Talk:Karthus/@comment-89.181.126.80-20120612125615/@comment-76.229.139.77-20120613194641

i think RoA and Rylai are definitely worth the gold for the tankiness, and RoA is built from catalyst, which is VERY helpful in laning.

example game where tankiness would make a lot of difference: so i got fed early, but the enemy kog got just as fed. we were almost equal in stats, same amount of double/triple kills, we both got around 20 kills by lategame, 15 or so assists. but he had less deaths, and every teamfight he usually lived when i usually died, resulting in more kills for him since he lived longer. why? I WAS BUILDING UR BUILD, and i just couldn't live long. he could attack from range with his ult, i had to get closer. also this is my second account where i dont have flash, so i was in a bad position to die and couldn't kill anyone in my last 7 sec. but there were many scenarios where building tankier would give me just enough health to live, or get in a good place to suicide.

looking back, i think extra tankiness with RoA and Rylai is only necessary if you don't have flash. i think if you do have flash, going Rylai and AA Staff could still give good results. not saying u should give up on RoA altogether (remember catalyst) but its not so vital with a good positioning spell like flash.