Inspired from the "Wolf Pack" speech in "The Hangover", by Alan.

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• HOW TO CS PROPERLY: Learn Here -> By Mowen.
  
  
• HOW TO CONTROL YOUR LANE/ZONE: Learn Here -> By Mowen.
  
  
• HOW TO BAIT: The answer lies inside your .
  
  
• HOW TO WARD PROPERLY: Learn Here -> By Panglot & By Hahano.
  
  
• HOW TO AVOID GANKS: This answer also lies inside your .
  
  
• HOW TO CHECK THE MINI MAP EACH 5s OR SO: This answer actually lies on your mini map. Yeah, that squarish square at the bottom right of your screen with glowing mobile dots. Thou shalt not see dead pixels in there whatsoever.
  
  
• HOW TO TIME BUFFS/SPAWNS: Learn Here -> By Xenasis & By Hahano.
  
  
• WHEN TO START AT BLUE OR RED: Learn Here -> By Xenasis.
  
  
• HOW TO KEEP UP WITH YOUR JUNGLE/SPEED: Learn Here -> By Hahano.
  
  
• HOW TO HAVE PRESENCE: Learn Here -> By Hahano.
  
  
• WHEN TO ROAM/GANK/INVADE/DIVE: Learn Here -> By Xenasis & By Hahano.
  
  
• HOW TO COUNTER JUNGLE: Learn Here -> By Xenasis & By Hahano.
  
  
• HOW TO RECOVER FROM A COUNTER JUNGLE: Learn Here -> By Xenasis & By Hahano.
  
  
• HOW TO COUNTER PICK: Learn Here -> By Slappiz.
  
  
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It is said that the man now known as Dr. Mundo was born without any sort of conscience. Instead, he had an unquenchable desire to inflict pain through experimentation. By the time he was five, most of the pets in the Zaun neighborhood where Mundo grew up had gone missing. By his teenage years, his parents were nowhere to be found. By the time he had legally acquired his license to practice medicine, he had been acquitted of thirty-eight separate charges of murder by the Zaun authorities; the lack of evidence made prosecution impossible. Dr. Mundo has become equal parts serial killer and mad scientist, though no one is entirely sure how his butchery qualifies as science. However, he has made tremendous strides in mapping the pain response in the human brain and body, going so far as being able to suppress it, even in the most excruciating of circumstances. He has also tapped into the primal parts of the brain through chemistry, learning how to enhance aggression and adrenaline, as well as dulling conscience and the survival instinct. In short, Dr. Mundo's life's work has been how to create the perfect science-enhanced killer. Unfortunately, the city-state of Noxus regards such behavior as a sign of initiative and ambition, rather than inhumanity. Originally fighting for Zaun, Dr. Mundo was recruited to also fight for Noxus in the League of Legends; the Madman dual faction status represents the fruits of a blossoming relationship between Zaun and Noxus. He continues his experiments to this day, even using himself as an experimental subject, as evidenced by his disfigured appearance and his... unique manner of speaking. There are rumors that the High Command in Noxus has given him free reign to pursue his life's work in his spare time.

Beware the Madman of Zaun. In his eyes, you are already dead.

I hope not...

Alright so, first things first: In my honest opinion, each champion should be played in order to exploit their own strengths so that we make use of their UNIQUE playing styles to use it against our enemies.

This guide is the 1st of a series of guides made by myself about my favorite champions. NO they won't be better than this guide simply because MUNDO IS THE BEST.I'll be covering every single aspect of the champion that a player needs to know about how do I PLAY them against any foe according to MY INTERPRETATION of game play (which is mostly filled with fun and enthusiasm).


I started by this guide as a tribute to my most beloved champion and before you ask, YES I have the Corporate Mundo skin and he SMASHES LIKE A BOSS!!!

It's the best skin in game IMO, I laugh my *** off just looking at that 8 foot tall blue hulk, with his bluish muddy hair and green sunglasses talking to a white brick alike cellphone on his pink shirts, grey pants and purple tie throwing freaking suitcases and paper files at your enemies...

... and when it hits... OH WHEN IT HITS... there goes that *SPLASH* sound echoing through your ears as you feel his sadistic rage pulsing through his bloody Cleaver on every swing at his foes, using his golden watch to keep up with his perfect timing!


As you can see, is so perfect that he just used all available colors from Moba's color pallet as he pleased. I say gives us everything we need to win games, so lets take a closer look at what he has to offer, shall we?


Hair: To look appealing enough to the young support ladies with that good-looking teenage boy hair. Very manly.

Sunglasses: To simply walk away after imploding his enemies with . Because cool guys don't look at explosions.

Cellphone: To call for MIAs and GANKs. Only when he pleases, of course.

Shirt: To look as attractive as he can. The perfect bait.

Skin: To avoid mis-confusions with Hulk. Hulk's not even half as cool as , he ain't got no !

Tie: To keep up with the bossy look no matter how entropic his environment is.

Pants: A pink shirt's best friend. Truly outrageous.

Watch: To keep track of his coold owns, cuz after all, he regains 70% of his HP each minute with LIKE A BOSS!

Suitcase and paper files: To throw at his enemy's face when he pleases and avoid ganks or gank like the true madman of Zaun that he is. Real terror.

1 - Thou shalt not feed.


2 - Thou shalt not surrender.


3 - Thou shalt not change the core build.


4 - Thou shalt only change the Masteries according to the Masteries Chapter.


5 - Thou shalt only change the Runes according to the Runes Chapter.


6 - Thou shalt only choose 2 Summoner Spells according to the Summoner Spells Chapter. But beware of the living!


7 - Thou shalt level the skills properly according to the Skill Priorities Chapter.


8 - Thou shalt use to KS. Hard.


9 - Thou shalt use when pleases.


10 - Thou shalt obey and repeat Corporate Mundo's 20 Commandments daily.

When attacking:

1 - "Mundo never merge! Mundo acquire!"

2 - "Mundo send them on corporate retreat!"

3 - "Mundo smash like a boss!"

4 - "Mundo downsize what he pleases"

5 - "Mundo give beat down in triplicate!"

6 - "Time for Mundo to make cuts!"

7 - "Mundo outsource your FACE!"


When moving:

8 - "Mundo never fly coach."

9 - "Mundo check his schedule."

10 - "Mundo say greed is good!"

11 - "Mundo enforce corporate policy."

12 - "Mundo do hostile takeover."

