Talk:Abyssal Scepter/@comment-91.44.90.11-20110912233652

I have a question about Magic Resist and the Abyssal Scepter item:

At the early stages many players have around 30 Magic Resist.

I have ≈30 Magic Penetration from runes and Sorcerer's Shoes, which then nullify my opponents MR.

I understand that effects that cause 'Minus Magic Resistance', like -20MR from Abyssal Scepter, can actually give your opponent negative MR, and make your spells cause bonus damage.

Now my question is, in this case with my opponent's MR reduced to 0 early game due to my boots and runes, what would happen if I buy an Abyssal Scepter?

What I read from the LoL Wiki, is that these MR reduction effects are applied in the following order:

1. Percentage Magic Resistance Reduction 2. Flat Magic Resistance Reduction 3. Flat Magic Penetration 4. Percentage Magic Penetration

But if that's the case, then the system is actually counter productive towards '-MR' effects.

If I understand correct: In the case with my opponent with the basic 30MR, if I buy Abyssal Scepter, it would kick in first, and apply -20MR, reducing my opponent to 10MR. Now 20 MP boots would kick in and reduce my opponent to 0 MR but not be able to go below 0, as only '-MR' can do that. This makes half the MP fromboots useless and my MP runes useless as well.

I hope I am wrong here.