Talk:Essence Reaver/@comment-26430338-20150524190550

Alright, I'll break it down and compare the Manamune to the Essence Reaver for Ezreal in particular as an ADC.

I suppose I'll start with attack damage.

Essence Reaver gives 80 hard AD right off bat at completion which is tied for the highest amount with IE/BT.

Manamune (Fully Charged to Muramana, champion level 18, with Triforce giving extra mana) gives 25 AD plus the Awe passive which amounts to 46 extra AD based on level 18 Ezreal's 2275 total mana. In short, at the end game Muramana will give you 71 hard AD itself which is still less than the 80 hard AD you get much sooner from Essence Reaver. What sets Muramana apart of course is its toggle which allows Muramana to have higher total peak damage in the end game but this advantage begins to diminish as more mana is consumed by it.

Reaver gives a much bigger 80 AD power spike sooner in the game while removing the need to charge an item to get there.