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Warrior Tabi
Qin's Blades
Ankh of the Golem
The Executioner
Soul Eater
Deathbringer
Girdle of Might
Aegis Amulet (Old)
Heavenly Wings
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So. You glanced at Freya's kit. You saw 
Brisingamen's Blessing, you heard something about "magical damage" and "low hp." She must be a mage. She's even tagged as a mage, right? Well, it's all true: Freya is set up to be a Magical Goddess. But what if I told you there was another way? What if Freya was just as powerful with physical damage?
Gather 'round the fire, child, and I shall tell you the tale of When Freya Went Physical. If you would like me to add anything, just ask.
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Last Update: 11/23/12
Banish and Pulse. She can solo FG, and she can storm through jungle camps with ease. The main differences between Magic heavy and Phys heavy are:
Gem of Isolation and 
Divine Ruin.Because Freya is so fragile, you need to realize when to press your foe with Irradiate and Valkyrie's Discretion, and when to fall back with Pulse and Banish. I think Freya works best with a partner. She can be a serious threat on the battlefield, but she is NOT designed to take on 3v1. Play safe, play smart, and you will be a valuable asset to your team.
Note: I'm not going to copy paste her ability details. Just mouse over the icons :)
BRISINGAMEN'S BLESSING
IRRADIATE Qin's Blades and other such items, you can melt through squishy opponents extremely quickly in melee. The main drawback of this buff is just that: you need to be in melee to use it. Freya is quite squishy herself. Don't expect to run up to someone with full health and Irradiate them dead. Instead, try to whittle them down with Pulse, or otherwise trap them between a hard place (minions/wall/banish), before you run up for the kill. Pulse, but I would NOT suggest it. The damage is halved.
PULSE Pulse is also nice for clearing jungle camps. Always try to open with this ability, at range. Being at range gives you a number of advantages, as mentioned above. This spell is a pretty potent poke, and very nice with physical attack speed and lifesteal. Irradiate, but I would NOT suggest it. The damage is halved, and the aoe splash damage & slow are NOT applied.
BANISH Banish doubles as Freya's "escape" spell. She has no dash or leap otherwise. The only problem with this is that most people level it last. That means: until you have a few ranks under your belt, it will not last very long for you to run away properly. Still, it's better than nothing! Banish to set up your kills. After an enemy is cc'd, you can ready yourself with Pulse when they fall, or finish them off however you see fit with Irradiate and/or Valkyrie's Discretion. Banish at the archers. Your creeps will start attacking the enemy god. This tactic is especially useful against 
Bastet. If she ever comes at you OR an ally with her ultimate... you can banish her cats. I have not tested this with 
Artemis and her boar, but I imagine that it could do the same thing.
VALKYRIE'S DISCRETION Valkyrie's Discretion is an awesome finisher. If someone is at low health, or even just below half... you can usually finish them off with a well-placed ultimate. Freya's ulti also works wonders in conjunction with teamwork! Anyone that can slow , stun, or otherwise gather enemies together is your friend. 
Hades, 
Ares, and 
Ymir are great partners, to name a few. Warrior Tabi
I find these to be best for Phys Freya because of the extra damage, attack speed and crit. As mentioned above, Freya is pretty squishy... I suppose you could get reinforced boots instead, but I didn't really notice a difference.
Qin's Blades
This is a must for Phys Freya. It gives power, attack speed AND health (which is always good). The extra attack speed is really nice early game. The passive is amazing, too! If you are tempted to get 
Fatalis, I emplore you to reconsider WHY. Freya doesn't really need any cooldown items. Her cooldowns are already low enough. If you want more move speed, I would sooner pick up 
Heartseeker. As for attack speed, there are better items out there.
Ankh of the Golem
Now that we've kicked the Fatalis habit to the curb, I like to pick up Ankh. This item is pretty good for any Physical god. It gives you attack speed, health AND physical power (dependent on health). All of those things are golden on Freya. The passive of this item will be put to good use, as three of our items have extra health on them.
The Executioner
Once you get this far, you can really notice the attack speed kicking in. You should be able to cream enemy creep waves and jungle camps with Pulse alone. This item, in conjunction with Qin's Blades, should really help you slash down enemy gods with ease.
Soul Eater and Deathbringer
I like to finish Phys Freya off with these two items, in no particular order. What with how fast you attack and all that you have going for you, the crit is very potent. The extra lifesteal and health (which translates into more Ankh power) is also nice.
If Soul Eater or Ankh of the Golem are not to your taste, try substituting for 
Titan's Bane or 
Voidblade for the extra phys penetration. You might also enjoy witch stone for the attack speed and debuff aura... or Heartseeker for the movement and attack speed.
The cool thing about Store Abilities is that they have active and passive effects. The passive effects are always on, and the active effects can be used once every every 90-180 seconds. You may buy up to TWO Store Abilities. You cannot sell them after purchase, so choose wisely. What you buy will depend on who you face, but here are a few tips to consider:
sprint SPRINT
This ia a good overall ability. The passives are great: 10% move speed for running away and chasing, and a -30% duration to slows against you. The active is especially useful for running and chasing (+35% speed for 6 secs). I always try to fit this in my Freya builds.
Note: You may be thinking about 
Creeping Curse. It can be a good item, if you like playing defensive. It gives you a slow aura and an aoe slow on use. The passive can be useful when hunting gods down, and also from preventing enemy minion waves from advancing. However, I find Sprint to be much better overall, as mentioned above. Besides, you already have a slow built into Pulse.
AEGIS AMULET Ares and Hades. The passive defense is nice for any occasion. Valkyrie's Discretion, makes you immune to damage and cc... so you can also pop that if you want to get out of a jam :) You might like 
Purification Beads from time to time. It will make you immune to Crowd Cotnrol on use. However, Beads has a very long cooldown, and I find Aegis to be a much better defensive option.
GIRDLE OF MIGHT
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this looks liek a recipe for disaster
Physical Freya is actually not so bad, but magical actually better in teamfight. With physical, freya will gain slow+attack bonus for basic attack for her 2 which is better than normal AA carry
+1 To you, good sir.