Talk:Singed/@comment-141.0.10.131-20120505112424/@comment-83.82.28.75-20120507161035

Boots of Swiftness? Whenever someone mentions that item I instantly disregard whatever that person said. The little extra movespeed won't help you catch up to people more than the 25% CC reduction will, considering any MS you get after 415 suffers from diminishing returns and Singed already gets 405 ms with just basic boots, ms masteries and ms quints. swift boots are a damn waste.

If you have mercs you'll reduce the opponents CC duration (even more with ult active), which allows you to catch up to anyone even after they blow their CC.

Sunfire Cape is a horrible item, the aura doesn't do enough damage and it doesn't give you good tank stats for the price. If it was less expensive it might actually be a viable item. FoN is a generally a bad choice as well. If you buy it for the %MS you're better off getting Shurelia for the active (seeing how little difference FoN will make due to diminishing returns). For protection againt magic DPS better get a Banshee. It gives good MR (and with mercs + mr glyphs + ult you have more than enough MR), a lot of HP (since you get both the HP and the mana which converts into more HP due to passive) and the spellshield which means it's even harder for the enemy team to stop you. Once he gets a Banshee it's very hard to stop Singed from getting to someone.

Singed's "core" is more close to mercs(tabi sometimes), RoA, Frozen Heart, Banshee. Every single one of those items gives him HP and/or mana (which turns into HP with passive) and one other essential stat: AP, armor or MR. On top of that FH and Banshee passives make him even more tanky. I generally get a Rylais somewhere in between FH and Banshee, for the slow and even more HP. Then the final slot can be used for any tank/support item you need; Randuins, Shurelia, Guardian Angel, Aegis, Warmog. Or a Deathcap/Voidstaff when you're fed and far ahead.

The most important thing about Singed, though, is that you have to counterbuild your lane. don't just follow a set build path! If the lane is easy, go ahead and rush a RoA > Rylais. If your lane is hard you might have to rush a chain vest or negatron. Maybe even skip the RoA alltogether. Maybe they put their AD carry top to make your early levels hell, or their team is high on autoattackers. In that case you might need to get a Randuins first! Thinking about what items to build to lower your opponent's damage as much as possible is half of what makes a good Singed.