Frozen Mallet and a Sub-set ingredient?

So it's been a long while since Frozen mallet had any popularity and I believe it's due to the fact that you don't gain the slow effects until the full 3.3k is invested. Pretty much every item in the game has a subset that provides the effects you are looking for, to a lesser extent.

Eg: -> or -> .

Originally, Phage had the slowing effect through RNG, akin to crit, but was removed due to the luck it provided and lack of counter play (see: dodge). The lack of immediate benefits makes this item really unappealing to build unless you happen to be really ahead, but that'd seem counter intuitive as it's not so much an offensive item, which are items you would want to build when you're ahead to keep ahead.

Proposal/Solution: Bring back an ingredient/subset that has the innate slow effect. Having an item that provides the slow early game makes this item more enticing to build as you won't have to wait till you get that 3.3k to get that slow. Make the Ruby Crystal build into an item with this slow, so you could replace the in 's recipe.

Tl;Dr Turn the Ruby Crystal in Frozen Mallet's recipe into an item that has a less potent slow.