Blade of the Ruined King

For the game, see Ruined King

• Blade of the Ruined King
• Might of the Ruined King

		"You belong in a museum!" This article or section may contain obsolete information, but exists here for historical purposes.

Template:Item data Blade of the Ruined KingBlade of the Ruined King was an advanced item in League of Legends for [[File:-Template-Item data Blade of the Ruined King OriginalSquare.png|20xpx|border|link=Template:Item data Blade of the Ruined King/LoL|Template:Item data Blade of the Ruined King]] [[Template:Item data Blade of the Ruined King/LoL|Template:Item data Blade of the Ruined King]].

Recipe

Template:Item data Blade of the Ruined King

Cost Analysis

Template:Gold value math

• 15 on-hit physical damage = 375
  • Total Gold Value = 2850

Gold efficiency

• Blade of the Ruined King is 89.06% gold efficient without the active.
• Blade of the Ruined King can become gold efficient if the passive grants a minimum of 29 on-hit damage (This can be achieved if target current health is 362.5 or higher).

		"You belong in a museum!" This article or section may contain obsolete information, but exists here for historical purposes.

Template:Item data Might of the Ruined KingMight of the Ruined King was an advanced item in League of Legends for [[File:-Template-Item data Might of the Ruined King OriginalSquare.png|20xpx|border|link=Template:Item data Might of the Ruined King/LoL|Template:Item data Might of the Ruined King]] [[Template:Item data Might of the Ruined King/LoL|Template:Item data Might of the Ruined King]]. Can only be forged by Ornn. Limited to one Master Craftsman item.

Recipe

Template:Item data Might of the Ruined King

Cost Analysis

Template:Gold value math

• 15 on-hit physical damage = 375
  • Total Gold Value = 3750

Gold efficiency

• Might of the Ruined King is 113.64% gold efficient without the active.
• The raw stats gained from upgrading Blade of the Ruined King into Might of the Ruined King are worth 900 (15 attack damage and 15% attack speed).

Similar Items

Hextech Gunblade

Liandry's Torment

Guinsoo's Rageblade

The Bloodthirster

The Black Cleaver

Notes

Item VFX

• The active is not considered a projectile.
• Life steal applies to the bonus damage even if it's dealt through other items/abilities, such as Guinsoo's Rageblade, Runaan's Hurricane and Double Up.
• The passive damage is not factored into critical strikes, as it is an on-hit effect.
• The passive damage applies life steal, but unlike normal life steal it is affected by  Heal Power.
• Spirit Visage increases the heal from the bonus damage twice, for 69% (1.3 × 1.3), instead of 30%. This only happens if the heal comes from life steal.
• The movement speed buff stacks additively with other percentage movement speed buffs.
• Although Hextech Gunblade and Blade of the Ruined King both have a Bilgewater Cutlass in their recipe, their item actives are considered distinct from one another and will not put each other on cooldown.
• The bonus physical damage on-hit from Blade of the Ruined King and Might of the Ruined King stacks. However, they do not apply at the same time. The second on-hit will deal less damage because the target will have less current health because of the first on-hit. This effectively makes the bonus on-hit damage deal 15.36% of the target's current health.

Strategy

• This item is often built as a form of "anti-tank" item used to counter health-stacking champions (or champions that scale well in health) such as Shen, Dr. Mundo, Volibear, Zac, and Taric.
• Blade of the Ruined King can be seen as a soft defensive item, as its active offers high utility. Depending on the situation, it can be used to lock down a target, evade skillshots, or most importantly, improve kiting.
• Champions who are highly dependent on basic attacks ( Master Yi,  Jax,  Tristana, etc.) often build this item due to the attack speed, lifesteal, and the passive that helps boost their autoattacks.
• Champions with an attack speed steroid like Master Yi, Quinn, Xin Zhao, Nocturne or champions with on-hit effects skills like Shyvana, Warwick, Renekton, Yasuo can synergize well with Blade of the Ruined King, making better use of the passive.
  • Champions that autoattack and deal true damage also benefit from the passive on Blade of the Ruined King, as the best counter to true damage is to build health
    • However, being able to constantly autoattack is still the foremost criteria. Prime examples are Olafand  Master Yi.
  • AD Casters can also consider picking this item up as a side item for extra damage and sustain vs HP targets, but only if they have abilities that directly synergize with auto attacks via applying on-hit effects (e.g. Renekton's Ruthless Predator, Jax's Empower and Wukong's Crushing Blow).
• Thornmail and Frozen Heart are strong counters to Blade of the Ruined King, as both provide armor and an attack speed slow; in the former's case, it provides a Grievous Wounds effect that counters BotRK's lifesteal. The latter's case has more armor and also has its attack speed slow in the form of an aura.

