User blog comment:JmLyan/Alundre, the Magnificent Alchemist/@comment-10958553-20130714201712/@comment-7481207-20130714211700

The whole flavour with mix would be kinda lost if you didn't actually mix items.

I don't really see what you mean about being afraid of doing something other than damage when shooting for "any combination" if you want the "any OTHER combination" just use a combination that isn't one of the listed. His mana pot + ward deals 500 + 75% AP over its full duration, so he does have damage in a few of them, but he is more aimed at being a support that is best built tanky, though he could work as an AP off tank I guess or even mage.