User blog comment:ShininGeek/Maria, The Arctic Enchantress/@comment-5266525-20131203001147/@comment-24244491-20131203033520

also, the passive not applieng spell effects from the get-go, i didnt want early game spell vamp from runes and masteries to be crazy op on her. she does constant damage for no mana and, should someone get spell vamp, they could bully out their opponent, walk into a minion wave, and restore nearly all the damage the opponent did to her during a trade. also, if someone gets rylais and lyandrays early, that's alot of consistant damage that i feel is better situated in the very late game.