Talk:Offense Mastery Tree (2013)/@comment-150.140.212.38-20121120025947/@comment-150.140.212.38-20121120124835

The matter here, my friend, is that Infinity Edge can't stand on it's own.

It lacks attack speed and critical chance only 25% is something you can't rely on. With that, you are going to need phantom dancer as well and still, you only have 55% crit chance (Maybe even less if PD is getting nerfed it's critical chance). With those too, you have paid almost twice the gold to only have the same stats and any lucky criticals is what you depend on.

And of course...the real matter is that IE is PHYSICAL damage. Enemies gain armor per level, have flat armor seals, can buy NUMEROUS cheaps items that grant armor (Thornmail for example) bringing your damage to half or more while also returning some damage to you.

While with Madred's, since most will have 36 magic resistance, around ~50 throughout the game and only tanks reach 120+, having items that synergize with each other good but still provide you tons of magic pen (Magic pen marks-quints-glyphs, magic pen boots-abyssal scepter and even a Malady) results with you ignoring TONS of magic resistance. You can destroy the average ~50 magic resist enemy and still hurt badly enemy tanks (That usually have ~120 magic resist, 200+ armor).

Now last but not least, say Warwick for example. Blade of the ruined King's on-hit is not to rely on, as it's effectiveness lowers even from the very first hit. So...what is Warwick supposed to build now? Keep the 40 AD and the 10% life steal the botrk provides and build IE and PD?

Hilarrious..and in teamfights, die in a milisec.