800 gold for an extra 250 health and one extra ward charge is not worth it as a late-game item. Considering how good a Greater Stealth Totem is for warding, it rarely feels good to get a RSS.
But Riot seems to give no f&cks about that, and leaves it intentionally as a crappy final-level item for supports. I want to know why that is.
redniwediS2 votesIt is supposed to be a support item, and so it was given no offensive value. If someone other than the support buys it they either need to have great base damage or must be far enough ahead to afford a hit to their build path.
The wards are more than worth it, but the rest of the item might as well be support only.
darkdill2 votesI'm not looking to get it offensive stats; I just want it not to only grant 400 health and wards. It wouldn't kill the item to have some health or mana regen.
Talamare2 votesRuby is efficient at 8 Wards GST is efficient at 7 Wards
I suppose he does have a point that Ruby is a little weak
If I am paying 1100g more AND a slot, I would expect more out of it
I would say, increase the total cost to 2000 and increase the health it provides to around 600 To make it better worth the Slot
darkdill1 votes600 health would be abusable by Lee Sin and Elise. Instead, RSS should give some health and/or mana regen so it's more attractive to supports, but not to invade junglers.
junglerboy162 votesJust so long as they don't slap CDR onto it, almost any other additional stats would be fine imo.
Quepha1 votesyeah, why can't supports have the damage and defensive stats of someone their team is funneling gold into while also having massive utility and being able to handle the bulk of the vision game for their team?