User blog comment:Leyrann/Why Chalice of Harmony is OP/@comment-5194571-20120827200804

I sorta agree and sorta disagree. Yes, it's a very powerful item that I almost always get on any AP mid. (I can't always rely on me jungler to give me blue when they should, so I like to take this as a precaution. The MR is welcome either way.) I don't play top much at all. Alone, it isn't op. The stats it provides are very good for the cost, but not too good. Athene's is an excellent late-game item no matter how you look at it. It does, however, feed into a much stronger combo. (Fully stacked) AAS + Athene's + Spirit Visage + Blue buff = around 300 mana/5. Yes, Spirit Visage does effect mana regen. Go check the page. Read the comments. Find one I left, then come back and tell me I'm wrong. Think of it this way: Anivia ult at rank 3 costs 60 mana/sec. That's a lot. Without the unique passive from (Athene's only a little stronger than Chalice) that mana regeneration would not be possible. Sure, it's a very specific set of items, but at ~2% mana left, you can reach a point where you can keep up that Anivia ult for infinite time. The only thing that can cost more is Swain ult, but only if active for long enough. If fully utilised, this item does make a much larger difference than the item description makes it sound like. But it's certainly not OP. Want an OP item? Try Innervating Locket. And it got removed. Everything is balanced, no worries.