Talk:Gragas/@comment-2257477-20111002022557/@comment-4167645-20111003041604

Formidable burst yes, strongest AP carry? Its only bursty because his cooldowns are double that of any other mage, and 1/3 of his damage spells involves getting really close, something you don't want to do as the AP regardless of how much defensive items you have stacked.

An Annie,Brand, Cassiopeia you name it, will always out damage Gragas because they can reliably pump out damage. Kassadin is a tad bit like Gragas in spell utilization, since he doesn't use his jumping ability solely for its damage. However, Kassadin has all his offensive spells on a low cooldown, if Gragas were to use his body slam just to get around and dodge, hes left with only his Q until he decides to throw his ult which is on a 90 second cooldown early game.