Talk:Singed/@comment-2248060-20121212002938/@comment-4068613-20121212015312

It's really more of a luxury item for AP purposes, that also provides some other stat boosts. The cooldown on that shield active is absolutely backbreaking, but an early tear will basically solve your man problems for the rest of the game.

If you have a rough time with mana, or you're having a really easy lane, feel free, but generally you'll get better results with a Philo Stone along with Glacial shroud->FrozenHeart.