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Thank you for you opinions.  I was interested it what others think.  If you want to know how I build him I go (boots madreds)> Locket> Ageis if the support cant get it>Brutilizer> Randuins>Spirit visage or sunfire base off enemy comp.  The brutilizer goes into a black cleaver but i wanted to ask what otehrs think.  Also how do know if i sohuld get the Botrk?  its cost alot more now and i find it harder to purchase.

I enjoying playing Xin Zhao jungle.  I pick up the locket and the ageis as standard.  I was wondering what items I should get after for damage.  Sunfire cape could be nice but what else? Should I get a Black Cleaver or a Ghost blade for the knock up speed?  Any other items i should invest or try out?  Also what about runes.  Im currently running as reds and arm pen quints. 

If it works for you then play with it.  May I suggest the morellonomican as well for your playstyle.  It will go well with your poke and combined with the Grail you will have 40% cooldown reduction.   This item will allow you to cast more poke, proc more Linadry passives and reduce healing, allowing for you to take an objective or start the fight.   Unless for some reasons the enemy are running 2 or more ap (ones like Rumble and Diana for sure) I don't think the the exspensive item will help as much as say a Voidstaff.  The ranged was nerfed on the Sceptor a bit back.  But if it works for you then you don't have to remove it.  I think making the deathcap a part of your core build would be more beneifcial.

Disregard what I said about the Sceptor I was thinking of the wrong item. Thank you Aandeus

No prob man

And even though Diana as the power to burst some one in a second, i typically find that the passive and ignite secures the deal earlier so having the AS and cooldowns to do it is great.

Diana is one of my favorite champs and she is really strong.  I don't got for the haunting guise but instead go for more ap and defense with the hourglass and death cap.  I general don't need the rylais or sceptor (unless they have more then 1 ap champ) Because I can burst adc and apc in a second so the passive of liandry's is wasted (also carries generaly don't build hp till late game).  I wouldn't want to spend that much money to get a passive that wont help (rylais and Liandry's cost so much).  I don't need the rylais to catch people out like Elise can do and Diana has no problem sticking to an enemy.  The hourglass I feel is an important pick up because there is a down time in the rotation from time to time and you don't want to be focused down after that point.  The reason why i don't get spellvamp is because im useally at full hp when im bursting something so the spellvamp is wasted where as the sheild blocks so much damage. 

As for nashor tooth, I recomend it.  Diana's passive does alot of damage through out the game and you should seek to activate it.  You should build it early because it is not as costly and the cooldown reductions helps alot.  I think HPBEggo mentioned that she can push hard because her passive can hit towers.

If you are up aganist an ad mid,  it would be wise to build the seekers armguard and get that hourglass >because Zed ults hurt and you can block them.

The hp stacking meta really ruins his damage imo

And Alexich from M5 played Zil very well in many matches during and leading up to the S2 world championship.  I watched how he played and practiced his build and it was so damn effective in season 2,

Try out Xerath mid,  not many people know he has % magic pen.  At low elo you can expect dumber oponents not to get mr or mr boots.  People are also umfamilar with his range and cd.  He really craps on mid range laner.  The changes to % pen being caculated first allows you to buy haunting guise and boots and do true damage much earlier.  Try that with the morellonomican for some cd.  He requires a bit of skill and pratice aswell as costy on the ip but I think he is sitting pretty right now. 

I have been experimenting with it.  I kinda like it and it works but its not the jungler for me and it needs alot of practice time.  I mostly have been playing Kayle ap mid.  But in the jungle, I go for more of an atk speed build.  Remember your E does bonus physcial damage equal to 40% of your ad. 

I pick up items like Spirit of the Lizard elder jungler item, the Zeypher, Nashor tooth and atk spd boots.  After that point it is kinda on what you need.  Need more magic damage? Pick up a death cap or a haunting guise.  Maybe you can build a warmogs or more ad.  Its really maters on what your team needs because Kayle can come out of the jungle with any build. 

It doesn't mater to much because Kayle can clear the jungle so fast that my smite isn't even up to take the blue or red buff. 

As for runes and masteries, I can't really say which is the best.  I would probably go 21/9/0.  But do you go the ad route or the ap route?  Do you go ad runes or ap runes? I can't say because it all works.  I know Snooopeh from EG had armorpen on his reds and maybe his Quints and no ap at all. so that means he went down the ad route in the masteries.  It worked for him.  He maxed E first and made the most out of those rune choices.  I've been running AS for reds but maybe I will switch it out because she clears so fast already she doesn't need it.

You should read the article with the interview of Hyfe.  It was posted not to long ago and Hyfe pretty much nails it so i don't have to explain.  I will ad my 2 cents though.

Building tanky on nasus is required other wise you would die when you are going for the carry.  Nasus has no gap closers so he pretty much has to run in there with his ult and ghost.  But Olaf can do that better because his ult negates cc.  Olaf can also snowball the lane where nasus can not. 

The only damage items I feel nasus needs is 40% CD and maybe a sheen or a LW.  The Tri Force was nerfed to much and gauntlet is aoe slow and CD!

Just because you are Nasus doesn't mean you can't leave lane, thats why you have teleport.  You don't use teleport to get back to lane but rather teleport on a ward when you are needed for dragon or a fight.  This becomes difficult though if you are ganked and fall behind in Q farming which will most likley happen if the enemy make good plays.  After you are dealt with, they won't be afraid of you if you teleport in because you are behind and missing Q stacks and delaying your late game.   Lets compare Nasus to Malphite now.  If for some reason you fall behind as Malphite or are forced into a 2v1 lane, you still have your ult that can change team fights and still do damage. 

I feel other champs can do Nasus's job better and much earlier.  It is difficult to stop a Malphite ult or an Olaf with his ult where as Nasus can be kited. 

I pretty much go 1/12/17 on everything but Soraka which is 5/4/21 (for the 10% CD at lvl 1)

you don't want to be a squishy support and nearly die at every poke.  Picture Sona, I have to go 12 in the defensive tree in order to poke.  I tend to out poke MF at times :P.  Soraka can get away with it because her heal gives armor and you most likely will be playing passive.

I go for the basic attack reduction in the defense as well as one point in the slow reduction (>.> lulu).  I do not pick the Summoner CD and rather go for the mana regen (because in some cases you might not want to get the mana ferie and just go wards and hp pot) and the movemnet out of combat so you can get in postion more.

You have to be beefy in that bot lane so you don't get harrased out and denied and killed.  A support that doesn't buy Ruby Gem is prob gonna get bursted.