Talk:Viktor/@comment-202.156.10.14-20120415200618/@comment-4677525-20120416070241

Playing Viktor is an extremely polarizing experience. Most of the time I do well with him and get complements like "You're one of the best Viktor players I've seen!" (even though I'm only ok :\), but if we ever lose it's because "OMG FRIGGIN NOOB CHAMP! VIKTOR IS SO FAIL!" whether I played well or not.

In any case, Viktor does need a little more survivability than other mages because of the short ranges of his abilities (except for his E). After 2 Doran's, upgraded boots and Death Augment, build some survivability as needed. Rylai's is a core item on Viktor and great for generic defenses + AP + utility. Also, Zhonya's is great on Viktor because his ult does persistent damage while you are in stasis. QSS and Abyssal are great MR items too.

Remember, although Deathcap is core on almost every mage (Viktor included) you don't need to rush it to still be a threat with Viktor because of his natural AP growth + Death Augment!