13 - "Mundo eat TPS report."

14 - "Mundo say 'you're fired'!"

15 - "Mundo king of office romance!"


When using:

16 - "Mundo sell!"

17 - "Mundo file!"


When joking:

18 - "Mundo runs international corporation as he pleases."


When taunting:

19 - "Yahhh, Mundo going to need you to come in on Saturday."

20 - "Mundo's ABC's of success: Always Be Cleaving."

Here's where I'll teach you what not to pick as your Summoner Spells. There are the only 4 "acceptable" Summoner Spells for , in MY opinion. Lets check them out and understand why:

Getting is not your job. is a carry/initiator and so you need the right Summoner Spells to back you up on your way to glory. Let this for your Support. If nobody gets , well, you will be no exception. Just reinforce your game awareness by checking the mini map more frequently and make sure you are using as often as possible, as stated at the end of the Skill Priorities Chapter. Don't forget to keep track over all vital points through the map by placing Sight Ward whenever possible. With all this information in mind, you should be fearless and ready for battle.

If you plan on supporting with , only take if your Ranged AD doesn't have it. was widely used on back when used to take 50% from your current health making sure you would remain alive in the meantime, pretty much like 's , since 30% isn't quite safe. You could go from 1% to 100% HP in 6s. But since 's revamp, we no longer use , which is quite good, because now we can go for a more "bruiser oriented build", instead of full tank + 1 DPS item. Now can actually force the enemy team to focus him, instead of being ignored due to his low utility/damage without .

is 100% useless on . You gain no benefits from the AP bonus and +35% Attack Speed would grant you nothing but 1 more hit at your enemy during lane phase, since you only have gaps for quick trade-offs. out DPS is so many aspects that it's not even funny on . is ranged. reduces healing. does pretty much the same damage as will. also has the exactly same cooldown than . So no for .

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Although I can't hide my love for , there are way better choices for . If you're laning, pick only if you're new to , feeling unsecure about how much you can take/give until you get more comfortable with 's game play. Now if you're jungling, I still wouldn't recommend getting over since it's very hard to succeed in a gank, given that you have no Hard CC and usually fulfills that role even when they away, buying you enough time to refresh the timer on to close the gaps.

NO, you can't jungle without . NO, doesn't fall off during early, mid or late game. is your one and only reliable mechanism to STEAL and SECURE buffs and Dragons. Only do Dragon/Baron if you are 120% sure about securing it's kill without . Since 's jungle is quite fast with , I like saving to counter jungle as hard as I can. Placing wards on the enemy jungle's Red Buff and timing it precisely might grant you over 80% Red Buff uptime, which is quite handy for your ganks and a pretty big annoyance for Red Buff dependable junglers like: , , , , , , , etc.

's by far, your best friend in therms of output damage, helping you secure kills, which would otherwise, be impossible. Happy is fed , but you gotta "cook the meat" before eating. has a pretty short cooldown which means you should be attempting kills at least once, each time gets off of cooldown. Remember that 's power lies on timing. If you too early, your enemy will simply run away. But if used too late, you won't benefit from it's full damaging potential. Nonetheless, you gotta know when to in order to prevent your foes from healing, if they have healing abilities or .

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So as you've already noticed, you're left with only 3 viable Summoner Spells for laning . While jungling, you're left with only have 1 option, nothing else. Running the right Summoner Spells on is crucial, as I've illustrated above. We must give nothing but the best. Which are:

In this section, we'll be analyzing all useful masteries for and compare their PROS and CONS. So lets get started:

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When it comes down to Runes for a kitten dies every time you pick the wrong one.

With that in mind, lets try to save as many kittens as possible from oblivion and give them a good reason to live for, so hopefully they'll die of natural causes later on... 7 times. Which reminds me that we have 24 Runes to pick, so that's roughly... 3 and half (full kittens). Now lets see what we need:

As a bruiser-like needs to be tough enough to take some hits without losing too much HP, in order to win the trade-offs. He also needs to be able to sustain his harass, at least until the end of laning phase.

If he goes full defensive Runes, in the end, it'll be the same as going full offensive Runes (as long as the laning phase lasts) cuz he'll either deal no damage or take too much damage, which will still gonna makes us lose the trade-offs. So we need a mix of both, lets see how we can make things happen:

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You're an AD bruiser, no matter how much you love to spam or chase with . Your job is to soak up the damage for your teammates, draw attention from the enemy carries and take the down squishies before they escape or outnumber you. With that being said, you need burst and it comes from your crits.

This Runes are just perfect for nothing! That's right, they're a whole bunch of nothingness for . They don't give enough nor enough Greater Mark of Desolation, which means that they can't help neither your physical nor your magical blows since they'll be both too weak to give your presence in lane.

Your build gives no AS whatsoever, which makes this Runes quite appealing at first sight, but 15% from + 10% from = +25% Attack Speed. Your total Attack Speed goes from 0.96 at lvl 18 to 1.2, so... yup, nothing to be amazed with, even with the + combo.

This runes usually shine during very early game, but they are just not worth since you will trade very few hits (3~5) with your enemy early on. Also we have no abilities that scale with AD, so we won't benefit much from this Runes. During mid and throughout late game this Runes completely fall behind, making Greater Mark of Desolation a much better choice for those quick pokes on .

Straight to the point: worthless. As I've mentioned before, you need early game pressure and even though 20 AD (Critting for 54 AD with + + + ) are slightly better than Greater Mark of Desolation during late game, they have nothing to add to your laning experience.

It's a good boost to your damage since you should be running 18%~48% Crit Chance with + + . Which means you will crit for 280% damage with + + . The only problem with this runes is that they are so so so SO SO SO late game that it's not even worth using them. They're also a complete waste lane wise, so we won't taking them.

This are actually pretty solid runes and the only "acceptable" change for Greater Mark of Desolation. As I've stated before, you will be trading very few hits with you enemy during lane phase so any time you crit them it will make a huge difference. Those 128 lvl 1 hits will crit for around 240 damage at lvl 1. The only problem with them is that you'll only have 8% of Crit Chance during laning phase, making Greater Mark of Desolation Runes a much more reliable choice. They'll start to clearly outdps Greater Mark of Desolation once you acquire your . But be careful with these RNGs tough, cuz at least with me, they never seem to proc when I need them <.> which makes me wonder if it's personal <.<

The perfect runes for laning phase, the "good" runes for mid game and the "ok" runes for late game. They represent your most reliable source of harass throughout the game and combined with + + will make your damage bypass more than HALF of the enemy carries' defense. Since your job is to kill carries and squishies, you won't need more Armor Penetration than this. They have low armor and you'll crit them for over 700 damage during late game, so you can make quick work of them anyways.

