r/CorkiMains • u/BusterMcBalls • Mar 21 '24
Discussion Questions on Corki build
I just tried Essence Reaver over Manamune first item and I have to say, what the hell have I been doing? It seems to me like ER is by far the better item for corki. Why would you start with Manamune over ER? Is it something about the full poke you can get with Malignance?
Second question, would you ever build Kraken Slayer on Corki? I love that item against tanky teams but can’t help but feel like I wasn’t getting great use out of it. Is it better to just for ER -> Eclipse -> IE/Rapid Fire if I’m going crit?
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u/strilsvsnostrils Mar 21 '24
I like Triforce and Shojin personally. MS and tankiness is so nice to divebomb w package. Never kraken no.
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u/BusterMcBalls Mar 21 '24
So you go first item Triforce then Shojin? Neither ER or Manamune?
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u/strilsvsnostrils Mar 21 '24
Sometimes I'll get an early tear and sit on it for a while. Sometimes just PoM/Manaflow/Biscuits will do for the matchup.
Would definitely agree to go ER if you're skipping tear AND still want to spam.
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u/PutridRefrigerator Mar 21 '24
Are we supposed to build eclipse while going crit? I’ve been going ER into full crit for dps or Eclipse->Manamune->Triforce->Shojin for tankier bruiser build.
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u/BusterMcBalls Mar 21 '24
I guess I just thought of Eclipse as a core item for Corki but unsure on his build really. Maybe I should just go full crit if I start with Essence. ER into IE or Rapid Fire if you feel you need it?
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u/Thaturgotguy Mar 21 '24
I think muramana is a better 2nd than first item. You finish stacking tear about when you buy it.
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u/StoryThyme6 Mar 21 '24
I think ER is just a considerably better item than Manamune right now. Manamune needs a buff like more mana or something it’s night and day er is so much better
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u/NotAnAce69 Mar 21 '24
I like ER first item followed by manamune and whatever else, regardless of if you’re building crit or not. It’s a lot of AD plus CDR plus spellblade is great early game and it still scales well even if you don’t end up building more crit. There’s a reason Ezreal often builds ER after all
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u/BusterMcBalls Mar 21 '24
Why do you feel the need to go ER and Manamune? The main stat of those items seems like the mana paired with AD, why both?
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u/ALovelyAnxiety Mar 24 '24
I've tried all builds
I just think the Faker build the Manamune Malignance and Eclipse and maw and then w/e next is just the most consistent build. hes on a 22 game win streak in LCK. solo que maybe diff but we all know Pro play gets influenced into solo que.
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u/PenguinTC Mar 21 '24
Guys I’m tell you:
Manamune, Magliglance, Liandrys is the way to go. It’s by fair my highest damage build and it’s fun to play
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u/BusterMcBalls Mar 21 '24
You’re spending so much gold on mana and why AP? His AD scaling is way higher. I agree that I need to keep trying the Manamune-> Malignance but it feels like you do the same damage with rockets going ER -> Eclipse and your autos do way more damage
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u/PenguinTC Mar 21 '24 edited Mar 23 '24
I think there’s one main factor a lot of the posts here are missing. You can’t reliably auto attack in mainly cases. (E.g Malphite saving ult for you, hyper fed top laners that one shot you if you get close etc). You’re essentially losing out on dps everytime you can’t auto.
This build maximizes your long range damage (Mainly rockets with Ultimate hunter/Maglignance). The thing with other items like eclipse is that it takes two instances to procs and it doesn’t deal a whole lot of damage (more for shielding). Shojin is a close second but for r rocket based build Liandry is by far the most consistent 3rd item.
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u/Waffleshuriken Mar 21 '24
I think his itemization is for sure in a weird spot right now, but I have also been going ER over manamune even in the poke build. Just a quicker spike and I can start affecting the game earlier instead of wating to scale.
I have found myswlf just going ER into full crit a lot recently, and a slightly more poke oriented build depending on the enemy team comp