Talk:Vi/@comment-7744173-20130625014648

I see a lot of people Arguing that Frozen Mallet (FM) is a better item choice on VI versus Iceborn Gauntlet (IG). And I guess I can see a small amount of the argument (Permanent Slow with Autoattacks versus stationary AoE slow), and Health (better for her shield) vs Armor.

But IG gives so much more than just a Slow and Armor.

First off, the Proc is an AoE Slow/Damage Field. This alone does wonders to the Damage of her E. The Field covers about half the distance of her E's blast, but more often than not you'll be punching your main target directly anyways so they will get hit by both her E and the Proc.

It gives CDR. FM does not.

Discounting both Passives, IG (3250g) gives 114 extra gold in stats, while FM (3300g) is 253g below its stat value.

IG gives a much larger damage boost to Vi. With a Spammable E coupled with her Q being on a short cooldown when maxed, Vi is able to proc an AoE Slow dealing 68 (lvl 1) to 142.5 (lvl 18) damage per proc. Meanwhile, FM gives a piddly 30 AD, boosting her Q by 21-41 damage, her E by 34.5 damage, and her ult by 41 Damage. Ah yes, and it gives each of her Autoattacks 30 more Damage.

IG also gives Mana and Ability power. You may scoff at these as wasted stats on Vi, but they do help. The Mana makes it EASY to go around spamming your abilities without blue in or out of your jungle and still have mana for fights, and the AP contributes 21 Damage to her E.

Lastly, the Build path is much better, giving easy steps for Damage or Tankiness, whichever you need first (Also being able to get a Sheen early boosts your Damage by an incredibly unfair amount.

So yeah, sorry for the wall of text.