Talk:Mejai's Soulstealer/@comment-3450702-20110617184500/@comment-3486816-20110713112544

if you get 1 kill or 2 assists for every death it remains cost effective, so it's really no sweat; the issue is that it doesn't add anything in terms of utility; it's pure AP until you max it. Keep in mind certain champs that are unstoppable late game; an early snowball (which the snowball items help with) can allow you to end the game too early for them to ever become a threat. That, imo, is the functional use for snowball items. Also, like the above poster mentioned, it's useful as the sole source of AP on a support, provided they don't need to sacrifice themselves for their team.