Tips on how to use Janus

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I've been using mages for a long time and had little trouble with them, but now that I'm at Janus I can't even kill with him, or in rare occasions. And worst of all I tend to die a lot if I get a bit closer to the action.

My build is in order of purchase

Shoes of Focus
Book of Thoth
Rod of Tahuti
Chronos Pendant
Soul Reaver
Ethereal Staff

Any tips on how to use him will be appreciated

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First: comes way too early in your build; it won't scale well in early game. Go for before, you need the cooldown. Maybe Warlock's Sash instead of . Also, you need penetration. With I prefer to . is also really good on him.
Regarding starters, , always.

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like vithaliy said your build misses pen and tahuti is way to early which is hurting your DPS.

the recommended style for most mages is
1.boots
2.stacking item or lifesteal (with stacking being more common)
3.CDR
4.Pen or lifesteal (if you haven't gone stacking and aren't planning on soulreaver
5.pen or tahuti (depends on point 4 always get pen before tahuti boosts you dps better)
6.tahuti or soul reaver (depending on stacking and lifesteal choices)

Also getting isn't worth it as most mages (except ) aren't really tanky.

Also you should consider getting a warlock sash instead of book of toth as it boosts your survivability

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So based on what you guys told me my new build is

Shoes of Focus
Ethereal Staff (I really need that hp)
Warlocks Sash
Obsidian Shard
Rod of Tahuti
Soul Reaver

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IMO, you should have the enough HP with Warlock's Sash. If it's not, you're probably doing something wrong : either getting too close in fights or pushing too hard/too early (that's a common mistake).

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So should i swap ethereal staff for which item?

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So should i swap ethereal staff for which item?

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wait so I run obsidian + Spear?

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No. It gives you more pen but inefficient penetration. Choose one or the other. I'd recommend .

My suggested Janus build for you is:

warlock's sash

I think warlock's sash is enough HP but if you really want it, get last. I personally go second item and last item because you're building max CDR you don't need that extra HP. Your makes you as slippery as an eel.