This item should be given troll status right now. 
. It doesn't provide anything valuable for intensive mana users. The cost is too high and the stats are subpar. 
and 
are supreme mana regeneration items, providing better scaling 
and more usefull passives. I think it's about time to pull the trigger and lay to rest.
Illâoi Evê Siôn3 votesI still can't believe Mages are even viable after all those nerfs Riot knocked out. The prices of Mage Items are insane.
Der Lindwurm3 votesIt does have magic resist in addition to great mana regeneration and other perks, though from a raw power standpoint other items are indeed clearly better.
Johnny Jewstar2 votesYou don't get Athenes for the Mana Regen only. You get it for the Mana Regen _and _ MR. It's good on mages that have high mana costs and are up against a burst mage.
Mael bro2 voteswhat's the point in investing to buy 
if you can get 
if you're getting nuked too hard?
Johnny Jewstar1 voteswhat's the point in investing to buy
Because then you have to invest in two items rather than one to get the same result.
xSleepy1 votesyou get it for the mr in addition to the regen, and it's passive lets champs like kassadin dive in and blow their whole mana pool and not end up oom
shark music1 votesAre you kidding? Give up red cup? I need red cup! Red cup is the foundation of bombardment builds on people like Ziggs and Karthus, where I want to spam Q like one of those machines that fires tennis balls. You keep your dirty mitts off red cup!
Mael bro2 votesJust because you buy Athenes on Karthus makes your opinion invalid.