Talk:Shyvana/@comment-94.217.182.228-20111104111543/@comment-50.103.1.45-20111105022852

I concur with your build theory. But I build hard AD due to how it powers up both of her currently-dominant skills (Q and W), which do physical and magic damage respectively anyway.

Her E is something of a joke right now, but the 15% armor break is nice as an opener, and hey, free harass, right?

As for items, I'd lean towards Bloodthrister/Gunblade first if not jungling (and she CAN jungle. W is amazingly efficient in the jungle), going for Berserker's Boots if laning, Ionian Boots if Jungling (I'm runed and mastered for flat CDR anyway). After that, it's an obvious jog Phage. Then Rageblade, then finish Trinity Force. If the game is STILL going on and my damage is falling off, then I get Madred's Bloodrazor, or I cop out and go Metagolem (which is effective as a last ditch effort to backdoor towers) selling the AS for the unfortunate, but necessary components.