u/WeakSideUrn

Delete all mages. Every single last one.

Thoughts?

I was thinking the other day about how I'd change ahri's ult to, instead of dealing damage, it would empower her in other ways, like giving her % increased damage (similar to how her E used to work).

But then I realized that her ult sends out those bolts precisely so that getting takedowns in a teamfight is extremely easy. She will have inevitable damaged the entire enemy team with her ult bolts, so the resets come from any kill.

Its little things like those that seem obvious when you think about it, but its a small yet subtle interaction that makes her R so fluid to use

edit: i remember a recent one I read where Poppy's passive will land between the enemy champ and the closest wall, setting you up for an E if they try to go and walk over the shield

Or basically any sort of utility in his kit that isnt damage

Some other champs that come close:

Kaisa - her W grants vision

Ezreal - his R grants vision

Naafiri - R reset grants vision in area

Lucian - his W grants vision

Katarina - ult applies grievous

Master Yi brings nothing to the team except for damage. Truly the greediest pick in the game

I promise that you dont need the shields just to sit in the back and poke. The melee champs on your team are the ones soaking up the poke + the ones who will engage. Stop being greedy little pigs and let them have it

I was bored at school today so I spent an hour making this for my own amusement, but decided to share it here

Some mages have combos that involve their ults (like LB, Ahri, etc), while others don’t (Xerath, TF, etc). So keep in mind that while some have weaker burst combos, it may not be calculating their ultimate

I’m also only including burst mages with burst combos, so some mages (like anivia, asol) who are more about consistent damage aren’t included

This assumes a mage is at level 18, so maxed abilities. Feel free to let me know if there are better or more optimal one shot combos.

Lastly, I will do a damage calculation, assuming 800 AP (full build), and their base AD (usually around 100)

1. Vel’Koz

E + W + Q + W + R

This will be about 2 passive props from abilities, and 1 from ultimate. I think the 2nd W is unlikely to hit? Vel’Koz mains let me know

1905 + 515%

At 800AP = 6025 (More than half of this is true damage btw)

2. LeBlanc

edit: i messed up her combo below, you can roast me lb mains

E + Q + W (Q and E should detonate) + RE + Q (second Q and RE detonate)

1955 + 490% AP

At 800AP = 5875

3. Malzahar

He typically wants to play around refreshing his E with Q and ult, but this is for a 1 shot combo

E + Q + W (3 voidlings) + R

His W voidlings have 0.9 AS, so over the course of 4 seconds, they’ll each attack roughly 4 times. 

1719 + 455% AP + 480% bAD

His ultimate pool also will do 20% (+2.5% per 100AP) Max HP damage

At 800AP,0bAD = 5059 + 40% max HP

4. Veigar

Will calculate using max damage from ult (66% missing HP)

E (stun) + W + Q + R

1195 + 330% AP

He will likely have more than 800AP due to passive. Let's say he has 300 stacks at 30 minutes (around the time you can reach full build when having an above average game)

At 1100AP = 4825

5. Lux

This combo assumes she is in auto range

Q + auto + E + R + auto (3 passive procs)

1605 + 380%

At 800AP = 4648

6. Syndra

This will assume she doesn’t have any orbs on the ground at the start

Q + E + W + Q + R (5 orbs)

1510 + 365% AP

Her W will also deal some bonus true damage…but it has a quadratic scaling that I don’t understand.

At 800AP, her W deals 28% of her W damage, which at this much AP deals 710, so that is 200 bonus damage

So, in total -> 4630

7. Mel

This one is weird since her ult is an execute - but I’ll calculate how much damage it will do based on the stacks her abilities will apply. The W is in the combo to get maximum passive auto stacks

E + Q + W + auto + R

Q = 10 stacks

E = 13 stacks

Auto = 10 stacks

~ 33 stacks from abilities

1456 + 375% AP

At 800AP = 4465

8. Viktor

Unlikely to keep enemy in his ult for the entire duration, so I’ll only count It for the duration of his W (about 3 seconds of slow+stun)

W + R (initial damage + 3 seconds) + Q1 + E + Q2 

1295 + 375% AP + 100% AD

At 800AP = 4395

9. Brand

I’ll count his combo to be up until his passive detonates

Q+E+R(3 bounces on enemy)+R

1413 + 302.5% 

Also, 12% (+2% per 100AP) max HP, + ~ 6% max HP from the Ablaze stacks

At 800AP = 3829 + 34% max HP

10. Neeko

E + R + Q + W Auto 

1460 + 355% AP

At 800AP = 4246

11. Lissandra

Q is very short CD so, she could fit in between 2-3 in the combo. I’ll stick to 2 just to be conservative

W + Q + R + E + Q

1210 + 355% AP

At 800AP = 4050

12. Hwei

He has different combos depending on which Q he uses, but I will calculate his highest burst (involves QW as a finisher)

