Predecessor Builds > Crunch > Crunch Monster
Crunch is a highly versatile hero. There is no one size fits all build for him. If you want to get good at building for crunch you will need to be logical and have a good situational awareness. That said, all of the items that I've listed work for Crunch, and with a little practice you'll begin to understand when to build what and why.
The core of this build is only mutilator. You will get a sword to start with, then you will start saving for bloodletter. After you finish mutilator you will need to start counter building the enemy team. The main build is good if you begin to steamroll your opponents early. If you get a few early ganks and don't seem to have an issue staying alive in team fights then you should go prophecy next. Disclaimer is that you won't do as much damage per hit as if you went infernum or augmentation, but prophecy's increased attack speed will scale you in late game and make quick ganks so satisfying.
Mainly just focus on your opponents.
- What kind of damage do they do?
- What kind of defense are they building?
- Are you going up against a squishy team of magic users?
a. Probably build legacy early for the magic defense and physical power.
4. Your team doesn't have much tank and you seem to disintegrate to the enemy bruisers?
a. Build an early tainted guard. Tainted guard or elafrost.
a. Tainted is especially nice against Khai and any enemy that heals a lot.
In short. Mutilator is not an option. When building mutilator go for bloodletter first for the omnivamp. After Mutilator is finished the rest of the items on the list can be mixed an matched to fit the situation.
