Talk:Nasus/@comment-4956864-20120618232042/@comment-130.234.181.219-20120619090341

Early on Nasus needs durability, cooldown reduction and sustain to be able to farm safely. This is best achiever by an early Philosopher's Stone, Glacial Shroud and Shurelya's Reverie. Later you get a Trinity Force for damage and whatever tanky items you feel is best. Maybe buy a Bloodthirster if you're really fed and want to go for a 1v5 penta.

AP Nasus can work if you're playing against against much weaker opponents, but his early (and late tbh) game is much weaker than tanky/sustain Nasus. Rushing something like Lich Bane or RoA will not give you anything you need in the laning phase, but leaves you extremely vulnerable to harass and hurts your ability to farm.

The fact is that going for AP makes your terrible early game even weaker, while only marginally increases your late damage, which would probably be stronger if you were in a position to farm more early on.