Talk:Lucian/@comment-25855686-20150524012003/@comment-6334772-20150609083017

Just because attack speed isn't as good a stat on Lucian as other adcs doesn't mean it shouldn't be built. And 40% crit really is far too little for Lucian to play with, without any attack speed. Mid-late game, at least in this meta, he relies on the crits to actually deal damage. Besides, two IEs is just redundant. The passive doesn't stack. You could invest that 3800 gold into something better. Lucian, no matter how casterish he is, is still an adc. And that means using autos to deal damage. And a lot of people forget attack speed also speeds up how fast your auto animation is. Without attack speed, his combos just don't feel as smooth, he doesn't do nearly as much as he could without cooldowns, the Culling becomes a lot less effective (by the way, you shouldn't depend on your ult to get kills, but you still should use it. It's part of the kit, and by chance, one that can absolutely melt a squishy in the late game, not to mention its waveclear that becomes a lot less potent without attack speed) and less crit chance and autos means less life steal coming your way in a duel or a teamfight. Sure it's strong at short bursts of damage, but you're not getting the crit DPS of a PD build. I honestly don't know how good Black Cleaver is on him anymore either, since the changes. Used to be ok before them. Though I'd honestly prefer a second PD or BotRK as a sixth item right now. But the double IE really is just a waste on him; you could be doing so much more damage without it.