Quote (aneas @ May 3 2016 07:33pm)
It's 6 Mana vs. 9 Life + additional 5% Mana regen... after Self-BO & Max Mana items those stats might change to something like 17 Mana vs. 15 Life and the additional regen.
Just a matter of preference and opponent ImO...
+ 9 Life / Regen: additional Life could make the difference between FHR or not after PVP penalty, resistance, Spirit absorb & ES + % Regen might be nice with a 5k+ manapool.
+ 6 Mana just offers the greater overall mana reserve incl. TK bonus to lighten some blows.
Tbh I like the 9 Life one better assuming Bug Tal as armor so STR is indeed needed...
that 5% extra mana regen will more than make up for the lack of 6 mana by the time a duel is over