Shadow assassin is a standard assassin build. All enchantments are good but I prefer
or
, for either chase down or warding, both of which are really good for assassins.
You don't HAVE to build
on him, and sometimes it might be a better idea to rush straight to your lethality item, those being
. Both are good and have their pros and cons. If you need raw damage to eliminte a fed adc for example, go duskblade. However, with the ghostblade movespeed active and passive you can get some INSANE map mobility and amazing flanks.
After those two items there are a few options.
is a bit of a tankier version, while if you wanna go full dmg you can get
and
instead.
After that, its whatever you may feel is needed.
is really good against peeling champions like
.
Is always good for a bit more waveclear and burst with teh active.
and
are defensive options if those are needed.
For Darkin, its pretty much the opposite. I like going for a heavy hp/ad build, like
and hten whatever boots you may need. You hit 30% cdr, which is really good since Darkinn Kayn has super good base values and you become a fantastic frontline and/or diver, which ever one u need.
is a seriusly underrated item. People think its the tank item, but its really not, its more like a
. IT only gives 600 hp at max build, which isn't hat much and the active gives it dmg to rival off-tank items.
With darkin its important to remember, you're not a dmg dealer, you're a tank first and foremost