Talk:Katarina/@comment-13203425-20160403193041/@comment-26227836-20160411023503

I'm thinking we need to stop talking about Tankarina and start focusing on the new AP items that are coming in.

This is the build path you'll want to go as Bruiser Katarina:

Sunfire Cape

1 'Auto Attack Damage' Item: Guinsoo's Rageblade, Titanic Hydra, Trinity Force, or Iceborn Gauntlet.

You can rush Tiamat first if you need the damage/waveclear/health regen.

Movement Speed items: Swiftness/Lucidity/Mercury Treads/??? Zz'rot Portal???

2-3 Assorted High Health Items: Randuin's/Deadman's Plate/Randuins/Warmog's/Rylai's/Frozen Mallet/Sterak's Gage/Spirit Visage/Banshee's Veil/Locket of the Iron Solari/???Face of the Mountain???

Finish your build off with either more damage or annoying tank items: Abyssal Scepter/Void Staff/Liandry's Torment/Rylai's/Guardian Angel/Zz'rot Portal

Drawing an item tree is difficult in the comment section so use your imagination. You can pretty much build anything you want as long as you're ahead in levels. Conversely, your item build won't matter if you're behind on levels. Obviously the most impactful choices in terms of item builds lie in the Damage catagory. So here are some pointers:

1. Only build Sterak's Gage if you've built an item that 'scales' off base AD (Sheen Items)

2. Try to avoid building Tank items that don't give health if you've built Titanic Hydra such as Thornmail, Zz'rot Portal, Abyssal Scepter.

3. Opt for the Titanic Hydra route if you take Grasp of the Undying (for obvious reasons)

4. If you snowball early and the game may close out <30min, you can get multiple damage items. Specifically Guinsoo's Rageblade + X.

5. If you're maxing E second, going a high Health route works wonders with Shunpo damage reduction.

Runes: AD/Movement Speed/Scaling CDR/Scaling Armor

If your team is winning real hard, it's not too late to segue into a damage build after your Sunfire Cape. i.e. Sunfire Cape, MPen/CDR Boots, Abyssal, Rylai's/Zhonya's, Rabadon's, Void Staff