User blog comment:Typhron/Something Something Quinn./@comment-12904660-20140628061538/@comment-60764-20140629152848

@Hyxaru

Hydra is taxing to build unless you have the gold for it and you're in winmoar mode. Building off a BF sword into Bloodthrister is productive and useful till you finish the build, while a Tiamat or the pick-axe is less AD (the active can still be used, but the passive is essentially nonexistent unless you're attacking as Valor). And unless you have a score of attack damage the immediate benefit of the active isn't as immediate.

You should never have a problem against Karma anyhow. What's she going to do? Outpoke an ADC? If you competent she should be dead before she can say "Lath Rian Ow".

@C4bal Pretty much right. It's not a bad item on Quinn, it's just that there's better choices all around. If you want a defensive item that gives as much potential health as Hydra you could easily work in Maw of Malmordius, BoTRK, or Zeke's. No matter what it's all a matter of what the situation requires.