Hi guys im iScruB(iCuP0XD in game)i am currently tier 9 in rank in the SEA region and i have been trying this build since VONC used it and honestlt its been growing on me why no one is using this character as a WP character.
Although he us supposed to be a mage,samuel has very high base weapon stats with 148 base basic attack damage(1 behind vox)an it is the reason why this build shine on him.Breaking point double tyrants build scales incredibly well with high base damage and samuel benefits from this greatly with high base damage stats.This character really shines when it comes to his sustain and consistency.Samuels perk corrupted genius causes samuel next basic attack to deal additional 50-160 crystal damage and restore 50-160 health and energy every 6 seconds.This is basically a tick from the foutain of renewal.This can save a lot of carries life.Futhermore samuel's drifting dark heals him regardless of having crystal or not,meaning his survivalbility would be eons above every sniper out there.Samuel also has high poke range,although not much damage in the weapon path,can secure crucial kills otherwise not gotten my any other snipers deal to the additional range.Samuel also has great area denial with oblivion,able to single out targets from teams and burst him/her down quickly is also somethimg this build excels at,especially with breaking point at high stats.
To add on,weapon samuel also has high consistency like any other snipers.His crystal counterpart,however,does not.Rather,his crystal path relies heavily on drifting dark or else his damage output would not be significant.If a team plays smartly around that,samuel will not be much of a threat and can be locked down easily.Weapon however does not gey crippled from these effects,hence his consistency would be increased and would be more viable into certain comps.
Genrally,weapon samuel is more suitable to be in the jungle than the lane.His early burst damage and heals from his abilities and heroic perk give him a huge leg up in the early game.Although he is wp,it wouldnt affect his abilities damage much early game and having more consistency means early jungle invades can be a thing with wp samuel and aggression can be very helpful to help him scale into late game which he is also very strong in.If ahead,building glass cannon could be an option.However, if you are behind,buy some defence and get some vision,even as the lane or jungler.This will improve farming speed and vision and boost confidence in your team taking back control of the map(of note scout traps can randomly kill low health target which can be extremely helpful especially placed in popular escape routes).Do not rely on your malice and verdict much except to poke,increase mobility or secure kills.Use drifting dark if kiting backwards to heal up,use oblivion to seperate teams and try not to use them as a pure damage source as there is no weapon scaling on samuels abilities.
Weapon samuel,although has high damage and consistency,emphasises on outsurviving the fight rather than outdamaging the enemy."It ain"t about how hard you hit;but how much you can get hit and keep moving forward.It's about how much you can get hit and keep moving forward.Thats how winning is done"-Rocky balboa.Wp samuel is all about outsurvuving the other carry and not outdamaing the other.Keep that in mind when or if ever playing him.
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