Talk:Irelia/@comment-3112099-20120222171556/@comment-2124153-20120222223308

AP Irelia was overrated even when she was viable, she didn't/doesn't have the kit to be a good burster. The ratio nerf to Equilibrium came with a reduction on the move's cooldown, and a bit later Transcendent got a 40->50% ratio buff, which un-did some of the overall effective nerf to AP itemization. It's a dumb way to play her, but at least it works. There are worse forced-AP champions, see Dr. Mundo, Ashe, Twitch, etc.

I'm hanging around here because I'm polishing Irelia up as an alternate solo top pick for my team, figure it's good to keep my ear to the ground.