3

Press the Attack is a new rune during this preseason's rune changes. It's effect causes enemies to take 12% more damage from all sources if you basic attack them 3 times.

Some champions have abilities that enhance their auto attack damage. For example, Vayne's passive does extra true damage if she attacks the same target three times. Ezreal's Q applies on-hit effects, so it's (kind of) a skill shot basic attack. Nasus' Q does more damage the more stacks he has. Etc. etc.

Does the extra damage from these "enhancements" get amplified by 12% on the third attack, or does that boost only start after Press the Attack has been triggered (fourth attack and onward)?

Improve this question
4
  • I'm not sure where the proof is, I forgot, but it's proven that any passive that activates on damage, will not apply on itself, meaning that only the 4th attack would be amplified. I may try to prove it later if I can't find the previous material
    – Oak
    Nov 20, 2017 at 16:55
  • 1
    It currently does, however that is getting changed in the next patch. According to designer rick maher on twitter "PtA - 3rd attack no longer gets amp on itself before dmg+proc".
    – VanBuzzKill
    Nov 21, 2017 at 2:23
  • It is not supposed to proc on 3rd attack, it's supposed to proc after 3 attacks or "different abilities" -> in the case of most mages that puts all their skills on cooldown which is how it's designed. If it does proc on the 3rd hit it's a bug
    – T J
    Nov 21, 2017 at 9:41
  • @TJ Press the Attack is explicitly only triggered on basic attacks. You're thinking of Electrocute, which is this season's Thunderlord's equivalent.
    – Mage Xy
    Nov 21, 2017 at 15:06

2 Answers 2

Reset to default
3

As of patch 7.24 all bonuses apply on and after the 4th hit

So I just tested this in the practice tool and the 12% bonus damage are applied on the 3rd hit for both the initial attack and the bonus effect.

The 12% damage taken increase will be applied before the damage.

For testing I used Siphoning strike (about 1.4k stacks) and Sheen on Nasus and I've also tested Kayle's E. Other attacks and effects should behave the same way.

Improve this answer
2

An update to Jutschge's answer:

Since patch 7.24, Press the Attack no longer applies the damage amplification to the 3rd hit, but rather after the 3rd hit.

Improve this answer

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .