Talk:Irelia/@comment-3148314-20150506120234/@comment-25970203-20150517195339

^what i was about to ask. Realistically i see this altered build more as something you do if you are falling behind, need moe AOE, or going against an AD/tank heavy team composition. That said on the way to a trinity you wouldn't get zeal. You would get phage and sheen such that when the gold for zeal finally came up, you would just buy trinity. With this altered path you lose out on kill pressure but increase tankiness substantially so i would think the ideal items would be BC and IBG as core with merc treads to round out your tankyness to some extent and to get more tenacity. Following that, items to look at would be wits end, BV, SV, for more MR randuins, GA, Portal, warmogs, for general tankyiness, gunblade, BOTRK for lifesteal. Shiv would probably spike her mid-game/clearing/assassination potential, but I dont think it would be an excellent idea to standard into the build because you need to get some form of MR survivbility first and LS. That's just my own thinking though.