Talk:Evelynn/@comment-90.56.45.101-20121111112626/@comment-4929329-20121111220359

Uh... Well, let me explain to you why 1500 isn't as huge as you think. First off, Evelynn isn't going to build heavily on the resist section of defences. Second, Evelynn is a melee champion with no other form of defense. Third, by that time in the game, the enemy will deal more than enough to make your shield look fairly small.

Let's say I'm Nautilus. I have around 300 Armor and 3.5k Health. Evelynn has, say, 100 Armor. My Shield is 280(+350) or 630. Evelynn's shield is 1500, yes? Well, when you take armor into account, Nautilus all of a sudden has a massive shield of 2520 damage vs Physical damage, and Evelynn's ULTIMATE when hitting 5 CHAMPIONS will shield her for 3000 vs Physical damage. Now, let's talk about Frozen Heart. That means that Nautilus's shield has 20% more effectiveness because he's being hit 20% less, so he now shields for 3060 vs Physical damage with his W. That's more than Evelynn can with her ult hitting 5 people during late game.

Okay, so, as a Melee champ, even Shyvana's bonus 40 resists while ulting equates to an effective 1200 extra HP, assuming you've got 3000 health. Essentially, Shyvana's passive > Evelynn's shield because Shyvana, generally speaking, has some lifesteal so that she can sit in a fight and her AoE lifesteal will make her strong as it's not reduced.

Even with all of this, looking at Evelynn's ult, you should know that an AD Carry will crit you for something like 500-700+ damage if they're worth anything by that point in the game. So your shield lasts about one quarter second by the time late game hits.