User blog comment:Leyrann/Why Chalice of Harmony is OP/@comment-4881935-20120827164833

what.

how is this any different against a champion who doesn't even have to manage mana? What you just described above is just like Lee Sin, Riven, Rumble, Renekenton, shen, akali, ken, mundo, vlad, and any the remaining manaless champions.

and to frank, if they buy chalice early in the game, at least they are trading the early game a bit. They are giving up damage for the ability to poke longer, unlike those champions I listed above, who can just go straight for more damage, or even sustain.