Answer by Apprentice Crusader for Why do ADCs always go for damage over armor?
The way i understand armor is, that each 1 point in armor is increasing (effectively) hp by 1%. Making the armor a +40% hp.It is true thateffective hp = (1 + armor / 100) * base hpand therefore adding...
View ArticleAnswer by Dysnomian for Why do ADCs always go for damage over armor?
The above answers all raise very good points, but I want to expand a bit on what the previous answer stated. I know this question was from a while ago but I found this quite interesting. There are a...
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Answer by Mateen Ulhaq for Why do ADCs always go for damage over armor?
TeamfightingAD carries are meant to survive in teamfights not through their HP/Resistance stats but due to their safety/range. As they also happen to be 25-35% of their team's damage output, AD carries...
View ArticleAnswer by Alok for Why do ADCs always go for damage over armor?
ADCs aren't sustained damage dealers trying for a deathmatch, and most of their skills are geared towards being a high damage glass cannon rather than a durable fighter.During the laning phase, a...
View ArticleAnswer by PunDefeated for Why do ADCs always go for damage over armor?
All the answers above seem to be valid, but everyone is forgetting another important point: scaling! Champions in League of Legends have these nifty abilities that often do damage, which is increased...
View ArticleAnswer by Jutschge for Why do ADCs always go for damage over armor?
There are two main reasons why you don't build armor as an ADC.1st: The enemy Support as a targetOften you don't want to focus the ADC but also the enemy supporter (Let's just assume that it isn't a...
View ArticleAnswer by Invader Skoodge for Why do ADCs always go for damage over armor?
One thing you're not taking into account is that the ADCs aren't going to stand still, trading blows until one is dead. The C part of ADC is "carry", which means that the team is going to rely on them...
View ArticleWhy do ADCs always go for damage over armor?
Considering bot lane, it is customary for the ADC to build ONLY damage or armor pen while the support builds his gold income and sightstone. The idea behind this is for the ADC to be able to dish out...
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