User blog:Fistful of Force/Avarice seals aren't worth it.

Avarice seals give 0.25 gold/10 seconds. In a typical 40 minute game of 2400 seconds, with 9 avarice seals, that a mere 540 gold. Sure you might be able to buy seven wards, or an oracle, but honestly, you can do more with those seals. If you are playing a kill lane like blitz or taric, you can get 13 armor for fights, and if you are playing a sustain lane like janna/soraka you can get another 4 mana per five.

In the grand scheme of things, avarice seals aren't worth it.

If you really, really want gold per five on your runes, use avarice quints. Much more worth it. 3 avarice quints is 3gold/5, which is 240*3 = 720 gold in a 40 min game.

Much better.