Talk:Singed/@comment-174.134.122.166-20120710020657/@comment-71.113.250.253-20120710074542

I actually like to go with 1/21/8 masteries. 1 in offense for the ghost summoner spell, 21 in defense for obvious reasons, 8 in utility for more mana (=more health) and more movespeed. Just a personal preference thing. I usually start with a mana crystal and 2 pots so I can get my catalyst asap, but I may change it depending on my lane matchup. For builds, people argue whether Merc. Treads or Boots of Swiftness are better. I happen to think Merc. Treads are better, but to each his own. Rylai's Crystal Scepter is an item to consider; it provides good team fight utility since you can keep everyone perma-slowed with your poison. It's another item people argue because most Singeds get catalyst asap, so you can get RoA much sooner, and RoA gives a good bit more health than Rylai's (for Singed at least) and the same AP (eventually). Most people will get both eventually anyway. Force of Nature is nice because lots of mr and Singed gotta go fast. Other than that tanky mana items are always a good (and obvious) choice.

You pretty much just spend the game counter building your enemies. Counter your lane then counter the rest of the team. It's usually best to rush the catalyst, but after that his build is purely situational.