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I found myself playing in 2 differnet roles and builds:

1: Support Warrior/Bruiser
mystical mark, , , , ,

2: Damage CDR
, , , focused voidblade, shield of regrowth

I was wondering how do you like to play it and/or suggest some ideas of your own and comment about what is the best build for Guan Yu in your opinion.

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I prefer tanky bruiser.
First of all, I don't suggest Frostbound Amulet. 10% slow is not even worth the hassle of 2300g. health is a mediocre stat unless paired with a decent amount of protections (which one phys prot, one mag prot is not going to give), and 25 physical power might as well not even exist.

Shield of Regrowth is in the same boat for me, but at least it's *more* viable.

Otherwise, your 2nd build isn't bad. Transcendence isn't horrible. I'd have preferred Ankh or a lifesteal item like in place of it. Soul eater's health and lifesteal actually make it a not bad item, while Ankh provides protections that work nicely.

For your first build, if you're going to be support, max CDR. The heal works incredibly nicely.

Bruisers are a little more unique than tanks or dps in which they don't have a set path. Since they're a medium between damage and tankiness, they are the only role that's TRULY flexible. Tanks only really have wiggle room if the enemy team is DOMINANTLY one type - magic or physical. Bruisers get to decide, so I prefer to have a main 4 items, and leave 2 for situationals.

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is an underrated item: the raw physical power it gives, as well as solving any mana problems, is better then most presume. I like to get it on , because he's mana-hungry through the whole game, and the phys power plus his 1 hits unexpectedly hard.

As for the topic:

MY general build is Mystical Mark or / or /Focused Voidblade/ or //. First item depends on who I'm laning against, boots depends on the enemies' team comp, and shield vs jotunn's, I almost always get Shield, only getting Jotunn's when they're low on magical power (like mid, everyone else except support physical).

Since I've found more of a physical caster earlygame and a basic-attacker late-game, I build accordingly. If I'm SUPER fat, and I got , I sell it for Warrior's when I complete everything else.

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