Gold efficiency (League of Legends)

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Gold efficiency is a term that compares an item's purchase price in the in-game shop to the amount of gold that item is actually worth, based on the stats it provides. This is a form of theroycrafting within the game, but it does follow a set of guideline that allows it to hold merit in usage within the community.

Calculating Gold Efficiency

There are several basic items in League of Legends that grant just one stat. These items are used as a baseline to determine the gold value of their respective stats. Whether or not an item is gold efficient can be determined by comparing the item's in-game purchase price to its theoretical price, which is the combined gold value of all the stats the item provides. Note the theoretical price seldom takes into account any passive or active effects. However, if an item's passive is "Gain some fraction of stat X as stat Y", and the item itself gives stat X, it is customary to include the bonus to stat Y from the item's passive working on its own stats to calculate its theoretical price (for example, the Manamune).

The gold efficiency of an item is the theoretical price divided by its actual price. An item is said to be gold efficient if its gold efficiency is greater than or equal to 100%. For an item that is not gold efficient, the amount of gold its passive and/or active abilities must be worth in order to achieve gold efficiency is called its gold deficit.

The gold values assigned to stats are not measures of those stats' effectiveness. These values are simply base prices for use in determining the theoretical prices of higher-tier items. The goal of this page is to provide a more accurate valuation of items by measuring the worth of an item's yield (stats and abilities) in comparison to the stats a player could acquire through spending the same amount of gold on base items. In other words, how does an item with +20 AD and +20 Armor compare to buying a +20 AD item and a +20 Armor item?

An external tabular analysis of items' gold efficiencies can be found here.(Slightly outdated.)

Base Stat Prices

One way of deriving a stat's gold value is from the least expensive basic item that provides only that stat.

Champion Statistic	Base Item	Item Cost	Stat Raised	Gold / Stat Bonus
Attack Damage	Long Sword	360g	10 AD	36
Ability Power	Amplifying Tome	435g	20 AP	21.75
Armor	Cloth Armor	300g	15 Armor	20
Magic Resistance	Null-Magic Mantle	500g	25 MR	20
Health	Ruby Crystal	400g	150 HP	2.67
Mana	Sapphire Crystal	400g	200 MP	2
Health Regeneration	Rejuvenation Bead	180g	50% Hp5	3.6
Mana Regeneration	Faerie Charm	180g	25% Mp5	7.2
Strike Chance	Brawler's Gloves	400g	8% CSC	50
Attack Speed	Dagger	450g	15% AS	30
Movement Speed	Boots of Speed	325g	25 MS	13

Cooldown reduction, life steal, spell vamp armor pen, percent movement speed and magic pen are not found alone on any item, so their gold values are calculated using the least gold efficient, lowest-tier items available: Kindlegem has been quoted by a Rioter to be the item of which cooldown reduction's gold value has been derived from and Vampiric Scepter was the basic tier item for lifesteal, prior to patch V1.0.0.152. Hextech Revolver, The Brutalizer, Aether Wisp, and Sorcerer's Shoes has been generally accepted to be a fair gold value for spell vamp, armor pen, percent movement speed, and magic pen respectively.

Champion Statistic	Base Item	Item Cost	Stat Raised	Gold / Stat Bonus
Armor Penetration	The Brutalizer	1337	25 AD 10% CDR 10 Armor Pen	36g / AD 31.67g / %CDR 12g / Armor Pen
Cooldown Reduction	Kindlegem	850g	200 Health 10% CDR	2.66g / Health 31.67g / %CDR
Life Steal	Vampiric Scepter	800g	10 AD 8% LS	36g / AD 55g / %LS
Percentage Movement Speed	Aether Wisp	850	30 AP 5% MS	21.75g / AP 39.5g / %MS
Magic Penetration	Sorcerer's Shoes	1100	45 MS 15 Magic Pen	13g / MS 34.33g / Magic Pen
Spell Vamp	Hextech Revolver	1200g	40 AP +12% Spell Vamp	21.75g / AP 27.5g / %SV

Item Statistics

Basic Tier Items

• AD
• AP
• Armor
• MR
• Health
• Mana
• Hp5
• Mp5
• Crit
• AS
• Doran's
• Gold

Base Item	Item Cost	AD Value	Gold / AD	Long Sword Equivalence
Long Sword	360g	10	36	N/A
Pickaxe	875g	25	35	2.86% Greater Efficiency
B. F. Sword	1550g	50	31	16.13% Greater Efficiency

Base Item	Item Cost	AP Value	Gold / AP	Amplifying Tome Equivalence
Amplifying Tome	435g	20	21.75	N/A
Blasting Wand	860g	40	21.5	1.16% Greater Efficiency
Needlessly Large Rod	1600g	80	20	8.75% Greater Efficiency

