Medusa - Getting Everyone Stoned (S7, All Modes, Patch 7.12 "The Legendary Tanuki")

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Hunter's Blessing is always a core starting item for the ADC role.

This standard start is used to get Devourer's Gauntlet online ASAP.

Choose your potions as preferred. Get Baron's Brew if available.

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Example item progression for a Devourer's-based crit build.

• Wind Demon and Deathbringer are shown here as a solid combo to complete your crit items. If preferred, substitute DB with Malice or Fail-Not for enhanced ability use.
  
  
• Substitute Fail-Not with Rage for a nice boost in crit chance and a larger emphasis on basic attack damage.
  
  
• Replace Tabi late with Elixir of Speed and another item of your choice.

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These options all function to help sustain your health via lifesteal. This build is based around Devourer's Gauntlet, which is the only core lifesteal item here. Depending on your build direction, you can pick up a second lifesteal item late in the build.

• Devourer's Gauntlet (Early): the quintessential basic attack hunter's item for early sustain and power. It is typically built first in a build to help gain stacks, but can be delayed until after Tabi if enemy mobility and early gank threat is high.
  
  
• Asi (Mid/Late): it has a strong set of stats, and works strongly to sustain you in a boxing match, but the somewhat low power and medium cost prevents it from being a strong early item. Can be considered in the mid-game if you don't pick up Devo's, but otherwise should be considered late as a Blessing or Tabi replacement.
  
  
• Bloodforge (Late): the high cost makes this best considered late-game. Has high power and decent lifesteal, but also provides a measure of survivability upon getting a kill, via the health shield.

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Ninja Tabi is the standard choice, providing a good base of attack speed, as well as some helpful mana in the early game.

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In a Qin's Sais-based build, attack speed is the key stat. These are the core item considerations to boost attack speed and get the most out of the Qin's passive.

Note that most of these items will work in a crit build as well if you're looking for more AS.

• Ichaival (Boxing / Anti-AA): High power, high AS, and a stacking AS slow on your target provide extremely strong utility to counter AA-based enemies. Purchase anytime, but typically suggested as a late-game item.
  
  
• Atalanta's Bow (Boxing / Mobility): MS is a strong stat right now, and higher base mobility along with increased MS through the passive are helpful for chase / escape.
  
  
• Toxic Blade (Anti-Heal): Purchase specifically to counter high enemy healing, and only in a Qin's-based build since it has 0 power.
  
  
• Berserker's Shield (Boxing / Anti-Physical): Provides some base physical protection, and a boost of DPS when at low health.
  
  
• The Executioner (Late-Game Anti-Tank): against the tankiest of enemy comps, you can consider adding The Executioner late in a build to further chunk enemy protections.
  
  
• Silverbranch Bow (AS Overcap): when looking to max and/or exceed the max AS cap of 2.5, this is a key item to provide additional power especially when using Viper Shot.

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The critical damage route (as opposed to Qin's Sais) is functional for high burst potential and situational utility. It is typically best against squishy compositions, and prefers high power as a key stat to increase the critical damage multiplier.

Be cautious and aware, as you can be countered by items such as Spectral Armor, Hide of the Nemean Lion, and Shield of Thorns.

• Rage (High Crit Chance): this is my preferred 1st crit item, as it provides extremely reliable crit chance by itself. Best built fairly early in a build (often before The Executioner) to start stacking.
  
  
• Deathbringer (Enhanced Damage): great as a 2nd or 3rd crit item for the increased crit damage.
  
  
• Wind Demon (High AS): this item provides strong AS for being a crit item. The enhanced MS is also useful for Medusa's passive, Sidewinder. It is currently best used as a 3rd crit item.
  
  
• Fail-Not (Crit + CDR Option 1): Provides great hybrid potential due to high CDR and good crit chance.
  
  
• Malice (Crit + CDR Option 2): An alternative (or addition) to Fail-Not, this gives a different type of CDR that's dependent on you getting a crit proc. This is perhaps the better option for CDR if you're focused more on basic attack function.
  
  
• Shadowsteel Shuriken (Anti-Heal): against high-healing comps, this can be considered, though crit builds are typically looking for burst, negating much of the need for anti-heal to begin.
  
  
• Poisoned Star (1 v 1 Boxing): the passive shifts a 1 v 1 fight in your favor by decreasing incoming damage.

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Purification Beads and Aegis Amulet are your default relic picks.

Heavenly Wings, especially with the upgrade, is very helpful for boxing or to counter enemy slows.

Phantom Veil is suggested specifically if there is an enemy Odin, to counter Ring of Spears, since she has no leap to escape.

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In addition to all previously mentioned items, these situational options provide added utility, and can fit into the later portions of a build, especially as replacement items to Tabi.

