Talk:Athene's Unholy Grail/@comment-5067599-20120527140053/@comment-89.67.130.111-20120531214206

No, it's not, if you know how to manage your mana. There are very few mages who should build this item - Swain (it's still not neccessary), Anivia, Kassadin, Galio (in his case it's because he doesn't really have many options to get mana, and Chalice was already very good on him). Most mages are better off with Abyssal Scepter, Void Staff, Rylai's, or whatever else you can buy for similiar price. Of course, it's not a bad item, but upgrading Chalice early is a waste of money, it's better to keep the Chalice until late game.