Talk:Spirit of the Elder Lizard/@comment-154.5.107.76-20121214080958

While the true damage effect looks awesome on paper, it's hard to see this item getting a lot of serious use.

By the time you're sitting around with a Spirit Stone and a Pickaxe, you could've had a whole Wriggles. Wriggles is just such a perfect early game item for AD-based junglers to rush, so cash efficient and gives you a little bit of everything you could need other than magic resist. Assuming you put off picking up a Pickaxe in favor of some defensive items, you're still sitting with a Spirit Stone stinking up your inventory in the meantime. Regen is great and all, but it's not helping you much during a gank, when your items really matter.

Neat mid/late game item for a handful of champs, but the early game cost of waiting for it is high.