• Void Shield (Defensive Option #1: Anti-Physical): Void has some offensive upside, as it provides some power and protection reduction to go along with the physical protection. If your main threats are physical, this can be an off-meta consideration for the late-game.
  
  
• Magi's Cloak (Defensive Option #2: Anti-CC): In dire situations, the health and CC protection can be a lifesaver. However, with no offensive stats, this is best considered only late-game if you're constantly on the defensive.
  
  
• Mantle of Discord (Defensive Option #3: Protections): High balanced protections can mitigate a lot of the incoming damage you'll see. If you're constantly on the defensive, this could be a lifesaver, though like Magi's, having no offensive stats really hurts your damage potential.

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This is a build direction for Qin's based builds, looking to Qin's for main DPS and overcapping AS with Silver to gain additional power.

Odysseus' Bow is an optional item that is helpful for teamfights, but can be subbed with Berserker's Shield or Ichaival if preferred.

Replace Tabi late with Elixir of Speed and another item of your choice.

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This build example is a good direction when facing a magical ADC. Devo's gives you early sustain to counter a typical Ring of Hecate, while Ichaival is your biggest key to boxing them.

Replace Tabi late with Elixir of Speed and another item of your choice.

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Hunter's Blessing is a solid starter, even in the mid-lane. The bonus basic attack damage and attack speed are likely to be more helpful to you for minion clear compared to Mage's Blessing.

The alternative starter, Mage's Blessing, provides CDR (at full stacks) that pairs well with the CDR from Transcendence, allowing you to more freely use abilities early for poke.

Choosing no starter and instead rushing Transcendence by starting with Charged Morningstar is also an option.

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This is my preferred Qin's-based build when stacking with Transcendence instead of Devourer's Gauntlet.

With no lifesteal in Trans, you have less available slots to cover all stats.

For lifesteal, you have the option of either Asi or Bloodforge. Asi is great in the mid-game, while also providing some solid boxing potential. Bloodforge can be considered as a late-game pickup.

Qin's is your strongest DPS source (compared to needing at least 2 crit items) and allows the rest of your build to be flexible.

The 6th and 7th items are situational/preference. Shown the 6th slot here is Berserker's Shield, which provides more % pen and attack speed to support Qin's.

Replace Tabi late with Elixir of Speed and another item of your choice.

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This build can be devastating for burst damage if you have teammates to help you lock down enemies. The high power from Trans, combined with high crit chance and burst potential when comboing with Viper Shot, can easily secure kills.

Rage is shown here due to the high crit chance, and is a suggested first crit item.

Atalanta's Bow provides further AS support, along with a significant boost to % penetration.

The 6th item is optional; choose as preferred. Shown here is Deathbringer for the increased crit damage to help with burst potential.

Replace Tabi late with Elixir of Speed and another item of your choice.

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This build example focuses on ability damage, with early 30% CDR, high power, and high pen, finishing with max 40% CDR (and higher, due to Malice's passive) and max 40% penetration.

Asi can be picked up mid-build (any time after Ninja Tabi), or if you don't find lifesteal to be needed at that point, you can delay it until late-game, at which point you may also consider Bloodforge to replace Tabi.

The combination of Fail-Not and Malice provide a good base of crit damage, while also improving your cooldowns immensely. You'll be able to rely on your ultimate much more often in late-game teamfights. If preferred, however, you can sub Malice with Deathbringer.

Replace Tabi late with Elixir of Speed and another item of your choice.

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Purification Beads and Aegis Amulet are your default relic picks.

Heavenly Wings, especially with the upgrade, is very helpful for boxing or to counter enemy slows.

Phantom Veil is suggested specifically if there is an enemy Odin, to counter Ring of Spears, since she has no leap to escape.

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Standard Tabi rush.

I prefer picking up a couple of early potions to allow me to stay out longer and soak up as much XP and gold as possible. It's optional.

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This crit build looks to balance power, attack speed, crit chance, and penetration.

Rage is chosen here for the reasonable price and high crit chance. Wind Demon further boosts crit chance while adding further attack speed.

The 5th and 6th slots are optional; choose as preferred.

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This build looks to a fairly early Qin's Sais and high AS to maximize DPS, and is great against tankier enemy compositions.

The last item is situational; Heartseeker is shown here as more AS isn't needed and it provides strong power and additional % penetration, while providing more damage to her abilities.

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This build focuses on CDR, while also building in plenty of critical damage and % pen to hit extremely hard. The CDR gives you lots of potential for elongated teamfights.

Soul Eater is an interesting item here, but is easier to stack than Devo's or Trans, while providing CDR and lifesteal from both abilities and basic attacks.