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If you often play as吕布 or keep a close eye on this hero, you've likely noticed the recent buzz around him. The trigger was a blogger's Starbreaker Hammer build for吕布. Given that吕布 mainly outputs true damage, this seemingly counterintuitive penetration item setup instantly drew widespread discussion. What's the truth behind it? Let me share my own perspective.

Understanding Starbreaker Hammer and吕布

Starbreaker Hammer is a physical damage item with base stats of 90 attack damage, 700 max HP, and 7.5% movement speed. Its passive provides 30% physical penetration.

吕布 is currently a top-lane warrior hero. His core ability is enchantment: after hitting with his first skill or ultimate, his basic attacks become enchanted, converting physical damage into true damage (shown as white numbers). True damage ignores all defenses and shields, directly damaging the enemy's health pool.

Is Starbreaker Hammer really suitable for吕布?

Looking solely at the passive, the answer is clearly no. The reason is simple: true damage already acts as 100% penetration, so stacking additional penetration does nothing—it's a wasted stat.

Of course, some might argue that when his first skill or ultimate misses,吕布 cannot enchant, and the 30% penetration would still be useful. That argument holds some merit, but吕布 is a heavily skill-dependent hero. No player would rely purely on basic attacks without using skills. If both his first skill and ultimate miss,吕布 is largely useless—you might as well pick another hero.

As for the base stats, they actually suit吕布 quite well—no complaints there. The 90 attack damage boosts his true damage output, which scales partially with physical attack. This is why Infinity Edge (which gives 150 AD) is popular on吕布; 90 AD is still a significant boost. The 700 max HP is valuable because吕布 is a melee hero—if he uses his ultimate to engage, he often becomes the enemy's focus and needs some durability. That's why he usually builds some tank items and items like Purified Cangqiong. The 7.5% movement speed is also crucial, as吕布 is a heavy warrior who moves slowly. Speed improves his mobility and greatly enhances his roaming and rotation.

Additionally, the original blogger claimed it improves farming speed and split-pushing ability. Farming speed increases because penetration works on minions, allowing faster wave clear. However, the build order places it as a fifth or sixth item, by which time farming efficiency is less critical—it should be built second to be effective. As for split-pushing, having吕布 handle side lanes isn't ideal, as he clears slowly and often can't reach team fights in time after pushing.

Overall, Starbreaker Hammer is still not very suitable for吕布, as there are clearly better item choices available.

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