Talk:Ignite/@comment-1439531-20120504040718/@comment-10.8.56.52-20120516073335

I actually don't think Ignite does a crazy amount of damage, but only when you look at it from pure calculations and our favourite champ, Brolaf.

When you count in the 180s CD, it's about 2.27 damage per second, CD included. If you've got Mastermind, then... Hm. 153s CD instead... 2.67 damage per second. Long story short, Olaf does more with his E @ 360 per 5 seconds at max ranks, or if you give him 40% CDR (I've seen it, it hurts), 360 per 3 seconds. If you want the pure, over 180 seconds, then Ignite does 410 damage every 180s, and over 180s, an Olaf can deal anywhere from 12960 to 21600 (Which, per-second is about 72 DPS to 120 DPS, and also dependant on CDR) in the same amount of time (If he can keep E going forever and ever, of course. Chances are likely he won't. :p)

Anyway, TL;DR version: ultimately Ignite's good for securing the kills, but so can Exhaust, Ghost or Flash, really.