Trivia

• Blade of the Ruined King is named after Kalista's uncle, the king of The Argent Throne of south-western Valoran who transformed the Blessed Isles into the undead-dwelling Shadow Isles after his 'grief overcame his reason' and lead him to attempt and fail to resurrect his wife.
  • The sword was gifted to the king's champion, Ledros, before the Ruination. Its in-game appearance is how it appeared as wielded by Ledros' spirit: damaged, corroded, and glowing with spectral energy.
• With the start of the preseason of Season 3 Madred's Bloodrazor was removed and was replaced by Blade of the Ruined King.

Patch history

V9.8

• Total cost increased to 3300 from 3200.
  • Combine cost unchanged.

V9.1

• Added to recipe from Might of the Ruined King. Can only be forged by Ornn.

V8.11

• Total cost reduced to 3200 from 3400.
  • Combine cost reduced to 700 from 900.

V8.2

• New Effect: Now draws nearby minion aggro when targeting an enemy champion.

V7.17

• Bug Fix: No longer causes The Black Cleaver to apply two stacks per basic attack.
• Bug Fix: Fixed an interaction where energized attacks prevented some movement speed boosts, including Blade of the Ruined King's active and Warwick's Blood Hunt.

V7.12

• Bug Fix: On-hit effect no longer applies a stack of The Black Cleaver.

V7.11

• Life steal reduced to 12% from 15%.

V7.9

• Combine cost increased to 900 from 800.
  • Total cost increased to 3400 from 3300.

V7.5

• Combine cost reduced to 800 from 900.
  • Total cost reduced to 3300 from 3400.
• Attack damage increased to 40 from 25.
• Attack speed reduced to 25% from 40%.
• Life steal increased to 15% from 10%.
• Active damage changed to 100 from 10% of target's maximum health.
• Active damage type changed to magic from physical.
• Removed: Active healing for 10% of target's maximum health.
• On-hit minimum damage increased to 15 from 10.

V6.23

• Passive damage increased to 8% of target's current health from 6%.

V6.12

• Combine cost increased to 900 from 750.
• Total cost unchanged.

V5.22

• Combine cost reduced to 750 from 1000
  • Total cost increased to 3400 from 3200
• Passive's damage dealt reduced to 6% of current health from 8%.

V5.10

• Ranged increased to 550 from 450.

V5.8

• New recipe: Recurve Bow + Bilgewater Cutlass + 700 = 3200
  • Old recipe: Dagger + Dagger + Bilgewater Cutlass + 900 = 3200
• Passive's on-hit effect now benefits from life steal.
• Passive minimum damage cap increased to 10 from 3.

V4.10

• Life steal reduced to 10% from 15%.
• On-hit damage increased to 8% of current health from 5%.
• Active: Damage reduced to 10% maximum health from 15% maximum health.
• Active: Movement speed steal reduced to 25% from 30%.

V4.1 - April 2nd Hotfix

• Bugfix: Fixed an exploit with Blade of the Ruined King's active.

V3.10a

• Active range reduced to 450 from 550.
• Active cooldown increased to 90 seconds from 60.
• Added to the Crystal Scar.

V3.10

• Active haste/slow duration reduced to 3 seconds from 4.

V3.04

• Combine cost increased to 1000 from 650.
  • Total cost increased to 3200 from 2850.
• Attack damage reduced to 25 from 30.
• Maximum damage dealt to minions and monsters reduced to 60 from 90.
• Active heal amount is now reduced by the target's armor.

V3.03

• New recipe: Dagger + Dagger + Bilgewater Cutlass + 650 = 2850
  • Old recipe: Bilgewater Cutlass + 1000 = 2825
• Attack damage reduced to 30 from 45.
• New Effect: 40% attack speed.
• Life steal increased to 15% from 10%.
• New Unique Passive: Deals 5% of the target's current health in bonus physical damage (max 90 damage vs. monsters and minions) on-hit.
• New Unique Active: Deals 15% of target champion's maximum health as physical damage (min. 100), heals for the same amount, and steals 30% of the target's movement speed for 4 seconds (60 second cooldown).
• Active range increased to 500 from 400.

V3.02

• Attack damage increased to 45 from 40.
• Current health damage increased to 5% from 4%.

V1.0.0.152

• Cost increased to 2900 from 2825.
  • Combine cost reduced to 975 from 1000.
• Passive damage type changed to physical from magical.

V1.0.0.150 Added

• Recipe: Bilgewater Cutlass + 1000 = 2825
• +40 attack damage
• +10% life steal
• Unique Passive: Your attacks deal 4% of the target's current health in magic damage and heals you for half the amount (120 max vs. minions).
• Unique Active: Drains target champion, dealing 150 physical damage plus 50% of your attack damage and healing you by the same amount. Additionally, you steal 30% of their movement speed for 2 seconds.
  • 60 second cooldown.
  • 400 range.

References

List of Items

Starter items

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Potions and Consumables

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Trinkets

• 
• 
• 

Distributed items

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Boots

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Basic items

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Epic items

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Legendary items

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Ornn's item upgrades

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Champion exclusive items

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Minion and Turret items

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Special Game Mode Items

Removed items

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
•