any single item would. Other active
combos. As you can see these are
choices tend to be Purification
for keeping you alive, because
Tabi - Executioner - Rage -
Beads (almost every character
you don’t have much in terms of
Deathbringer- (Utility)
has a hard CC (stuns, knock-ups,
defense to fall back on. This means
general build for this would be:
Devourers Gloves - Warrior
that Combat Blink is also effective
“THE UTILITY ITEM
BASICALLY GIVES YOU
THE CHANCE TO ADD
ANYTHING TO YOUR BUILD
WHICH IS MISSING”
against certain team compositions,
such as those with strong Warriors
or Assassins who require getting
in close to damage you, or for
dodging big incoming attacks.
As you can see building for a
anything that completely stops
character such as this is rather
you the chance to add anything
movement) and some teams have
easy, but the other characters all
to your build which is missing,
huge amounts of CC which you
need a little more thought. Middle
such as CC protection with Magi’s
have to be able to get away from)
lane is the second easiest lane
Blessing, or extra lifesteal with
or Aegis, of which you would make
to build for because again, the
a Bloodforge. This is where you
sure you have Greater Aegis if
builds are very similar, but they
must make a judgement on the
faced by someone with strong CC
do change more game to game
The utility item basically gives
game and how the teams are
doing. Some people instinctively
say Titan’s Bane, but generally
this item doesn’t give much extra
damage if the enemy has low
protections. You would actually find
a bigger increase in damage by
building Jotunn’s Wrath, but this
is all situational. The main thing I
am aiming to do is teach you how
to deal with situational decisions.
Finally we need to look at
actives, as these are an integral
part of the building process. ADCs
will, as a standard, build into
Sprint 3, which gives them the
ability to attack while chasing or
dodging and basically dominate
auto attack combat. This can turn
a loss into a win more often than
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