Itemization feels very non-imaginative now. One of the biggest culprits of this, in my opinion, is Morellonomicon. It's a CORE mage item, yet it has grievous wounds attached to it. Shouldn't this be a situational effect? It's a passive on an item that you rarely even need, but is a perk against lots of enemy champions.
I just wish mages had more options to chose from than Morello.
FooDang4 votes
thats the main reason why its core on most mages.
Heckin Support4 votes
Not to mention that nice 20% CDR. I just wish there were other options...RIP Athenes.
Votable Jester2 votesI still miss old Athenes </3
Troll for Trump3 votesWell...
Tank: Varies based on matchup
Jugger: 
Assassin: 
ADC: 
Mage: 
Enchanter: 
Muzét2 votesOne of the biggest culprits of this, in my opinion, is Morellonomicon. It's a CORE mage item
I mean. I'm not the first to say that but... Morello is the** only item** good enough to be rushed no matter which mage you are playing.
The issue isn't Morello by itself it's the itemization. A few months ago, I try to rush 
on Lux. It gave me a good sustain through the mana refund but sometimes I happened to be in a situation where my spelles were on cooldown and If I had a Morello or even a 
that could have helped me tremendously.
Take a honest look at what AP could build instead of Morello. And tell me why would they rush it over Morello? It's not even grievous wounds. I mean... Why are you complaining about grievous wounds. You need to reduce your target's HP before it kicks in. You could get rid of GW and put it on another item Morello would still be rush. I even once took Morello on Swain (as a second item), I've never felt so alive with him.
I'm still waiting for BBM items to come on SR so we can have some diversification.
ZapMyHeart2 votesNot like Grievous Wound is even beneficial on most mages anyways. Only good for DPS mages that want to duel against everyone else. Even then, with how obnoxious lifesteal is, not like it really matters.
For burst mages, if the enemy survives your burst, chances are they either murderize you (ADC or assassin) or run far away that you can't even catch them to follow up (tanks, fighters, etc).
WalkingInACircle2 votesYes. Can we get 4 different options with different passives like Zeal items?
Tèrminus1 votesMorellonomicon, Liandry's Torment, and Void Staff need to be chopped apart and reorganized.
Like how Last Whisper got reworked into Lord Dominik's and Mortal Reminder.
LunarEdge71 votesItemization feels very non-imaginative now.
I just wish mages had more options to chose from than Morello.
This is all that my brain can complain about.