User blog comment:Willbachbakal/(CCC5) Matilda, the Professional/@comment-7709681-20140911155447/@comment-1330314-20140911185352

I want Killer's on-hit damage to be strong because, unlike other assassins, Matilda doesn't have that much upfront burst on her abilities, and needs to weave in autoattacks in between every spell. Kassadin, the assassin with the weakest upfront burst, deals 620  , whereas Stiletto + Sever deals 520  damage. That said, these numbers are out there without testing, so my balancing here could be completely off. However, if I had to nerf Matilda's damage, I'd rather nerf her Q or E rather than her passive, as I want her core strength to be her ability to kill anyone no matter how tanky they are.