Talk:Viktor/@comment-4650476-20130503200427

I've been playing a lot of Viktor recently. More than usual. Quite a lot. In top whenever I get the chance. I find that he is an exceptional counter-bruiser bruiser once he hits ~lv4 and gets a tear/catalyst. Much like other more recent ap bruisers, like Elise or (dare I mention the dreaded name on this wall of text?) Katarina, his base damage is insane. This means you can grab penetration runes, Sorc shoes and a Guise to deal pretty much true damage early game to everyone, and late game to the squishies. Top lane Viktor means that you can instagib the adc so your more traditional mid lane caster can focus on their caster. Then you can steal the kill with a well timed lazor. Then get a pentakill. Then get flamed at for stealing kills.

What I love about top lane Viktor the most is how he counters most top laners with his great shield, insane Q poke, good range, and insane kiting potential. He is also 100% adaptable to the situation, so you can just make up the build as you go along (after getting sorc's and a guise).

My build often looks like:

Augment: Death / Power

Sorc's / Swiftness (if I get Power)

Liandry's

Rylai's

RoA / Seraph's (depends on whether you need mana or health early on)

Warmog's / Lich Bane / Zhonya's / Anything that helps

I also feel like it is more beneficial to max Viktor's Q if you can get close to the opponent. The base damage is far greater than that of his lazor, plus you get a larger shield to mitigate that damage, and a shorter cooldown for more aggressive plays.

Viktor works especially well against a champion that either:

Lacks sustain

Is a farmer champ (like Singed or Shen)

Has a single gap closer

Is not Zed.

Feel free to tell me how wrong I am about everything I have posted. Peace out.