Talk:VPBE/@comment-24613667-20140323152019/@comment-3974211-20140324015047

No. I'm fairly certain the live Will of the Ancients is the result of replicating Spectral Wraith for the lane. Spectral Wraith was never a strong late game item - it was just a ridiculously gold efficient early game item. However, Riot didn't factor the value of Butcher's damage amplifier. In season 3, I loved solo'ing Dragon on champions like Veigar; or Baron on champions like Cassiopeia. Butcher meant that the item was worth keeping late game - since it allowed you objective control. Will of the Ancients doesn't really offer anything late game - and it's just taken Riot this long to buff the AP (although I think this will inevitably just make the item too strong early game). Despite being designed for junglers - the old Spectral Wraith was actually really well balanced with regards to its power in specific situations.