Morellos evil tome, why its not used more?

[quote=XnMiller]I have a friend who rushs Morellos on Malz. Why? The mana regen, early AP, and look! CDR so he can nuke more. It outclasses DFG because it has better all around stats. The only thing it lacks is the active. Sometimes I build it on brand when we have heavy blue use champs in jungle or other lanes. Personally, I'd take this over DFG any game.[/quote]

[quote=th3BlackAngel]You don't need mana regen on Malz. The AP is neglible, and it is way too expensive to get simply for the CDR. Don't get me wrong, its a good item and I sometimes get it on Nid if I feel like I'm loosing too much mana shooting out spears and heals. But it is not a good option to rush it on any champion.[/quote]

[quote=Trojan995][quote=JunSupport] [[Ionian Boots of Lucidity]] are niche too because it's a boot item. [[Sorcerer's Shoes]], [[Mercury's Treads]], and [[Berserker's Greaves]] are more viable for most champions with the exception of building [[Void Staff]] to overshadow Sorc's in the late game. [/quote] However, in nearly every situation that [[morello's evil tome]] can be used well, [[ionian boots of lucidity]] work far better.[/quote]

[quote=XnMiller]How is 75 AP within 10 minutes negligible? This gives you an upper hand early on, especially with cooldowns to continually put pressure on a lane. Boots only give CDR, how can one even compare boots with Morellos?[/quote]

[quote=JunSupport][quote=Trojan995] However, in nearly every situation that [[morello's evil tome]] can be used well, [[ionian boots of lucidity]] work far better. [/quote] Like I said. It's a boot item. Shoe items have above-average viability because ALL champions need the movement speed. (Except for double phantom dancer carries end game. LOL you can run from late game Master Yi!) Comparing Morello's with Ionian Boots is like comparing Sword of the Divine with Berserker's Greaves. Boots are in a different category.[/quote]

[quote=th3BlackAngel]You could easily get a needlesly large and be on your way to a deathcap instead of buying that. I'm not saying its not good, but its not an item to rush.[/quote]

[quote=JunSupport][quote=th3BlackAngel] I'm not saying its not good, but its not an item to rush. [/quote] This. :) Good item, just situational.[/quote]

[quote=Crows foot]Aaand since it's a situational item you never rush it. Why? Well you don't know what the situation is too early in games :p I think that is part of the problem with MET, for it to be really useful you need it quite early.[/quote]

[quote=JunSupport]Being situational does not mean you can't rush it. It means you have to be able to evaluate the enemy team before deciding to buy the item. It's not about rushing it. It's about deciding which item will satisfy your combat needs. For people who don't have the experience to do this, [[Rabadon's Deathcap]] or [[Rod of Ages]] is the typical go-to item, the one you think "will help more then harm, even if it's not perfect".[/quote]

[quote=Illuvitarian][quote=Xenasis] Starting with a Meki Pendant is silly, really. You should be starting with a Doran's item (Ring for AP champions, naturally) or boots, Sapphire Crystal sometimes for a Catalyst on Anivia/Karthus. You shouldn't NEED any mana regeneration at all - if you have mana problems just get a Rod of Ages. The reason nobody uses it is because it's completely and utterly outclassed. You have unlimited mana and high CDR from blue buff anyway, factoring in runes and masteries, you are capped for most of the game. The only reason you'd want it was because of the CDR, it's AP is outclassed and you shouldn't need MP5 at all. Pure AP is just generally better than CDR anyway... What's better? - An Annie killing you in one bust An Annie taking away half of your health with a burst, then slowly chipping you down later on, giving you time to react and flash away Also, nobody builds Archangel's... It's a rarely used item that's only really viable on Karthus. [/quote] Yea no offense man but this is a very noon comment, reason being if you rush archangels or simply want to dominate your lane meki is amazing to have. People get worries when you can always harrass and they never will be aggressive against you if you always have the mana early to sustain your push/ harass Don't get me wrong dorans items are good but if you use and rush mana % items which is great on a ton of champs the meki + 2 health pots or 1 hp pot and 1 mana pot is much more useful If I'm running a bot lane it's always nice to have a meki + a hp pot + a ward for the river bush and you can do some serious damage and be safe I ALWAYS like getting an early lead ;) But I'm not trying to put you down, to each there own I just think you ought to try it before you knock it bro Semper Fi![/quote]