Talk:Swain/@comment-5266525-20130225202707

Am I possibly the only Swain ever to not like getting Rod of Ages? O_o

Raw health doesn't synergize with his healing as well as raw armor or magic resistance does. That's not to say I never get any health - I have Liandry's and occasionally I will invest in a Rylai's too - but it's just not a focus of mine. Valor's Reward is nice for sustain, but I seem to do just fine with only an early Chalice and my ultimate for mana and health respectively (I'm content to just sit back and farm with my W to get through the pre-six portion of laning).

The problem with this compared to getting an RoA is that I can't ult for especially long periods of time, but rather in short bursts. It's a major nuisance if a team drags on a teamfight for long enough, even with maxed out CDR for the 8 second cooldown.