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Listen, I know I'm not a pro player in LCK, (I'm silver), but seriously Clozer's Syndra build vs Dplus was so weird. This is not meant as hate on Clozer. I like him and he's by far the best player in his team. I've seen this kind of item path before, it usually doesn't go well for the Syndra and I wonder why they do it?
Runes
Primaries: First Strike, Perfect Timing, Biscuit Delivery.
These rune make sense to me considering this is a pro game. You will easily be able to proc FS against Annie. Stopwatch is super meta in pro play since if used correctly it can turn a teamfight. Biscuits don't seem necessary if you instead go for Manaflow Band and again you will be able to hit Annie with abilities, why else go FS in the first place?
Secondaries: Second Wind, Overgrowth.
Ok, this doesn't make sense to me. Like, how is this going to really help a Syndra? You are playing vs ANNIE, not Xerath, Viktor or Lux which could poke you. Is it because of Tibbers? Could someone explain these runes on a SYNDRA vs ANNIE lane?
Quickly, I'll mention that ShowMaker chose Manaflow Band and Scorch as secondaries which honestly make more sense to me.
Items
Ok, this is where it gets really weird to me.
Starters: Corrupting Pot
He already has Biscuits, and now he needs even more Mana/Health vs Annie? Personally, I hate not having the extra dmg on AA + extra AP from Doran's Ring for farming so maybe I'm a bit biased.
1st recall @ 04:03: Doran's Ring, Boots, Control Ward.
Wait, now he needs even more Mana regen this early in the game? Also this delays his item so much. Forget fighting over Rift Herald/Dragon or even Scuttle Crab at this point.
2nd Recall @ 6:30: Mercury's Treads
Ok, what?! Why is he buying T2 boots first in an Annie lane where you can't dodge any stuns? They even have a Vi jgl. More delay for his dmg. How is he going to get ANY gold from FS with this item path?? ShowMaker buys just Ionian Boots of Lucidity which makes perfect sense as he has to dodge skill shots in his lane.
3rd Recall @ 10:54: Lost Chapter, Amplifying Tome
Lost Chapter is absurd gold value right now so it's a good buy on Syndra but why didn't he just build that right away then?
4th Recall @ around 12:15 (they were showing a replay): Fiendish Codex
This is where the enemy team comp comes into play. They have one tank, Sion. Is it really necessary to build Liandrys against one tank when you sacrifice so much burst against the other 4 champions? Syndra is a BURST MAGE. After he has delayed his mythic this much, Liandry's starts to make more sense but it still makes him largely useless against most of the enemy team.
Death @ 15:15: Liandry's Anguish
At this point ShowMaker has already had his Hextech Rocketbelt (same cost) for about 50 seconds and has already used it twice vs champions even though he was DOWN 200 IN GOLD.
After this Clozer builds Void Staff which I guess makes sense if you've already built Liandry's, but now you really won't deal any damage for the rest of the game. LSB lose the game and Syndra deals 10k dmg in 30 min.
In the LPL and MSI, Knight always goes Sorcerer's Boots and Luden's and he has a crazy WR on Syndra.
What do you guys think?

The morning after our victory, I led a small team of Paladins, Clerics, and Artificers, with Rogues outside of sight alongside us.
Well, it was more accurate to say that we took one of the military vehicles and carefully drove it over to the next city. The Artificers didn't strip entire cars bare on the street, they had to get it into a garage somehow.
This excursion was primarily exploratory, to see what we were dealing with at the end of our effective territory.
The blockade was a nice touch. We slowed to a stop, we got out, and we approached. When they raised their guns, I held my hand up, and we stopped.
"This is a formal request for a ceasefire." I stated, projecting my voice with the amplifier. "We will continue to approach, opening fire will signal to us that you do not value your lives."
We continued approaching, the guns still trained on us.
The person who came out to speak with us was more forced out, he clearly didn't want to be the one to talk to us.
"Am I to assume you speak with authority?" I asked. He looked at the other soldiers, he didn't have a clue. "Then I'll make this concise and brief. You will dismantle this blockade, you will retreat, and you will not prevent us from making contact with the neighboring city. Any attempts to prevent us from passing will result in your immediate capture, any attempts to harm us will result in your immediate death."
The standoff was tense, after a few moments, I began to count down. "Five."
I could see sweat beading down their faces.
"Four."
Eyes wide, terrified.
"Three."
They broke first, backing away, guns still trained on us.
"If your intention is to retreat, such that you can face us with a larger force, allow me to make one thing clear." I blasted their blockade apart, some of them screamed. "Your bullets are useless against us."
