Talk:Irelia/@comment-3457312-20110524173905

Nerf was not nearly as bad everyone feared, but was it a necessary? However, I'd like to throw out the possibility that this recent patch may potentially be a buff?

No math so nothing conclusive here but the change may first have you going, "Eh, combining AP to total damage is whatevs.  is the only AP item I get so it's like ~15 per blade." But, the blades now do physical damage so it synergizes with your ArPen runes and items which I believe is a buff from doing magic damage, in the instances you DO play Irelia as ArPen and if opponents are not gearing Armor.