User blog comment:Khane007/Axel the Noxian's Commando/@comment-24.251.106.96-20130125045723/@comment-5503211-20130125054525

Yeah, the passive has a larger affect the more attack speed he has since he always has to wait for a whole second to reload. I just liked the idea of having an assault rifle champion that is naturally able to attack faster, but at a cost like having to reload since his magazine runs out.