They ran, we cleared the blockade away, and we repeated this two more times.
Seeing the city after so long felt... overwhelming. I had completely forgotten how big it was. It was almost enough to not notice the checkpoint, and the fifty of so Humans who stood on the other side, guns pointed at us.
"I will allow one of you to shoot me." I said, walking toward them. "A freebie, use your highest caliber, try and hurt me."
The bullet that struck me ricocheted into a tree, The silence that fell was just as deafening as the report from the gun, they stared at me in utter shock, and then they all ran
Several Human civilians looked at the fleeing soldiers, then looked at us as we stepped out from our territory and into theirs.
"Oh, shit. That video was real." I heard someone say. "Look at that sick fuckin' armor." Another spoke. "Are they going to attack us?"
"Halt." I commanded, my troop stopped, the tension in the air was palpable.
"My name is Ruuk Stingtail." I spoke. "For the time being, I come in peace, and invite anyone who is curious to ask questions.After all, it has been a solid year and a half since we had any contact with anyone other than enemies and ourselves."
There was still tension, of course, but eventually someone did approach, cautiously, of course. "Yo, uh, can I touch you? You know, to make sure you're actually real and not some sort of weird animatronic?"
I reached my hand out and he touched it. "Whoa." He pulled his hand back.
Several Humans had pulled out their phones, they were already recording us. I quickly appraised the people around us, looking for anything we could exploit for our own uses. I noticed someone with their arm in a sling, it wasn't in a cast, but it was wrapped up.
"You there." I said, pointing at him. He pointed at himself. "Yes, come here."
He approached cautiously. "What happened to your arm?" I asked.
"I, uh, I tore a muscle." He said. "Doctor said I can't do much with it until it heals."
"Ruka." I said, looking at the Paladin of Bahamut. He walked closer. "Show us your injury, if you would."He did, there was the ugliest bruise I'd ever seen.
"Do you consent to having your injury healed?" I asked.
"What?" He asked, blinking.
"I'm offering to have your injury healed." I reiterated.
"Yeah, sure?"
Ruka gently laid his hands on the Human's arm. "O, holy Bahamut, heal this grievous wound and grant wholeness and wellness to his man, zyak qe coi."
The Paladin's hands radiated holy light, the bruise rapidly faded, and the Human stared at it, utterly awestruck. "Holy shit." He gasped. "I mean-"
"It is not taken as blasphemy." Ruka stated, holding his hand up.
"We are here-" I spoke, looking at everyone, "-to prove our existence beyond a single video. Circumstances demand that what we do isn't simply charity, but the means by which we can survive. For this, I am sorry, I recognize that in this way, I am using you." I paused, dredging up and wiping away tears. "Our people depend on this."
If we were to have any form of peace, any form of justification for war, we needed to be sympathetic. By taking prisoners, we made ourselves targets to any would-be vigilantes looking to serve their country.
By being up front about our intentions, we showed a quiet desperation, efforts made to foster peace, even though I had bared the fangs of war.
More Humans gathered, those who were sick or in pain, we provided healing. I told our story, of how we one day woke up like this, the struggles of finding ourselves in a situation where nothing was made for us, how when we were quarantined, we were forced to fend for ourselves. How when the mine collapsed, we worked together to save the trapped miners. How when we were blockaded so they could force us to die en masse, how we were blessed with miracles.
How, when we fully understood what our intended fate was, the people heard the wisdom of my Emperor and elevated me to the position of Imperator, and how I used my authority to direct our people to our first victory.
"I shall admit, taking those soldiers' lives brought us satisfaction." I said. "They had oppressed us, tried to eradicate us, we gave them every opportunity to choose peace, to choose life. I just can't understand how they couldn't see us as people who desperately wished for love and compassion."
I laid it on thick, and the Humans ate it up.
Before long, we had expended our spells, and I said, "We will try to return, presuming the military doesn't try to carpet bomb us into oblivion, our prisoners of war be damned. I pray your leaders see reason."
We returned to our commandeered vehicle, closing the checkpoint so nobody could get in, and we returned to the city.
We did this each day we could, speaking words of hope for peace, determination to protect ourselves as needed. As always, we provided healing to those who needed it, some people even came, desperate for relief from something incurable, to which we did the best we could. Throughout this, I spoke of things to come, a thriving city, as much a part of the world as anywhere else, a place where we could share the wonders of magic.
I was asked, "Why do you close the gate when you leave?"
