Runeglaive, huh? What is riot thinking?

Linna Excel··2 votes·624 views

Runeglaive looks weird IMO; I'm not sure why riot is trying it out.

There's not that many AP junglers much less ones that spam spells enough to want a spellblade effect. If you wanted that, you'd probably get LB anyways for the move speed and more AP.

I could see this on Sejuani only because TF is nice on her, but she's going to still want cinderhulk and go TF if she gets really fed. Evelynn is another possibility but I don't think this would be bought on her because she'd want the more stats that TF brings for AD builds, she doesn't need more mana so much, and AP eve would probably like the raw power and more CDR of magus. Elise is more of a bruiser I guess and I think she'd want cinderhulk as well. Vi wouldn't want it despite liking spellblade because it has no AD and she's got no AP scalings; she'd get TF instead. Jungle Leona is rare and is more of an AD bruiser than an AP bruiser; she'd want cinderhulk instead. Jungle Akali isn't popular enough to justify this and she'd want more AP. Fiddles wants more AP from magus. Jungle Kayle is probably not going to like the loss of CDR and the lower AP.

Who's this item for Riot? Honestly which jungler wants no mobility boost the other complete spellblade items gives and something with stats that are weaker than the other two items overall? Just about all of your AP junglers are going to want cinderhulk more as they are all either tanks or bruisers. The ones that aren't want more AP and/or CDR from magus.

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Deep Terror Nami2 votes

Probably for anyone that uses Lich Bane, and wants more mana but not have to stick with Ranger's Trailblazer. My first thought is Diana.

Linna Excel1 votes

Why not get LB for the speed and AP?

Deep Terror Nami1 votes

Maybe to simply rush another item, like Luden's (has more MS and AP, so the combination of the two sounds superior to me). This Runeglaive may very well not release, or come out a lot differently. We'll just have to see.

Droogzy1 votes

Diana would be another one that benefits greatly IMO,

Overall I'm kinda on the fence, it has less AP and CDR, but the AoE Sheen could be interesting, the biggest hurt will definitely be Fiddlestick. We'll have to see.

Skia Asteri1 votes

It needs to have the AP scale up after purchase like the Spectral Wraith from last season.

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