Forum talk:Neekerivittu/@comment-3529242-20121207021522/@comment-4167645-20121207055049

Its good for reliable damage since it has the same damage as Q if you hit something. However, its only ever good against short ranged enemies because you depend greatly on shadows, meaning if you just used a shadow, the enemy can freely harass you for the next few seconds without fear of retaliation.

Against melee characters too, its questionable, because either you do it safely with a shadow, or go in yourself. It is then that you look at the damage number, compare it to the melee abilities of other melee champions and it is much lower than most, often resulting in you losing a trade if you rely on E.

Viable, but only against mid ranged enemies. Because they are then neither too far away to hit, or too tanky to fight.