User blog comment:Zilverdael/Seperate itemsets and why they are good/@comment-1330314-20140617111554/@comment-1330314-20140619135133

Mikael's been turned into a mage item. You may want to stop building it on a tank, if you think it doesn't work out for you.

The problem with giving utility items stats comparable to non-utility items is that they'd be simply better. In addition to their game-changing utility, supports would have the stats of a mage or a tank. Non-support mages and tanks are already on relatively equal terms with supports, and the latter are doing well enough already to not need the extra power you're advocating for. You're asking for support items to give large amounts of personal stats in addition to utility, stats that they do not need. You say that "too much power is focused on utility:" do you really think it would be a good idea to take away from that utility? Itemization is about specialization, not generalization: if supports really needed the raw stats you're asking for, they'd be able to help themselves to all the non-support items out there. Most already do: Soraka frequently uses, builds  and tank supports build. You may disagree with support itemization, but the fact is that it's going strong, and that supports are getting healthy power expression. While I personally think there should be more AP support items, there are no significant issues with the ones being used right now.