Talk:Gragas/@comment-4636093-20140814212333/@comment-5211662-20140820204312

While I do like to build Gragas as a tank instead of full AP, I get at least a Rod of Ages on him. The mana and HP are really powerful stats, and with the extra AP, Gragas can push his lane better, without having to buy a Sunfire Cape. He can then buy better armor items, such as Thornmail, Randuin's Omen and Iceborn Gauntlet.

Tank Gragas is way better than full AP Gragas, because it better takes advantage of the things that Gragas can do, such as: peeling for its teammates (Gragas' peeling potential is insane: when I play Gragas, I NEVER let the enemy assassins and bruisers get close to my ADC), soaking up damage (full AP Gragas die way easier) and to take better advantage of his CC.

On a side note, with just a RoA, tank Gragas deal enough damage to duel with squishy champions.