When is Statikk Shiv better than Phantom Dancer?
I've really been trying to get good at the marksman/AD Carry role lately, and itemization for the role has been fairly confusing for me.
A lot of guides recommend Statikk Shiv now, and I still don't understand why. Phantom dancer is statistically much better in terms of damage output, so of course it's a little more expensive. Still, the return for the expense seems to be much greater.
So my question is, in what situations would I want to buy Statikk Shiv and not Phantom Dancer? The only reason I can think of is Statikk Shiv may help with split pushing, but I don't find myself split pushing on the marksman role very often since I obviously never take teleport and normally the team needs me for damage in any potential teamfight.
Best Answer
Statik Shiv is good on marksmen who have poor waveclear, or who are looking for a little extra burst/pushing power.
Phantom Dancer is generally better on people who want to be better late-game carrys, or who want to eat towers.
Example: Tristana gets early shiv because she already pushes the lane. This always keeps the opponent csing under tower, which is harder. Her burst at 6 can be incredibly deadly with it too (jump, explosive shot, shiv, potential crit, ult).
I get PD on cait, instead of shiv, because I can already wave-clear with my peacemaker, and I want the extra attack speed to be pushing down towers even faster.
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Answer 2
While wave clear is one reason that Marksmen buy Statik Shiv, another is simply the reliable magic damage burst.
This is why it is a common item on non-marksmen ADCs - Master Yi, Tryndamere, Yasuo - they can use the DMG diversity. It can also be used to every so slightly swing your team's DMG composition.
Answer 3
My personal favorite has always been Phantom Dancer. I'm surprised no one has even mentioned the chasing capabilities with no unit collision! Overfed Rengar running away towards mid lane? You could pop a global ult, or just run straight through his minion wave while he has to snake his way through. The only time I ever build Stattik Shiv is on Draven for insane burst. But I still sell it later on for the pure DPS and chasing potential it gives.
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