Skywrath mid viable this patch?

You say that damage is not a concern, but mana is - building eblade right after boots seems kind of contradictory. Eblade does very little to support Skywrath's massive mana requirements, especially in mid game when you need to be banking nonstop. One combo and you have no mana and no regen, so that's basically a required trip to the fountain.

I've actually seen success with BoT rushes, paired immediately with big mana/int boosters like Atos, Aether, Bloodstone, etc. to compensate for not having arcanes. No item at 10-20 mins will be enough to refill your mana after a mystic flare except a regen rune. Going bots early makes you threatening everywhere on the map, gives you racecar movespeed for roaming, and lets you rush back to rune/fountain after a gank to fill up and TP somewhere else to secure more kills. The enemy team will be scared of even ganking your other lanes because you'll always be able to countergank.

Skywrath is probably one of the most powerful heroes in the game at level 6 and the later the game goes he pays the price by tapering off. The more you get out of the early game, the better your chances of winning.

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