Talk:Viktor/@comment-76.178.138.245-20111223004922/@comment-67.171.60.104-20111223031131

His cooldowns are actually higher than most AP carries, and even a free 99 AP at level 18 can't offset lower-than-average scaling.

Hex Core will also take an item slot, so with a full build, other AP carries can optimize for better offense combined with some rounded defenses. Consider an Annie with Deathcap, Rod of Ages, Void Staff, Zhonya's Hourglass, Boots, and can then pick Will of the Ancients, Banshee's Veil, Abyssal Sceptor, Morello's Evil Tome, or Deathfire Grasp. Well Victor has to cross off one of those items, which will limit what secondary stats he can get (armor, magic resistance, spell penetration, cooldown reduction, health/mana).