Talk:Cassiopeia/@comment-5077844-20140912142448/@comment-8921599-20140914040511

You don't get any ap until you upgrade RoA either, also tear is alot cheaper than a catalyst and they both give you zero damage. Tear/Archangels can stack faster than RoA if you use it properly so damage in relation to time is in Archangels favor, the only thing that you are getting from RoA over Archangels is tankiness and that's fine if your to scared of being bursted then you can go RoA no problem.

Also going Tear doesn't mean you have to go Rabadon's next, getting Zhonya's is normally much better unless your really fed. I really think your underestimating the amount of damage and how much time it takes to get Archangels and then stack it. RoA takes 10 minutes to stack fully, Archangles you can stack in ~7 minutes if you are stacking perfectly, even if your not you should be doing it in less than 10 minutes and if your not then id say you shouldn't be buying.