10 reasons why the new IE sucks on tryndamere

Here is what you get:

1. Slightly more damage to tanks with the true damage conversion being a bit better versus tankier targets than effective +25% total damage boost for any critical strikes of old IE

2. More crit from IE itself at full fury (15% more crit than it used to give)

Here is what you lose:

1. No longer take objectives as quickly because you lose the bonus crit damage

2. Costs more

3. Doesn't help you stack passive quite as fast because you don't get any crit with zero fury

4. 85% from old ie + shiv is high enough to ensure reliable crits, but 70% with just ie isn't-- so you are pretty much forced into buying a zeal. Zeal is more expensive now and provides less stats, so you have to build it after IE to get the most out of it.

5. Isn't very efficient with just zeal on trynd because you end up with 100% crit, which is overkill for trades and skirmishes (you can gamble on effectively critting every attack with 85% crit if you only need to attack 5 or 6 times). You would end up wasting gold just to reach 100% crit when doing so doesn't provide much more value than having 80% crit.

6. Is inefficient with another full crit item on tryndamere because you overcap on crit, so there is an opportunity cost for taking it that prevents you from getting the passives of shiv or phantom dancer if you are interested in maximizing efficiency.

7. Build path for infinity edge is harder (no small items)

8. No longer lifesteal as hard because you lose the effective 25% damage amp from old infinity edge on top of the fact that 15% of the damage that remains is being converted into true damage, which lifesteal doesn't apply to

9. Doesn't synergize with static shiv as hard anymore, so you can't push minions as fast or chunk squishies as hard

10. New infinity edge itself does slightly less damage to very squishy targets