User blog comment:Vahldeer/Team Composition Talk/@comment-4990650-20121024134443

The point is not about single or aoe, it is about sustained damage and burst damage. Like swain. karthus anivia they have aoe and sustained, if not for they are only magic damage u could success with a team like that. you can blow swain uli anivia ult kart E on just a minion it doesnt matter.

The balance between burst and sustained damage? Doesnt matter as long as ADC can deal burst-worth amount of damage continously.

Now if ur team doesnt have an ADC, how much burst is enough? it is depend on how tanky AND mobile the other team is. the more mobile they are the more sustained damage u need. Note that it is the sustained damage for the team, even when some1 isnt attacking if team still keep the damage out put it is fine. but it doesnt make burst works better on tanky team. im way tired now so let end here,