Different take on Ao Kuang - focus boots over pen boots

Hello again Smitefire, bout to move out in a few days but thought Id throw this together real quick before I left. Something I see often on kuang players is the use of pen boots and desolation. Persoanlly, I dont think these items are necessary, and make the build cost too much. Ill go into detail about why I prefer focus boots, and chronos pendant instead.

This is the ability you max 3rd. Its a simple invis/blink that you use for mobility, not damage. A neat thing about this ability is that it does go through odin walls, and if timed properly, can negate a loki ult. I once got caught stealing an enemy loki's blue buff, and right when he went to ult me, he ended up hitting my water illusion instead.


This is the ability you max 2nd. The reason you dont build fatalis is this. You invis to get up close to them, then you slow them for 30% with this ability while doing extra damage. This ability is designed around mid game rotations which is why we dont level it first.


This ability gets maxed 1st. Its Kuang's main form of camp clear, which is want you want to focus on farming to be ahead lat game.


This ability gets one rank at level 5 for the execute, then ignored until level 17. The damage isnt why you use this ability, so theres no point in leveling it for the damage when all you use it for is the execute.

You will be 2 shotting enemies late game anyway, so the extra power pen boots gives you is nothing. These boots are cheaper, help take care of kuangs early game mana problem, and takes 9s off of your ult.


I dont rush poly because you dont have any power yet to make use of its passive. It can wait until item 3. Soul Reaver gives true damage, mana, and 100 power which is good all game long.


More power, mana, and a passive that prots off his 3. This is the point of the game where you come online and can gank lanes with ease.


Standard pen item for getting close to true damage, as well as destroying towers.


Highest damage item for a mage to pick up.


Again, this point in the game you 2 shot everything, so utility is more important than damage, this ability takes 18 sec off your ult.

Too expensive for what it does, overkill on power, not as much utility as chronos pendant.


Item falls off late, and youre a late game assassin. The fact that you can press 3 and 2 and kill anybody makes auto attacks less important.


Does absolutely nothing about your mana issue, and is an early game boxing item. Again, Ao Kuang is a late game assassin.


More expensive, overkill damage, no mana, and less utility than focus boots.

As usualy if you have any questions, feel free to ask. It may take me a bit to get to them though as Ill be busy the next week or so.