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While your armor values won't be that high during late game, you must use this Seals to boost your early game experience, specially until you get . Otherwise you'll find impossible to keep up the trade-offs/farm against your lane match up.

Same rule applies here, they give your nothing early game. This runes are a total waste of IP for , simply because 18 HP/5 at lvl 18 won't help you at all during late game and have nothing to offer early game.

3.8 HP/5 is simply not worth it. You'll end up losing more HP for not having enough armor early on, than for having a slightly higher regen.

This runes start to kick in so late in the game that makes them not viable for . You'll be better off with Greater Seal of Vitality for most part of the game.

This is actually a solid choice if you are JUNGLING. If you can have your team to back you up in the jungle with good leashes, then there's nothing wrong with Greater Seal of Vitality. requires great amounts of HP to sustain his abilities, in order to become effective. Therefore, 175 HP additional HP during late game is way more valuable than 13 Armor from . But remember that Greater Seal of Vitality will turn your early game experience a living hell if anything goes wrong in the jungle process, since you'll be taking a lot of physical damage. Don't take Greater Seal of Vitality if you're laning, because Seals should be used to enhance your early game experience, in order to keep up with the trade-offs.

This runes are just not good enough. While 48 HP also translate to +1.5 HP/5 from your passive, starting off with a combined with your will skyrocket you HP for a total of 862 HP and 30 HP/5 at lvl 1! However, you're not here to 1v5 at lvl 1, and even if you do, having Greater Seal of Vitality or will prove to become way more effective during lane phase.

This are the best in slot Seals, it not only gives you the best protection throughout your laning phase, but it also enhance your armor value during late game, which aren't that high. It's also quite useful when laning against ranged AP champions, since they main source of harass until lvl 3~4 comes from auto attacks, soaking up a lot of damage. Don't forget that they also reduce the incoming damage from creep aggro, making them your best option.

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Since is a MUST on and is your Standard boots, you won't need , because you already have a pretty high Magic Resistance late game. So choosing over hugely boosts your lane sustain against AP-based opponents. You should only take if you're jungling, since you won't be taking much Magical Damage during early game.

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You already deal true damage at your enemies during early levels with Greater Mark of Desolation + + , wasting more Runes on Armor Penetration is just not worth it since they are most effective during early game. So trust me when I say "enough and go improve your defense".

As I've mentioned before, they are so late game it's not even worth running them and increasing your Critical Damage by 14% in exchange of anything else won't improve your game play at all, since you're required high amounts of Critical Chance to profit with this Runes.

This Runes are best paired with for a total of 14% Critical Chance during lane phase. Keep in mind that they're RNGs, which means they MAY or MAY NOT proc when you need. Nonetheless, they're the highest DPS Runes for late game.

You really don't need this, since you already have to chase and + to close the gaps. You won't miss , trust me.

This runes are not bad, they just have nothing to add besides 8 HP/5. Choosing over Greater Quintessence of Vigor will grant you not only 78 HP but also 2.5 HP/5, making them way more appealing for an early kill attempt.

The perfect "All around" Runes, granting you 78 HP and 2.5 HP/5, as well as enhancing your early levels kill attempts. They will also make your enemies less likely to attack your 6~7 HP bricks health bar. Pretty scary.

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Now here's where the PRO diverge from the average . Knowing when and how to level up your skills according to your needs, is what truly makes a good player. has EVERYTHING he needs in order to excel against ANYONE. has the BEST kit-spells, in MY opinion, since they synergyze amazingly well, in order to provide anything you might need against your foes. In this section I'll teach you how to lvl your skills properly, according to your match up. But first, lets take a look at 's flowchart:

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This is the highest bursty damage dealing build on . It will allow you to eat your enemies alive before they can even think about running away from you. It consists on being able to trade blows against another champion frequently and once they are around 50% HP, you can usually go and finish them off, as simple as that. This setup is optimal against champions like: , , , , .

Allow me to demonstrate how terrifying 's damage can be at lvl 1, when starting with . You should be ALWAYS attempting a kill at lvl 1 and lvl 4, simply because your kit-abilities synergyzes too damn well, compared to most of the enemy champions. So lets take a look at how much we're actually talking about:

= [( 's base Attack Damage) + ( at 1% HP) + + + )]*( + )
= [56.23 + (40 + 0.4*99) + 3 + (0.5*1) + 5]*(1 + 0.06 + 0.01)
= 111.63 Damage

Now the highest base HP champion in the game at lvl 1 is with 576 HP, which means that once he's around 1/3 HP, you can 1 SHOT that motherf**ker down, with a little help form , since you'll be dealing TRUE DAMAGE with Greater Mark of Desolation + + ( + ) + , against his sucky 16.5 base Armor Resistance. This is why is so damn scary at lvl 1, and so, exploiting his strengths are a MUST.

Don't forget that you're even more scary as soon as you hit lvl 4, due to your skills synergy and amazing baiting capabilities. The lower your HP drops, the deadlier you become. They try to burst you down, but you'll burst them faster, and that's how rolls. Bait them so they think they can kill you and once they're close enough pop to nullify their damage while you slice them apart, and once they realize they can't bet you down, toss out your and make quick work of your foes. You'll turn their lane into a living hell, denying his escaping abilities and outDPSing their faces. So let's understand the basics beyond your 3 main skills and check how high can 's damage go at lvl 4:

= [( 's base Attack Damage) + ( at 1% HP) + + + + (at least 1 tick from ) + (at least 1 hit from 's Minimum Damage)]*( + )
= [56.23 + (55 + 0.55*99) + 3 + (0.5*4) + 5 + 40 + 80]*(1 + 0.06 + 0.01)
= 316.38 Damage

So we've almost TRIPLED our total damage output in a period of 1 SECOND. Now are you ready to wombo combo that filthy sailor? I be you are. Now back to that scenario vs , which now has 813 HP and 19.5 AR, can be 1 SHOTTED once he's at HALF HP. Nop, that ain't Falcon, it's ! That's right kids, you can already split in half as soon as he's down to 50% HP, since is now burning for 130 damage, while 's total damage is still bypassing 100% of Mr. Gang & Plank's defense. So lets recap this whole process, step by step on how to to get kills at lvl 1 and lvl 4:

So if both you and your enemy are about to die, DON'T RUN AWAY, chances are that will save the day, before they are able to pullout something. Now all you need is to practice in order to improve your timing. Since 's Attack Speed is 0.9984, you're left with a little bit less than a 1s gap, in order to land all 's 4 blows. So make sure you pop right before hitting your target. Also, don't forget to chug a before engaging a duel, specially if you're not at full HP. A simple can change the tides of a battle. And last, but not least, save your for when your enemies start running away, instead of using to engage. This way, you can deal more damage, without taking any.

