Carrying in plat could easily be anyone diamond . <| sep |> Purchsing cdr is often at the expense of dmg . Dmg is easier to get through items than runes in comparison to cdr . Its not necessarily for early strength but rather to round off the cdr in the build without being forced to build another cdr item . I def get your argument for mpen . I just feel like I want to survive and cs rather than take out the enemy with this playstyle . It pressures them heavily without too much room for retaliation . Yea , I get that they are inefficient . I just cant get cdrmregen through marks . I see your last point clearly . I am gimping myself a bit for that early power of spamming but I feel like it is worth it because the power cannot be contested by other laners in the early game .