Talk:Mercurial Scimitar/@comment-173.228.55.206-20121229060942/@comment-62.1.231.76-20130104150701

That's the problem with Merc. Scimitar. It's purely a LUXURY item, and not a cost-effective upgrade. The situation is like this:

You buy it if you really need QSS AND have a good way of getting gold to the super expensive upgrade. These elements contradict eachother, making this item truly viable ONLY if you are Melee (sorry Ashe) AND scale well with item-boosted AD values (Sorry Diana).

Otherwise, you will be waiting a loooooooong time to actually have it in your hands. A looooooong time during which, you have to defend yourself against that Malzahar / Darius 5-hemo ulti who force you into having to buy QSS in the first place.

Imagine yourself being in dire need of a Guardian Angel (they focus you to oblivion) AND you wait for its gold to pile. ADD 1000+ gold and that's Merc. Scimitar.