When to buy Ruby Sightstone?

The only time I'd see myself buying it is if the team actively flushes out my wards, like, a lot.

Until then, use the 800 gold to invest in something else

Supposing you're playing support, I would hold off Ruby Sightstone for items that give me either CASH or improve my abilities of harass or sustain.

I find that the regular Sightstone does the job perfectly and is incredibly gold efficient. I hardly ever come across an event where Ruby is needed.

Speaking of events, Ruby would be great if you're dealing with a lot of harassment and need that extra tinge of health to stun or save.

Treat Ruby Sightstone like a luxury item: Buy it when you don't have much else to buy and you'd like that extra charge, but otherwise hold off on it if there's something smarter to buy.

I buy it as the very last item If I need more hp i can go randuins/sunfire/aegis/righteous glory/face of the mountain/ etc etc

The only thing RUBY over regular sightstone offers now is additional hp. When there was a cap on wards placed at a time from the original, it offered a +1 to that, but as they removed that, there's only really the added.. 180? I think.. nope, sorry, 250 hp. The extra gold spent on that could really be used for something (or a piece of something) more gold efficient at this time.

Most support games I don't even finish it. I'd sooner get extra pinks or elixirs than buy it. If, for some reason, I'm like scrooge mcduck and swimming in gold, I might finish it. If I remember.

I just don't feel like it offers enough benefits for the gold you're spending to make it worth your while.

-T

I pretty much never finish it. The only situation I can think of where upgrading sightstone is viable over buying / saving for other items is if you're already fully built.

i buy it like really really late game for maybe the extra 400 health? tbh I don't really need it anyways. Buy it when you have nothing to buy in the store. lol

When Baron is a strongly contested objective. That extra ward means that you don't need to back as often and can stick around the team much longer.

So... like Lv 16+, when either team is capable of winning a fight at Baron. Or a little bit earlier if the battle for vision is becoming harder.

Otherwise, spend your gold on other things.

Generally I save Ruby Sightstone for once I get every important item. Ruby Sightstone is really not a high priority UNLESS you want "extra" survivability (+250 HP).

While most of these posts are right to describe it as a luxury item, the other situation you buy it is when a lot of other roles would buy elixirs - when you need a small extra boost to combat effectiveness right now and can't afford anything else, and the game will probably be decided in the next few minutes. You'll often see a lot of ruby sightstones pop up when there's going to be tense standoffs around baron/dragon in the mid to lategame, both because the extra ward is important and for the immediate small increase in survivability.

I finish it last since it only offers health and 1 more ward. You'll get more value upgrading your other slots with your limited cash.