Talk:Viktor/@comment-12904660-20150712125457/@comment-6102571-20150717120313

Well, tear solves all your mana problems in one cheap item, and the lost early lane pressure ain't the most potent part about Viktor anyways.

Compare Morellonomicon + boots to Tear + Ionian boots of Lucidity

2300 + 325 vs. 720 + 1000

Both solve your mana problems and gives CDR, one gives grievious wounds + 80 AP and the other gives more MS plus lategame potential while being cheaper. The price difference can be used for rushing some other important items.

Basically, the way I see it, early item choice on Viktor is basically "Do I want Grievous Wounds or 1000AP lategame?".