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You'll oftenly find yourself stuck under your own turret when facing enemies that can easily push the lane. The must be balance so that you can last hit your minions properly without having to worry about losing gold to your turret. Ideally, you would want to farm as close as possible from your turret, without hitting the minions. This way, your enemy is more susceptible to ganks and you can safely farm without having to worry about the enemy's jungler. Do notice that you'll only lvl up to lvl 3. Which is the balance between a solid pushing power and a good amount of burst damage through . This setup is best used against champions like: , , , , .

Same rules for the above lvl 1 kill attempt apply to this setup. However, it starts to diverge from the Standard setup once you get lvl 4, when you get , while is at lvl 2, and specially when hits lvl 3, is when you should start roaming. Because you are laning against another lane pusher, you can roam all day with this setup, if you want. All you have to do is to push your lane as fast as you can. Once you clear the newly spawned creep wave, you should attempt to steal you enemy jungler's buffs/creeps. If there's nothing to steal, go for a quick gank middle.

You don't need to go for a kill, just poke and try hitting your enemy, in order to help your middle lane friend. Your middle lane enemy will usually miss some CS or even some additional HP if you manage to hit them, giving a slight advantage to your friend. Repeating this process frequently will usually lead to an unconditional win on middle lane, unless his jungler is aware and able to keep up (which will usually turn out not to be true). Having a strong presence around the map and playing with your enemies' mentality can induce them to commit mistakes, because you're constantly drawing their attentions. Annoy them whenever you have the chance. Also, you have nothing to lose by doing so. can clear your enemy's jungle blazing fast and you'll barely lose any XP from your lane, since 30 seconds is more than enough for a quick roam, until the new wave spawns and start heading towards your lane.

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If by any means, you're being denied zoned and/or unable to farm properly against your lane match up, this setup will help you not to fall behind on CS. is a GREAT last hitting tool and you'll never run out of HP if you hit something. allows you to farm from safety, while being a reliable source of poke. Do notice that you'll only lvl up to lvl 3. Which is the balance between a solid farming ability and a good amount of burst damage through . This setup will usually best your best way against ranged champions like: , , , , .

Leveling before other abilities allows you to have a greater control over Dragon and Baron. At lvl 9 can deal up to 700 damage on Dragon or Baron on 1 single hit. So now you can picture how faster securing this kills can be if your is locked and loaded. You can also poke extremely well with since 's range is quite big.

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is by far one of the BEST abilities in game. is 's signature stuck in your enemy's head. has a 4s cooldown and has a very low cost, which means there's NO EXCUSE for not SPAMMING all day long in EVERY single bush you pass by. I've lost my counting on how many times I've seen a player getting ganked, simply for not using . NEVER FACECHECK. ALWAYS . I can guarantee you'll come back to up vote me, if you follow this rules precisely. Need to check for Dragon? . Need to check for Baron? . Need to check for jungle creeps? Need to help a friend? . . Need to chase? . Need to escape? . Need to win? .

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I simply can not stress how vital is on . is the reason why doesn't need . lasts for 12s, is a BUILT IN ability and it's cooldown is 3.23x FASTER than (without CDR), making your BEST chasing tool. can outrun anyone with + + . + is just overkill since team fights don't happen more often then once each minute and neither last longer than 12s. Need to chase? . Need to escape? . Need to tank? . Need to heal? . Seriously, DON'T BE AFRAID of using whenever you please. has ONLY 1min of cooldown. Are you into a 40min game? Did you popped over 30 TIMES? If not, you're doing it wrong. You could be sustaining more in your lane, enhancing your presence. You could have more kills if you didn't use to chase someone even if you were full HP. You didn't pop soon enough (usually when you were full HP) to prevent enemies from catching you up, instead of when you started losing HP once they got you. So make sure you ABUSE 's low cooldown as much as you can. It will be surely ready before your next team fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, I here present you the almighty Theory Crafting Chapter, where I'll be proving that you were wrong and I was right. While talking about all viable items, we'll be always trying to make them as effective as possible against our match ups, without sacrificing our early-mid game power. Everyone knows that cost effective items cost efficiency only kick-in once they're done, but they will drastically weaken your early game potential, since cost effective Tier 1 items upgrade into nothing. So we must find the balance between wasting as little gold as possible and acquiring all best in slot items with a strong early-mid game. Now lets understand what's best for :

and are actually a very good start for . Helping you to: Easily dodge Skill Shots; Quickly last hit and go back to safety when against Ranged champions; Deal more damage against Melees on trade-offs, since you'll be able to stick to them for longer, and therefore, unleashing more blows; improving your Magic Resistance during very early game, since you can upgrade your quickly into a . You'll get the best out of x4 when fighting against:

• Any Ranged AP champion like: , , , .
• Any Melee champions with AP based harass: , , , .
• Extremely low harass champions, during early game, like: , , , .

could be useful combined with and/or to start the game with 22% Critical Chance, which is quite good for . However, will upgrade into no useful item, making we lose some precious time and gold. Although I still don't recommend, you may try when fighting against:

• Any Melee squishy duelist champion, like: , , , .

and are your best friends against strong AD champions, so will mitigate A LOT of early game damage and furthermore once upgraded to . Also 5 will ensure your stability. They're best used when fighting against:

• Any Ranged AD champion like: , , , .
• Any Melee champions with heavy AD based harass: , , , .

