Talk:Renekton/@comment-5962400-20131005180844/@comment-8506165-20131108062528

In my experience full-on Tanknekton isn't a good idea because... well, you just "snowball" into being a damage sponge. You're a lot harder to kill, yes, but you do no more damage than an unfed Renek, which makes you more liable to just being ignored while your team gets slaughtered.

That's not to say you should rush Hydra or whatever, but if you're going Sunfire > Randuin's > Visage in lane without a single damage item then you are a sponge that stuns people every so often in TFs. Pick an actual tank if you want one. At the very least get a Brutaliser - it's some AD and lets you make more out of your bases. Ideally finish Cleaver before going for your third tanky item though, imo - it helps your ADC as well as you, and if you've got an AD mid or jungler it's just even nicer. Or go for a Tiamat/Hydra if you want to do more splitpushing, as it means you chew through minion waves ridiculously fast, and increases your duelling potential with the auto-reset after W.

But yeah. Be tanky, but not a full tank. Give them a reason to test those defensive options you bought! You're a crocodile with a grudge against the world, not an.