Base Item	Item Cost	Armor Value	Gold / Armor	Cloth Armor Equivalence
Cloth Armor	300g	15	20	N/A
Chain Vest	750g	40	18	6.67% Greater Efficiency

Base Item	Item Cost	MR Value	Gold / MR	Null-Magic Mantle Equivalence
Null-Magic Mantle	500g	25	20	N/A
Negatron Cloak	850g	45	19	5.88% Greater Efficiency

Base Item	Item Cost	HP Value	Gold / HP	Ruby Crystal Equivalence
Ruby Crystal	400g	150	2.67	N/A
Giant's Belt	1000g	380	2.63	1.3% Greater Efficiency

Base Item	Item Cost	MP Value	Gold / MP	Sapphire Crystal Equivalence
Sapphire Crystal	400g	200	2	N/A

Base Item	Item Cost	Hp5 Value	Gold / Hp5	Rejuvenation Bead Equivalence
Rejuvenation Bead	180g	50%	3.6	N/A

Base Item	Item Cost	Mp5 Value	Gold / Mp5	Faerie Charm Equivalence
Faerie Charm	180g	25%	7.2	N/A

Base Item	Item Cost	CSC Value	Gold / CSC	Brawler's Gloves Equivalence
Brawler's Gloves	400g	8%	50	N/A
Cloak of Agility	730g	15%	48.666	2.74% Greater Efficiency

Base Item	Item Cost	AS Value	Gold / % AS	Dagger Equivalence
Dagger	450g	15%	30	N/A
Recurve Bow	900g	30%	30	0% Greater Efficiency

Doran's items are meant to be powerful early game, but lose effectiveness in the later stages of the game, as they do not build into the higher-tier items found in the late game. In terms of gold per statistics, however, these are among the most cost efficient items in the shop.

Doran's Blade provides 7 Attack Damage, 70 Health, and 3 Life Steal.

• 7 AD * 36 gold per AD = 252g
• 70 HP * 2.67 gold per HP = 187g
• 3% LS * 55 gold per LS = 165g

Using the Basic Item Statistics, a Doran's Blade is worth 604g, making it 137% gold efficient.

Doran's Ring provides 15 Ability Power, 60 Health, and recovers 4 Mana each time you get a kill.

• 15 AP * 21.75 gold per AP = 326g
• 60 HP * 2.67 gold per HP = 160g
• 3 MP/5 * 60 gold per MP/5 = 180g
• 4 MP per kill = ??g

Using the Basic Items Statistics, the actual value of a Doran's Ring is 666g, making it 166.5% gold efficient excluding the passive. Doran's Ring the most cost-efficient of the Doran's items.

Doran's Shield provides 80 Health, 6 Health Regeneration, and blocks 8 damage from single target attacks and spells from champions.

• 80 HP * 2.67 gold per HP = 214g
• 8 Hp5 * 36 gold per Hp5 = 216g
• Blocks 8 damage from single target attacks and spells from champions == ??g

Using the Basic Items Statistics, the actual value of a Doran's Shield is 430g, making it 97.7% gold efficient excluding the passive. The passive must be worth at least 10 gold to make {{|Doran's Shield}} gold efficient.

Gold-generating items are items that, while being moderately inefficient to start out, boost the gold income of the user independently of obtaining last hits, thus potentially allowing any of them to become gold efficient given enough time. Unlike the Doran's items, these items all have intermediate and legendary-tier upgrades.

Ancient Coin provides 25% Mana Regeneration and the unique passive Favor, which grants 2 gold and heals for 5 health whenever a nearby minion dies that the user did not kill.

• 25% Mp5 * 7.2 gold per Mp5 = 180g
• Unique passive - Favor: Being near a minion death without granting the killing blow grants 2 gold and heals for 5 health.

Using the Basic Items Statistics, the actual value of Ancient Coin is 180g plus 2 gold for every minion death, becoming gold efficient after generating 185g.

Relic Shield provides 75 Health and the unique passive Spoils of War, which grants the user charges which cause melee attacks to execute minions below 200 (+100% AD) health, killing a minion heals you and the nearest allied champion for 40 health and grants them gold equal to the kill.

• 75 Health * 2.67 gold per HP = 200g
• Unique passive - Spoils of War: Melee autoattacks execute minions below 200 (+100% AD) health. Killing a minion by any means heals you and the nearest allied champion for 40 health and grants them gold equal to the kill. These effects require a nearby allied champion and consume a charge. Recharges every 60 seconds. Max 2 charges.

Using the Basic Items Statistics, the actual value of Relic Shield is 200g, becoming gold efficient after granting 165g to allies utilizing its passive.

Spellthief's Edge provides 5 Ability Power, 25% Mana Regeneration, 2 gold per 10 seconds and the unique passive Tribute, which deal 10 additional damage and grant 5 gold whenever the wielder damages an enemy champion or structure.