IT'S A TRAP. Although might seem superior than when taking into account lane sustain vs harass power, you might find very attractive. However, there's a very important factor that you should be taking into account, which is: Life Steal. Which means that you'll have to hit something, in order to get health, thus, preventing you from controlling the lane in a more effective way, since you'll find yourself obligated to hit creeps (pushing the lane) in order to sustain. That's pretty BAD. Once your lane is pushed, you'll have no gaps to harass or kill your opponent. They'll simply free farm under their turret and you won't actually benefit from the +10 AD, since you won't be hitting him with a higher frequency. That will also slow your build a lot, since must rush that in order to get the stacks as soon as possible.

is the perfect item for . If you could start all matches with a and succeed, you would be rushing your as fast as humanly possible. The reason why is so perfect, is because gives everything early game need. Health, Health Regen, more Health Regen and Armor. Remember that has to become tanky enough to sustain his abilities without hurting himself too much. For that, we will need a good amount of HP and resistances, specially Armor, since you should be already running . Everything you need in lane is and , before your , so you'll never actually have to leave your lane again, only when you get enough for . is best used when fighting against:

• Any melee champions with low AD based harass: , , , .

is not a good pick for . Don't get if you're planning to reduce Magic Damage taken by a heavy AP based champion. Remember that if you're facing a Ranged AP champion, he'll spam auto attacks on you whenever you try go last hit creeps, so will have no effect on that, since it's all physical damage. They'll keep doing it over and over until you're either forced to lose farm, have to recall or commit suicide in a struggle for relief, where you'll most likely lose since you would be around half HP and without Boot's of Speed (which is a quite Standard Start for many AP champions), so you'll be pretty much kited till death. Forget about , get . They're much much better, making sure you're able to last hit quicker and even catch the enemy, when he lay his guards down. Plus, you can quickly rush into if you really feel like.

At first sight, seems to be like a solid pick on . The problem is that it ONLY grants you 15 HP/5, while will grant 8 HP/5 (from the item itself) + 3.6 (from ). In other words, you'll be trading 15 HP/5 for 11.6 HP/5 + 120 HP + 10 Armor. Keep in mind that starting off with +120 HP means that you'll have a waaaaay better start when attempting a lvl 1 kill. Also notice that Regrowth's Pendant would take 40s to regenerate 120 HP, while would take 51s to regenerate the same amount. 11s difference is quite small, isn't it? And you're not taking the +10 Armor into account, which will reduce all physical damage taken by a significant amount. Therefore, is much inferior than on .

HUE HUE HUE. Seriously, don't do that. You'll farm like a ****** in lane until lvl 6 and on, but you've just delayed your in more than 5 minutes. Unless your facing a low harass enemy, you should be able to out harass him all day, but the facts are: You can't sustain properly without enough Health Regen and won't save you in team fights. So you should be focusing on building "actual items" as soon as you can, trying to be as effective as possible (team wise). If you get into a team fight, you'll either get one shotted or be completely ignored. At this points, you shouldn't be engaging, since you've got no resistances to back you up.

is one of the most cost effective items in game. It grants everything he needs. Health, Resistances, AD and a really helpful aura effect. The only issue with is that it helps a little bit in every single core stat, instead one or two stats by a lot. So it means that we're occupying a valuable item slot with an intermediate one, which can't fulfill any role properly. Unless you are short on gold or wanting to build-rush in a tournament, I would suggest leaving for the Support in your team.

Now here's a big one, is, for sure, a best in slot item for . benefits from stacking high amounts of HP. Therefore, making the best cost efficient item in game. grants you enough Armor to be your only physical defensive item. also grants some quite nice amount of Critical Chance. Now here's where really shines: the amount of AD granted by is INSANE for it's cost. Lets take a closer look:

• At 1000 HP, 'll grant you +15 AD, critting for over +39 damage with + .
• At 2000 HP, 'll grant you +30 AD, critting for over +78 damage with + .
• At 3000 HP, 'll grant you +45 AD, critting for over +117 damage with + .
• At 4000 HP, 'll grant you +60 AD, critting for over +156 damage with + .
• At 5000 HP, 'll grant you +75 AD, critting for over +195 damage with + .
• At 6000 HP, 'll grant you +90 AD, critting for over +243 damage with + .
• At 7000 HP, 'll grant you +105 AD, critting for over +273 damage with + .

is really not a good item. Although 's main source of damage comes from hitting enemy champions, 's damage boost is negligible. While it's right that AD carries work around finding the "sweet spot" between Attack Speed, Critical Chance and Attack Damage, in order to maximize their damage output, can't be built like one. MUST be tanky, which means we'll have to sacrifice some inventory space and still carry like a boss with only 2 offensive item slots. Since boosting 's Attack Speed would require way more than 2 items to become effective, we should be focusing on Attack Damage and Critical Chance, because not only they work quite well together, but still leave us some empty slots to be filled with our tanky items. Also, keep in mind that taking over will significantly increase the CC duration on , even with activated.

As I've already talked about, I like to play every champion exploiting their strengths and unique abilities. At this point, you've already noticed that is what's going to make things happen, so why not boosting in 116%? That's right brothers and sister, you're getting a whole new passive out of , it's better than + ! But not only ******edly boost your , it also skyrockets your Magic Resistance AND Movement Speed. Because, after all, you're a melee bruiser, and therefore, you need to get close to them as soon as possible to unload your damage. The sooner you reach them, the sooner they'll be dead. Check out the Health Regeneration theory crafting down below, by the end of this section.

While it's true that has everything needs, we're not building . The same rules from applies to this item: we're occupying a valuable item slot with an intermediate one, which can't fulfill any role properly. is completely independent of . can make use , and to catch his enemies, unlike , or who have no Hard CCs or slowing abilities. There are also way better items defensive wise for other than 700 HP flat. And... well, +20 AD won't drastically change your game play for 3000 gold.

Straight to the point: NO. You're . doesn't die. is an initiator. is the perfect bait. is already quite tanky during late game, making your opponents less likely to attack you. 's priority is to draw the enemies attention fast enough, during team fights, in order to protect your carries long enough so they can kill the enemy carries . will make your enemies completely ignore . has nothing to improve your damage. doesn't scale with nor . is a complete waste of item slot for .

will tear your enemies apart before they can spell "ABC" . is another core item on . As soon as you get your damage output will skyrocket. To prove how cost effective is, in therms of damage output, lets check how much we're up to. 's total AD with and masteries is 298 with 43% Critical Chance. Now pop at half HP, boosting your AD to 450 and crit for 1170 damage per hit.

Did you forget that Greater Mark of Desolation + + + will make your damage bypass more than 50% of the enemy carries' defense? Now look back at , now back at Greater Mark of Desolation + + + , now back at , now back at . Really?

