It depends on who you're playing against, what they have etc.
The attack slow is almost never enough and thornmail doesn't really do much either.
Also, Exhaust does NOT reduce True Damage. There's not much you can do against True Damage. What are the best ways to defend against champions that deal true damage? Ask Question Asked 7 years. Q doesn't seem to do appreciable damage at any stage of the game (to be fair, the only time I've gotten full build was playing support Ori, so I wasn't exactly full AP), W is alright, but rather mana-hungry early and still can't clear casters, and E is nice but the delay on the shield makes me tend to use it improperly and still get hit by the.