Talk:Singed/@comment-26533620-20151106133924/@comment-26533620-20151109065541

I said 33% because I believe buffs should be done conservatively. I could have easily said 40 or 50%.

Most Singed players these days (from what I've seen) do ignore his passive by simply not buying mana. They start with doran's ring or flask, then buy a doran's ring, and rush Rylai's Crystal Scepter, followed by Liandry's Torment and Deadman's plate. Doran's ring is enough to solve Singed's mana issues, so actually buying mana is not necessary.

This is why his passive is bad. Not only does it incentivize you to buy something you don't need, but the incentive itself isn't very impactful at all. A fully stacked Rod of Ages gives an extra 200 hp, which is nice, but is it worth the opportunity cost of delaying the Rylai's by 2700 gold, when a doran's ring is 400 gold? A Tear is an easier investment, but you don't have sustain, and for a similar amount of gold you can get a flask and a doran's ring.

I'm not saying Rod of Ages and Tear are bad items for him, but they do delay his power spikes, which are Rylai's and Liandry's.

All I was saying was that his passive wants to stack mana, while the rest of his kit doesn't need it. Therefore, I suggest reworking him into a true mana scaling champion (a la Ryze and Kassadin) or just giving him a new passive that actually does something.