User blog comment:Megames1/Against the Meta September Edition/@comment-5194571-20120925181506

When playing carries, I don't go hybrid per se, but I do sometimes build other items from what is expected. Ionic Spark does so much teamfight damage, it's like having a Viktor ult for nothing. If the enemy team has Soraka, Mundo etc then I also build Executioner's Calling. My team rages at me because I didn't build the exact same build every AD builds (which is why I find the role boring) but we get the kills on those super sustainable champions when we would not otherwise because people at 1.1k elo don't have the brains to use item actives to counter people.

In regards to hybrid champions in general, I tried something I've never seen before. It worked well and I don't know why people don't do it anyway. If building hybrid, I use both Manamune and Archangel's. People would probably say "bad build because the mana doesn't stack". So? Who cares? 450 + 350 + 1000 + base mana is still a lot, regardless of if the 1000 mana stacks or not. The base stats do. When playing hybrid Eve for example, I use both of these and Trinity among other items. I'm hard to counter because I have over 300 AP, 200 AD, movement speed, Sheen proc, MORE mana for my % passives. Buy FH? No problem, got AP, buy FoN? No problem, got AD. Sure, GA is your best bet at a counter, but being hybrid resists, the stats aren't that particularly high for either. I can take Last Whisper or Void staff if I have to and my carries don't. But once again, in 1.1k elo, people don't buy defensive items unless they are a tank, so I rarely ever worry about people actually buying GA to counter me. As said in the blog post itself, it's my build. It works for me. It wins games, so why not? Just because things don't stack doesn't make them unviable. Ever thought of stacking Gunblades on Akali? I thought not. Sure, the 20% spell vamp and active don't stack/can't be used repeatedly, but the AD and AP still stack as they are base stats. That's more Spell Vamp and more magic damage on hit, not to mention the 15% lifesteal does stack. Once again, it works for me. It's expensive, but it wins games. Why not?

That's my "I agree" rant. Enjoy the wall of text, I will enjoy your suffering through reading it.