Talk:Azir/@comment-24621775-20140829071415/@comment-25357734-20140830042144

Honestly building him as a bruiser isn't as good. Building defensive early on him makes him pretty pathetic. Building Lich Bane is a terrible idea as you stated but building Nashor's is a MUST. His soldiers' attacks don't count as autoattacks but rather spell damage, and Nashor's gives him more damage because his soldiers do more and attack faster. So Athene's + Nashor's will let you have 3 soldiers (maybe 4 at most) doing overlapping spell damage to a single target. And to be honest building one Banshee's or Frozen Heart for defense is fine but most of the time your e isn't going to be a huge engage. His e is better for chasing or running away rather than engaging with someone. RoA delays his power a little too much and overall isn't worth it. Bonus Health from Rylai's and Grail+Blue should keep you mosty healthy. Getting a Liandry's isn't a bad choice either. His soldiers attack fast enough that Liandry's does a great amount of damage.