Talk:LeBlanc/@comment-76.92.140.157-20130313102252/@comment-92.36.43.198-20130321225433

Chalice abd Grail still provides more mana and that's a resource you can spent (cast spells more frequently and freely, without missing an opportunity to land damaging combo out of fear that you'll go OOM later when you'll need mana) no matter how you look at it. If they build considerable resistance you won't be able to burst them before going OOM while they can be perfectly able to wear down and burst you. Don't forget that Grail also provides resistance and CDR. In general, if you building ONLY AP ignoring other stats youare restricting yourself to a very narrow playstyle - jump and burst someone before they smash you with a flyswatter. You cant sustain long opposition, can't sustain damage even if focused for a half-second, can't do anything fast enough upon using your combo and if enemy is tanky enough you become useless and whine that LeBlanc falls off in late game.

About RoA - talking in comparison with Grail and saying things like that is at least odd. It provides more AP, mana pool and mana regen does not exclude each other, you'll need mana if you are going to cast a lot since regeneration is more long-term oriented. And any mage needs at least some bonus health or he will die A LOT more often. You dont sacrifice anything by building it, especially since you can combine it with the Grail.