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It spreads out the build options while creating some potential conflict between protection reduction and % pen. To get the same penetration effect as before when just going Exe and maybe one flat pen item, you'll need to itemize differently and likely build inefficiency in w/ Exe + % pen, or skip Exe and go with flat and % pen items only.

A bit later today, I'll theorize with build combinations to build in decent pen.

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I mean most people were building exe and titans together anyways so actually doesn't the nerf to exe make the %pen from items not as inefficient? Since its takes less protections from exe and gaining that by the %pen?

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I don't think most were building Exe and Titan's together at this point. That's a popular combo for a Qin's build (late Titan's), but less so for a crit build.

But yes, a lower Exe % means less inefficiency for % pen items.

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So, basically, even with the attack speed from , when looking for what exe provides do you feel like is going to pick up a lot more usage? Exe is still going to have the attack speed as well....with the protections + the pen SCS still does have +7 movement speed, it seems like to me that will be the case. Maybe a case of overwhelmingly more pen plus the extra popularity is going to shunt exe to the side specifically for SCS? Until gets price nerfed(which just looking at it, i don't know how it won't) Initially i am thinking that it plus SCS would be a pretty good pairing. At the point the patch goes live, which item do you think qin's will get the most benefit out of now?

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I don't think most were building Exe and Titan's together at this point. That's a popular combo for a Qin's build (late Titan's), but less so for a crit build.

I mean, literally almost everyone at high level ranked and pro play was going a cookie cutter crit build that had both, especially because tanks were running spectral so the pen was even more necessary. Devos Ninja Exe Rage (previous 2 in either order) Wind Demon Poisoned Star Titans Bane.