Talk:Orianna/@comment-97.81.83.156-20110604205217

She has a ranged carry's attack speed and +%speed/level, something no other support/mage has (except nidalee if you build her that way). Her AA range is fine (people qq it's not 600+ but forget the only ranged carries within that range are ashe and cait), and her passive lets her attacks scale decently with AP without having to commit to attack damage items. It just feels like a waste not to capitalize on those elements by investing in some +atspd items, especially malady, rageblade, or nashor's. No, she'll never have the damage output of a pure ranged carry but with a few hybrid items and a wound-up passive, she can easily deal 150+ extra magic damage on every hit. Seems like something worth investing in to me, especially since her use in a teamfight is otherwise pretty minimal once she's blown her ult and her W/E are on cd.