Talk:Viktor/@comment-5795910-20121127110959/@comment-4922088-20121127114129

He is so rare because he has this huge negative stigma around him because of this item he is forced to get. Unlike Rengar it always takes up an item slot and people just don't feel that the upgrades it has makes it worth being forced upon them.

However, that's not really so. Sure the lack of this slot and the inability to refund and change your upgrade can limit him but it's nothing crippling. Augment: Death for example gives him 45 Ap bringing the total from this item up to 99 and all that is on top of making his E have ~a .9 ratio. It's not bad, but the pros just can't seem to get over the lack of a slot.

The community usually won't touch someone if the pros say he's bad even if he's not, Ziggs is another great example here. Ziggs is pure offense, but his lack of utility and a really wonky escape makes him "unviable" in this utility-heavy mid meta.

ANYWAYS, when it comes to Vik and why you should consider him, he's almost the perfect hybrid of offense and utility mages. He has a hard AoE CC and an AoE silence, on top of a nice self shield and long-range poke. While having all this he also has an ult that is near-rival to Fid's in power as well as an AoE nuke, and a really nice mid-range harass spell.

When it comes to difficulty to his spells the only issues with each spell I can think of are:

Q - short range and shield isn't instant

W - Stun takes a moment to ramp up and isn't instant, also doesn't stun anyone that is immune to slows ( Master Yi)

E - Vector skill shot (like Rumble's ult) and it takes some practice.

Why you should consider him: He hurts like hell and is insanely strong in teamfights while still having plenty of utility.