Talk:Olaf/@comment-190.215.92.95-20120926021616/@comment-217.121.187.123-20120926094810

Whatever you feel you need. That's always the best. Look at your team (mostly yourslef), look at the enemy team, and think what item fits best at the moment. Actually, I'd say you already have too many items set in stone. Go Wriggles Lantern and Mercury Threads, and from that point on, take items in this way:

Game going well? Offensive items, but also some defense. For example Phage, Maw of Malmortius, such stuff.

Game not going well? Take defensive items. Warmog's Armor, Force of Nature, such stuff.

Game even? Then decide what next.

Enemy team balanced damage? Take items with hybrid defense but also offense, from Guardian Angel, Warmog's Armor and Aegis of the Legion to Zeke's Herald and Frozen Mallet (that's a lot more offensive than you'd think at first. Slow is really strong offensive ability).

Enemy team heavy physical damage? First, it'd maybe have been better to buy Ninja Tabi (that's how early you should decide about items already...), buy armor items like Frozen Heart and Randuins Omen. Thornmail only if all enemies are AD, and at least four of all five are autoattackers. So don't build it with Talon, Garen and Jarvan in the enemy team. Armor counters all, but three of them (and most likely the support too, making it four) will not gain any damage returned. Frozen Heart or Randuins is better against such teams, as it grants nearly the same armor, but also other nice stats.

Enemy team heavy magic damage? Force of Nature, Maw of Malmortius, such stuff. And of course some health.

~Leyrann

PS Don't forget, this is about Olaf. Other champions need other items in such situations. So don't build items like these if you're playing, for example, Riven or Rengar.