Talk:Sejuani/@comment-15244341-20130831151401/@comment-15244341-20130903143302

I was thinking about taking her because she really benefits a lot from some very expensive items that she wouldn't get when jungling because of cash problems, Rod of Ages being the major offender here.

@ Bassthabeast: I know she has like -10 kill potential, more so after her W health scaling nerfs. The point is not so much to feed a tank but to starve the other top laner, since she gets quite tanky with some items rolling. Maybe even pick teleport to do some four man ganks bot using her great CC. Also, mana costs are indeed one of my major concerns. That's why I would rush Catalist, since Catalist by itself does add to her damage (it normally doesn't for most other APs) and gives her some sustain and surviveability. RoA is also made of awesome. Of course I would never pick her against something like a Darius, because I cannot fathom winning the lane, only feeding horribly or getting zoned by Q. My main question is when is good to pick her, since builds should be very straightforward. And I do play her jungle and like it, I just want to know if I can play her top.

@ Solstius: While I appreciate the input, I'm not too sure about picking her against duelists, since she is terribly weak early on (in the jungle, mind you) against them. Invades can break her early game pretty badly if you are not prepared. Just from a personal jungle point of view, mind you.

@ Akumaryukendan: I can see where this is coming from an "optimal AoE damage AP bruiser top" point of view. I know he is better damage-wise and has a safer lane early on thanks to his poke. Mi problem is that I do not own Rumble (I'd like to, but too many other priorities right now) and that Rumble has not that much CC and the main reason for taking Sejuani is that godly amount of CC. More frecuently I found myself leaning towards CC heavy champions, since I feel that they suit my playstyle better.

How would she fare against tanks? I think those might be the lanes she wants to be in. Tanks don't really have much in the way of poke (Shen maybe as an exception) or kill potential. Sej can push nicely with catalist thanks to the extra damage on W (testing done only against bots, mind you) and freezing near turret makes the sustain from leveling up enough to keep her going for quite a bit while she farms.