Talk:Nasus/@comment-24464243-20140204072852

Anyone else love going AP bruiser with this guy?

I usually start with items that can let me go any sort of build, like Cloth Armor, Machete, Doran's Shield or ( rarely ) Blade ( remember, the only Champions that don't benefit from AD and on-hit healing on an item you're going to sell anyway are Champions going with 0 CS! ), or Boots depending on the matchup or where I'm going. Then from there I go AD or AP bruiser or full tank depending on team compositions or how well I'm doing.

I really like Lich Bane over Trinity Force, though. Sure, he uses practically everything that comes with TF, but LB + Zhonya's actually does better damage mid-game as magic damage and is a pretty good combination for armor against an AD-heavy team. Then, of course, your Spirit Fire becomes pretty monstrous at decimating minion waves and you can easily hit the damage cap of Fury of the Sands. Which, of course, lets you get the bonus AD easier which you still make good use out of.

Though it's really not an excuse to farm your Q poorly at all. The main appeal - for me, anyway - is definitely the fact that it makes the Q a hybrid nuke, though the fact that he straight-up doesn't benefit from AD as well as he does AP is still really nice. The only edge AD has is that his kit has natural armor reduction and his life steal takes a hit, but if the game permits Abyssal Scepter + Liandry's can make up for the well enough and enough Q stacks and Spirit Visage can make the healing still relevant. Plus, W + E with Liandry's is just kind of cruel, and it gives you double resistance removal.

I never really bother with Deathcap, though, unless it's a stomp and I'm stupidly fed / farmed anyway. Extra damage is nice, but Zhonya's - which I consider pretty core - gives a good chunk anyway and he benefits a lot more from AP items that give utility or bulk. Or both.

What do you guys think of the mage doge?