User blog comment:Tracifer/Kavai or Zavala (cant decide) - The Samurai's Blade/@comment-89.171.139.226-20120907125948

Not really that interesting, the sheath mechanic doesn't seem intuitive, also it would probably just hinder his damage in the late game. Especially if you say he could be an AD carries. AD carries don't want to stop autoattacking for whatever the reason (a good example is caitlyn - her Q loads too long and in late game is almost not used at all, cause autoattacking during that load time would do way more damage than the skill).

About W skill... I don't like that it burns ALL the energy. You can't really use it in combat that way cause you won't have any energy left to attack.... And no, I can't see how sheathing his sword after eating a rice cake would justify a bonus effect. Doesn't make any sense at all. Also... a samurai throwing food at people? Where is the honor in that?

His Q and E probably fit him, but still aren't really unique (Q is just a dash with damage, E is like pantheon's E i guess).

If anything the sheath abilitity shouldn't be an "ultimate" (R) but rather a follow-up on each of his individual skills (except rice cake cause i already said it doesn't make any sense to me). For example after using the Q skill you have lets say 2 seconds to press Q again which will cause the sheath action and bonus effects particular for that skill. This is both more intuitive and also allows to give him some proper ultimate.

Or just make sheathing available on only one of skills. Like change Q into an ultimate with sheathing follow-up skill and change the rest of his skills to not have this mechanic.