Talk:Irelia/@comment-4926072-20120314173145/@comment-123.255.102.199-20120315061542

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Because ppl generally prefer wits end over guinsoo as the mid game item. Wits end provides enough damage to kill off their squishies and tankiness while quinsoo only gives damage. The 42 magic damage on hit for only 142G is just too good.

In guinsoo's case, assume we use { w q aa e aa aa r r r r} to make use of max stacks for ult, we get 45*0.5+93*2+35*4 = 348.5 damage for this whole combo.

In wit's end's case, assume we use {w q aa e aa r aa r aa r r} combo, we get 42*5 = 210 extra damage.

Guinsoo's indeed beats Wit's damage wise, but guinsoo's is 235G more expensive than wits, and loses out 30-50MR, 8% AS (which costs about 630G). So basically you spend 865G more for the extra 138.5 damage in a WHOLE COMBO. ( "only comparing wits and guinsoos" )

But you can say build both of them because they're both cost effective, but hey, it costs more than a triforce. In a {w q aa e aa r aa r aa r r} combo, you proc sheen about 3 times, thats 90*1.5*3 = 405 damage. it gives 30 ad and ap as well, which is (30 * 5) + (30 * 2.5) = 225 damage, it gives more than wits and guinsoos combined. Considering the utility TF gives (slow+ms), there's no room for guinsoo's.

But what if we build all three items? Well by the time you got both Triforce and Wit's its late game already, you should get tanky items now. And guinsoo's doesnt seem like an awesome last item for irelia.