• 5 AP * 21.75 gold per AP = 109g
• 25% Mp5 * 7.2 gold per Mp5 = 180g
• 2 Gp10 = +2g every 10 seconds
• Unique passive - Tribute: Your next damaging ability or autoattack against a champion or structure will deal 10 additional damage and grant 5 gold. You generate one charge of Tribute every 10 seconds, storing up to 3. Killing a minion disables this passive for 12 seconds.

Using the Basic Items Statistics, the actual value of Spellthief's Edge is 289g plus 2 additional gold every ten seconds and 5 additional gold after attacking an enemy champion or structure, becoming gold efficient after generating 76g.

Advanced Tier Items

• A-B
• C-E
• F
• G
• H-K
• L-N
• O-R
• S
• T-V
• W-Z

Aegis of the Legion

• 20 Armor
• 200 Health
• 20 Magic Resist (from passive)
• 75% Health Regeneration (from passive)
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1603g
  • Actual Cost: 1900g
• Unique Passive - Legion: Nearby allied Champions recieve 20 Magic Resistance, and 75% Hp5.
  • Each nearby ally increases the gold worth of this item by 670g due to the magic resistance and health regeneration bonuses of the aura.
  • Aegis of the Legion becomes gold efficient when at least one allied champion benefits from the aura.

Aether Wisp

• 30 Ability Power
• Unique: +5% Movement Speed
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 850g
  • Actual Cost: 850g
  • Although not a basic item, Aether Wisp is the item from which the percent movement speed gold value is derived. From this item derives a value of 39.5 gold per point of armor penetration.

Avarice Blade

• 10% Critical Strike Chance
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 500g
  • Actual Cost: 800g
• Unique Passive- Avarice: Gain +3 gold per ten seconds.
• Unique Passive - Greed: Gain +2 gold every kill.
  • Avarice will make the item as gold efficient as its Basic Item Statistics after 16.7 minutes.
  • Every 3 kills will reduce the time-to-gold-efficiency by 20 seconds, due to the passive, Greed.

The Brutalizer

• 25 Attack Damage
• Unique: 10% Cooldown Reduction
• Unique: +10 Armor Penetration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1337g
  • Actual Cost: 1337g
  • Although not a basic item, The Brutalizer is the item from which the flat armor penetration gold value is derived. From this item derives a value of 12 gold per point of armor penetration.

Catalyst the Protector

• 200 Health
• 300 Mana
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1133g
  • Actual Cost: 1200g
• Unique Passive - Valor's Reward: On leveling up, restores 150 Health and 200 Mana over 8 seconds.
  • The passive of Catalyst the Protector must be valued at 67g for it to be gold efficient.
  • If the passive health and mana gain are valued at the cost of Health and Mana, respectively, each level-up is valued at 800g, making this item gold-efficient during the laning phase after a single level-up.

Chain Vest

• 40 Armor
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 750g
  • Actual Cost: 800g
  • Chain Vest is more gold efficient than its Basic Item counterparts.

Chalice of Harmony

• 25 Magic Resistance
• 50% Mana Regeneration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 860g
  • Actual Cost: 1000g
• Unique Passive - Mana Font: Restores 2% of missing mana every 5 seconds.
  • The passive of Chalice of Harmony must be valued at 140g for it to be gold efficient.

Crystalline Bracer

• 200 Health
• 50% Health Regeneration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 600g
  • Actual Cost: 713g
  • Crystalline Bracer is more gold efficient than its Basic Item counterparts.

Fiendish Codex

• 30 Ability Power
• Unique: +10% Cooldown Reduction
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 970g
  • Actual Cost: 820g
  • Fiendish Codex is more gold efficient than its Basic Item counterparts.

Forbidden Idol

• 50% Mana Regeneration
• Unique: +10% Cooldown Reduction
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 677g
  • Actual Cost: 600g
  • Forbidden Idol is more gold efficient than its Basic Item counterparts.

Frostfang

• 20 Ability Power
• 50% Mana Regeneration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 578g
  • Actual Cost: 865g
• 2 Gold per 10 seconds
• Unique Passive - Tribute: Spells and basic attacks against a champion or structure will deal 15 additional damage and grant 10 gold. You generate one charge of Tribute every 10 seconds, storing up to 3. Killing a minion disables this passive for 12 seconds.
• Unique Passive - Gold Income: You may only be in possession of 1 Gold Income item.
  • The passive of Frostfang must be valued at 287g for it to be gold efficient.

Giant's Belt

• 380 Health
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1013g
  • Actual Cost: 1000g
  • Giant's Belt is more gold efficient than its Basic Item counterparts.

Glacial Shroud

• 45 Armor
• 300 Mana
• Unique: 10% Cooldown Reduction
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1822g
  • Actual Cost: 1500g
  • Glacial Shroud is more gold efficient than its Basic Item counterparts.

