Talk:Guinsoo's Rageblade/@comment-6301771-20130513194223/@comment-4091261-20150802163641

This is outdated information. Now is only a good item in the late-game when you can survive with other items at 50% health as a vast majority of the power comes from the power surge (see what I did there).

Getting it early on is a waste as you most likely won't be able to survive with only raw damage output at low health making the item reliant on the stacking mechanic to be useful. Although, if relying on the stacking mechanic alone, there are much better items to get early on. However, the sacrifice does mean it is an incredibly powerful late-game item that can cause a sudden turnabout.