User blog comment:DamonDraven/Oh, dear Reaver.../@comment-10958553-20141214225826/@comment-10958553-20141215195209

I still disagree. I felt the problem was that it cost a WHOPPING 2600 GOLD. I always felt that by the time I got my hands on it, I didn't need the passive any more. I think it needs to cost 1200 gold total, and then can by built into something more useful later on. The whole purpose of the item is to help the player get through the laning phase.

Another solution is have the essence reaver not include life steal what so ever. Have pickaxe build into the essence reaver, that resores mana, then have that combine with the brutilizer (or something else) to become a complete damage item.

I just think that the mana passive needs to show up a lower gold cost as it becomes useless late game.