Talk:Nocturne/@comment-94.172.19.195-20111008172258/@comment-2257477-20111012122203

Typically I play cautious at the beginning. This is how I tend to build: Get a Tiamat first; the small HP regen and +50 damage is a big help, not to mention the Splash damage helps him flatten minion hordes. Though this is just me, it's an item that I find useful for myself. After that go for Phantom Dancers. The huge attack speed boost is very helpful, not to mention the critical and movement speed make it very useful. Once I have Phantom Dancers, generally Berserker Greaves. Sometimes I switch the order up. Either way, both will give him a good amount of speed to get away and/or chase near dead champions down. Then I tend to build a Bloodletter or a Black Cleaver. Or both. Generally by then I have most of the brute power I want, SOOO.... as far as armor goes, I generally go for a Thornmail. +100 Armor is a big help, not to mention it'll return damage back to AD champs.

This is just me though, I tend to go Attack Speed -> Attack Damage -> Defense. It generally works for me, but not for everyone. The way I build generally helps me get a good number of kills.