Will of the Ancients still wants its aura back
Riot, I honestly don't know why you removed the aura from WotA way back when, but it still bothers me that you made this change because it doesn't make any sense to me. I understand that spell vamp can get too powerful if there's too much of it in play, but there are two reasons why the aura removal still seems wrong after all this time.
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The aura was what made the item unique. Now that it's been removed, the item feels pretty bland compared to the other spell vamp item, Hextech Gunblade. With so much more to offer (and almost as much pure AP), the only reason I would take Will of the Ancients over Hextech Gunblade right now would be if I had zero use for AD. Right now, Will of the Ancients is by and large the inferior item because it doesn't have anything special anymore.
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Zeke's Herald still has its aura. The AD/lifesteal crowd still has its aura item and they're doing just fine with it. It seems patently unfair to take that kind of thing away from AP champs.
Bottom line: Bring back the aura. I believe you can find a way to make it balanced. I don't care if you have to drop the spell vamp to 15%. I don't care if you have to drop it to 12% (Hextech Revolver's spell vamp value). But please, for the love of the community, AP champs, and supports that want to help their AP carries, put that aura back on Will of the Ancients. It can be made to work. It should be made to work.