I simply answered, "If you entered, they would force you to remain, even though we know anyone who remains Human under the Divine Gate remains Human." It was an embellishment, but it was more poetic and exotic.
Throughout all of this, the military watched us like a hawk, waiting for us to slip up and cause some damage.
Days turned to weeks turned into a month, and we had solidified our existence to the world. We turned the checkpoint into our border, our Rangers found that we were completely sealed in on all sides by fencing.
I declared it the territory of the Empire.
"All of the land that the U.S. government sealed off belongs to the Empire." I spoke. "By locking it behind fence and gate, they have declared it our border, and we shall agree to that sentiment."
It was such a tiny parcel of land, compared to the rest of the continent, but it could comfortably fit ten offshoot villages, each which could connect us to other cities.
Construction of the new border wall began shortly after, the fencing uprooted piece by piece, replaced by solid stone proudly displaying the anachronism our lives had become, and even though there had been no agreement to peace, the U.S. government was powerless to stop us.
The moment I had claimed the land, the moment it was known to be claimed, my Emperor had claimed it in turn. By the end of the week, we had a new border wall built, one that was staffed with Rangers, Druids, Fighters, and Artificers. One that was connected by tramways, simplifying travel.
And throughout this all, Darastrixthurhi was transformed from a lifeless rock, to a city teeming with plantlife.
My Emperor held me in his arms as we laid on our bed. Sharing a bed together had always been a highlight of his being with me, his willingness to hold me, to touch me, made it all better, made it all right.
"Our enemy stalls for time, while we win the hearts of their people." He mused. "I can hear them praying to me, wishing for strength, for power, and I pull on them, make their hearts yearn. Tomorrow, invite them to visit, to witness the splendors of our nation, to feast with us in the name of peace."
"As you wish, my Emperor." I spoke.
"Ruuk, I permit you to call me your love."
"As you wish, slaitov." I replied. "Shall there be a day when we show our subjects?"
"I shall announce it during our feast." He replied.
My heart thundered, it was so sudden, yet... "Thank you, slaitov."
"Soon to be husband, Imperator mine." He replied.
When I announced the feast, the Humans who wished to join us were ecstatic. I even extended the invitation to the military personnel. "Come as civilians, if you would." I said.
The preparations that went into the feast went underway, we had a good hunt and our efforts to preserve our food was going excellently. When the Humans arrived, they marveled at the tramways, the architecture of our housing, our magical wonders. Some even saluted me, though they said they simply wanted to give me the respect I deserved.
I ensured they had the grand tour of the town, but when we neared the wall into the Fortress City, I spoke solemnly, "Any further, and you risk your Humanity." I looked at them all. "I would interpret any such entry as a desire to join our Empire, and will expect a pledge of loyalty."
The look of longing in their eyes showed me that my warning was largely going to be ignored. Hell, a handful of Humans walked right in, transforming almost immediately.
"It reacts to a want to become a Kobold." I said. "Anyone who doesn't want to might have a better time of it."
While our new citizens were given some proper clothing, I led the rest of the Humans around.
"Why didn't you stop them?" One of the Humans, a female soldier, spoke.
"Why should I?" I asked. "I very clearly stated what would happen, they made the choice."
I showed them around the Artificery, magic items and what technology we were able to make was proudly on display. I noticed one of them palm a device and walked over to them, holding my hand out. "Do not think we are not paying attention." I said. There was a tense moment before she put it in my hand. "Besides, this is just a little hand fan." I flicked a switch, two paper and wood blades extended and began to spin. "You taking this would have left one of our prisoners without any form of air conditioning."
I put it back, they tried to hide the anger at my casual mention of prisoners.
"Are they being treated well?" The soldier asked.
"Yes." I said. "Due to the lack of wireless signal, we allow them their phones so they have something to occupy their time when we're not putting them out in the yard for exercise or giving them their ration."
"You're forcing them to eat rations?" She asked.
"We all eat rations." I replied. "Feasts like this are for when we have a surplus that we can't guarantee to keep." I smirked. "That being said, as we are smaller, we need less to eat than the average Human."
I didn't pretend any of that was meant to be reassuring. "The prisoners will be joining us for the feast." I said. The incredulous looks I got elicited a chuckle from me. "If you think I'm being bold or flippant, we have them fitted with enchanted collars that will choke them if they attempt to flee. They are cursed, you see, and can only be removed with magic."
"That's fucked up." Another soldier stated.
"Inhumane, actually." I corrected. "But it's the only thing we have available that won't accidentally kill them. The worst that will happen is they'll pass out, a passive regeneration effect will keep them alive."
