Talk:Singed/@comment-5256197-20130103162422

When my team needs a tank/initiator, I pick him and usually ending up with something like this:

Boots, RoA, RoA, Seraph, Iceborn gauntlets/Frozen heart, and Banshee's (because there's not really anything else that has MR and mana, and it's passive gets better initiates).

I start with Flask+Bead, Boots+3, or Doran's depending what I'm against. From there I get boots and then Tear, or a piece of armor/mr, again depending on my opponent and how agressive he is.

The thing is about Singed, that his early game is so bad against certain enemies that you really need to be in the mindset of "if I can even farm, I'll win this shit". This is pretty much the biggest piece of advice that has made me good with him.

Things I've tried and won't do again are:

Rylai's, WotA and Boots of Swiftness - IMO he baits and is getting chased alot better when the enemy still thinks they can catch and kill him, and Iceborn gauntlets offer me the additional utility of Rylai's when needed.

Ohmwrecker - The other mana/armor items have better unique effects and Singed doesn't really care about turret hits when INSANE!

Sunfire - It's good for every tank, but its damage is so minor (at least endgame) when I have my 500AP poison trail going, that I'd rather not waste the slot.