Itemization Apc

[u/Cold_Adhesiveness265]

Currently high emerald EUW and I am kinda new to syndra and i play her apc since I main adc. I go Ludens into Stormsurge into Shodwflame into rabadons into usually zhonya void staff, is there something better ? ugg says Ludens < Shadow < Raba but I like stormsurge 2nd, but maybe then Raba 3rd is better ???

[u/ButterflyFX121]

I don't know, but the worst rush item is Mandate. It's especially terrible with stormsurge 2nd.

[u/bangstack]

yes itemization

[u/KiaraKawaii]

Ideally ur build will look smth like this (obv there will be flex items such as Zhonya's or Banshee's for defense, or earlier Void Staff if they build magic resist early etc, but the general gist of ur build will look smth like the below): - vs squishy comps: Luden's, Stormsurge/Shadowflame, Deathcap - vs tanky comps: BFT, Cosmic Drive, Deathcap, Void Staff (buy earlier if enemies stack magic resist)

Flat magic pen excels vs low magic resist targets (aka squishies), which is why items like Stormsurge and Shadowflame are ideal vs squishy comps. You can oneshot them in a single spell rotation or less. Against tankier comps however, they won't die to ur one spell rotation. You'll need multiple spell rotations to get through tankier comps, so haste and burn items become a priority vs tanky comps. Burn + haste builds deal less upfront dmg than burst builds, but are better at dealing dmg overtime with multiple spell rotations

You may ask, why not just go for the flat magic pen build but add Void Staff on top of that to mitigate the issue of tanks stacking magic resist? While that can work, u have to observe the nature of tanky champs. Tanky champs tend to have a run-at-you, gapclose or dive/engage playstyle. You need ur spells up more often in order to continuously kite them. The full magic pen build notably lacks haste, as its entire purpose is to oneshot in one combo. Even if u build Void Staff with the full magic pen build, u won't be oneshotting a tank in one spell rotation. This increases the duration of ur vulnerablility to their all-in, without ur W and E to peel and kite due to longer cds. It is for this reason that Cosmic Drive is recommended with the burn build as it allows u to better kite these champs with its movespeed and passive, while Void Staff is necessary as tanks will stack heavy magic resist (% magic pen is better against heavy magic resist, while flat magic pen is better vs low magic resist targets, as explained earlier)

Hope that helps!

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