Talk:Abyssal Scepter/@comment-24055932-20160104092231

With the improvement of MR items, Abyssal now really is a double-edged sword. It's still unrivalled in the increase of duell power it grants: Both a lot of Mpen and AP to dish out more damage as MR to survive in extended duells between AP mages.

However, just one strong MR item like and its effect is gone - without a huge amount of AP or an additional, it is just as possible to run oom as it is to kill your opponent. In fact, this situation is that bad, that even are starting to fall out of favour and are being replaced by.

Mostly, I like this fact, as it differentiates short-term and long-term builds and forces AP wielders that build this item to actually fear tanks. However, building Abyssal comes with such a power spike in AP vs. AP lanes, that often there is no reaction other than building this item on your own as well. This forces non-assassins into an unfavourable long-term situation, granting this item way too much strategic power.