Talk:Wukong/Strategy/@comment-195.228.104.223-20120616162501

+30 ability power +30 attack damage +30% attack speed +15% critical strike chance +250 health +250 mana +12% movement speed

Unique: Your basic attacks have a 25% chance to slow your target's movement speed by 35% for 2.5 seconds. Unique: After using an ability, your next basic attack deals bonus physical damage equal to 167.4 (at level 18). 2 seconds cooldown.

So, for 4070g, I get: 30 AD, 30% ASPD, 15% crit, 250 HP, 12% movement and the passives. AP doesn't matter as it only boosts Decoy's damage, and by the time I have 4000g to spend, mana isn't an issue either.

There are two parts of a team fight (and Triforce is unaffordable before mid-lategame): The important part, when I use Cyclone, and the (say) Sivir and Annie kill everyone on my team (in this phase, the bonus ASPD, Crit, and both passives become irrelevant, and since Cyclone already brings me over the soft cap, that 12% movement becomes 6% too), and the burst part, when I decoy-nimbus-crushing-hit combo anything hiding behind a turret*. ASPD doesn't matter here either (I don't even hit two times, and if I squeeze in another hit before using my Q, it resets anyway), the slow is unpredictable (works only 25% of the time), the sheen passive only procs once (that's 167.4 extra damage, before armor), but I get the full movement speed, and I may crit once. So, all-in-all, should I pay 4070 gold for 30 AD and 250 HP, 6-12% movespeed and some limited utility after the teamfight, or should I pay 3250 gold for 20 AD, a whooping 700 HP and a slow that actually works (though not in the teamfight) in the form of the Frozen Mallet? I have decided for myself; you should, too. Don't believe guides that don't show the thought process (or lack thereof).

I may or may not check replies to this comment. However, if you can _reason_, and explain _logically_ why I am not right, I'm all ears - I want to be a better player too.


 * You may say that I don't have to immediately leave, that I'm wasting the Nimbus attack speed buff. However, if I can take an extended amount of time next to the enemy under a turret, after a teamfight, with the most expensive item on me (so probably an item or half behind), then we have already won the match, and it doesn't matter what items I buy (Mejai's soulstealer anyone?).