Talk:Kassadin/@comment-10880231-20140419103756/@comment-24841688-20140420171459

I do think the shield should be a normal shield... but it it's also true that most AD mid need to get close anyway which makes them vulnerable to your W wich is so underated! With lich bane... it DOES burst! It's not just a utility anymore but an integral part of the assassinating combo...

People think that you should never get to the 1200 mana cost... but once the core built is done, (ROA+Seraph+Lich Bane) you have enough mana for it (with something like 2800 or more). And you just need to W in order to reffil your mana pool for an other ult... you can still stay mobile and actually do damage with you ult... (4 stacks bonus with 2800 mana = 360+170= 530 damage)

For the W damage, with just those 3 items you get more than 300AP..., your lich bane does around 230 (at lvl16) and the W itself does around 320 (with the old ratio of 60%AD and 140), thats 550 damage just with one W so more than 1000 damage with just R+W (and then you add E and Q to the combo).

The main problem is that most people max their W last, and therefore, no burst and less possibility to get away... I max it 1st or 2nd depending on the opponant.