Deathcap is too damn expensive

Zhonyias more so

We can't allow mages to get too much AP to easily because than it would be too easy for them to abuse Zed's energy problems.

Oh noes, it costs as much as an item other champions are regularly expected to farm for! (To wit, Triforce)

So expensive, u gaiz!

Mages are a collection of high-class individuals. thugs and brutes may settle for cheap dirty weapons, but the classy and sophisticated require flashier alternatives that show off how rich they are.

That costs extra because you're paying for the fashion, and looking good is expensive. just look at that hat, it's so majestic. if it were cheap i'd be concerned about the quality of the materials and the craftsmanship, and probably assume it's a Chinese knockoff.

All AP items are extremely overpriced.

Its not so much that AP items are expensive, its their components are too expensive. Do you know how crippling it is when you have to base only to leave with nothing because you're waiting for gold for or . Meanwhile an AD champ building a legendary item can comeback with an extra or a . The only thing AD champs really have to wait for is and that's only a component of a few items. Blasting wand and NLR are a component of almost every legendary AP item.

A good solution would be to break up the smaller items into components too. For example, they could make the recipe for an = + + 380 gold. And do somthing similar for . This would greatly help mages.