Talk:Elise/@comment-26454228-20150711045508/@comment-15667791-20150711070417

Runeglaive in lane is basically just Ezreal, and that's being nerfed because that was supposedly just a bug all along. No one wants to surrender for a sub-optimal item and a summoner spell slot when you can get Iceborn Gauntlets and Ignite, and have far better early harass and farm. Or just Luden's. In fact, that item (Luden's) is the very reason this is a problem at all. Without Runeglaive, Ezreal's Q doesn't proc Luden's, nor charge it, so it makes a world of difference on a snipe-type champion who needs all the burst he can get. Without the range on an autoattack, there's simply no viable use for Runeglaive in lane (maybe next patch, when damage is boosted, but still doubtful).

Only other possible Runeglaive viability I can think of at the moment is Gangplank, and that's niche. However, I wouldn't go crazy exploiting it because lane Runeglaive should be over soon, just like lane Cinderhulk.