Talk:Viktor/@comment-10103305-20130527182232/@comment-7785527-20130531193846

Lich Bane is great for raw damage. It's basically a spell with around 50-100 base damage that scales with 75% AP, giving your already 379% total AP scaling from your burst into an even more potent 459% AP scaling, plus base damage. Let's compare Lich Bane with a Zhonya's for raw burst amounts, on this random build (note that this is not optimal, it is just an example of something you could do). I totaled the damage from just AP scalings and put them in bold if you don't want to read:

Sorc Shoes (0)

Rabadon (120)

Void Staff (70)

Rylai (80)

Death Core (99 at 18)

Lich Bane (75)

577 Ability Power

(577 * .75 from lich bane) = 432

80 (from Lich Bane AP) * 4.59 (Total AP Burst including Lich Bane) = 367

367 + 432 = 799

A Lich Bane adds 799 damage to your burst if you have full build.

What about Zhonya's?

120 Ability power * 379% AP scaling with your original burst = 454.

Zhonya's Hourglass adds 454 damage to your total burst.

As you can see, Lich Bane adds 345 more damage to your total burst than Zhonya's Hourglass, an item which gives the most ability power in the game, as long as you already have a rabadon's. Even if your ultimate only hits for 2 seconds, 48% of your ability power ( 24% per second) is not enough to make up for 345 damage unless you have 719 ability power; realistically Viktor will not have this, even with a support's buff and Exalted with Baron Nashor. It is a valid point that Zhonya's Hourglass can save you from dying, but for sheer burst/raw power, Lich Bane is the better choice.

TL;DR: Lich Bane gives way more damage than Zhonya's for less gold.