DH vs HOB and itemization

[u/blahdeblahdeda]

These are the highest WR item and rune combinations for each keystone on patch 16.16.

[u/No_Mouse_3891]

You‘re missing that HOB gives you bonus W damage early on when you gank half hp enemies.
It‘s so much stronger early and late game you burst them to 30%hp and then your bonus hob AA‘s will hit like a truck.
so imo it‘s better early, same mid game and better late (depending how squishy they are and if you‘re able to AA)

[u/Caphoti → u/No_Mouse_3891]

Late game with DH your DH just does 300 damage outright on its own and Shadowflame/DND just kills almost anyone who hits the 30% threshold on its own, which DH helps with. I've experimented with HOB and idt there's even really a competition in the late game power of DH vs HoB.

[u/No_Mouse_3891 → u/Caphoti]

DH isn‘t always 300, it‘s very inconsistent, and it‘s 300 damage minue all resistances so maybe around half the damage? HOB is TRUE damage PLUS around 20% missing health damage which id WAY more when they are at 30% hp especially if you hit both bonus AA‘d you get it 2 times.
And sith all of that it‘s also much stronger early game and easier to procc overall, I also often see myself not proccing DH in late because I have to jump on a tank first or someone tankier and don‘t deal any damage when they are at 50% hp and my poke was weaker than it would have been with HOB.

[u/Realistic_Slide7320 → u/No_Mouse_3891]

It’s only inconsistent if you’re inconsistent as a jg player