"Have you... tested these collars?" A third soldier asked.
"We have a small group of Sorcerers in the Warren who tried to summon a Demon for power." I said. "They have tested the collars every now and again, usually by fucking around and finding out." We approached the area where the feast was being held, food was already being set up, the prisoners were already seated, their eyes widened when they saw their fellow soldiers.
"You won't get away with this." The female soldier growled.
"Funny, that's what we said when we were locked in here." I replied. "They are fed, given water, are clothed, and are provided shelter. That's far more than we were ever given."
I directed them to their table, and soon, everyone was sat, except for my Council, and my Emperor. They arrived shortly after every one was seated, each took their seats. I sat beside my Emperor's seat.
I noted that same female soldier was attempting to film us surreptitiously.
"Today, we are gathered to welcome our Human guests, those who have seen us as people, rather than monsters." My Emperor spoke. "The establishment of my Empire was always a dream, to bring back a glory lost to time, to honor the thousands who died during the first Dragon Rage, to honor those who were murdered by my long-standing enemy." He looked around. "It had always been me desire to hunt down every last one of his children, to eradicate them, it was my Imperator who entreated me to choose compromise."
He paused, taking up a cup. "These Humans are here because my Imperator has likewise chosen compromise, to cast aside the hatred that has grown in his heart, for the sake of our peace and prosperity. Enough lives have been lost, let the first year of our Empire not be drenched in blood, that in peace and prosperity, our greatness is acknowledged, whether grudgingly, or emphatically. To my Imperator, without whom this victory would have never been manifest."
Every Kobold raised their cups, including our new citizens.
"And to our guests, who have agreed to come here in peace. May their wisdom be echoed by their leaders."
The cups were raised again.
"Now enough talk, let us feast!"
The Human frowned, putting their phone away. It was clear she didn't get what she wanted from that. After everyone polished off their plates, the people began dancing as our musicians displayed their newly awakened Bard Class- it seemed not simply playing or doing well at the arts was enough, one needed confidence and a desire to entertain.
Our guests were allowed to mingle and enjoy themselves, though the prisoners were kept under guard, any Soldiers who wished to speak to them would have to live with the fact that they would be listened in on, and considering the guards could use the spell Comprehend Languages, well, they wouldn't be able to hide beneath a foreign language.
"So, you're the leader of this little group." I regarded the Human who approached me, that same soldier who seemed bound and determined to catch us with our pants down.
"Yes." I said. "Your attempt at catching us with your recording won't work, you know." She betrayed surprise. "One, any idiot would know not to say anything incriminating at a party their enemies are invited to. Two, anyone stupid enough to do so wouldn't even make it as far as we did."
"Indeed." She said. "What was this about compromise?"
"Exactly as it sounds." I replied. "My God, Kurtulmak, has nurtured a well-earned hatred of Gnomes, considering their God committed near genocide against us. Imprisoned against his will, for the crime of wanting justice... When the victors write the history books, they will do everything in their power to make those who are suffering injustice out to be the bad guys."
"And what will your history books say?" She asked.
"That depends on your leaders' answer, Miss..?"
"Martel." She said. "Corporal Martel."
I had completely put it out of my mind, after all, we got our vengeance on the soldiers who tried to have us massacred by a God.
"So." I said. "The one who set Garl Glittergold against us shows her face." I remarked. Her eyes widened. "Why were you, of all people, not present that day, when we marched on your encampment?"
"I was called away on duty-" She started.
"Bullshit." I said. "You fled, didn't you? You ran from your fellow soldiers like the coward you are, you left them to die."
Arcane energy crackled across my body, and I had to hold back from blasting her apart. "Leave." I hissed. "This day of peace is not for cowards and traitors."
She backed away, clearly terrified. I couldn't hold back the anger any more, but I wasn't going to let her be a casualty yet. I aimed my spell at the metal pole, the Witch Bolt striking it. "I said LEAVE!" I roared. "IF YOU EVER DARE TO RETURN HERE, I WILL END YOUR MISERABLE, PATHETIC, COWARDLY LIFE!"
She fled, I did not care that several eyes were on me, if there was one thing I hated more than Humans, it was self-serving cowards like her.
I felt my God's touch on my shoulder, his presence soothed the rage, granted me the clarity of mind I needed to function. I cast my gaze toward the rest of the soldiers, who looked like they were mice caught in a trap. I approached them.
"You may leave, if you wish." I stated. "My anger at her is not anger at you."
