Tank Evelynn - Season 4 Menace Brought to Classic

Machete 5 pots is the standard start for games that you don't suspect any funny business. Ward and 2 pots is for games where you go deeper into utility for when you need to defend jungle, and your support doesn't buy early wards (which will be all of them).

The core build is as it seems, elder lizard into full tank. This version of Evelynn actually has pretty mediocre scalings, and has extremely high base damage on Q. You want to rush into Spirit of the Elder Lizard as soon as possible with tier 1 boots. After which you'll want to complete your tier 2s which will either be Boots of Mobility or Mercury's Treads, depending on the state of the game. Or if the game is slower get Heart of Gold to start stacking gold for your first tank item in Randuin's Omen.

Next after Randuin's Omen you'll rush another Heart of Gold and start stacking your gold towards your Aegis of the Legion and eventually Runic Bulwark . You can just sit on Aegis of the Legion and buy another tank item instead if you so wish.

If you are building Zhonya's Hourglass as a secondary tank item over Frozen Heart, consider buying a Seeker's Armguard early to stack the AP and Armor, and sit on it until later.

One question you might have is why you would build Spirit of the Elder Lizard over Spirit of the Spectral Wraith? This is because The AD and AP scalings are otherwise identical on Evelynn, but Spirit of the Elder Lizard has the added benefit of increasing your auto attack damage, and giving you the burn on all of your abilities. If you are not benefiting from the AP in other ways (like getting more out of deathcap) or building a lot of damage to get more out of the spellvamp, Spirit of the Spectral Wraith isn't really worth the buy, especially since it only gives 5 more AP than Lizard does AD.

Evelynn is a champion that can build almost anything. Her unique pairing of scalings, attack speed buff, and durability/shielding allows her to get a lot out of many different types of items. As you improve with Evelynn and see different openings, you will be able to mix and match different builds and items to suit your game. Listed are some viable items you could go in your games depending on context.

For example, if you're against a big magic damage threat, going Hexdrinker early is a big buff to your damage and magic resist in a single purchase. Or if you're against a team you're confident you can snowball on, an early Mejai's Soulstealer is a very solid purchase.