User blog comment:UsoppThePotato/Let Corki shine again!/@comment-8506165-20140216172139

You really massively overestimate Corki's dependence on shredding armor when he deals a significant portion of magic damage through his kit as it is, and the armor shred on E is already pretty ridonkulous...

Really, Cleaver is situational on him. Whisper shouldn't ever really be bought imo - the numbers back me up on this one, I don't really care what pro player X did seeing as they're pro due to skill at the game, not necessarily skill at building. Find me numbers that prove otherwise instead of anecdotal evidence, and sure, I'll listen then. As for fielding him in the top lane... Ehhh... I can see it working, to be fair. He'd be vulnerable to counterpicks and would have to play well to win, I think, but Corki can handle himself pretty well in any lane (or even in the jungle, although that's almost definitely where he's weakest). I can't see him handling himself against Renekton, for instance - he'd just be too easy to all-in when his W was on cooldown and Renek would zone him from the minion wave just by being there during that time, but against, say, Garen? Should win there. Shyvana? Mm... that one could go either way, I think.

I also think you're overestimating how much botlane Corki's been nerfed too though. Gatling Gun is still arguably one of the best botlane skills in the game due to just how little armor ADCs have, meaning that it stays a massive threat with just one point in it, leaving him free to invest in Q-burst, and of course R-poke is as dangerous as ever. Okay, he's not FOTM any more, but honestly it's probably just that he was a bit OP before, and now he's more in line but other picks just seem stronger. Look at Lucian - he's had one QOL buff since release, but he's gone from being regarded to practically a joke pick to "disgustingly overpowered" just through people discovering his potential.