Talk:Vi/@comment-16064126-20150411045034/@comment-24613667-20150413122355

Personally, I think getting Righteous Glory is a pretty good first or second item since it gives you 100% base health regen, mana + health restore on level up, and even extra mobility, it's a very cost-efficient item on Vi. Even just an early Catalyst into some resistance items is still pretty good.

On the point of sustain, you can always pick up an Elixir of Wrath, it gives you 25 AD + 10% healing on all physical damage (essentially, AD spell vamp). The only downside is that it's temporary, but kills and assists extend the duration. I've wanted to try out Hextech Gunblade, but getting it as a first item is pretty bad and games usually don't last long enough for me to build it.

Also, on the topic of The Black Cleaver, it's getting slightly reworked on PBE: Phage + Kindlegem + 850g combine cost (Brutalizer + 10 flat armor pen is gone, Brutalizer still exists and is still in Ghostblade recipe). The Black Cleaver currently has more health (400), more CDR (20%), 5% more armor shred (30% total, 6 stacks), and a slightly modified "Rage" passive (20 movespeed on basic attacks + 80 movespeed on kills). It feels pretty good so far, especially with the more forgiving build path, and it's a pretty good early item on Vi.