Talk:Twitch/@comment-190.177.213.87-20111210194347/@comment-196.203.143.11-20111216104426

Hey, Walter speaking. About Malady, I tried this for about a month or so. Indeed, 'on paper', it sounds really good: 50%AS to poison-stack faster, 25AP=25dmg on your 1 AP-ratio Expunge, on-hit 20 magic damage and up to 24 MR-reduction (and at 1825g, it looks cost-efficient). But after this month of testing, I found that this item is not for Twitch. Fact: Malady is helpful early game only. A simple Null-magic mantle (found, say, in Mercury's Treads) negates the MR reduction; 25AP won't make the difference between a 'failed' or a successful finishing expunge; and, considering the 24MR negation from a Null Magic Mantle, and every champ has a base 30MR, the 20 magic dmg on-hit will be pretty insignificant. Still, many players don't buy Mercury's Treads if they're playing carries, especially is they're facing an AD-carry, so you can say 'so Malady is good early game', but here's the killing-blow argument against Malady: for 1825g, you can buy a (may I say, THE) B.F. Sword [1650g], a ward [75g] for that river brush to prevent ganks, an HP-pot [35g] for sustain and also a mana-pot (to almost kill an enemy and not have enough mana to Expunge is really, really frustrating. You'll like that mana-pot). Oh, and that B.F. Sword will be a LARGE step toward finishing your Infinity Edge ;) Nevertheless, if you really want an early bonus on-hit Magic Damage, just save 185g, and buy a Wit's End which will be useful for the ENTIRE game : ) About Guinsoo's Rageblade, this item works pretty well with Twitch, but it should be part of your build only for 'trolling-that-work' purpose. To conclude, have you tried Surge yet, to test R.A.P.E. (Ratzilla's Amazingly Powered Expunge) ?