Talk:Essence Reaver/@comment-24621775-20140810072822

Been digging this item on Lucian, Graves, & Ezreal. I go 5% cdr in masteries, then Essence Reaver + Lucidity Boots + Brutalizer, the max CDR is awesome on them. I've always felt mana gated with those champions, and I LOVE being able to spam spells, and this item completely fixes those problems for the AD Caster Marksmen.

As everybody knows, the build is super awkward, especially with the big waits for BF Sword, and then the combine cost. A recipe that would make more sense: Forbidden Idol (700 g) + Pickaxe (875 g) + Vamp Scepter (800 g) + combine cost (1025 g) = Essence Reaver (3400 g). That way, if you wanted to itemize mana sustain somewhere in your build (especially if you have spare gold/ item slots for a Faerie Charm or two), it's viable to do so.