Talk:Viktor/@comment-95.180.13.121-20120414192222/@comment-4677525-20120414200713

The early game core is 2-3 Doran's rings, upgraded boots and (usually) Death Augment. However, after that I build according to the flow of the match. I remember I was actually getting rocked damagewise by a glass cannon Heimer (those missiles hit like a goddamn truck) but after my early game core I rushed Abyssal which gave me enough damage and survivability to take his damage and retaliate (the whole enemy team actually happened to be AP so that helped too).

Keep in mind Viktor and Veigar (through his Q) are the only champs in the game with natural AP scaling (with no runes, masteries or items). This means that you will still be a threat damage-wise without rushing Deathcap and can instead rush defensive items like Abyssal, QSS, Zhonya's or Rylai's (<-core item) if the need arises.