Mana boots update!

While everybody is discussing what would they want changed in the next patch, I would like to bring my own 5 cents – mana boots.

I would like to see a refreshing change to them. Maybe not exactly boots but the mechanic provided by the item.

Right now I see people building mana boots as a transitioning item to go for lens or soul booster. Especially on supports.

Before lens existed almost every support went those boots to spam their spells and replenish teams mana. It was almost a “duty”. Right now it’s so rare to see the item in games, especially as a resource replenishment mechanic. Quite often I find myself on low mana on a pos 1 as a result I almost all the time ferry clarities from the shop by courier which wasn’t the case before the lens introduction.

When I find the mana ring neutral item on a carry it’s almost always a godbless. Best item for a pos 1 that is mana-starved. Second best is a shovel with occasional mango.

First problem is that energy booster is a main component for many useful items, even aeon disk. Second problem – it’s a heavy money investment especially compared to the tranquil boots which have a great buildup, all components are useful on a support and cheap. You are also able to roam and stay on full hp without the fear of being jumped on low resources.

Soul ring is cheaper than energy booster, provides health and armor which most supports crave. Right now soul ring and tranquil boots are a go-to for any mana-starved roamer that doesn’t build lens. And it’s understandable, they are cheaper and provide better effect.

I would really like to see some changes to arcane boots to actually make them an independent support item for a team. They function like that in greaves but you use greaves for a heal, not mana 90% of the time.

Maybe we could see the neutral mana ring becoming an item that costs like soul ring provides less mana but to all heroes in radius? Or something cheap that replenishes mana for a chosen hero by a small amount (yes, kinda like a holy locket but, again, it is build from energy booster, costs a lot for a support and have a niche use).

I would really like to see a teambased mana replenishment mechanic back as a staple and not a lucky temporary circumstance.