Talk:Attack speed/@comment-121.73.130.243-20121120233921/@comment-4087140-20121121010849

Attack speed, technically, is a span of time during which the game says "have you attacked in the last X seconds? no auto-attack for you." Apart from that, the game also says "are you using an ability? no auto-attack for you."

So, to answer your question, increasing your attack speed doesn't make you attack sooner after using an ability (unless you attacked right before the ability and the ability animates quickly).