Talk:Viktor/@comment-25936247-20141228224009

I find Lich Bane rush to be very...not worth it. You are usually leveling up and augmenting E first, so that should be your main harass tool, instead of empowered AAs. I usually play Viktor in the toplane (I don't like playing midlane, any champ), so I'll go Q, E, W, then max E. Build order is doran's 2 pot start, if I feel like I have insane bullying potential i might go 1 health 1 mana pot. Then depending on how much money I have when I back, I go for the following. 2100 or more: Straight morellos. 1600: NLR. 1400: Both components of Morellos. 1000: Augment, E. 800: Fiendish Codex. I'm highly unlikely to be chased out of lane before 800 gold, but if I really am, I go for a second dorans, or boots, or both.

Small aside: I see builds which don't have any CDR. Just. No. Come on. Viktor loves his CDR. Sacrifice a bit of AP for 20% CDR? I have 10% from runes and masteries, 10 from blue when I can steal or get it, Morello's (or Athene's against a AP heavy comp, like top, mid and jungle all AP) gets me to full. Multiple spell rotations allow for much better fighting power in exchange for slightly reduced burst. Let's say you don't buy Morellos, and instead go for Rylai's, Liandry's, or DFG. Morello's is a better tank killer than Liandry's. Highly unlikely you really need the extra slow from Rylai's unless you are going for some bruiserish build. DFG...okay, there's an argument to be made for DFG, since there's 10% CDR there, but I don't like DFG, personal preference though, I just don't like having too many actives.

Anyway, back to build path. After Morello's is finished, if you back with 1600-1700, grab your NLR or NLR upgrade (you want both Zhonya's and Deathcap, cap first). If you back with less than that, Sorceror's shoes first, then augments. When you complete all those, THEN Lich Bane. Alternatively, instead of Lich Bane, if you want more safety grab Rylai's, or if you feel you can never get into AA range safely...still Rylai's, though I guess you can get Void Staff too.

So your final build will be Hex Core-Morellos-Sorcs-Deathcap-Zhonya's-Lich Bane-Elixir, which gives around 800 AP. You burst squishies with just Q E, bruisers with Q E R (if you don't have ult, I recommend running after QEW, cos you will get rekt by bruisers, especially later on), you burst tanks with 2-3 Q E rotations.