Talk:Ahri/@comment-26462860-20150627151713/@comment-25223119-20150627172237

Biggest challenge now is to find out if the changes to AP item will effectively shift away the focus of CDR items as a core item for standard AP Mages. If this happens, Ahri will keep up with the pace because she has always been versatile with items. The problem, was and always how CDR items are forced starting from S3 onwards.

This makes many standard AP mages walk the same path and dulls item build. There's more interesting fights going on between an Orianna with Athenes vs. Ahri with Rylai than Ahri and Orianna vs-ing each other Morello if you get what I mean. If all AP mids start going back to different routes of AP itemization, we might just see abit more diversity going in AP roles.

Otherwise, the changes won't change much save for late game itemization. I honestly believe Riot's main intention is to alter the mid game power spike by encouraging certain champions to prioritize different AP items, because they were concerned with how the trinity AP items outclassed many other AP items and were thus first choice in all scenario. Morello is without a doubt a core on many, which makes AP mid so boring to play at times. If the Morello/Athenes core itemization can be swayed away by these AP items changes, then AP Mid will be a much more interesting role to play again, itemization wise.