Talk:Manamune/@comment-75.47.146.111-20110503045126/@comment-3213322-20110503051914

The argument is that most champions who would use the Manamune are better off getting mana regen runes and masteries and itemizing for straight attack power instead.

It's not a bad argument, but the community tends to take a rational point and try to twist it into an axiom to bleat. You're sacrificing a small amount of early-early mid game damage for the ability to relentlessly spam your abilities. There are certainly ways to take advantage of this tradeoff.