Talk:Irelia/@comment-222.153.48.165-20121217095056

Just saying, any1 know why ionic spark got removed? It was because it was op. it's sad how no1 realizes the true potential of attack speed on On-hit damage champions such as irelia. Although this should have been a season 2 post, I'll give u an example of a comparison between attack speed items and irelia's supposed, favorite item, trinity force. Tri force costs 4k, almost the same cost as ionic spark and wits end combined (this example is purely statistical, obviously ingame a lot of other variables will be in effect). Tri force gives 30 ad and the 150 bonus base phys damage boost and 30 percent attack speed. Ionic spark  wits end already gives an additional 40-60 mr ontop of the equal amount of bonus health given, 250 (so there's the first bonus). It also gives 90 percent attack speed combined. So the stats are - 1.85 attack speed compared to 1.12. And 115 ad compared to 180 (this consideration is at lvl 18 with no items other then the 3 listed. Tri force on ad irelia compared to ionic spark  wits end on attack speed irelia. A full mark and quintessence rune page of either attack speed or attack damage Is also taken into consideration accordingly to the respective irelia.) so I cbf to work out the damage of the ad irelia but in any case it can't compare with the attack speed irelia's damage over 6 seconds (the duration of hiten style). With 1.85 attack speed irelia auto attacks every half second therefore a total of 12 times during hiten style. That's a total of 900 true damage. As well as all her other skill damages and her auto attack physical damage (obviously going to be less then ad irelia). However the magic damage done by the Passives of wits end and ionic spark must be added on as well. Which is a total of 879 over 12 auto attacks or 6 seconds. Now on top of that your more Tanky, gaining around the same health however with better resistances. Especially if you continue on to build Tanky items. So by end game it's pretty much a full tank irelia however still running around and pretty much dealing the same damage output as ad irelia. Riot obviously didn't like this so they took out all Tanky attack speed items except for wits end. :( I do understand that some of you already know about the facts previously listed.