Is Ardent Censer still viable during late game?

I want to know if Ardent Censer IS viable for supports during late games considering:

Abilities/Skills :

Some supports benefit their team a lot, some may benefit his own a lot. I'm talking about AoE shields/heals that can really take advantage of it but in exchange for other items.
Situations

If your team is much of an AD-based and the team has at least 2 AP, will AC be useful as a Solari does? Will AC + AP Stack (for better heal/shield)/ Tank items (if Alistar/Leona) be better?
Value of other (Support/Situational) Items

Is the buff really that useful considering that in late game, tanks are REAL tanks with their Omen all over their body, as well as Thornmail/Frozen Heart? Also, if ASPD is useful for AD damagers, why not use Zeke's Herald instead?

I just love the + movement speed items without being useless to my team so I'm thinking if it's worth building in decent elo ranked games .

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Best Answer

I wouldn't build it except towards the end of your build order. Wards, basic survivability (for you and your carries) are much more important than a small buff like Censure provides.

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Is ardent censer good?

The short answer is, no, it's not useless. Ardent Censer is still a pretty good support item, but only in exactly the right situation. To make sure you always know when to build the newly nerfed Ardent Censer we've compiled a helpful list of questions you should answer before you build it in your next support game.

Do multiple Ardent Censer stack?

Heal/shield bonus no longer stacks across multiple Ardent Censers.

Does ardent censer work on yourself?

In League of Legends Patch 10.1, the first update of the new year, Ardent Censer will no longer work with self-shields, according to a Reddit comment from a Riot staffer.

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