Talk:Liandry's Torment/@comment-130.234.181.219-20121121124211

Not sure if this item is anywhere near as crazy as people think. 5% of CURRENT hp isn't that much and it's of course affected my mres. Also very expensive, since for 980gp you gain 25AP and the passive, as well as mysteriously losing 5 points of magic pen. Does it really make you as much stronger as a Blasting Wand, Negatron Cloak or Chain Vest?

Optimal with single target nukes that have a slow/root component to them, but I don't think a lot of champions have many. Morgana's Q is a good one, even stepping in her puddle should activate the 50% version and her ult should proc it twice. Ryze's W shold proc the double effect, his Q the normal effect quickly and reliably, and his E should be good at getting the 50% effect on the entire enemy team easily. However for Swain his Q and W proc the normal effect (doubled for the CC, halved for the aoe/dot), while his E and R proc the 50% effect. His poke is already good if he can get into range, but the problem is usually the enemy not wanting to come close. I honestly don't think it makes sense to build this on him.

Probably going to be good for a lot of champions, but not nearly as many as people think.