Talk:Singed/@comment-64.255.180.88-20110118141115/@comment-1038955-20110123054708

Once you get the basics of Singed down, don't start with a Doran's Shield. I usually start with Boots, 2 Health Potions, and a Mana Potion (I don't rune for mana 'cause it's wasted in the lategame). I start with Sapphire crystal after that, as it helps both mana & health. If your opposing laners can both CC well, You might be better off building for Banshee's Veil first. RoA is just a good all-round first item, but it isn't a requirement

It's okay to drain yourself dry every dozen waves, and hit the fountain fairly often. It's not what those other carrys or tanks can do, but having 21 in utility for mana regen and using quick-cd ghost/teleport to get back into the lane without giving up much XP, unless you're stuck with a feeder. You don't HAVE to lane with a ranged, but it's kinda hard to lane against them. If you're really hurting from the start (I have huge issues when the pairing is Ashe & Lux), make your first major item a Heart of Gold to counteract the goldloss & harassment. I've also seen Singeds start with Force of Nature as their first item... That makes you fairly unkillable, but makes it hard to farm without a carry to harass the other side.

Also check your Masteries... just getting used to Singed, I'd suggest 0/7/21 +2 for Offtank Singed or 0/15/15 for Dodge Tank Singed. Another interesting way to build Singed is 10/6/14. This gives you decent mana & health regen, as well as baseline ability power & Magic Pen. However, if you don't use Ignite as a summoner spell, you can use 9/6/14, which gives you an extra point to place elsewhere (regen, movement speed, or whatnot) at the cost of that 10 AP while ignite is on cooldown

If you are annoyed by melee carries instead of to dominating them, Keep only one rank of fling, and just max up Poison & Adhesive. Once your Mana regen kicks into gear around Catalyst is finished, you can keep control of them even when tower-hugging.