Upgrades from great items like Emblem of Valor for sustain and for early health boost and gold/10 help. So far so good! increases your health, armor and still supports your team with with a good aura. Unfortunately, is a COMPLETE WASTE OF YOUR TIME. The same rules from applies to this item: we're occupying a valuable item slot with an intermediate one, which can't fulfill any role properly. Seriously, gives great stats for 2225 gold (which translates to only 1625 gold if you held a for 20mins), but is still, a whole bunch of nothingness. Please, take out of your mind, as a core item, unless you're really need something to help on soaking some more AoE damage.

Another bait here. gives you a pretty good amount of Attack Damage, a nice quantity of Magic Resistance and a solid passive, giving you enough time to pop before dying, when facing bursty AP champions, like: , and . The same rules from applies to this item: we're occupying a valuable item slot with an intermediate one, which can't fulfill any role properly. Keep in mind that 's base Magic Resistance + + + = 147 Magic Resistance, which is still not optimal if you're fighting against heavy AP based champions, meaning you'll need a total of 3 Magic Resistance items to be able to sustain against your opponents. So you could either replace a core item like and miss all of it's awesomeness or stack with (replacing by ) walking around with an overkilled 223 Magic Resistance + 400 HP damage absorption shield. But remember, you'll be annihilating your DPS output by doing so. Unless they're 5 AP squishies running into all of nothing team fights, I would recommend on more suitable champions like: , or .

Want to become unstoppable with 60% CC reduction for UNLIMITED TIME (or as far as your HP goes if your HP/5 is low)? No problems, get and activate . needs no fancy items like , ignores CCs like a boss! Also, remember that we're trying to optimize our inventory space, since needs some items to back him up in the defensive sector, without sacrificing his threat potential. So + = 187 Magic Resistance, which is enough to protect against all sources of AP based damages.

should only be replaced by if the enemy team is low on Hard CCs and if they have more than one AD Auto Attacker carry, like 2 Ranged ADs or 1 Ranged AD and other champions like: , or . I can't deny 's power against this kind of champions that usually hit squishies for around 800 damage during late game. So you would be reducing that damage by 80 on every single hit you take, which would be many, since you've got a quite big HP poll.

would help you cap your Attack Speed and Critical Chance, if you ran full DPS . In order to reach our balance between offense and defense, we must add one las offensive item and none of them are better than . So is actually not a bad item, but is far from being better than and you know that all other item slots have already been taken and can't be changed for obvious reasons.

is an "OK" item for . comes from pretty usable items, like which helps you build items faster, in the long run, and which is great for escaping from clutch situations. also provides a great amount of Armor, solid Health and Health Regen improvements and an awesome usable effect. can turn the tides of a team fight, being used to either engage, getting someone off guard (empowered by your ), or pick off the left overs from your team fights. The same rules from applies to this item: we're occupying a valuable item slot with an intermediate one, which can't fulfill any role properly. 's base Armor + + grants more than enough Armor to . + + grants more than enough Health and Health Regen to . So building without changing the whole build is just a waste of money, time and item slots.

The only thing that makes viable on is the fact that you'll have an unlimited 15% slowing effect on ALL ENEMIES around you, once you activate . The health boost from isn't bad, but 3000 gold for +500 HP and 15% AoE slow is too much. The same rules from applies to this item: we're occupying a valuable item slot with an intermediate one, which can't fulfill any role properly. doesn't boost your resistances, which aren't very high and doesn't improve your damage output, is just another tool for . Nothing else.

Nothing much to say about . is of no use for . grants very little amount of HP, low HP/5, not really useful 15% CDR and a completely useless MP/5 effect. The only good thing about is 's usable ability to help you "jump" into the enemy carries or even escape from clutch situations. The same rules from applies to this item: we're occupying a valuable item slot with an intermediate one, which can't fulfill any role properly. For this reason, leave for your support.

Now before you start raging on me like: "Y U NO ADD !? 'S CHEAP! HAS ALL NEEDS! ADD NOW U NOOB!". The same rules from applies to this item: we're occupying a valuable item slot with an intermediate one, which can't fulfill any role properly. For further information, check out the Health Regeneration theory crafting down below, by the end of this section.

I just can't understand why I see so many players blindly rushing a , no matter their score or the enemy team comp. That's dumb, to say the least. While provides a nice amount of HP and Armor for , it's far away from being a core item for several reasons. To begin with, increasing your 's final damage output by 35% won't be nearly as useful as increasing your Attack Damage with ANY other possible items listed in this section. +35 MAGIC damage every second is quite ****py if you're running the Dream Build, since you have 0 Magic Penetration, lowering 's damage by miserables +27 damage per second, against champions with 0 additional Magic Resistance. The same rules from applies to this item: we're occupying a valuable item slot with an intermediate one, which can't fulfill any role properly. doesn't need more Armor, 's base Armor + grants over 152 Armor (without ), and this is everything needs to efficiently sustain against physical damage dealers. There's no reason for pushing your Armor above 200 and lose some precious DPS improvements.

would help you deal nearly true damage against the enemy carries, boosting your Attack Speed and granting an Armor debuff to your enemy, which would also benefit anyone who strikes the same foe, if you ran full DPS . The same rules from applies to this one: In order to reach our balance between offense and defense, we must add one las offensive item and none of them are better than . So is actually not a bad item, but is far from being better than and you know that all other item slots have already been taken and can't be changed for obvious reasons.

would help you sustain and deal even more damage against your foes, if you ran full DPS . The same rules from applies to this one: In order to reach our balance between offense and defense, we must add one las offensive item and none of them are better than . So is actually not a bad item, but is far from being better than and you know that all other item slots have already been taken and can't be changed for obvious reasons.

This item works just like , if you reached a point where you had to buy a in order to sustain in a fight against heavy AD champions, they'll simply ignore you until all of your team is turned into ashes. When playing you want to be focused, you want to be a threat. Wasting 2000 gold into to improve only your Armor and nothing else is a waste of money. Specially because you're already quite tanky with 's Dream Build, so there's no reason at all to buy . The same rules from applies to this item: we're occupying a valuable item slot with an intermediate one, which can't fulfill any role properly.

would help you deal even more damage against your foes, since has spammable abilities and would furthermore increase your Movement Speed,if you ran full DPS . The same rules from applies to this one: In order to reach our balance between offense and defense, we must add one las offensive item and none of them are better than . So is actually not a bad item, but is far from being better than and you know that all other item slots have already been taken and can't be changed for obvious reasons.

