User blog comment:Deshiba/Twitch - Tweaked/@comment-5883057-20140327221138

Waaait, I think I missed something.

was Twitch AP ever viable?

And for some reason, i like it, but i don't think it has such a great impact on the way Twitch is played, especially because an AP Twitch' main damage tool has 8 seconds cooldown (and needs you to attack someone 5 times). This also means that you don't have a reliable source of burst damage, and if you want sustained damage, you build AD!

Also, your build of 450 AP and 230 AD is waaay to optimistic: 450 AP or 230 AD is far more realistic. And let's say you attack 5 times and use your rotation then. This deals: 75% AP from Nashor, 36% AP from your passive, and 145% from your skills, which equals 256% AP in a full rotation, or 1192.50 burst damage. A little bit more than a Leona with a Lich Bane (that's not a compliment, despite her damage being ****ing high) on cooldowns a little bit lower than those of Leona.

now let's see with 230 bonus ad: you deal 500% AD damage, then another 72%, and even another 125% AD, which equals 697% AD (+500% base AD), or 1603.10 damage, likely sustained.

conclusion: AD caster twitch is still better than AP twitch.

PS if you really want to make an AD/AP choice, look at other examples:


 * Ezreal has a 2 sec cooldown skill to proc Lich Bane with and a 30 sec cooldown ult that scales insanely well (and even he is mediocre early game).


 * Teemo has shrooms. And his E. And his Q.


 * Skarner had a 2.5 sec cooldown skill to proc Lich bane with and had a permaslow (had)


 * ... (I'm out of ideas)

Adding AP scalings doesn't make a champion suddenly AP viable.

Sorry if I sound a bit harsh, can't help it.