Talk:LeBlanc/@comment-65.191.93.148-20120702132023/@comment-65.191.93.148-20120702204341

Well, you're not really giving up nuking power. You are moreso giving up her ability to close the gap since you need it to deal your damage instead of QR. Along with that, you have to manage your mana better, as distortion costs more than Sigil. Of course, if you are against a strong pusher, you could use the extra level of distortions to clear a wave quickly (though I find that you need to start witha rabadon's instead of a deathfire to instant kill the caster minions, but if you don't mind a little weakening beforehand, you could still go Deathfire).

In situations where you are paired against a strong pusher or when your opponents lack escapes, I could see this being better than the usual set-up. I'm honestly going to try this regardless, it's better to actually try something and disprove it that way, instead of just theorycrafting.