Anti-tank toolkit

Set 17.0

Searing Shortbow

Set 17 anima 

For every 20 mana spent, fire a projectile at a nearby enemy, dealing ? + 75% of the holder's Ability Power magic damage and applying 1% Burn and 33% Wound to enemies for 3 seconds.

Damage increases based on Stage.
Burn: Deals a percent of the target's max Health as true damage every second
Wound: Reduces healing received
Recommended Role: Magic Caster

Source

Effects

AD
0.1
AP
40
APScalar
0.75
BurnDuration
3
BurnPercent
1
GrievousWoundsPercent
33
ManaPerProjectile
20
ManaRegen
4

Searing Shortbow enables

  • Burn

    Deals % maximum-Health true damage over time. Stacks with Wound to define the canonical anti-tank package.

  • Wound

    Reduces healing the target receives for a duration.

  • True Damage

    Damage that bypasses Armor, Magic Resist, and Shield. The damage number on the source is applied directly to current Health.

  • Heal

    Restores Health to a unit, capped at maximum HP.

  • Mana

    The unit-level resource that gates ability casts. Mana-gen items, on-cast refunds, and starting-mana augments all key off this mechanic.

Searing Shortbow scales with

  • Ability Power

    Scales with Ability Power. Damage and effect magnitudes that read "(scales with AP)" target this mechanic.

Searing Shortbow counters

  • Max Health

    Grants the unit additional maximum HP — flat (`+150 Health`) or percentage (`+6% max Health`). Item HP, augment HP boosts, and ability bodies that read "Gain X max Health" all land here, including Cho'Gath's per-cast "permanently gain max Health". The cross-round permanent-stat angle has its own curated landing at `/permanent`.