Talk:Viktor/@comment-75.66.67.193-20120409162551/@comment-4677525-20120409190023

^That is a fairly good assessment Agoraphobic. However, if you want to help someone make a purchase on a champ it is important to point out a few of Viktor's shortcomings as well:

- First and foremost is the fact that his passive takes up an item slot. In my opinion if you are going Augment: Death it doesn't really matter as it is actually pretty cost efficient but you might find it difficult to find space to buy wards and other consumables as well as situational items (like a Negatron cloak or Chain vest midgame).

- Viktor can have mana issues early/mid game and his cds are fairly long (especially noteworthy on his ult and his death ray which are his primary sources of damage).

- Because of his long cds it is absolutely ESSENTIAL to learn how to land his Death Ray nearly every time you use it. It is your single biggest damage threat outside of your ult and it is not an easy skill to land unless you have practice with those types of skillshots (if you've played Rumble then you will have a much easier time with this). Seriously, if you are not willing to put in the effort to land this then you should probably not pick up the champion.

And that's pretty much it. If you play smart you should pretty much win or break even in most lanes. His pros (spammable Q, excellent range with E, amazing zoning/utility with W and ridiculous R) VASTLY outweigh his cons and is one the most fun champs to play.

I would also add that he is great on Dominion too (in case you are curious).