Maw of Malmortius

Maw of Malmortius is a legendary item in League of Legends.

Recipe

 * (1350g)
 * (400g)
 * (400g)
 * 550g
 * (875g)
 * 975g

Cost Analysis

 * 55 attack damage = 2200g
 * 36 magic resist = 720g
 * Total Gold Value = 2920g


 * 83 attack damage = 3320
 * 36 magic resist = 720g
 * Total Gold Value = 4040g


 * 94 attack damage = 3760
 * 36 magic resist = 720g
 * Total Gold Value = 4480g


 * is gold efficient when the champion has 75% of their remaining health.
 * Alternately, the passive must have at least a valued of 280g for to be gold efficient.

Strategy

 * This item helps Attack Damage based champions against teams with strong magic damage.
 * The shield can block the initial burst of damage from a enemy champion and give the owner an opportunity to attack or retreat. It is very useful against AP casters with long cooldowns, such as and .
 * More magic resistance will increase the effective shield value, as more magic damage will be required to destroy the shield.
 * Attack Damage champions who benefit from being at low health (e.g., , ) can put it to great use. Their low-health passives combined with the item's AD effect, and the shield allows them to stay at lower health more safely.

Trivia

 * will provide up to 39 bonus AD which occurs when the wielder is at or below 2.5% of total health. It will provide 0 bonus AD while its wielder is above 97.5% of total health.
 * At 30% of total health, when this item's shield activates, it provides 28 bonus AD.
 * is named after a well-known community member known as "Malmortius" (also answers to "Lord Voldemortius", "Malmorpheus" and "James") for obtaining over one thousand referrals.