Talk:Nasus/Strategy/@comment-4091261-20130407065823/@comment-9048637-20130925021229

The main disadvantage with Cleaver as opposed to LW is that Nasus doesn't really have any way to quickly apply the stacks. His only physical damage is his auto-attacks, including his Q, and unless you're going Trinity tank Nasus (which I'd personally say isn't optimal usually) you won't have built any AS. So you have to wait for five auto-attacks before you're reaping the full benefit from Cleaver, whereas LW gives you the full armour pen right from the start. Also, depending on the rest of your build, the CDR may be wasted. (I know I nearly always have Spirit of the Ancient Golem, Iceborn Gauntlet and Spirit Visage in my full build.) So, from a personal point of view, I'd say the LW is probably superior if you're looking for an armour shred option.

Of course, having said that, Cleaver's great selling point (moreso than the health, which is nice but not exactly game-changing) is that your allies benefit from the percentage armour shred too. Depending on how well your ADC's doing, that may well make it worth it. Of course, if you really wanted to rub it in their faces how much harder than them you're carrying, you could always insist that -they- get Cleaver while you get Whisper... XD