SAND KING - Don't Just Sand There - Semi Carry

IMO horrible to read. Format and add some color and I shall read

Don't waste time with the vang - you don't need it.
same price as a dagger - so just get a dagger, and if you get a dagger before vang - then after you won't need the vang.

if you really need some regen, get a perse and upgrade your stoutshield to a poor mans - then upgrade your perse later to either a linken/refreher or something along these lines.

I have to agree with Jaslam. Vanguard is something Sand King can live without. Simply replace the Vanguard with Bracers. It's a far more cost effective alternative that will give you damage, HP reserves and increased mana pool. Later on if you want to be tankier grab a Heart of Tarrasque or the like. I wouldn't say Black King Bar should be built here. You should be channeling Epicenter away from enemy vision, blink in and stun using Burrow Strike. By then your team should be along in the fight picking them off. Leave the Black King Bar out and focus on building something like Shiva's Guard or Heart of Tarrasque. The whole point of an strength initiator is to start a fight on your team's terms, while absorbing some of the stuns for your carry so they can raze the enemy team while they are slowed to a crawl by your well-placed Epicenter. However as this is a semi-carry guide to some extent, feel free to ignore the tips I've stated above. +1 for efforts.

At least he didn't copy this guide from somewhere else.

And yes, I agree with the above post, you don't really need Vanguard.

thx for the input, will remove