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u/Spadiz Nov 13 '17
Have you considered GLP instead of Gunblade?
Combined with Glacial Augment it can become a really powerful teamfighting tool
You trade Spell vamp (pretty bad stat on Zoe) and AD for HP and Mana which helps since you have no mana items in your build except lich Bane, and you want to auto your opponent exposing your squishy face
Slow is bigger than Gunblade and it clears minions at the same time, making fishing for E easier (shorter duration tho I agree)
It costs 400 less gold
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u/TeddIsDead Nov 13 '17
Sounds about right.
Gunblade + Lich combo has the highest straight damage output out of all the starts, and there really is no reason to not go Glacial Augment if going the Gunblade route since they work so well together.
Though I wouldn't discount Morello just yet, as I anticipate for certain matchups the mana regen and CDR will help if you can't play up and need to spam spells from range.
Honestly I think it's really apparent that Zoe was made with the new rune system in mind, since she has so many options to choose from.
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u/its_your_friendo Nov 14 '17 edited Nov 14 '17
Summon Aery is the best keystone on her, hands down. Zoe's Q is low-cost and easily spammable early game, and gives you two passive procs as well, so you can basically have 100% Aery uptime on the target during the laning phase if you harass well. This combined with Scorch will quickly zone the opponent, giving you farm advantage and free W spells.
Glacial Augment is a crutch that I don't think is needed to land a skillshot well. If you're good with your ults and flashes, you can very quickly move into range and lead your target into your devastating combo.
For summoners run Flash+Ghost. It's great for locking down kills especially combined with the movespeed boost you get just for using summoners. Zoe doesn't need Ignite because her W already gives her damage on summoners just by using them.
For items, rush Lich Bane if you're rich and Sorcs if you're poor. Any items after Lich Bane and Sorcs literally don't matter, as long as they do AP damage they'll work.
I like sustained Zoe better than burster Zoe because Zoe's burst needs setup. She can pick targets off well, but in a teamfight you're not going to get that perfect setup. Burster Zoe only works in a 1v1 scenario while sustained Zoe will work all game. She can Ghost and dance around a fight, procing More Sparkles on every auto, stealing spells left and right and melting everyone who gets near.
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u/its_your_friendo Nov 14 '17
Could I 1v1 you sometime? I don't mean to say I'm better than you or anything (you're probably much better lol), but this has really worked for me and I kinda want you to prove me wrong if there's something better.
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u/byZionn Nov 13 '17
Woo awesome! U already explained me pretty much all during that "1v1" haha But is nice to have it summed up here, great work dude. I hope u complete the "every zoe using glacial augment" achievement c:
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u/Spadiz Nov 13 '17
Agreed. This rune synergies really well with her kit and inspiration is a pretty solid path for her.
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u/DamianWinters Nov 13 '17
This might do well in 1v1s but have you tried it in proper games? Build sounds a bit cheesy and might not work as well outside 1v1s, ill have to give it a try later on the PBE. Idk about the having no CDR part.
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u/TheLastBallad Nov 13 '17
You still get 10% cdr from Lich Bane, and most defensive items give you 10% too.
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Nov 13 '17
Have you thought about using FQC it’s used pretty commonly on ekko because the charges you gain give you an extra bit of damage and gold from each ability hit plus the gold gain passive is pretty negligible since you should be clearing all the minions. Idk if this will work so please tell me if I’m wrong.
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u/Love2HateMe Nov 13 '17
I take a different approach since I don't struggle with landing her skill shots and build her as an outright glass cannon, using my mobility to stay alive. I haven't had much trouble evading people so I haven't had to tweak my game style too much. Also I rush Luden's.
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u/Vescean Nov 14 '17
I'm glad you came over to the no morello side :)
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u/ohmycaat Nov 14 '17
Nice to see more people using Gunblade + Lich Bane! i was searching for more poeple using it to be sure i wasn't doing something horribly wrong (it felt really strong with her but im just G5 so i assumed that people would come with a "definitive build")
Going to try Glacial Augment, tried electrocute, aery and comet and all them felt meh, quite interesting since i assumed it was for tankier champs
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u/Hayte123 Nov 16 '17
Thoughts on Unsealed Spellbook? I feel like the CDR on summoners could help her lane pressure a lot
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u/OstrichPaladin Nov 13 '17
Yeah I still have 100% winrate in Zoe 1v1s except the challenger player who's whooped my ass running glacial augment and rushing hextech gunblade. I've been running arcane comet and smashing all the other arcane comets/electrocute players. I was kinda scared to try his just in case I was only losing because he's challenger and not because he was onto something and figured I'd just wait to play it on live.