Here's where all the magic comes from. is what make what is. Without improving 's health would become too cost effective, making him a much weaker champion, specially without the huge HP/5 boosts granted by . You'll always want to build your as soon as possible, since the sooner is fully stacked, the better your tanking/engaging/sustaining abilities will be. helps in every possible way. helps you spam your abilities for much longer, and furthermore for as much as you want. turns you into that beefy hunger for blood beast that is. will make your foes cower in fear just by looking at your HP bar. allows to do some pretty awesome team fight engages under the enemy turret, just pop on the way and watch your team do all the work for you, as long as you're able to tank the turrets. Your enemies have nowhere to hide, there's no safe place for them. goes where he pleases. engages when he pleases. carry as he pleases.

You can completely skip from your "To build" list. farms like a boss with . regenerates his HP through and . There's no reason for wasting time and money with since your jungling speed will stay barely unchanged. The same rules from applies to this item: we're occupying a valuable item slot with an intermediate one, which can't fulfill any role properly. Need more sustain early on through your jungle? this is the reason why we buy + at the very start. This starting will not only make you look quite scary with all that HP, but will also make your ganks much easier, since you'll take way less damage from physical sources. isn't necessary in any champions with high AoE based abilities, like or + .

would help you lower your cooldowns and deal nearly damage against the enemy carries, would also grant the kickoff you need to pub-stomp any team fight, if you ran full DPS . The same rules from applies to this one: In order to reach our balance between offense and defense, we must add one las offensive item and none of them are better than . So is actually not a bad item, but is far from being better than and you know that all other item slots have already been taken and can't be changed for obvious reasons.

Zeke's Herald would help you reach the cooldown cap on , boosting your Attack Speed, sustain and granting a helpful aura for your teammates, if you ran full DPS . The same rules from applies to this one: In order to reach our balance between offense and defense, we must add one las offensive item and none of them are better than . So is actually not a bad item, but is far from being better than and you know that all other item slots have already been taken and can't be changed for obvious reasons.

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If you ever need to make Gp10 items in order to not fall behind in gold for whatever reasons, here are some useful items for . grants what he needs the most, Health, specially during early game, where it's best to rush Gp10 to benefit as soon as possible from the extra Gold income. can be eventually built into in some rare cases, but most of the time, would just like to take the best out of stats.

will usually require not 1 but 2 Gp10 items in order to retake the lead during late game if you fell behind in farm. So there's no better Gp10 item other than besides for . already has to increase his Attack Damage, so why don't you DOUBLE 's damage? Get your right after , and , sit back and enjoy your late game once again!

Do not build Philosopher's Stone. You'll be wasting your time into something that'll not help at all, as far as late game is concerned, and you'll also be wasting your money, since you'll only benefit from half of Philosopher's Stone's stats. Holding Philosopher's Stone for 27 minutes will grant you 810 gold, which is 10 more gold than you've paid for Philosopher's Stone, plus the money you'll take back from selling Philosopher's Stone. But you have to take into account the time you spent building your Philosopher's Stone and the wasted slot, which could be used to improve your presence in the lane and even get kills and snowball, which would out farm Philosopher's Stone's gold power way faster.

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= 30 + 1.25*lvl
= 52.5 MR

= 433 + 89*lvl
= 2035 HP

= 56.23 + 3*lvl
= 110.23 AD

= 6.5 Hp5 + 0.75*lvl
= (20 Hp5)/5
= 4 HPS

= ( 's Base Magic Resistance) + +
= 52.5 + 13.41 + 2
= 67.91 MR

= ( 's base HP) + + +
= 2035 + 78 + 108 + 30
= 2251 HP

= ( 's Starting HP)*( 's Passive)
= 2251*0.015
= 33.77 AD

= *( 's Starting HP)
= 0.03*2251
= 67.53 HPS

= [( 's HP)* *( 's Passive)] + [( 's Starting HPS)*( 's Passive)]
= [250*0.03*1.15] + [71.53*0.15]
= 8.625 + 10.73

= ( base HPS) + ( base HP)*
= 8 + 1270*0.03
= 8 + 34.1

= ( base HPS) + ( 's Passive)*( 's Starting HP)
= 8 + 0.035*2251
= 8 + 78.785

= ( 's Starting HP)*
= (2251*0.7)/12

= ( 's Starting HPS) + ( 's Total HPS)
= (71.53 + 8.625)*1.15

= ( 's Starting Magic Resistance) +
= 67.91 + 30
= 97.91 MR

= ( 's Starting HP) + ( 's base HP)
= 2251 + 250
= 2501 HP

= ( 's Starting Attack Damage) + ( 's base HP)*( 's Passive)
= 156 + 250*0.015
= 159.75 AD

= ( 's Starting HPS) + ( 's Starting HPS)
= 71.53 + 46.1

= ( 's Starting HP) + ( 's base HP)
= 2251 + 1270
= 3521 HP

= ( 's Starting Attack Damage) + ( 's base HP)*( 's Passive)
= 156 + 1270*0.015
= 175.05 AD

= ( ] 's Total HPS) + ( 's Starting HPS)*( 's Passive)
= 92.178 + 46.1*1.15

= ( 's Total Magic Resistance)
= 97.91 MR

= ( 's Total HP) + ( 's base HP)
= 2501 + 1270
= 3771 HP

= ( 's Total Attack Damage) + ( 's base HP)*( 's Passive)
= 175.05 + 250*0.015
= 178.8 AD

= ( 's Starting HPS) + ( 's Total HPS)
= 71.53 + 8 + 2251*0.035

= ( 's Starting Magic Resistance) +
= 67.91 + 76
= 143.91 MR

= ( 's Starting HP)
= 2251 HP

= 's Starting Attack Damage
= 122.23 AD

= ( 's Total HPS) + ( 's Starting HPS)*( 's Total HPS)
= 145.193 + 46.1*1.15

= 's Total Magic Resistance
= 97.91 MR

= ( 's Total HP) + ( 's base HP)
= 3771 + 1270
= 5041 HP

= ( 's Total Attack Damage) + ( 's base HP)*( 's Passive)
= 178.8 + 1270*0.015
= 197.85 AD

= ( 's Total HPS) + ( 's Starting HPS) + ( 's Starting HPS)
= 117.63 + 46.1 + 46.1

