Talk:Essence Reaver/@comment-9866292-20150916203332

I'm always looking at this item but never buying it. I think the reason Riot hasn't done anything with the build path is that most of the champions who synergize with Essence Reaver have been building an early tear for some time now, which means a lot of their strength has been gated by the need for an early item with no combat stats. Jayce, for example, can already be really oppressive in lane. One of the few windows his opponents have for dealing with him is after he buys a tear and comes back to lane lagging behind in damage and survivability. If he could suddenly grab some early damage AND address his mana issues it might be too much.