Talk:Katarina/@comment-68.33.168.184-20120407190229/@comment-201.47.228.102-20120408061314

It's quite simple: Rylai is core on her, so is Gunblade or Wota (or both). Since you've built so much AP, why don't you keep the route and stack like a Rabadon?

AP itens give more utility/resistance to a champion that literally has to jump into the enemy team.While you stack your defenses by building AP, they're also cheaper: you can finish a game with more than 700 AP, but unless you have a troll build, it's hardly going beyond 350 AD. God have mercy if you think about getting some attack speed and critical chance to crank up those autoattacks.

Bottom line is, use Guinsoo for autoattack damage (with gunblade, that's some respectable dps that comes at a cheap price). If you're playing dominion, that's a completely different story, and AD Katarina is quite a powerhouse.