Tear of the Goddess Vs. Archangel's staff

[quote=MyBloodisBlack]I've wanted to ask this for a while but originally I thought it was stupid but being wiser I can see the benefits either way could have so I decided to see what everyone else thinks so here goes. When your build requires [[archangel's staff]] do you... A) purchase a [[Tear of the goddess]] then work on other items whilst building the mana up to then finish off the staff at a later stage Or. B) Make building The [[archangel's staff]] for first priority in the game Id love your inputs on this[/quote]

[quote=Vynertje]Generally I purchase Tear, get my core while I wait for tear to stack and when it hits about 500 stacks I start finishing the item itself.[/quote]

[quote=Crows foot]Well depends, since with Archangels you get almost the double mana for every stack, which makes it way quicker. Depends on what kind of champ you play. Nidalee for example can stack the tear quick enough, so can singed. And if you need the shield quick or do you need more damage since more damage is better to come from say rabadons or such.[/quote]

[quote=Thalia Kael]I usually just build Athene's instead since I find it so much better on almost every champion needing a mana oriented item but when I build it I usually get Tear, let it stack up pretty high then depending on how I'm doing financially I will finish it near max or at max. Most of the time I just need a big chunk of MR and there are certain matchups where the MR is useless and the CDR isn't needed as much on the champion so I build Tear and just leave it in my inventory until I have all my other items then either finally finish Archangel's or sell it for a different item since mana isn't as needed anymore since it will mostly be teamfights and stuff.[/quote]

[quote=xIchi]Nidalee for example: I rush the Tear, but then I get my Rabadons and my Sorc boots. At this stage of the game I decide wether I need more Manareg or a Shield, cause at 25 Mins you always have a 750stacked tear.[/quote]

[quote=luizdeh]I'd never rush an [[archangel's staff]]. Get tear, tier 2 boots, a core item, a part of another core and then go for it. That's usually how it turns out for me.[/quote]

[quote=Darealone]I'm with the majority on this. I buy [[Tear of the goddess]] and stack it while grabbing other items.[/quote]