Talk:Sivir/@comment-24428993-20140120230946/@comment-9048637-20140122013828

Okay, so having been mentioned a number of times here, I think I should clarify what my actual point was earlier; no offence, but you seem to have missed it somewhat, Packdemon. My advocacy of Ionians over Beserker's wasn't because I was wanting to spam Q more frequently (which is great in laning phase, but on a proper ADC build becomes distinctly outshone by AAs by late-game), it was that due to the way Sivir's AS steroid works, CDR actually works out better for AA-DPS than equivalent AS does. (Not that, as discussed further down, this has too much impact beyond choice of boots and masteries, given that the standard AS source for ADCs is Zeal and its upgrades anyway, and for a number of reasons this is still indispensible on Sivir.) Or, to put it another way: the point of Ionian's is to spam Ricochet more, not Boomerang Blade. Given that Ricochet's mana cost is very manageable, this doesn't require extensive overhaul of one's build to achieve the mana to support it, it just means you have to be judicious with your Qs and, preferably, efficient with your Spell Shield.

I'll make any further criticism brief, given that others have already made a lot of good points. What it basically comes down to is that Q damage, even with max CDR and a distinctly AD-caster-ish build (incidentally: don't neglect armour pen, even squishies have enough base armour to make it worth it by late game, and BC gives you CDR anyway), is not enough to carry with. Nor can you assume that you'll always be able to target squishies without getting out of position; a good enemy team will never let that happen. The crux of this build is the Muramana, which just... isn't a good item for an ADC. The toggle damage can't be sustained, the mana goes to waste late game, and it just doesn't give you enough offensive stats. It also leaves your laning very weak because you're sinking 700 gold into Tear, which gives no offensive stats and doesn't even give you that much mana sustain during the laning phase (it really, really doesn't let you spam until you've charged it significantly). And beyond laning phase, the only reason you'd need extra mana on Sivir is if you're spamming Q (and you're not good with the E, at that). But Q shouldn't be spammed at any point in the game; in laning, you don't have the mana (no matter what you build), and by the time you get to teamfights, your AA-DPS should just be better, leaving Q as a tool primarily for proccing your passive and finishing off fleeing enemies.

In conclusion, it's always nice to see someone thinking outside the box, but I don't feel that your idea really works. Nor does it bear much relation to the point I was trying to make when I suggested IBL on Sivir. Sorry, bro.