Talk:Magic resistance/@comment-5673176-20131119030227/@comment-4888212-20131203210921

what if i told you that most mages will get the magic penetration items anyway, so not buying MR will make you take truedamage.

as mages dont have "off-damage", like carries or AD casters do, they have to deal their damage up-front, for not being able to deal it again for quite some time.

an ad caster or carry can attack inbetween the abilities. for example, a zed can still deal huge amounts of damage while his skills are on CD, while a mage will hit you for 40 damage after armorreduction.

Getting MR is still key to live through that burst and being able to sustain back up or lifesteal.

however, sometimes it can be a better idea to get the hourglass as defensive mechanism (if the enemy is using a non-CC spellcombo (for example ryze, bad example: leblanc as she silences you). a guardian angel can increase your MR by alot and make you able to survive lethal burst. it is the best option if the enemy APC is overfed or has pretty high CDs and is focusing you (for example veigar)