Talk:Sivir/@comment-10167113-20131110061223/@comment-4952847-20131116041629

I had not played her much before her VU, but I can say that the spell shield now costing 0 mana to cast did buff her quite significantly because her other spells are a lot more inconsequential to cast now.

Whereas Soraka + Sivir lanes were always strong because of the endless Boomerangs, now she's open to a lot more options because she doesn't need a constant mana upkeep to save her shield.

Her AS steroid on Ricochet also gives her AS steroid a bit more uptime compared to when it was active on ult.

I wouldn't say that these factors were what suddenly made her OP though, it's just the fact that nobody played her because of how fugly she was before the VU that kept her from the spotlight (the likes of myself). She still keeps the same mechanics and playstyle as she used to.