Talk:Gragas/@comment-200.115.199.212-20110526183328/@comment-174.57.233.86-20110619015001

straight ap is good for laning but when late game hits, all the opponents need to do to render Grag useless is avoid barrel roll. While that's nice zoning... you've spent tons of gold to become a squishy Q button that deals inconsistent damage.

Tanky AP is the way to go. He gets percentage damage reduction from W, that synergizes more with hp than with MR/Armor so emphasize HP. Items like RoA and Rylais are decent on him.