Talk:Mercurial Scimitar/@comment-5172617-20121116145512/@comment-4659726-20121116204150

While I agree that it is possibly too powerful due to the fact that QSS is already good for what it does...You have to remember that this item gives only 65 AD, which to an AD carry (the usual buyer of this kind of item) isn't exactly keen on early or mid game when they want items like IE, PD, LW, and Bloodthirster. Or Hurricane and other new items. In addition it costs a whopping 3.8k gold.

I can see how it might be a problem on maybe AD casters, melee carries, and the occasional tanky dps. But I think that tanky dps would rather prefer to take Maw because it helps them be the offtank they were meant to be. AD casters and Melee carries+assassins would all buy this item instead so they can do their job of going in, killing a guy, and getting out. Balance as needed.