Talk:Twisted Fate/@comment-46.50.126.184-20121003235843/@comment-5441738-20121005164805

Change up that order a little, first. Get shoes then Lich Bane then Rabadon's Deathcap. TF can take advantage of Lich Bane better than most other champions especially if you have a full set of flat AP in your glyphs and quints, so don't be afraid to take it early. Also, remember that Void Staff is a conditional pick not well worth taking if the enemy isn't stacking MRes, which isn't that big an issue for TF with Lich Bane anyways because Pick a Card doesn't convert Sheen & friends to magic damage. Deathfire Grasp is very useful, but I normally consider it as a conditional pick against health and/or health regen unless you're getting Kage's Lucky Pick early.

One of the things that you might want to consider if you're getting focused a bit too often is building a Rod of Ages right after Sheen (or even before Sheen) for some extra survivability that will help you through the game. I'm not sure how well that will work for Twisted Fate, but I think it's work looking at.

I don't usually play AP characters (TF and Diana are really the only ones), so I can't give you much more than that, and take it with a few grains of salt.