Talk:Sivir/@comment-4046013-20140107192929/@comment-8506165-20140118030544

"It seems like the duration hardly even matters at high levels of play."

Wrong.

Three seconds of "No, you can't use a spell on me" was very useful for zone purposes - it's like how TF used to be able to just sit on Pick a Card for ages so you couldn't go near him for CS or he'd immediately Gold Card you. This change makes it more reactive rather than just "I'm going in now, I'll just pop Spell Shield" - as is the intended purpose. If anything low-level players are less affected by this with concepts like zoning being less relevant at lower levels of play (people can't maintain zones as well, opponents have poorer judgement on zone invasion).

Nocturne's spell shield has identical duration to hers, but has a higher cooldown at max rank and costs mana. It's not like she's gotten some horribly raw deal on this.