User blog comment:Deshiba/Case study; Mana Regeneration./@comment-5035765-20140921032141

can i just say that i find it hilarious that you're talking about this when you have an Urgot icon?

but anyway, i digress

if i remember correctly, the reason mana is a thing still is that it's supposed to be like... mana-gated abilities are supposed have more power/spammability, but are limited in casts so that it's not just like a constant stream of bullshit. Take Blitzcrank for example... if he had no mana gating, he'd be even more painful to lane against than now because he could spam grabs more