It's more a "We'll see how this goes" item, thanks to
.
If I start
and get 10 stacks on it, then I know I'm playing safe enough and getting enough kill participation that I can justify buying
. Since
no longer needs full stacks to be effective, it's OK if I get killed every so often. If it looks like I'm no longer able to maintain >15 stacks, then I can sell it back and buy something else.
Sword of the Occult was removed because it could only be picked in a situation where you were going to stomp your opponent. Mejai's Soulstealer works because you can alternatively stack it by being safe and still helping the team.