Talk:Viktor/@comment-4999395-20120720214042/@comment-77.249.233.124-20120720232310

I personally think itemizing for raw dmg is better on him. Your initial burst is strong enough to nuke anyone down to low HP and your goal is to do that to as many enemies as possible, which means placement, positioning and timing are more important than anything else.

Besides that, getting DFG + blue buff + blue elixir, should get you close to 40%. Blue buff is something you should be getting anyway as you're the AP caster (blame the jungle if he doesn't give it and doesn't gank either, especially if their AP carry does get their blue buff...).

If you really feel you need more CDR than that I suggest taking masteries and runes instead of buying items (except DFG) just for CDR (no Ionian Boots for example).

btw, I do like to build him a bit tanky (RoA, Rylai's) simply to help him survive fights. It won't always help, but in a lot of situations it means the difference between winning or losing a fight. Besides those items give decent AP, there aren't many that give more nor do those items offer any decent protection.