Talk:Irelia/@comment-4926072-20120314173145

I feel like Guinsoo's Rageblade would be a decent item to try on Irelia. It doesn't give any tankiness, but once it's maxed out stack-wise, it gives 93 AP, 35 AD, and 32% attack speed. Irelia can use all of these, and can actually get to 5 stacks before sending out a single Transcendent Blade (the main reason for taking a high-AP item like Rageblade).

Because her Bladesurge double-procs Rageblade (applies on-hit effects, i.e. an auto-attack, while also counting as a skill use), the use of Q, W, E, and an auto attack gives you five stacks -- but wait, her ult also has an ACTIVATION! That would actually give you SIX stacks on Rageblade, or 35 AD/81 AP/24% AS before even getting your ult out! If you can get a couple more auto attacks before flinging any blades out, though, your ult will do, in total, 186+84 bonus damage from AP and AD (total, of course) from Rageblade alone.

So I guess the question is, why isn't Rageblade even considered on Irelia? If used in tandem with Wit's End and Trinity Force for offense, she could potentially have a massive amount of damage through Sheen procs, Attack Damage, Wit's End procs, and True damage, to say nothing of her E or R. With boots and a couple of defensive items (e.g. Randuin's + Banshee's, Warmog's + Atma's), she could have an incredible number of strengths.