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You don't seem to realize that the major MR items are getting nerfed along with the AP item update. Also with this update most AP item's will give 80 AP, and all the item's have other useful stats attached to them, and some will have really powerful active's to give you even more damage.
(40, 120, 80, 120, 100) x 1.3 = 598
(WTB void staff....)
Honestly after all the AP item's are updated this would probably be a fairly shitty build considering what else you could have built. I imagine pretty much all mages will build at least 1 of the new hextech items. Most mage builds will look something like this
Sorc Boots, Morello, Rocket Belt, Zhonyas, Void Staff, Death Cap
(15(Runes) + 80 + 80 + 70 + 80 + 120) + 35% = 600.75
This assumes that they take lower AP items instead of ROA, Luden's, or Rylai's.
As for this, that's pretty much exactly what the active's on the new hextech item's are for. Rocket belt will have a 25% AP ratio on its active along with 100-250 base damage, and the GLP-07A will have a 20% ratio with 100-200 base damage.
I think you're looking at this all wrong, and I think these item changes will be a significant buff to mages, and again the major MR item are being nerfed.
at the end of the day, its less damage output than any ADC build out there. im getting at we need more than this in order to achieve a damage dealing mid lane build. as in look to a mage so you can have a diverse damage team, rather than a full blown AD team such that someone can actually hurt the enemy tank.
im fully aware my build isn't ideal, its average. and that average build isn't enough. a full AP build would be lich bane, rab cap, ludens, rylias/roa, 20% CDR item like morello. and then either sorc boots for the pen or lucidity for the CDR, where you want sorc boots against a 30MR squishy carry, and 10% CDR in all other situations.
those actives are negligible because you have to get close to use them, you dont want to do that.
i can imagine some synergy with rocket belt and lich bane, but not everyone builds lich bane and autos, some people like to poke, in which case they wont ever benefit from the new actives, they'll opt for RoA or rylias/liandries instead. in which case... they'll still sit on 750AP at the most. which isn't much getting back to the original problem of mages not being a source of damage for their team.
do you know why?
because mages have mostly poor scaling ratios, and DFG is gone to deal with pen.
i felt powerful back when i had DFG, rab cap, zhonyas, all 120 AP. and AA/seraphs too for my high mana costs/needs. void staff for good measure.
-10% DFG CDR, -50 AP on zhonyas + 10% CDR on zhonyas, +10AP on void staff, -20AP on any other fill large item,
all increased costs.
those days are over.
for half the gold of zhonyas /s
(the ones in need, and are hurting right now) simply cant use any of them.