Talk:Nasus/@comment-3217613-20120306134249

Just for some of the comments below:

AP Nasus is viable. Not going to say better or worse than regular offtank Nasus, but it is viable. People who say otherwise simply don't know how items work. A lichbane on a AP/tanky Nasus (Zhonya's, Abyssal, etc...) makes his Q stupidly hard-hitter. And the good thing is that lichbane AP damage is actually physical, so it benefits from your innate lifesteal and the armor reduction from E. Having more AP means your ulti does more damage and you get still more damage from it. Also, usually AP builds have less mana issues. On top of that, E does not negligible damage anymore.

Obviously, you can't have it all, and AP Nasus will be less tanky than a regular offtank built. But if your team has another tanky character (udyr, shyv, rammus junglers, etc) it is possible to go that way. Also, you can just decide what to build at midgame, since runes and masteries are the same.

Try Lantern, boots of your choice (getting cdr boots early helps farming Q a lot, and can be sold later if needed), abyssal, zhonya and lichbane, and another item of your choice, possibly something that gives you more hp or armor/mdef depending on enemy team comp, or a you can even get deathcap if things are going well.

It forces the other team to focus you, which means your ap/ad carries will have some spare time to do their job. Don't try it at soloq though, people will usually blame you for trolling even if you're carrying the game. You need a team that understands that you're more dps than tanky focused.

I tried him like that before the E buffs and it worked pretty well. People usually don't know how to react to non-usual builds or roles.