Locket of the Iron Solari

My first impressions about this item...

It looks like a solid thingy that can fit in a support (mainly because you can finally make something out of a HoG other than Randuin's), although the shield looks a little weak. I need to test it in a real game. Other than that, Riot did a good job, me thinks. :p

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After use that item you gain Debuff what decrese incooming shields (casted by yourself and by other) by 50%... Like Heal ...
So use that items near Morde,lux,skaner,shen and other with shield will fail they skills...

Can sb sell this item to me? Even when thinking of AE heavy enemy teams and in combination with aegis this item still seems so sub par for most support champs I think of...

Maybe somebody can make me appreciate it more?

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I kind of think this item needs a better shield.

This is a Great item for the price you pay, as you Get a Great amount def(hp+arm) and decent cdr in addition to the active. And, compared to many supportive shields like Janna and karma the amount is not at all bad (at lvl 18 230x2 = 460). Notatbly compared before ap bonus, But supports wont Get Loads of ap anyway. The problem is, most supports Get both gp/5 upgrades, and with boots, wardstone and aegis there's only 1 spott left. Personally that spot goes to a mana / mreg gear such as athene's unholy grail. I know this isn't the only build for support, But the point is the same: It is a decent support Gear, But i can never justify picking this over something else. To make it more attractive i would suggest the 10 hp/5 as an aura, or half the cd on the active. And personally i would rather have both Those upgrades and a 500g+ more expansive item then what it is today.

I was not reffering to this item, speaking of an ap bonus or ratio, but reffering to mostly all other shields from champion spells. For instance, janna has an ap ratio of 90% on her shield, meaning 1 ap blocks 0.9 dmg.

And for the multiplying part, i must admit that i have either missread, or they have changed this item since last i checked it. Now however, it sheidls you, and ALL nearby allies, for an amount of 50 + 10/lvl. 10*18 = 180 + 50 = 230. In a teamfight with all allies (5 vs 5) this means a maximum of 230 * 5 = 1150, which is an incredible amount, and justifies the long cooldown.

It is amasing for suport, armor, health, cooldown red, and the shield works very well in team fight.

Thise item will help you a lot in team fights, AD carry's have a habit of focusing suport

I normly get thise item at level 9-10 its 140-150 hp shield for the whole team 700-750 eksta

And it only cost 2000g, i would say its a good deal

I've been using this for a while now and I"ve found it to be my most consistent producer after my aegis.

Pretty much all my support builds go with philo first, boots, sightstone, aegis, locket, and leave the last spot open for pink wards/oracle's etc.

I find the best synergy for this item is on Thresh. Throw your lantern onto everyone at the start of a teamfight to keep everyone's hp high right at the start, then when the lantern shields break pop this baby, the lantern is 180 + 40% AP ratio (we'll assume you build no ap such as my build) and the locket is 230. This is a combined 410 points of damage mitigation PER CHAMP since both thresh's lantern and locket are multi-champ shields. That's over 2000 points of damage you mitigate in a teamfight. The cooldown is also ridiculously short (60 seconds) and allows it to be up for every teamfight. You can't use it for every skirmish, but every teamfight is pretty easy to keep it available. The key is to use your lantern first then pop the locket in order to avoid the debuff on your lantern shield.

Shield isn't amazing, but it's pretty incredible to have early on Volibear. He benefits enough as it is from extra health and regen, and to stop being ignite locked on your passive just pop the active and heal 1/3 hp while ignite drains the shield.