Talk:Gragas/@comment-15562896-20130108222822/@comment-4680018-20130109023152

I don't build Gragas full AP because I feel that there are better burst mages out there and I feel that it wastes a lot of the potenetial damage from drunken rage and from body slam.

When you build only AP Gragas is stuck having to sit in the back. He will do damage but there are champions better suited for sitting in the back and throwing spells.

When you get build some resistance and HP, such as from RoA and chain vest or negatron cloak, then using body slam to get into melee range isn't a suicidal idea during team fights. Also you can now use all that bonus AD from drunken rage to hurt people even more and you have a much easier time hitting enemies with your barrels. Gragas still shouldn't be the first to dive into the enemy team but it helps your team to have an extra person who can get in the middle of a fray and survive for a while.