Talk:Irelia/@comment-178.166.54.236-20120503142237/@comment-4957501-20120504165426

They sound weak in theory because they are actually weak. These buffs have made no noticeable changes to her gameplay at all, take this from a longtime Irelia player. Comparing it to an extra Quintessence is nice and all, and I can see where the logic in what you said comes from, but the simple fact is that a single Quintessence's worth of stats simply isn't a lot, especially such a widely disregarded Quintessence such as flat HP. What makes runes powerful is their overall combined effect, a single one, even if it's a Quintessence, makes no noticeable difference. To put that into prespective, if you actually crunched the numbers together you'd realize that 31 HP is actually quite a bit lesser than 1 AA's worth of damage by your average solo top at level 1, and that's after factoring your armor, runes and all, into it. ~1/20th of an increase to her base AD is also much the same case. These are buffs, sure, but they are undeniably minor in the end.