Talk:Abyssal Scepter/@comment-108.76.158.5-20120515083609

Why do people keep making the argument "if you want magic pen, get void staff, if you want MR, get BV." The whole point of this item is that it gets you defenses while still providing offensive stats. If you're an AP carry every item you have should be increasing your damage output, hence no BV. That's like saying "why get Maw of Malmortius, just get BT for AD or BV for MR"

As an overall comment to the whole "magic pen vs magic reduction" issue, I would say get this item when you don't have sorc shoes to make up for the loss of magic pen, on someone like Vlad who might go Ionian boots (and also likes the tankiness).