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But regards to you question, my general order is something like this:
Vs ranged: Core upgrade 1 > Rylai > Upgrade 2 > Lich & Boots > Zhonya & Upgrade 3 > Void Staff
Vs melee: Upgrade 1 > Lich > Zhonya & Boots > Rylai & Upgrade 2 > Void
Vs Instant burst: Upgrade 1 > Zhonya > Rylai > Boots > Upgrade 2 & 3 > Lich > Liandry/Void
However, if the enemy team has a healer support for example, a morellonomicon can be a better choice compared to some of the items above. Sometimes, it is not even that of a great idea to focus on Lich Bane regardless of how good an item it is because the enemy team could be full of champions with good initiates and kill potential. Therefore your build must always be adaptive and never a stable path especially in mid lane. Although bot laners and junglers can go somewhat the same path, highly competitive 1v1 lanes being mid and top MUST aim to counter their opponent to avoid the chance of feeding the enemy to their fullest.
Hope this helped in terms of giving a good idea on an ideal build while keeping a good adaptability in mind! Some items may seem like must haves because I included them in the 3 generic paths, but all are changeable as every game has the potential of having a better choice.
Good luck!
I am confused by why on rush items you just have Rylai's Crystal? Shouldn't you have Lich Bane and Rylai's Crystal up there for rushed items. Just so new summoners to Viktor understand the importance of Lich Bane.
However, in most situations, I would say go Kleptomancy as it will allow you to rush your first upgrade. The first upgrade no matter what happens, should be your first buy. I usually save money even if I have 1k if I end up in base early on. The usually level 7 wave clear from double lazer is just too good to leave, as it will also become your money bank for later items. Apart from klepto, comet would be my second choice whereas electrocute would be third. Comet for safer matchups and electrocute for confident matchups where you know you can stomp the enemy. Conversely, I do not support Aery or spell book choices much as I find the other options more suitable. Viktor can be like Vladimir at times, where Ghost is also an amazing summoner yet the klepto early item build advantage is something I can never drop.
Moving onto items, the idea is quite similar to the runes. They will require you to analyse your matchup as well as the teams. If you feel like you need to be safe in this game, I would recommend going Rylai's Crystal Scepter first, as it provides both defence and damage along with an incredible passive. Although it is not the most damage based item while Viktor tends to stand out more as a glass-cannon mage, the passive usually allows you to stun with Gravity Field much more easily, as well as hit multiple procs of Chaos Storm along with the second wave from Death Ray. Zhonya's Hourglass can be first depending on matchups for Syndra, Fizz, Zed etc.
On a more aggressive side, Lich Bane and Luden's Tempest bring the best use of Viktor's kit in my opinion. Long range Death Ray extra damage procs along with Q + AA nukes usually mean you can one shot squishier enemy champions at this point.
Aside of these items, the rest is always optional builds. If you feel the enemy is tanky, Liandry's Torment or Void Staff is a must for penetration. If the enemy is not building resist, abuse this and go for Rabadon's Deathcap or similar high AP boosts. If the enemy has a lot of healing power, Morellonomicon becomes mandatory, and its magic pen is also very helpful. Rod of Ages and Everfrost are also good choices if you prefer a tankier approach like some Veigar players tend to do, since they can always build damage with their passive.
I hope this helped! If you still have an unanswered question(s), please don't hesitate to ask =D
Overall, the upgrades are very useful, although the third one is best when done later. The stats and effects items bring are much more impactful early on, leading to a stronger late game which is also when the max hex core comes into its stronger stages, making it the optimal purchase then.
However, I would also like to highlight that the upgrades should not be left for last, and be complete as a second or third item excluding boots of course.
Hope this answered your question!
What do you think about Fleet Footwork as keystone rune? Lately I have seen this build many times and I am curious if it is some kind of meta right now? When this build could be better?
Moving on, the precision line would also bring Presence of Mind after a takedown which can be very useful in terms of mana costs, however, I do not see it being fully utilised with Viktor due to high cool downs. You would only get a free Siphon Power and Death Ray if you are lucky. The legend choices aren't very optimal for Viktor here but the tenacity can be pretty good. With mages very prone to cc, this could actually be a life-saver later on in the game. Coup de Grace on the other hand can be quite the mastery as Viktor holds a lot of execution power, but can sometimes be just a little off a kill where this mastery might do enough damage.
You would then go sorcery as a secondary rune line with Manaflow Band, Celerity, ultimate hat, Scorch options. Of course, you can only take two of these, but I would say these choices are really player dependant. Aggressive players should take Manaflow Band with Scorch or Celerity while a little more passive players can take ultimate hat as they look for those all-in opportunities.
Hope this helped! I will be trying these runes out today to see if they really make a big difference!
All in all, I have a 70%+ win rate with him on my main and smurf, but I would like to say that is thanks my knowledge and years of experience with him. At this point, it is sadly more favourable to turn to meta champs, especially champions with dashes or such. So unless you really know how to play him, or are willing to practice him enough, Viktor is not the best right now and definitely needs some buffs. Speaking of buffs, previous nerfs on his kit and items have definitely taken their toll recently, which has made the situation as bad as it is.
Hope this answered your question ˆˆ
Today I was playing Viktor in team with Nunu (yeah, good one, I was also surprised xd) and Blitzcrank. I have found great synergy between Viktor and those two champions. Can you please make a list of other champions like that? I mean like Nunu, Blitzcrank, Braum etc ;)
Also nice guide! Thanks a lot! ^^
https://gyazo.com/14b44a9eac7eaac855a677cda7a1556a You need to watch the gif or else you wont understand, Monkey.
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Nice spot there! Ill be changing that now =)
-Daedralus
At this moment my experience is not especially big, and that is why I have small question. Wouldn't it be better to play Ionian Boots on Vktor? Actually Magic Penetration is provided by runes. Viktor's Q (especially with shield) is (in my opinion ofc) very important and I like to spam it whenever I can. What do you think about that?
And thanks again for this guide. ;) Yesterday I got first quadra on Viktor. ^^
Really appreciate the feedback and glad you liked the guide! Viktor is currently pretty off meta, therefore it is an unexpected pick! Although slightly weaker currently, this factor can make a difference in games! And for your question, never forget guides are to give the basics and most generics of champions. You should always build according to your game. More magic pen is always good as it means more MR is ignored. Ionian is good for more CDR including summoner spells and so on. If you think one is better in a specific game, go for it =)
Good luck with Viktor! Expecting a penta soon ˆˆ
I would also ask about preseason changes in runes. Are you going to update this guide afterwards? Actually from what it looks like this update will crtainly change whole game upside down. (Yes, I know that there is still about a month until then) ;)