Is it possible to make a tank item with the catalyst of aeons passive for non magic damage tanks?

Pyrithegethon·5/13/2019, 3:28:13 PM·10 votes·8,360 views

item 3010 the passive gives you Mana for taking damage and heals you for spending Mana on spells. Only item 3001 and item 3027 build from it on summoners rift I think.

I remember righteous glory used to have the passive and build from catalyst but it got changed. I'm wondering if it would be possible to give the passive of catalyst to a new tank item for tanks/bruisers who aren't primarily magic damage dealers? Maybe give it to righteous glory again if possible?

The reason I'm asking about this is for champs who run out of mana easily but can't really buy those items for the catalyst passive as they aren't effective on them for most scenarios. Example being if I'm playing a tanky champion who has mana issues but doesn't deal much or any magic damage nor does my team have a lot of magic damage to justify buying abyssal for the aura.

Yes, the item passive is niche but it's still quite a useful niche to be able to fill. I used to buy righteous when it had the catalyst passive because I like gaining mana when being in the thick of a fight, especially if fights take a while to end or I run out of mana(oom) quickly.

While you can say to just buy other mana items or to be better at managing my Mana, those aren't always possible in every scenario. Some tanky champions can still run oom quickly whether they buy mana items or not because of many possible reasons. Low cooldowns, high mana costs, or sometimes a combination of both.

Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I feel like I need to explain everything I write.

28 Comments

Meteora7075/13/2019, 5:47:48 PM7 votes

reading this whole post I was like "huh I really can't think of a champion like this"

Example being if I'm playing a tanky champion who has mana issues but doesn't deal much or any magic damage nor does my team have a lot of magic damage to justify buying abyssal for the aura.

then you proceeded to give an example without giving an example lmao

Thingamajig5/13/2019, 3:54:42 PM3 votes

yup im disappointed in the lack of an armor item from it too but i think righteous was too strong and the recipe change was the intended nerf decision

Sebastit7d5/13/2019, 7:25:43 PM2 votes

Correct me if i'm wrong but don't most tanks deal magic damage anyways? And even when they don't they have nasty base damage and the stats from abyssal mask are pretty nice too.

Furious Delisha5/13/2019, 11:32:41 PM2 votes

I would conjecture such an item would simply be in direct competition with Frozen Fist / Iceborn Gauntlet.

No need for a new item.

iPogoZ5/15/2019, 4:42:00 PM1 votes

Just build catalyst and don't upgrade it like cho used to do, then when you get late, just sell it.