god this fucking broken item. Build it 1st item and you're unkillable.
it pisses me off seeing burst mages building this shit because they become tanky as fuck and deal way too much damage
come at me, kids
Dasdi964 votesRod of ages was probably the only ap item that didn't get butchered on patch 5.22.
EmollientNut02 votesThere are a lot of people that are tanky right now that shouldn't be, I'm not sure you should be out for mage blood primarily in this meta
EminenceVoid2 votes[{quoted}](name=AnaI Penetrator,realm=EUNE,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=G2PpBp7d,comment-id=,timestamp=2016-03-25T08:48:53.411+0000)
god this fucking broken item. Build it 1st item and you're unkillable.
- You get the same fucking AP that you get from a rabadon's
- get the same health as from a warmog's
- get a shit ton of mana with it
it pisses me off seeing burst mages building this shit because they become tanky as fuck and deal way too much damage
come at me, kids
First of all, we can already see your childish nature through that abrasive "come at me, kids". Second 
is a great way for mages and ap assassins to have some form of sustain, especially when you have to be in close quarters with the enemy like 
and 
. It is pretty difficult to build 
right of the bat. Third, we don't get the same amount of ap as 
, because of its passive which is the 35% ability power increase. Fourth, 
health is +850 hp while sits at +500 hp, PLUS you have to have 3000 hp for passive to even activate. And lastly the mana is great but nothing to cry about if a mage builds a 
to make 
or 
. Bonus information on , we have to wait for all the stats to come into play, it doesnt have all these stats from the beginning, so even buying it right after, some mages still get deleted.
Honestly your arguement has no anchor anywhere in it. It's very sad to hear that a mage built a against you and you found it hard to handle...
Please don't do this too yourself. None of us want to catch second hand embarrassment*[slayer-jinx-unamused]* .
AnaI Penetrator1 votesFirst of all, we can already see your childish nature through that abrasive "come at me, kids". Second
Honestly your arguement has no anchor anywhere in it. It's very sad to hear that a mage built a
Please don't do this too yourself. None of us want to catch second hand embarrassment*[slayer-jinx-unamused]* .
lol you all took the bait
EminenceVoid3 votes[{quoted}](name=AnaI Penetrator,realm=EUNE,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=G2PpBp7d,comment-id=00020000,timestamp=2016-03-25T09:13:16.118+0000)
lol you all took the bait
If the bait is to explain something in a simple manner, making myself look smart to thousands of people on boards, bait me more please.[slayer-pantheon-popcorn]
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The Smug1 votesFirst of all, we can already see your childish nature through that abrasive "come at me, kids". Second
Honestly your arguement has no anchor anywhere in it. It's very sad to hear that a mage built a
Please don't do this too yourself. None of us want to catch second hand embarrassment*[slayer-jinx-unamused]* .
Well said, I too downvoted this thread because i like tanky sustain mages
Abyssphere1 votesThe item isn't toxic, it's just overtuned. They should be sacrificing stats but they're not. Generally the trade off is the lack of CDR but that's not too big a deal in a meta where everything gets one-shot.
Void Nargacuga1 votes Stats at 10 stacks:
Passive
stats:
Passive
stats:
Passive
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Passive
Only thing you got right in your whole argument is the amount of AP you get is the same as a Rabadon's without its passive... Though it takes 10 minutes to get to that point.
A 
gives you more mana then a stacked RoA anyways. And finally Warmogs has WAY more health then it...
Kaleidos1 votesCute, an AP item being broken in a meta where APs are virtually extinct.
Wolfess1 votesfirst of all, rod of ages takes time to ramp up. If you're not doing something while it's still in the early stages where it's still relatively weak, then that's your own fault.
you dont get the same ap as rabadons, rabadons has 30% bonus ap passive meaning that it's 120 + 30% = 156 ap and further boosting all ap gains by 30% as well.
it might give the same hp as warmogs, but warmogs has hp regen and a stronger hp regen passive when you're out of combat for a period of time. RoA has no hp regen at all outside of the small hp/mana boost by leveling up where it tries to help you sustain a bit.
take advantage when mages are building roa's pieces first, catalyst just gives a bit of hp/mana, no ap or offensive stats. take advantage that they're getting a blasting wand and not a large rod meaning they have to miss a fat ap item for a lesser one because they need the gold for suby/sapphire/catalyst components and are not as bursty as other first-item paths.
Lost R1 votesStow the macho act in the overhead compartment before takeoff.
The main disadvantage of the Rod of Ages is it's a giant stat stick with no Unique Passive other than a health/mana boost on level up and slowly getting better over time. It doesn't have the shield or AP boost of Archangel's Staff, it doesn't multiply your total AP by 35% like Rabadon's Deathcap, and it doesn't give you ludicrous HP regen like Warmog's.
When it comes to items, people generally build items for their unique passives first, and the stats second.
Ralanr1 votesIt doesn't give the same HP as warmogs. If it did, then I'd build it on Sion more.