= ([icon=Dr. Mundo size=20 ]'s Total HP) + ( 's base HP) + ( 's base HP)
= 3521+ 1270 + 1270
= 6061 HP

= ( 's Total Attack Damage) + [( 's base HP) + ( 's base HP)]*( 's Passive)
= 175.05 + (1270 + 1270)*0.015
= 213.15 AD

= ( 's Total HPS) + ( 's Total HPS)
= 117.63 + 8 + 0.035*3521

= ( 's Total Magic Resistance)
= 143.91 MR

= ( 's Total HP)
= 3521 HP

= 's Total Attack Damage
= 175.05 AD

= ( 's Total HPS) + ( Total HPS)
= 248.865*1.15 + 8.625

= ( 's Total Magic Resistance) +
= 143.91 + 30
= 173.91 MR

= 's Total HP
= 3771 HP

= 's Total Attack Damage
= 178.8 AD

= ( 's Total HPS) + ( 's Starting HPS)
= 248.865 + 0.035*1270 + 46.1

= 's Total Magic Resistance
= 143.91 MR

= ( 's Total HP) + ( 's base HP)
= 3521 + 1270
= 4791 HP

= ( 's Starting Attack Damage) + ( 's base HP)*( 's Passive)
= 175.05 + 1270*0.015
= 194.1 AD

= ( 's Total HPS) + ( 's Starting HPS)*( 's Passive)
= 92.178 + (2501*0.7)/12

= ( 's Total HPS) + ( 's Starting HPS)
= 158.31 + 131.108

= ( 's Total HPS) + ( 's Total HPS)
= 117.63 + (3521*0.7)/12

= ( 's Total HPS) + ( 's Total HPS)
= 145.193 + [(3771*0.7)/12]*1.15

= ( 's Total HPS) + ( 's Total HPS)
= 248.865 + (3521*0.7)/12

= ( 's Total HPS) + ( 's Total HPS)
= 198.21 + 294.058*1.15

= ( 's Total HPS) + ( 's Total HPS)
= 306.176 + [(3771*0.7)/12]*1.15

= ( 's Total HPS) + ( 's Total HPS)
= 209.83 + 353.558

= ( 's Total HPS) + ( 's Total HPS)
= 339.415 + (4791*0.7)/12

= ( 's Total HPS) + ( 's Total HPS) + ( 's Total HPS) + ( 's Total HPS)
= {[563.388 + (46.1 + 8) + (7581*0.035) + (1520*0.7)/12]*1.15} + 8.625

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= 's Total HPS
= 339.415 HPS

= ( 's Total Magic Resistance) +
= 143.91 + 25
= 168.91 MR

= 's Total HP
= 4791 HP

= ( 's base Critical Chance) + ( 's base Critical Chance)
= 18 + 25
= 43% CC

= ( 's Total Attack Damage) + ( 's Starting Attack Damage) + + ( at 1% HP)
= 194.1 + 156 + 80 + 199
= 629.1 AD

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Here's where I'll quickly explain my thoughts behind 's Armor and Magic Resistances values. But first, lets take a look at the chart below:

AD champions usually run around 31 ArP (Greater Mark of Desolation + Greater Quintessence of Desolation + + ). But don't forget that Armor Penetration Percentages stack multiplicatively, while Flat Armor Penetrations stack additively, and so, we must obey the following rules when stacking them all together:

Champions usually have around 44% Physical Damage Resistance (80 Armor Resistance) at lvl 18. Which means that they'll reduce 's base Armor Resistance roughly to (80 - 31)*(1 - 0.1) = 45 AR (31% Physical Damage Resistance) without any additional items. Now adding into the equation, the AD carry will reduce 's base Armor Resistance roughly to miserables (80 - 31 - 45)*(1 - 0.1) = 4 AR (4% Physical Damage Resistance), which is nearly true damage. But what if they get a instead of ? Then it should look like this: (80 - 31)*[1 - (1 + 0.1)*(0.4)] = 27.44, which translates to almost 23% Physical Damage Resistance. Now lets apply the the exact same rules on 's Dream Build:

= 's Maximum Armor Resistance) - [(Greater Mark of Desolation + Greater Quintessence of Desolation + )* ]
= (168.69 - 31)*(1 - 0.1)
= 125 AR

= 's Maximum Armor Resistance) - [(Greater Mark of Desolation + Greater Quintessence of Desolation + + )* ]
= (168.69 - 31 - 45)*(1 - 0.1)
= 85 AR

= 's Maximum Armor Resistance) - [(Greater Mark of Desolation + Greater Quintessence of Desolation + )*( * )]
= (168.69 - 31)*[1 - (1 + 0.1)*(0.4)]
= 80 AR

Now lets see how AP champions affect . While lvl 18 carries usually have around 23% Magical Damage Resistance (30 MR), bruiser-like champions (like ) have roughly 34% Magical Damage Resistance (52.5 MR), so lets keep this last value for further mitigation craftings. Most AP champions will make use of ( + + ). This will reduce 's base Magical Resistance to (52.5 - 8.55 - 20)*(1 - 0.1) = 21.55 MR (19% Magical Damage Resistance). Now adding into the equation, will make 's base Magic Resistance fall down to (52.5 - 8.55 - 20 - 20)*(1 - 0.1) = 4 MR (4% Magical Damage Resistance), which is also nearly true damage. If your enemies choose over will drop 's base Magic Resistance to only (52.5 - 8.55 - 20)*[1 - (1 + 0.1)*(0.4)] = 14 MR, translating into a 12% Magical Damage Resistance. So lets once more interpret how all this rules apply on 's Dream Build:

= 's Maximum Magic Resistance) - [( + )* ]
= (168.91 - 8.55 - 20)*(1 - 0.1)
= 126 MR

= 's Maximum Magic Resistance) - [( + + )* ]
= (168.91 - 8.55 - 20 - 20)*(1 - 0.1)
= 105 MR

= 's Maximum Magic Resistance) - [( + )*( * )]
= (168.91 - 8.55 - 20)*[1 - (1 + 0.1)*(0.4)]
= 80 MR

Conclusion: 's Dream Build's Resistances are so close from the breakpoint between Penetration Percentages vs Flat Penetrations that I honestly see no reason to further invest into 's Resistances, other than his own HP, which makes a much stronger champion if you already raised your Resistances value.