I'd much rather have them sitting with 1000ap while squishy and having to actually chose when they use their spells,
than spitting out aoe spells and cc like a machinegun spits bullets from range with 700ap and 40%-45% cdr while also being tankier and having permaslow 
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Thank you come again.
Its not like we haven't seen enough nerfs this last year.
That's what makes them a mage. They're not bursting assassins, they're not auto attacking AD's. They do consistent magic damage and that's what makes them so much fun to play.
20% slow really isnt a lot and if they buy rylais, they arent capable of 700+AP.
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is probably the only 1000AP build thats still viable - and it requires runes, infernals, blue pot, and baron.
most mages get 500~700 depending on if they go 80+AP items or go for the 70- AP utility items. Also, 40% CDR is kind of hard to hit unless you take CDR runes and/or ionias. most go to 30%. because blue buff/runes.
You are patches behind :) Rylais got hit with nerfs hard lol
one does not simply talk about mage balance on this boards.
aka u got down voted to oblivion LEL.
