Talk:Luden's Echo/@comment-25122281-20150517122027/@comment-24613667-20150518013043

As the LCS casters have repeatedly mentioned: Luden's isn't meant to replace Deathcap, but rather it has the potential to get you snowballing early (like DFG). It's best to buy it as either a first/second item or one of your last items, to just complete your build and get as much AP as possible.

But, as you said, there are some champions who do pretty well with just a Luden's and don't need a Deathcap, mostly spammy fighters/assassins like Akali, Cassiopeia (she gets a free Deathcap anyway), Diana, etc.