WE + R + E + QW

1510 + 310% AP

At 800AP = 3990

13. Orianna

Kind of like Lissandra, she can fit many Qs into her combo - I’ll stick to 2

Q + W + R + Q + E

1245 + 330% AP

At 800AP = 3885

14. Taliyah

E + W + Q + Q2

If an enemy is pushed through her E far enough, it’ll detonate 4 stones and deal huge damage

1002.5 + 355%

At 800AP = 3842

15. Aurora

If she weaves in 2 autos, she can get 2 passive props with this combo. Also, will assume her Q2 is max damage from enemy missing hP

QE + auto + R + Q2 + auto (or what’s the optimal order?)

Base damage = 967.5 + 240% AP

Max HP damage = 2% (+ 5.4% per 100 AP)

At 800AP = 2887.5 + 45.2% max HP (hello?!?!)

16. Vex

Holy shit her AP ratios blow

R + R2 + W + E (apply P) + Q (detonates P)

1308 + 255% AP

At 800AP = 3348

17. Zoe

This will assume she is only in range to auto once (when ulting in).

E + Q + Q2 + P + Auto

1180 + 260% AP 

At 800AP = 3260

If she autos in between each ability, and uses a summoner, her combo rises up to

1795 + 350% AP

At 800AP = 4595

18. Seraphine

Will calculate assuming her Q is at max strength (75% missing HP)

R + E + QQ + Passive (4 notes)

1100 + 281% AP

At 800AP = 3348

19. Ahri

This assumes she uses R forwards once for the combo. She can theoretically keep going, but this is for a 1 spell rotation one-shot

R + E + Q + W 

901 + 300% AP

At 800AP = 3301

20. Annie

Didn't realize her numbers were so low...

R + W + Q

890 + 235% AP

At 800AP = 2770

21. Xerath

His ult is a loooot of his damage, but in a single burst combo I will only include his basic abilities

E + W + Q

742 + 244% AP

At 800AP = 2694

If he also lands all 6 shots of his ult as a follow-up, his combo rises to 

2812 + 589% AP !!!!!!

At 800AP = 7524

22. Twisted Fate

I will assume he has 0% crit chance

W(blue) + E(stacked) + Q

525 + 225% AP + 200% AD + 70% bAD

At 800AP,100AD,0bAD = 2525

AP Varus

This one is just for fun. He does a lot of percentage damage, so bear with me

R (wait for 3 stacks) + W + Q + E

Base Damage = 890 + 100% AP + 210% bAD

% Max HP  =  22.5% (+ 5.85% per 100 AP)

% Missing HP = 21% 

At 800AP,0bAD = 1690 + 70% Max HP + 21% Missing HP (lol)

For me, I'd say its my champion pool. I can literally only play Syndra and Hwei comfortably. If my team needs AD, or if picking these two immobile mages is a death sentence, I really struggle

I've tried stuff like Yone or Akshan, and I end up feeding like crazy. I feel like AA champs just aren't for me, but I do want to get better at them. ​

I started playing a lot more normals to just get a hang of them better so I dont int in ranked. I'm really enjoying Ahri and Yone so far

Enemy team: Vayne, Asol, Anivia, Lulu, Brand

Like I'm sorry - I will NEVER complain about "op" tank augments when playing this class of champs leads to some of the least enjoyable and most miserable gameplay experiences

So what if a tank gets to run over a team with dropkick and finally get their power fantasy? Its not like these augs are even guaranteed.

That's why mage bot, ranged top, bruiser mids are becoming more popular

Nobody likes to log onto league and, within the first 5 minutes, feel starved out of lane. People want that instant dopamine hit of winning lane and knowing you're getting the early advantage

It doesn't matter if you fuck over the team comp or you get outscaled - you can just blame the loss on your team because hey, at least you won lane!

I'm sorry but is this just not a big stinking pile of dog shit?

Woah! 40 ability haste once you hit 100% crit chance. And no, it doesn't count any overcapped crit, so it is 40% maximum

Like, sure it's intended for crit ADCs who dont get much ability haste from items, but the amount is so small, and it doesnt give any innate crit, like so many other crit augments do

Am I missing something about this aug, or is it not just the worst one in the game?

I like the 2nd and 3rd movements well enough, but the 1st movement is probably my favorite piece by him. Its just so....fiery and passionate and almost flirtatious. And the candenza!! So playful, and I can't help but wonder just how many months it takes to perfect it.

The coda is also excellent.

I've listened to a lot of recordings, but my favorite is Maxim Vengerov with the Berlin Philharmonic

What would y'all reccomed mean listen to next? There are many composers I've yet to truly listen to that I will eventually get to (beethoven, Mozart, Brahms)