How Should I Snowball-Build as an AP Midlaner?
How should I build to snowball an early lead? Suppose my usual build is

And that I got first blood in lane before Lost Chapter.
Here’s are my two possible builds
AP Rush
- Recall and buy The Dark Seal and, if I have gold, an Amplifying Tome or consumables.
- Finish Luden’s Echo.
- Buy Sorcerer’s Shoes.
- Buy Oblivion Orb.
- Upgrade The Dark Seal to Mejai’s Soulstealer if it’s stacked.
- Buy a Needlessly Large Rod and continue into Deathcap if I have enough gold, or buy a Blasting Wand and continue into Void Staff if not.
Prioritized
- Recall and buy The Dark Seal and, if I have gold, an Amplifying Tome or consumables.
- Finish The Lost Chapter.
- Buy Sorcerer’s Shoes.
- Buy Oblivion Orb.
- Upgrade The Dark Seal to Mejai’s Soulstealer if it’s stacked.
- Buy a Needlessly Large Rod and continue into Deathcap if I have enough gold, or buy a Blasting Wand and continue into Void Staff if not.
Not finishing Luden’s Echo saves 1,900 gold, which is enough for Sorcerer’s Shoes and the components of Oblivion Orb. However, I would lose 10% CDR, the passive, and some flat mana. Which of these builds is generally better, or is there another way to do this?