ultimately we need to be able to combine from something other than seekers, its too horribly cost ineffective to be core on anything.
Cloth armor + ability tome ->
1050g = 30armor + 20ap + shielding passive gain a 20~100 shield based on level when you haven't taken damage in the last 45seconds. (would refresh on backs or you are rewarded for dodging skill shots)
-> combines with blasting wand and giants belt
3500 cost for 50 armor, 350 health, and 60ap, upgraded shield passive, which leads to a better defensive buy than zhonyas for combat oriented mages.
the goal with this item is to provide more defensive stats, i was pretty conservative with prices and the AP, dont want anything broken ya know? i thought about a lower combine cost.... but it seems like a lot already for any one item.