Thread:XidanesHatred/@comment-1157851-20150124161513/@comment-24082016-20150125161004

I know some people who invest the 3 in archmage, or even jsut 1 since the first point retuns the most. Like i said, anything is fine. The main reason I didn't say it was a must, was because it's returns would be a slower buildup for certain AP builds, like AP AS. But if you look at it's returns, it just doesn't seem all that helpful regardless.

Archmage 1 point = 2 ap per 100 points. In application, thats

1.2 point more Damage on Q, .45 of an additional heal point, and .25 of an additional righetous fury magic damage point per 100 points

Archmage 3 points = 5 ap per 100 points. In application, thats

3 point more Damage on Q, 2.25 of an additional heal point, and 1.25 of an additional righetous fury magic damage point per 100 points

just multiply those numbers to get an idea of how much AP  you'll need before the return makes a noticable return, and then keep in mind at what lvls u're likely(with a decent farm, not counting kills), to reach these threshhold AP numbers.

With Kayles abilities scaling at a fraction of her total AP, the returned usefulness of investing in Archmage seems rather abysmal to me. No early game advantage derived, and late game return is negligible. You'd be better off with getting the AS mastery, or something else. Double Edge Sword would be good inlane, assuming you don't fall behind. Out of lane, if you have the tendency of being out of position, w/ righteous fury up, you'll be getting taken down that much faster.

If my math is wrong, please do correct me, but this is what I got.