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Vampiric Shroud
Tiny Trinket
Healing Potion
Mana Potion
Shoes of Focus
Chronos' Pendant
Obsidian Shard
Rod of Tahuti
Book of Thoth
Warlock's Staff
Polynomicon
Bancroft's Talon
Gem of Isolation
Soul Reaver
Ethereal Staff
Void Stone
Divine Ruin
Magi's Cloak
Shoes of Focus
Book of Thoth
Chronos' Pendant
Obsidian Shard
Rod of Tahuti
Polynomicon
Greater Aegis
Greater Purification
Greater Sprint
Girdle of Inner Power
Weakening Curse
Combat Blink
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Clay Soldiers and Shining Metal. If played correctly you can do extreme damage to an enemy especially a fellow squishy.
Shoes of the Magi to Shoes of Focus due to Season 2 item changes Book of Thoth Obsidian Shard and Rod of Tahuti to Core Items.
Strength of Wood Mysterious Fog Clay Soldiers and Shining Metal to use your Mysterious Fog to add that extra damage they can't get away from because they have just been stunned. Clay Soldiers Clay Soldiers to do what you want you need to be right next to the god you want to stun with Shining Metal because these little *******s take enemy minions a priority over enemy gods, which imo is very annoying and needs to be fixed but we all know Hi Rez will never do that so we just have to deal with it. Although, don't underestimate your little suicide bombers, I've "secured" a few kills from my teammates because my Clay Soldiers gave the finishing blow themselves and it is a very satisfying accomplishment. Shining Metal Shining Metal leveled a bit it starts doing ridiculous amounts of damage especially when you combo it with your Clay Soldiers. I would suggest trying to keep your Clay Soldiers up for your Shining Metal, it pracically doubles the damage you would do with Shining Metal alone. Fire Shards Fire Shards it does very low damage, so unless an enemy is literally almost dead Fire Shards most likely won't finish them off. Also, remember that when you use your ult you become cc immune so using it to get out of an 
Ares ult for instance, isn't a bad idea if you beads are not up. Clay Soldiers completely until you finish Shining Metal and Mysterious Fog. Having leveled your Clay Soldiers twice to get two minions at level 3 it would be a waste to level Clay Soldiers all the way just to get that one extra minion when you could be leveling your other more damaging abilities, remember that your main damage comes from exploding your minions with Shining Metal. Don't forget to level Fire Shards whenever possible :)
Shoes of Focus Shoes of the Magi over Shoes of Focus but now due to the changes in Season 2 to Shoes of the Magi which removed the penetration they would give it's now safe to say the only reasonable option is to get Shoes of Focus. Chronos' Pendant Chronos' Pendant on 
Nu Wa, pre-Season 2 I would get Shoes of the Magi along with Chronos' Pendant to give me 25% cdr but even with the changes that have forced me to get Shoes of Focus I still find Chronos' Pendant to be very valuable for the simple reason of the lower your ability cooldowns are, the more often you can use Fire Shards. You may also want full cdr but more protection so replacing Chronos' Pendant with 
Breastplate of Valor may fix your problem. Obsidian Shard Nu Wa, is pen. Which Obsidian Shard does the job perfectly while also giving a decent amount of power along with it. Rod of Tahuti Rod of Tahuti is one of the first options. Tahuti=Power
warlock's sash
magi's blessing Book of Thoth/warlock's sash Book of Thoth, while others warlock's sash. Occasionally I will get warlock's sash but it depends on the team I'm going against. There's always the option for double stacking, in which you buy both, but I would only recommend doing so if you are ahead in level and gold. Polynomicon Polynomicon unless they happen to be playing an aa based god like 
Freya. While Nu Wa is not one of those gods anymore since her rework, her passive still incorporates basics and I find the extra burst along with power and mana to be worth the buy. Besides, in Season 2 they buffed it a bit! Bancroft's Talon Gem of Isolation Gem of Isolation and using Mysterious Fog on an enemy is just as annoying as a 
Whirlpool with Gem of Isolation. Soul Reaver Ethereal Staff Nu Wa needs since power makes her stronger and health makes her less squishy. Void Stone Divine Ruin
Aphrodite in solo lane. You want to be able to shut her down early and have her fall behind, which as Nu Wa should be quite easy if you can damage her enough that her decreased heals are meaningless.
Hercules in solo.
Greater Aegis
Loki jungle that just keeps babysitting and ganking your lane. Greater Purification Greater Sprint Girdle of Inner Power Fire Shards to increase potential of killing a low enemy who thought they got away. Weakening Curse Divine Ruin not enough to stop Aphrodite? Getting Weakening Curse can help make sure she cannot heal and is even more useful if the enemy team has more than one healer. Just make sure to get her to use 
Undying Love before popping Weakening Curse, as she can remove the affects. Combat Blink
Odin and 
Poseidon type combo wombo that you just can't stop.
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I believe the reason why people like using 'Warlock Sash' over 'Book of Thoth' (or just period.) is because of the health it gives Nu Wa then also adding magical power. Same thing as 'Ethereal Staff.'
