2012-07-23, 03:36 PM
WillDaSnail Wrote:However, one downside is that you'll be delayed building your core items for some time because your first ~2K of you gold goes towards items that allow you to stay in lane longer. Unless you farm up enough to start building your core items in time, there's the possibility you could "fall behind" - in farm and items.
That'd be equivalent to you allowing your ass to die. Since this build is specifically tailored for farming and survivability vs. AP champs, you must be doing something wrong if that happens, whether it is because of poor play, or because you picked wrong (probably a bad idea to use Anivia against Morde for example).
Also, it would be more accurate to say "widen the gap between your own farm and their farm". Time is really only a subjective things depending on how well the other players do. I've had times where I beasted my opponent in mid, but he ended up getting fed off of the other lanes, thus ultimately winning the game.
On an interesting note, I heard that Athene's Unholy Grail was supposed to be a catch-up option for mana caster champions. I'm not sure if that really is the case.