Talk:Veigar/@comment-110.55.196.166-20120524115018/@comment-84.37.20.42-20120525120711

I'd buy only one Doran and trade it for a early melki that you can build in calice to spam Q and build tons of AP. Meijai: Absolute NO, you're too squishy, have low escape and are the main target of the ennemy team (sometimes worse than the ad carry). Your main goal is to blast the biggest threat to the ennemy team with your burst and after that your utility decreases because you need to wait for cooldowns, so it's often Ok if you die at this stage.

The other way is to build a bit tanky and to deal more sustained damage on longer term. Build sorc boots rather early. Forget Archangel too, it's only useful on Ryze anyway. I used to build ROA, it's pretty useful but the new chalice could replace it and then Rylai would become an option. Rabbadon is an obvious choice but it's up to you to decide if you rush it or wait a bit. DFG is core for veigar, you need to learn to use it. Hourglass and Lich bane can find their use sometimes but I don't always buy them.

Overall, I'd say there is no standard build for Veigar, you build him accordingly to the status of the game. Only three items are absolutely necessary : Boots, Rabadon and DFG. Add some AP/defense items and you'll get a build. Try to not have a fixed build process, it'll increase your flexibility and your win ratio.