User blog comment:C4bal/Corki in the Tank Meta. How to./@comment-5235176-20150613220935/@comment-4888212-20150615190645

"if you are taking damage, you arent doing your job right"

i agree and disagree.

because either you are not doing your job right, OR the enemy assassins and/or tanks ARE doing their job right. as tanks can dive through your whole team and this is tank meta, and their damage isnt very high, this build gives you the innate survivability and kiting mechanics you need to survive the teamdiving tanks and do your job: aka deal damage without dying.

you can be a 5item carry all you want if the enemy tank dives right into your face and procs your GA. until it is popped your team will be more dead than alive, or you will revive out of position right in the enemy team. more often than not, a GA doesnt safe your life, it prolongs it by about 4 seconds if your team cant stand up to the enemy 4v5. and if it can 4v5 them without you, you arent really doing your job as "carry", as they are clearly "carrying" you.