Talk:Archangel's Staff/@comment-24.187.128.45-20120904180325

Actually, due to the surprisingly huge amount of Crowd Control present, this item is no better or any worse than any other single AP item. Getting an RoA before Archangel's is not going to save your life if your enemy team knows to focus you. No amount of health is going to save a squishy character when you get hit by any kind of Crowd Control, and then gangraped. It just isn't going to happen.

Items do not make up for poor decisions. They do not make up for poor decisions made by your teammates, either. Having more health than the enemy will help you win 1v1's in the laning phase, but as far as teamfights go, you're screwed if you get out of position even once. The one exception to this is Zhonya's, because the enemies can't afford to sit and wait around for you to become vulnerable again. And even then, most people hit Zhonya's at 10% life. If you've wasted your escapes before hitting Zhonya's, you're usually still screwed.

So, do not bitch at people for building their character with an Archangel's staff if they are playing a character who can build its extra mana quickly, or who can stay far away enough that they can use its full potential to keep a constant stream of spells going. Bitch at them for being stupid enough to be in range of any incoming Crowd Control.