What Makes An ADC?

[quote=Biperspectival]So, I feel sort of stupid for asking this, but what defines whether or not someone can be an adc? Obviously, having a ranged attack is pretty important, and I recognize that the passives on some champions (see [[Kog'Maw]]), make them automatically an adc candidate. But [[Leblanc]] has great ad scaling, and [[Orianna]] has that on-hit passive, so why can't I just build [[Guinsoo's Rageblade]], [[Nashor's Tooth]], and [[Hextech Gunblade]] and take them botlane? I haven't had the guts to try this kind of thing, but I'm guessing it would fail. What am I missing about the core of being an ADC?[/quote]

[quote=Re4XN]An ADC is defined by a combination of some of the following: * Medium/Long auto-attack range; * An auto-attack booster of some sort (think [[Jinx]]'s [[Switcheroo!]] or [[Vayne]]'s [[Silver Bolts]]); * An ability to kite/poke other champions; [[LeBlanc]]'s AD scaling means very little, since she can't rely on any other of her abilities to deal damage, therefore wasting a good chunk of her kit. Same deal for [[Orianna]]. It can work, and sometimes will, but not against someone who knows what they're doing. Regular ADCs will out-scale them and mop the floor with their remains.[/quote]

[quote=Biperspectival]Gotcha, thanks![/quote]