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***WITH THE NEW RED POT NERFS, I SUGGEST GOING DORAN'S NOW 90% OF THE TIME*** YOU WANT TO START DORANS BLADE AGAINST MOST LANES THAT MIGHT RESULT IN AN EARLY SKIRMISH DUE TO THE EXTRA HEALTH IT GIVES. I WOULDNT RECOMMEND THIS AGAINST A BOT LANE THAT CAN PUSH YOU OUT COMPLETELY, BECAUSE YOU NEED TO HIT A TARGET IN ORDER TO GAIN 5 HP.

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WITH THE NEW HP POTS + FORT POT NERFS, THIS IS A GOOD SETUP IF YOU'RE VS SOMEONE LIKE DRAVEN. YOU REALLY NEED TO SURVIVE THROUGH THE EARLY GAME AND THIS DEFENDS AGAINST HIS PASSIVE BLEED AND INSANE Q DAMAGE, AS WELL AS SUSTAINING THE LANE WITH 5 POTS.

AFTER THE DORAN'S SHIELD BUFF, YOU CAN NOW BUY 1 POT AND 1 SHIELD. THIS BUILD IS BETTER IF YOU ARE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH POSITIONING, BECAUSE IT SWAPS OUT THE 4 EXTRA POTS FOR PASSIVE REGEN AND HEALTH (COMPARED TO THE CLOTH + 5 POTS BUILD). I RECOMMEND GETTING THIS FOR HIGH POKE LANES SUCH AS CAITLYN + NAMI

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MY CORE BUILD PATH IS AS FOLLOWS: DORAN'S BLADE --> VAMP SCEPTER + BOOTS --> B.F. SWORD OR CUTLASS + 1-2X DAGGER (IF I'M BEHIND) --> BT OR BOTRK + BOOTS 2 --> PD --> LW OR DEFENSIVE ITEM

THIS IS THE SECOND MOST OPTIMAL BUILD FOR DAMAGE, BUT WITH MORE OF AN EMPHASIS ON SURVIVABILITY. THE MOVEMENT SPEED BOOST AND HEALTH ACTIVATE ALLOWS YOU TO SURVIVE LONGER IF YOU ARE HAVING DIFFICULTIES KITING.

THE BUILD PATH FOR THIS IS: DORAN'S BLADE --> BERSERKER'S GREAVES + VAMP SCEPTER --> BLADE OF THE RUINED KING ---> ZEAL --> SHYV --> PD --> ZEPHYR ---> GA. THIS BUILD ALLOWS YOU TO 1V1 ANYONE WITH REDUCED CC, MOVEMENT SPEED, AND TRUE DAMAGE. IT IS A VERY STRONG BUILD THAT WILL MOST LIKELY BE NERFED VERY SOON.

SITUATIONAL

USE THIS INSTEAD OF MERCURIAL SCIMITAR IF YOU ARE FINDING YOURSELF AGAINST A LOW CC TEAM WITH LOTS OF % BASED DAMAGE THAT CAN BE REDUCED BY RESISTANCES. THE EXTRA ARMOR / MR WILL REDUCE THAT DAMAGE, ALSO THE PASSIVE GIVES YOU A SECOND LIFE.

THIS ITEM IS GOOD AGAINST AD CARRIES AND ATTACK-SPEED BASED BRUISERS (IRELIA, JAX ETC.). SWAP THIS FOR MERCURIAL SCIMITAR IF YOU FIND THAT THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF DAMAGE YOU ARE TAKING THE MOST, AND CC ISNT A PROBLEM.

ALTHOUGH THIS ITEM ISNT VERY POPULAR, IT IS GOOD FOR TWO REASONS: EXTRA HP AND EXTRA MR. IF YOU FIND THE ENEMY TEAM DOING A DECENT AMOUNT OF AOE DAMAGE, WHICH YOU CANNOT DODGE, THE EXTRA HP AND MR WILL HELP YOU LIVE THROUGH FIGHTS BETTER. THE PASSIVE SHIELD WILL ALSO BLOCK ONE SPELL WHICH CAN BE WORTH ~300-600 DAMAGE. TO OPTIMIZE THIS, YOU NEED TO AVOID USING IT UP BEFORE AN ENGAGE, MAKE SURE NOT TO GET IT POKED OFF OR YOU WILL LOSE 1/3 OF THE ITEMS EFFECTS DURING A TEAM FIGHT.

THIS ITEM IS VERY SITUATIONAL BECAUSE IT SHOULD ONLY BE BOUGHT AFTER YOUR FULL CORE BUILD IS COMPLETE. THIS ITEM IS USED TO REPLACE YOUR BOOTS BECAUSE OF THE COMPARABLE MOVEMENT SPEED IT GIVES. IT GIVES MORE ATTACK SPEED, DAMAGE, AND TENACITY THAN THE LATTER.