User blog comment:Muffintehbrony/Unseen 'unviable' champs/@comment-24420226-20140320212344/@comment-24420226-20140321203322

I didn't consider his previous atk speed buff from W reliable at all, since it only lasted as long as the shield did. As soon as you burned through the shield, you lost the buff. It was good for rushing down towers, but that was it. You can still use the Q buff to rush towers by procing off nearby minions (if there aren't any, then yes, you can't use the atk speed). E-Q in lane to proc marks was a terrible way to sustain in lane. Costed way to much mana for very little return, and you usually took more damage in the process from the enemy laner than you could heal. The lack of heal does hurt his early jungle sustain, but once you get the spirit stone you're golden.