Talk:Athene's Unholy Grail/@comment-8197879-20130418040531/@comment-4937115-20130504000903

I agree. When compared to other AP items its usually a matter of low AP + infinite mana versus high AP. And to be honest I'd rather stay out as much as possible, get as much gold and XP as possible, and be ahead of the enemy even if at some point early on they have the potential to do more damage than me (or not, considering it gives mres)/

Apart from the fact that it gives both infinite mana and CDR to just spam spells forever, it also has magic resist. This synergizes perfectly for AP mana-based champions facing off against other magic-damage dealers, which seems to be the case 75% of the time in mid lane. The actual stats it gives are pretty comparable to other items and correctly priced, but what makes this item MUCH BETTER than the rest is the fact that everything it gives synergizes fantastically with each other.