Maw of Malmortius and Sterak's Gage, but more oriented towards tanks would be welcome. If even ADC's got an item like that ( Phantom Dancer)...
-Silverman43
P.S. Riot if you are reading this, pls create a new Maokai skin. Dark star or Blood moon pls!
First of all, there is the high amount of true damage in the game. True damage basically has no counter, except for building large amounts of health. But by prioritizing HP, you might miss some important resistances against other enemies. It has already improved somewhat, but Riot seems to be a big fond of it.
Conqueror, Infinity Edge (both especially before the reworks), execute ultimates like Pyke's, Garen's, Darius'...The changes to
Death's Dance are also an indirect buff to true damage users's.This brings me to my next part: the items. There are lot's of item's to counter Armor, MR and HP.
Blade of the Ruined King, Mortal Reminder, Lord Dominik's Regards, Black Cleaver, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Liandry's Torment, Morellonomicon, Void Staff (tell me if I forgot anything) all counter tanks/bruiser in a way.Im okay with that, but there are some niches missing in terms with tank items. Most of all, there is a grievous wounds item missing against healing mages. Luckily, those champs aren't common, but what to build on a tank against ex. a
Vladimir? Thornmail? Useless. Morellonomicon? Rather not.Some kind of shield item like
Maw of Malmortius and Sterak's Gage, but more oriented towards tanks would be welcome. If even ADC's got an item like that ( Phantom Dancer)...-Silverman43
P.S. Riot if you are reading this, pls create a new
Maokai skin. Dark star or Blood moon pls!
Maybe the tank equivalent of the items you mentioned would be Stoneplate? It's not exactly the same, but a true shield / all-in / dueling combo for tanks would make tanks bruisers I think.
I totally forgot about
I see your point that tanks might become more of a bruiser with such a kind of item. Maybe an item that gets activated in the same way, but only shields for some true damage, without the spell vamp etc. might work.