Talk:Irelia/@comment-151.185.60.250-20120312192710/@comment-99.43.165.61-20120315225458

I am not really complaining, just stating what I know of her. Also, I didn't make this up? An assassin's primary objective is to pretty much get the kill off of primary targets and disengage when they have fullfilled their job. If you have seen the champion spotlights, none of the assassin champions ever spend too much time engaging in team fights. Their only focus is on carries/squishies. Her kit seems to fit under the Fighter category if you think about it. Just like Irelia, Xin has enough sustain and survivability to last longer in team fights thus making him more of a fighter. I am surprised Irelia isn't considered one.

Definition of an assassin. Compare this with Irelia's kit. Nowhere in this definition does it say "because of assassin's lack of escape, they build durable in order to survive." "Champions with mediocre auto-attack and defense, who specialize in killing their enemies quickly. These champions usually are physical attackers and are DPS-based(Damage per second) or are AP(ability power) burst oriented. All of them have some form of invisibility or sudden ambushing ability. They should focus on items that will increase the damage they put out over a short period of time. In fights, they play a role as sneak attackers of key targets (like the Carry or the Mage), who pick off weak enemies and carry champions at the right time. They should not be played for frontal engagements in team fights since they lack good defence compare to fighters and tanks."