Frozen Heart is a legendary item in League of Legends.[1]
Recipe
Cost Analysis
- 100 armor = 2000g
- 400 mana = 800g
- 20% cooldown reduction = 633g
- Total Gold Value = 3433g
Gold efficiency
- 140.1% gold efficient without the aura. is
Strategy
- As with other aura items such as , 's debuff can give away potential ganks.
- tank champions because of the high amount of armor and cooldown reduction but can also be useful for tanky support champions. is an item best suited for
- mana and cooldown reduction also gives him extra sustainability in lane and the armor reduces physical damage taken. is an excellent candidate for use with the , since the damage of his abilities is increased with his maximum mana. The added
- is also an good user of , as the mana helps compensate for his mana troubles, the armor will make him much more durable and the aura will improve his already awesome dueling.
- In general, this item is good on:
- Tanks and bruisers that are generally sitting on the middle of enemy team during teamfights, as they make the best use of the aura due to this (by affecting as much enemies as possible); and they are generally mana hungry. Examples include , , and .
- Champions in general, that work well with cooldown reduction, have mana problems, and make very good use of the passive for extra dueling potential. Examples include the aforementioned Warwick, as well as , , and , as well as some assassins, such as and .
- Even if you don't need to slow the enemy's attack speed, the extra armor, mana and cooldown reduction may come handy against every AD champion.
- This item can also be bought by manaless champions, should they wish the combination of cooldown reduction, armor, and attack speed reduction in one item. It may be better to buy and/or , though, as the mana from Frozen Heart is completely wasted.
- For its combine cost of 650 gold, gives 150 mana, 30 armor, 10% cooldown reduction, and an attack speed reducing aura.
- helps counter DPS carries like , , and ADCs in general, since they all rely on auto-attacks and the decreased attack speed will reduce their damage output.
- Owners of benefit greatly from Oppression mastery, always having 3% damage reduction from all enemy champions in 700 range.
- stacks with in 700 range, effectively doubling damage. Useful on mage supports like or .
Trivia
- items that can reduce attack speed. The attack speed slow of stacks multiplicatively with and , for a combined 27.75% attack speed slow. , and its upgrade, , are the only
- The attack speed debuff affects champions, minions, and monsters, except for the Dragon, Baron Nashor, and Vilemaw, as they are immune to crowd control.
- The icon used for is the same icon from the popular online MMO game, World of Warcraft, used to represent a 'Citrine' gem. In this game, the gem appears orange.
- The item's description "Warning: Do not thaw!" is a reference to the item Eye of Skadi from the mod DotA: Allstars, whose description contains the exact same line.
- The 2010 Harrowing celebration. It has the same stats as the , just a different name and picture. was a seasonal item for the
Patch history
- Total cost increased to 2650g from 2600g. (currently costs 2450g on live(21/11))
V4.5:
- Combine cost increased to 650g, up from 550g.
- Total cost reduced to 2600g, down from 2900g.
- Armor increased to 100, up from 95.
- Aura attack speed reduction reduced to 15%, down from 20%.
- Cost reduced to 2900g from 3000g (combine cost unchanged).
- Combine cost increased to 550g from 400g (total cost unchanged).
- Armor increased to 95 from 90.
- Item cost reduced to 3000g from 3100g.
- Combine cost reduced to 400g from 500g.
- Item cost increased to 3100g from 2775g.
- Combine cost reduced to 500g from 650g.
- New recipe: +
- Armor reduced to 90 from 99.
- Mana reduced to 400 from 500.
- Cooldown reduction is no longer unique.
- Recipe cost reduced to 650 from 800.
- Cooldown reduction reduced to 20% from 25%.
- Recipe changed: Now requires a + 2 + 800g
- Recipe cost increased to 425g from 400g.
- Combine cost reduced to 425g from 525g.
June 6, 2009 Patch: Added
- High Tier - Armor / Mana item with
- 25% cooldown reduction.
- Unique aura: 25% attack speed reduction.
References
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