Doran's shield on some AP carries?

[quote=Lugignaf]So, recently, and by recently I mean today, I tried starting with a Doran's Shield on Karth. It worked out amazingly. I took harass like a boss and healed it up easily. I'm thinking this only really works because of his "natural" mana regen on his E. Any other AP carries this could work on?[/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard]Soraka[/quote]

[quote=JEFFY40HANDS]it's not a bad idea. The Health and the regen is great for sustain. But, I think it falls of, you might get a lane where being agressive would pay off more. But you won't be doing any serious damage. And some champs need that MP5 from the ring.[/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard]Swain might be able to pull it off too now that I think about it...[/quote]

[quote=JakofAllSpaydes]I've seen so many kennens with dorans shield :/[/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard]Kennen has no mana...So he wouldn't start with Doran's Ring anyways. XD I prefer to start with a Doran's Shield because I almost always get stuck against AD carries when I play Kennen.[/quote]

[quote=Searz]Bad idea.[/quote]

[quote=JEFFY40HANDS]To the point as always Searz.[/quote]

[quote=XnMiller]Rumble, even though he doesn't have mana.[/quote]

[quote=DuffTime]It depends on if you're trying to hold lane or dominate it. You'll want to compound your effectiveness if you can win it. For example. Talon is decent as Talon. Yet, when talon gets Brutalizer, he wins most lanes for free. That's cause armor pen increases his potential so drastically. Yet on a guy like Mundo who's already highly focused on Regen, it can be great. When I play Pantheon? I buy Doran's shield and solo top every time :P Between my runes and masteries, I am able to stay in lane even against sustain lanes. When I get my wriggle's it's over, I'm there for keeps.[/quote]