The LoL Patches thread

Oh. Oh really. If you use your full combo you will easily run through more than half your mana if you don't buy a tear. It's the exact same as Ryze except he benefits from the mana on his scalings as well.

Rod of Ages adds about half of the mana, more survivability, has a useful passive, and has better base stats overall (if you max out an Archangel's it does add more damage, however if you're dead you don't do damage). The reason Ryze gets Tear is because he scales with it. Doesn't matter that she's mana hungry, get a Chalice, get blue buff? Tear is a stupid buy for most Casters.

EDIT: Also the fact that you say she's extremely similar to Ryze is hysterical.