Originally Posted by BlubKill

it is more the upcomming hydra, i think a tanky item would have been placed better there, ie: sunfire or randuins.
ghostblade, well.. its still annoying but i guess its "alright" on heca. but i would never ever in my life get a hydra on that pony

Originally Posted by souldevilj

I prefer Athenes on any spam champion tbh.

Originally Posted by EJM

Both give great mana sustain, managing your mana with one and investing in a damage/defense/whatever item after you get either athene or tear is much better than buying two mana items and losing an item slot for something you already have.

You'll hardly ever get oom after getting one of those items, plus in late game, teamfights aren't gonna even last long enough for you to use up all your mana pool.

Originally Posted by SparChar

Rethink that for a second. He has an aoe that drains mana like... I dunno, but you get the point. I still kind of need it late game.

Originally Posted by pro4life

Blue buffs are there for a reason.