Talk:Bard/@comment-8506165-20150325045212/@comment-8506165-20150325182359

^ Valor's Reward is diminished in efficacy on duo laners. You get it late already unless you delay Sightstone and skimp on pots, and then there's only so many levels you'll get in a duo lane before lane phase is typically over. It provides poor stats, as well: at the time our RoA rusher has Catalyst and a Blasting Wand I could have a way more useful Aegis, or most of a Mikael's Crucible, or 20% CDR from Morellonomicon ingredients... Or Sheen/Haunting Guise, for selfish damagey options on carry supports that show their worth much earlier.

But if you really do want Catalyst in lane there's still no reason to build it into RoA as a support when you could get instead for a useful team utility+CC active.