I know this has been suggested before and it's probably never going to happen, but does anyone else think it would be nice to have Moonflair on the Rift? This would give another option for Seeker's to build out of that would benefit the AP fighters.
darkdill6 votesI would very much like this too. Just a few problems...
Moonflair Spellblade could make them kinda broken if they can get a good source of AP, durability, AND Tenacity all in one source.
Earl Eulrich7 votesvery minor ap, no hp - so the effective health gained isn´t that spectacular actually, especially early on. It´s not a good snowball item on those champs compared to just going full ap - it would just add some build-variety, especially in the lategame and make a (healthier) bruiser-build playable instead of the binary assassin-build.
darkdill2 votesIt'd also make Fizz and Nidalee impossible to catch because you can't lock them down.
Earl Eulrich4 votesyea, those 0,3sec less CC totally make a difference and they aren´t allowed to get mercs anyway.
Kingsgrave4 votesI would very much like this too. Just a few problems...
Moonflair Spellblade could make them kinda broken if they can get a good source of AP, durability, AND Tenacity all in one source.
50 AP is barely a good source of AP
GundayMonday1 votesThis. There are a ton of champions that would use every single stat insanely well. Like 
and 
. Would be a balancing nightmare.
Balgoth2 votesI think that the champions mentioned are the ones that would obviously benefit from it, but if you look at the build that it would benefit it's the AP/bruiser. All of these champions are currently built as AP/assassions but they may be better as AP/bruisers with this item
Balgoth2 votesI don't think it would be broken... It would just be a good item for them. I mean this item is basically made for Diana (moon blade for the moon chick). Most champions have an item that is pretty much made for them so why not these guys?
Partholonian1 votesI'm not sure it would even be a good item for . Can he really afford to go in and not kill anyone? And isn't that what's going to happen if he spends a full item slot to get only 50 AP, anywhere in his first 3 items?
Possibly a bigger concern would be 
. And 
. And even actual tanks (they commonly build 
now, but having another viable tenacity option would mean they could build 
instead).
WidderEUNE2 votesI hope they introduce it when Abyssal Scepter is reworked. But with some stat changes: 100 AP, 40 MR, 35% tenacity instead of 50 AP, 50 Armor, 50 MR, 35% tenacity.
ArkenStorm2 votesNo
BobbyCarHaterX2 votesWell this would make 
pick/ban, since it provides everything that makes up her weaknesses
Solidair32 votesIt WOULD be nice. But Riot wants mages to be squishy. They are worried that giving them too many defensive options would be bad.
Zarxis2 votesI've been waiting for Riot to put 
or some other Tenacity item on the Rift for some time now. Zephyr doesn't provide enough direct damage to warrant building it early on for most champions, making it little more than a luxury replacement for boots, and AP champions don't want it (you might be able to build it as Kayle or Teemo, but it's hardly recommended).
I miss the Tenacity that Spirit of the Ancient Golem provided, once upon a time. It gave non-squishy junglers the option to build or other boots instead of building in almost every game.
Lissama1 votesMoonflair Spellblade - it is one of the most useless items from Dominion. Never see this shit in game.
Cindikle1 votesWith Abyssal getting changed I could see it working maybe.
As long as they died some passive into Hourglass so they couldn't get both. Maybe keep the stacking effect in all 3 items.
doubleguac1 votesI don't think moonflair would break the game, or anything. I just think it's a really, really boring item that allows champions to circumvent what should be an important choice. You should have to choose, at any given moment, between building offense/defense/utility. If you want a mix of damage and tankiness, you can build a few offense items and a few defense items, but you still have to choose, at any given moment, which one you want to work on next.
Items that give a mix of offense and defense have been nerfed time and time again, especially if they are rushable in lane, because they are hard to balance and ultimately boring. Abyssal got gutted in S2(? maybe 3?) for being able to do this. Atmas was gutted then removed from the game entirely. Sunfire has been nerfed repeatedly, particularly in the early game. Cinderhulk has been nerfed multiple times since its release. Frozen mallet was gutted.
At the end of the day, champions should have to choose between building offense and defense. Moonflair circumvents this choice, by being an almost 50/50 split of the two. Not only does it give an even mix of offense and defense, it gives an even mix of armor and MR, AND tenacity.
Moonflair's mix of stats means it will never be a bad purchase on any AP champion at virtually any point in the game. It might not be the best purchase, but it will always be a good one. This is a sign of a pretty uninteresting and ultimately poorly designed item.
It was released as a band-aid fix to help mages out in TT at a time when they were struggling. But the challenges squishy mages faced in TT don't exist int he same way on SR. SR doesn't need this band-aid.