"What the fuck did Tiana do, that pissed you off so much?" One of the soldiers asked.
"That woman was the one who called down a God to kill us." I stated. "The fact that she is present at all means she abandoned her post and left her fellow soldiers to die." My lip curled into a snarl. "The only thing I hate worse than anything, is a coward and a traitor, and that woman, Tiana Martel, is both."
I sensed a jolt of shock from my Emperor, I looked at him.
"Ruuk." He said. "Say that name again."
"Tiana Martel." I replied.
My Emperor about faced and roared, "Paladins of Bahamut, after that woman! Move!"
The Paladins gave chase, our Emperor did not order them around, out of respect for his pact with Bahamut.
"My Emperor, do you really want to risk any peace we could gain, chasing after one woman?" I asked.
"Ruuk." He said. "What are the chances that a single woman who can call down a God, who has knowledge of us that can be exploited, is suddenly not present when we finally make a counter attack? By our pact, your eyes are my eyes, and she has tried to cause problems the entire time she has been here."
He paused. "Tiana Mahtel, that's how she pronounced it, yes?"
I blinked.
"Wait, that woman is Tiamat?" I asked.
As if in answer, there was a roar, and in the distance, a dragon reared up, one bearing five heads of different colors.
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I work minimum wage at a boba shop. The owners have a group chat with all employees and every single day, the wife of the owner finds something to nit pick about and throw subtle threats towards us. She's is always spying through store cameras 24/7 and will call the store phone to yell at us if we make the slightest mistake. Even worse, she can hear our conversations through the cameras. In addition, when the day is slow and there are no customers, we can't check our phones or even stand without her saying something. One time she even made me wipe the walls with a rag instead of letting me catch a break when the day was slowing down. I've never heard words of encouragement or appreciation leave her mouth. How can she expect employees to respect her and the work place if she's such a b***h? Do I need to bite my tongue and deal with her? What would you do in my shoes? Other examples: Last week, she threatened to fire us if we ate something at the store. (Our policy is one free item a day, someone brought a second drink home then got fired. She told everyone in the groupchat that if someone does this again, it will lead to termination)

tl;dr - feeling wiped out? Brain fog? Mental health in the shitter? Why yes, "hello ADHD". But also maybe Vit D, iron deficiencies, or sleep apnea. My psych says are all common in people with ADHD and all make the symptoms much worse. So get tested if you can (and ask for detailed tests re iron).
Here's the longer version, in case it helps you see any symptoms or patterns that might be relevant to you.
1. The meh doctor
Last year, I ended up in hospital with suspected heart issues and my ECG was funky when they checked me out. The cardiologist at the hospital couldn't find anything wrong. I was terrified it was the ADHD medication, so stopped.
It turned out my GP - despite having the results of a blood test - hadn't noticed that my iron was low and I was anaemic.
I got iron tablets and felt a little better. After a month, the same doctor gave me another blood test and told me I was fine. No anemia.
But I was feeling really rubbish still. I went through months of feeling generally wiped out. Symptoms included:

• Brain fog
• Exhaustion
• Palpitations
• Trouble sleeping
• Weakness
• Lack of concentration & focus
• A nihilistic despair and sadness so bad I didn't recognise myself
• Joint pain
• Cracks in the corner of my mouth

Ridiculously (and I'll get into this below) - only the last two items on that list prompted me to do anything about it!
2. The great doctor
I switched doctor, and she looked at the blood test results from my previous doc and said "he's not tested you for the things we need to know" and sent me for another, more thorough, test.
It turned out the iron deficiency wasn't showing up in the basic haemoglobin tests. About 15 of the results looked normal, but one was extremely low. I also had a Vit D deficiency.
After just a few days of supplements I felt like a different person. After a couple of weeks, I feel more positive and energetic than I have in ages.
(She also told me I need to take them for at least 3 months to properly sort things, btw - hence why the first iron supplements hadn't fixed things.)
3. The great psychiatrist (and the ADHD-relevant bit)
I've moved country and so I need to get my ADHD rediagnosed so I can get medications. A few days after starting supplements I happened to have a call with a new - and bloomin' fabulous - psychiatrist.
The stuff above came out when discussing my health history and she smiled at me like a proud teacher, saying "It's great you've found this out. I would have asked you to get checked as these deficiencies are incredibly common in people who have ADHD."
We also talked about my sleep patterns and she's asked me to get a sleep apnea assessment too. I'm raring to go as I'm pretty sure I do get sleep apnea.
