Talk:Maokai/@comment-78.69.184.95-20120806075940/@comment-91.22.113.140-20120806152351

As a support tank, you can go for Chalice => Athene. It solves all mana probs you'd ever get. I used to (and still do) buy Philo as well when I'm playing him solo top.

Now, it depends: if I can farm and harrass the enemy, I build Chalice (I sometimes still get Philo afterwards); if I have to play more defensively, I get Philo first and perhaps don't buy Athene's, but more tank items instead.