Talk:Rylai's Crystal Scepter/@comment-5643879-20150710224231/@comment-27967333-20160313013729

if you look, DoT and Multi-Hit are reserved for spells where subsequent ticks or hits are guaranteed. Nasus's E, Vladimir's E, Malz's W, Vel'Koz's R, are all good examples of AoE spells where each tick is avoidable.

Hilariously enough, Ahri's W is actually a single-target spell. The reason for this is that Ahri's W applies a self-buff that gives her 3 separate "spells" that subsequently attack targets.

Rumble Q is also AOE.

Though honestly, there's no point to this discussion. If you want to risk the slow from a Malzahar W with Rylai's, be my guest.