User blog comment:Odisseas25/You want blue? NOPE/@comment-7878249-20130505150554

No. Blue buff IS for the jungler. Mid can afford their own mana items, jungler can not. The meta is min-maxing too much with supports that never build damage and junglers which are basically another roaming support.

Mid taking blue is powerful, but if things don't go your way your team will collapse because it's a 2v5 with an underfed jungler, underfed support, and a mid with no mana.