Talk:Kayle/@comment-108.202.11.50-20120514150728/@comment-2124153-20120514165625

^ Not for a nuke on an 8-sec cooldown. Kayle will only get to use Q two or three times in the average team fight. So while AP is twice as cost-effective as AD point for point, when you consider how often you will get to use it, the advantage of AP over AD is pretty small over time.

Also consider the base damage on Q. At rank 5 Reckoning, a 500 AP build only does ~50% more damage on Q than a 250 AD build. i.e. 760 damage vs 510. Plus, Reckoning doesn't benefit from its own damage amp.