What I find that a lot of people miss (actually it's mostly my friends.) is that, the more health Nu Wa has the more health the 'Clay Soldiers' have.
Anyways, liking this guide.
The guide certainly looks better! However there are many things you can touch up in both the itemization and guide.
It seems as though you generally know what to build on Nu Wa but you can't just list every single magical power item in the game and call them all situationals. I know it's not all of them but you've got to be a bit more organized, classifying as such items as such items.
For example, I assume you usually have one stacking item, either
Power alternatives =/= situationals. Items like
Situationals would include
Your guide portion is pretty well done. However you are missing a couple things. With a god like Nude Wa, you need a portion for skill combos. 2->3->1 is the general combo. Another couple of things you may or may not want to add on are gameplay, matchups (solo lane you might want this), and teamwork.
I'm not really good with Nu Wa's skill order so I can't comment on that. The only problem I have with your actual info (other than items) is the your undervaluing of
Overall this guide looks like a much bigger improvement from last time. Just some simple organization on the item build and addition of some sections should make this guide great!
Hope I was of assistance, and please take my criticism kindly as I did not at all mean to offend you and can see you are clearly a decent player. c:
Oh no not at all, thank you so much for explaining so much! I'll make sure to adjust my guide a bit because of it<3
My only real issue is your build. I'm very picky when it comes to building mid laners as it is my main role and I'd just like to add some constructive criticism as to what may help you out in the future.
1. Book of Thoth should never be a core item. It's situational, as the decision to build Warlock's Sash is always available. Personally, I prefer Warlock's so that is probably the basis of my argument.
2. CD is a great advantage to have in all aspects of the game, however I don't agree with your choice of Chronos' Pendant. Once again, an item I don't like building in mid. If you're building CD boots then its probably not necessary to build further into CD, but if you'd really like to, I think a Breastplate is more valuable. Protections and mana are more important at that stage than a little extra damage and some MP5 you'll be gaining from Rod of Tahuti soon after.
3. Magi's Blessing is very situational as you know, and if it's not completely necessary, Spirit Robe is a better choice in my opinion.
4. Obsidian Shard should be core. Always. Unless you'd prefer to build spear, which I wouldn't on Nu Wa.
5. Please leave space for early game pots, nobody is that confident. Therefore, I suggest a Tiny Trinket. It can be sold at any time, really. Pots and lifesteal from level 1-8 are essential unless you KNOW you're going to win lane.
So, in the end, your build should be:
Tiny Trinket > CD Boots > Book/Sash > Obsidian Shard > Situational Defense/Anti-healing/Extra CD/etc. item > Rod of Tahuti > Situational again. (I like to buy Soul Reaver last for a nice lol.)
Hope I was of assistance, and please take my criticism kindly as I did not at all mean to offend you and can see you are clearly a decent player. c:
Thanks for the tips and work into this guide. Makes a just alright god quite fun to play.
And this is a mistake unless you steal it (throw fog under the wall when you know enemy jungler is attacking them). Why is this a mistake your jungler has a higher chance of falling behind. Normally the mage and the jungler clear it so that way both get money and both get exp. in this case you will get the money and all the exp and the jungler gets nothing if he isn't in time.
I mainly play casual and most times the junglers on my team never do mid camps.
I even call for them and wait until I feel it is contested before I go in for them.
I just have bad luck with junglers unless I am jungling with friends but if I am with a jungler that does them I do this most definitely.
I should have put a disclaimer.
I like throwing my fog, clearing a camp with my 2 + 3 combo and then I'm back in lane by the time the other guy can even try to push back. xD
Depending on who the opposing god is, of course, but sometimes I just go 3 all the way.
And this is a mistake unless you steal it (throw fog under the wall when you know enemy jungler is attacking them). Why is this a mistake your jungler has a higher chance of falling behind. Normally the mage and the jungler clear it so that way both get money and both get exp. in this case you will get the money and all the exp and the jungler gets nothing if he isn't in time.
This concerning conquest, especially.
So, i think
Since we are talking about lane Wa, ill would go for:
3-1-3-2-4-2 then Max
I think this is better because gives you better lane clear and you will get the third soldier only at the skill max level, thats why i think maximizing
After that
Of course the build should change depending on the game, sometimes i do not go for
warlock's sash is a great item too, but i would pick it defensively, for the kills
So, to sums up everything:
Core
Defensive
Luxury
Optional
warlock's sash
Final build example
That being only an example.
Well, i think thats the way i figured her out, course thats only my opinion and i am not a great player or something, so i am up for discussion.
@Thumbsi That is actually a really good idea I gotta try that out haha. I still haven't been able to test out getting Book but I'll definetly PM you when I do so!
@Greenevers Thank you so much, I will definetly PM you when I make it better :)
Right:
Item Selection
Item Explanation
Wrong:
Skill Order - impossible
Ability Descriptions - needs more depth and individual tips for each ability
Missing:
Teamwork
Gameplay
I'm downvoting this, but feel free to personal message me if you think your guide is up to par in the future!