Talk:Banshee's Veil/@comment-89.75.167.175-20120102013834/@comment-4636093-20120120193647

Like all defensive items you take into account who your facing rather than who you're playing as.

And yes you will 90% of the time block a spell you would have preferred not to take. People tend to initiate with their CC. Amumu ults, Blitzcrank grabs, Xerath's Mage Chains, etc. And if they don't initiate with their CC in an attempt to pop your shield then it will be one of their highly damaging spells which they would have wanted to use to try and kill you.

The shield recharges really quickly too.