She said these health issues are all common in ADHD folk, and can severely worsen our symptoms. And all have fairly simple tests and fixes.
4. The Catch-22 of it all - and a call to action
My experience here obviously won't be universal.
But I reckon a lot of us are so used to brain fog, lethargy, poor mental health etc that we're desensitised to it.
Someone who doesn't have ADHD might notice that there was a physical issue far sooner, whereas I only really took notice that something might be wrong when I struggled to move my fingers and I couldn't open my mouth to eat without the corners cracking.
I know we're not great at appointments and all the follow ups, but if you can get yourself check out you might just be able to give yourself a little power up that will give you +10 strength to deal with the day-to-day.

The players consist of a fet weaveknight, a half elf cleric and a human warrior (it has flavor and uniqueness I swear). They are all a part of the adventurer guild called "the silver fox". The guild is gigantic: it has outposts in most of the world's cities, has lots of ties to the upper echelons, and has enough resources to employ a bloated "army" of willing adventurers, that are sent to deal with a variety of missions that can range from overseeing diplomatic events, to finding missing persons, or even just an ordinary beat-up of local thugs. The guild's bounties are divided to four tiers: initiates (simple thug work, an easy neat paycheck), adepts (slightly more complicated and risky gigs, require a bit of experience and skill but pays fairly), veterans (extremely important and delicate works, the reward will probably allow one to live comfortably for a few years) and grandmasters (near-apocalyptic event, the payment will set you up for life but failure may result in an entire village's disintegration). The party starts off as initiates in their local region, they are presented with the following
bounties: Clearing the route a local merchant supply chain: the local merchants are being constantly raided by a gang of orcs. The players can kill the orcs or try to persuade them into leaving the life of crime, which may lead to them meeting the orcs as legit business owners in the future.
Returning a magical amulet: OK so this is where I delve heavily into homebrew: a magical amulet passed down for generations was stolen by a petty wizard/necromancer that wants to extract the spell power inside of it. The party needs to delve in to the wizards overly-simplistic yet realistic crypt to stop him. When defeated, the wizard will leave a few magical items and cantrips for the players that fit their backstory+abilities.
Escorting a tavern owner: this bounty serves to create a bit of intrigue and politics: a local businessman bought a tavern in a neighboring city but the last owner just mysteriously vanished just before the purchase was made, leading many in the city to believe that something foul is afoot and threatened the tavern owner. The party is tasked with escorting the tavern owner to his estate, due to a fear that he may be ambushed and killed. Before heading out they will be met by a mysterious stranger that warns them from interfering. He will offer them half of what the guild pays them if they won't intervene, and double that amount if they kill the tavern owner themselves. If the players help assassinate the tavern owner they will be introduced to a group of vigilantes who will also provide them will missions, although they're on the more violent side of things. If the party escorts the tavern owner and protects him from the ambush he will successfully open his business, and will provide the party with rumors to possible side quests.
This is the general idea of what I have planned, I'm also working on "random" encounters for the players while they are traveling in the overworld, I'd love to hear your thoughts.

I have been building Sapphire on Viktor and so far I really enjoy it. I think its a lot better than the other starter items, firstly because it allows you to poke a lot more because of the extra mana you get, secondly you can rush Lost Chapter very quickly, if you have futures market even faster.
Also you get a lot more sustain because you can just buy 2 refillables and every time you back you have 2 free pots. You also don't have to sell your starter item because it builds to the most important item for mages.
There is one drawback though, your damage drops a bit but I don't think its that big of a deal.
I was wondering if any of you guys use Sapphire as starting item or is it just me, I have been combining Sapphire with futures market and I get a huge power spike in 5 minutes or so.

I bought from them and received a damaged copy (damaged by usps). Emailed the support and they give me 3 honorable options. I had a lot going on and asked them if there is a time limit for me to return their product, they told me no and I can take my time. I had one problem after the other irl (hospital, emergencies, mom er, dad icu etc...) more tgan 6 months passed and emailed them again if I could still return the item. They answered with "What's going on?" And then never answered again ever.
Knowing that I always paid with Paypal I am now convinced that those piece of work waited the 6 months of Paypal to run before screwing me over. They have no honor and their word doesn't mean anything to them. Beware buyers! This is who you are dealing with.
I can put screenshots to prove that I am no liar if needed.

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I know of an estate lawyer serving as executor who neglected to contact a beneficiary about claiming any sentimental items before they ended up in a landfill, and then they lied about not being able to contact them in order to save face. I don't want to give any details, but I can prove the lie. Just curious if that's a big deal or not.