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Sundering Axe
Gladiator's Shield
Oni Hunter's Garb
Pridwen
Manticore's Spikes
Stone of Binding
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For example, blink-ults are huge for him. With recent buffs and a glyph option for
And I don't specifically propose aura items just because his passive synergizes with it, but some of them can be very useful. Additional item options rather than just a static build would be good to see.
Finally, I personally would prioritize
Sure. For a big teamfight mode, I suggest getting 30-40% CDR and consider
Other items that are generally very good but situational:
- Starter: I personally wouldn't go with Axe here. My preferences would be either
War Flag or 
Sentinel's Gift, building into 
War Banner or 
Sentinel's Boon / 
Sentinel's Embrace. Flag is great for general mobility since Ares doesn't have any dashes/leaps, while either Sentinel item has good overall function (Boon for sustain, Embrace for the shared protections for teammates). Up to you on that one. If there is a ton of healing, you can also consider 
Tainted Steel upgrading into either T2.
Gauntlet of Thebes, 
Prophetic Cloak, or both. Both provide dual protections and auras to help with Ares' passive power boost. Get these early in the build.
- Other Protection Auras: Other aura items are great but not fully needed...I would potentially consider either
Sovereignty or 
Heartward Amulet depending on enemy comp...3 of either phys or magical and I might pick up the appropriate one. 
Shogun's Kusari is something I'd grab if there were 2 or more teammates that had basic attack focus.
- Counter Auras:
Spectral Armor is an aura item I'd grab if the enemy builds crit items. I'd probably grab this late in the build. If there's a LOT of healing, consider 
Contagion or 
Pestilence, but these aren't extremely important.
- CDR: So you can get some CDR from a couple previously mentioned items, Prophetic, Pythag's, and Shogun's. If you didn't pick up some of these and need a boost,
Pridwen is typically the option I'd go with here. 
Spirit Robe is also functional.
- There are a lot of other items that are functional, including the ones that Cubanito listed in their build here.
In the end, I've given a lot of options but not provided a full build. As you probably know, it's important to tailor a build to the specific match, and understand what might be the most effective item choices.So here are is a blanket build, but I really suggest making adjustments to it as you see fit. The only core item here is
...just to provide feedback, you're welcome to take it or leave it but I wasn't being toxic, think my comment is quite mild.