Leoric - AA Build

AA build provides the best raw stats out of any Leoric build (at least pre-20), and should be considered if the damage reduction of E build will be hard to apply in team fights or if you need a very strong sidelaner.

Level 1

Consume Vitality provides reasonable raw stats in teamfights, and should be picked if neither of the other options is better.

Fealty Unto Death should always be picked on maps where you are constantly fighting near waves: Tomb, Braxis, Volskaya, Dragon Shire

Ossein Renewal should be picked if you are really afraid of starting a reset chain into Genji/Li-Ming, or you need it to survive a gank

Level 4

Paralyzing Rage provides an increased slow on Q  which makes it almost impossible to miss W, and is fairly punishing for most melees to get hit by.

Ghastly Reach should be picked if you're desperate to hit Qs on a ranged hero, as this extends the maximum range beyond the standard AA range of ranged heroes.

Kneel, Peasants! should be picked if you end up being the Shriner on Infernal Shrines, or if you're somehow the only one who can do merc camp clearing with this. If you want to pick this, strongly consider also picking Consume Vitality at 1.

Level 7

Drain Momentum removes the movement speed debuff on W, and grants increased movement speed if the drain lasts. Increased movement speed is one of the best ways to improve your damage output by allowing you to AA more and get into better positions for your abilities, and to reduce your damage intake by making it easier to juke. Pick this if neither of the other options look better.

Hopelessness should be picked if your main drain targets have an easy way to break drain that can be prevented with extra range (e.g. Artanis Q, Chen Q)

Willing Vessel turns a full drain into an absurdly favorable trade for the Leoric. Pick this if it's key you win 1v1 trades and they don't have tools to break your chain without just running away from you entirely.

Level 10

While both ultimates are very strong, AA build will practically always want Entomb , even if it's only as self-setup. Pick March of the Black King here if you desperately need the self-cleanse and sustain in teamfights, but consider if you should pivot your build to W or E if you do.

Level 13 & 16

Spectral Leech & Mithril Mace make up the core of AA build, making you an absurdly strong duelist as long as you're allowed to keep auto-attacking.

Level 20

Buried Alive is often a game winning talent. If you have heroes who combo on Entomb in your team, like Stukov or Zarya, consider picking another talent as the reduced duration can be a downside.

Shroud of the Dead King prevents you from getting bursted down on a low cooldown. Consider this if getting bursted in fights has been an issue.

Burning Despair provides pretty good raw stats, even without Unyielding Despair to increase uptime. Consider this if you have anti-synergy with Buried Alive , or if you simply want the raw damage (e.g. if you hit level 20 while hitting the core)