User blog comment:Yordleportal/Essence Reaver theory/@comment-13709532-20140701220420

Imo, this item was a pretty cool concept, but the numbers just came up short.

Like, a measly 50 AD (60 next patch) and only 2-8% of Mana return just comes up short, even if it is pretty cheap.

I would be completely fine with them increasing the price if they incresed its numbers more.