Talk:Shyvana/@comment-5211662-20141115024432/@comment-3546228-20141124024503

It's definitely a great item on Shyvana, because the movement speed bonus on hit is really strong with her kit. That, coupled with the strong stat gain and 200% base damage on top of Twin Bite will make her really hard to 1v1.

Problem is, 200% base damage means Trinity is best rushed, and rushing it is scary because you'll be too squishy to teamfight. It's true, people rush BORK on her all the time lately, but BORK gives lifesteal and takes less time to complete. Getting lifesteal on top of Trinity will delay your tank items too much, so plan your build path wisely according to your enemy team.

I do think that in some cases getting only can be viable, however in some cases Cutlass/BORK is superior.

tl;dr has a lot of synergy with Shyvana but gives no lifesteal, hence making her laning/jungling harder and gives next to none tank stats for its huge price. People get BORK on her because its safer but Trinity is a better item overall in terms of raw power.