Talk:Trinity Force/@comment-8506165-20130801222403/@comment-8506165-20130822091148

"If the stats you want to get cost more than the item itself, its cost-efficient. Nothing else matters. ^^"

So, um... OP, Riot pls nerf?

Cost efficiency is nice but look at all the items that aren't gold efficient but more than make up for it with their passives. isn't gold efficient without its passive and active, but it's one of the most-bought items at the moment.

And as Sagee Prime said, slot efficiency matters more. If a champion isn't making good use out of all the stats TriForce gives, they'd be better off getting another item which gives them more of the stats they are using. You want the AS and crit, for instance? Get PD or Shiv. Looking for an item with movement speed and Spellblade for your AP champ? Get rushing that Lich Bane. Just want regular Spellblade? IBG gives it too in an AoE and armor is more universally useful than, say, 10% crit.

With all this said, Riot seem to have realised this themselves and buffed Trinity's Spellblade and given it a different passive to the slow. I think it'll still be a -slightly- niche pick, but it'll be a nicer option for bruisers or assassins that appreciated it before now though, imo.