Talk:Rod of Ages/@comment-4937115-20130416025607

I believe that this item is not as popular as it used to be because of the mana component... In late game the extra mana means nothing except MAYBE a few extra casts. Sure, during laning phase it can compete with Athene's and AAS because of the level up passive, but at end game lvl 18? The mana is somewhat useless unless you are Singed, Ryze or Blitzcrank. And even then, Blitz gets more out of Frozen Heart + Banshee's, Ryze gets more out of those 2 plus AAS... Only Singed still has this as absolute undoubtable CORE. Its still good and efficient on a lot of champs, but its not as essential as it used to be...