Guardian's Horn

• 200 Health
• 125% Health Regeneration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 983g
  • Actual Cost: 1015g
• Unique Passive: Nearby enemy spell casts reduce the cooldown of Battle Cry by 1 second.
• Unique Active - Battle Cry: Gain 30% movement speed, 20 armor and 20 magic resistance for 3 seconds. 25 second cooldown.
  • The active of Guardian's Horn must be valued at 32g for it to be gold efficient.

Guinsoo's Rageblade
(Unstacked)

• 40 Ability Power
• 30 Attack Damage
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1950g

(Fully Stacked)

• 40 Ability Power (+32 Ability Power)
• 30 Attack Damage
• (32% Attack Speed)
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3606g
  • Actual Cost: 2600g
• Passive: On cast or hit, you gain 4 Ability Power and 4% Attack Speed for 5 seconds, stacking up to 8 times.
  • One stack of this passive is valued at 207g.
• Unique Passive: Falling below 50% health grants you 20% Attack Speed, 10% Life Steal and 10% Spell Vamp until you exit combat.
  • ​When this passive is active, its added valued at 1425g.
  • Guinsoo's Rageblade is a gold efficient item at 3 or more stacks, or if the unique passive is enabled.
    • With full stacks and when below 50% health, this item is valued at 5031g.

Haunting Guise

• 25 Ability Power
• 200 Health
• Unique - Eyes of Pain: +15 Magic Penetration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1592g
  • Actual Cost: 1485g
  • Pairing this with other sources of flat Magic Penetration will increase its effect in the early to mid-game, but high late-game magic resistances will sharply decrease the value of this statistic.
  • Haunting Guise is more gold efficient than its Basic Item counterparts.

Hexdrinker

• 25 Attack Damage
• 25 Magic Resist
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1500g
  • Actual Cost: 1350g
• Unique Passive- Lifeline: If you would take damage which would leave you at less than 30% of your maximum Health, you gain a shield which absorbs up to 250 magic damage for 5 seconds.
  • Hexdrinker is gold efficient even without its passive.

Hextech Revolver

• 40 Ability Power
• Unique: 12% Spell Vamp
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1200g
  • Actual Cost: 1200g
  • "Area of Effect" and "Damage over Time" spells will reduce the effect of Spell Vamp by 66%, effectively reducing the 12% Spell Vamp to 4% Spell Vamp.
  • Although not a basic item, Hextech Revolver is the item from which the spell vamp gold value is derived. From this item derives a value of 27.5 gold per point of armor penetration.

Infinity Edge

• 80 Attack Damage
• 20% Critical Strike Chance
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3880g
  • Actual Cost: 3800g
• Unique Passive: +50% Critical Strike Damage
  • Infinity Edge is more gold efficient than its Basic Item counterparts even without its passive.

Kindlegem

• 200 Health
• Unique Passive: 10% Cooldown Reduction
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 850g
  • Actual Cost: 850g
  • Although not a basic item, Kindlegem is the item from which the cooldown reduction gold value is derived. From this item derives a value of 31.67 gold per point of armor penetration.

Last Whisper

• 40 Attack Damage
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1440g
  • Actual Cost: 2300g
• Unique Passive: 35% Armor Penetration
  • Percent Armor Penetration is most valuble late-game, where 35% of even lightly armored champions will lose a significant amount of protection.
  • For Last Whisper to be cost efficient, the passive must be worth 860g.

Madred's Razors

• 15% Attack Speed
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 450g
  • Actual Cost: 750g
• Unique Passive - Maim: Basic attacks against monsters deal 50 bonus magic damage and restore 8 health.
  • The passive of Madred's Razors must be valued at 300g for it to be gold efficient.

Mejai's Soulstealer
(Unstacked)

• 20 Ability Power
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 435g

(Starting Stacks)

• 60 Ability Power
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1305g

(Fully Stacked)

• 180 Ability Power
• 15% Cooldown Reduction
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 4390g
  • Actual Cost: 1400g
• Unique Passive: Your champion gains 8 Ability Power per stack and 5 stacks upon first purchase. Gains 2 stacks for a kill or 1 stack for an assist (max 20 stacks). Half of the stacks are lost upon death. At 20 stacks, grants 15% Cooldown Reduction.
  • Each stack is worth 174g.
  • For Mejai's Soulstealer to be cost efficient, it requires at least 6 stacks.

Negatron Cloak

• 45 magic Resistance
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 850g
  • Actual Cost: 900g
  • Negatron Cloak is more gold efficient than its Basic Item counterparts.

Nomad's Medallion

• 25% Health Regeneration
• 25% Mana Regeneration
• 10 Movement Speed
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 400g
  • Actual Cost: 865g
• 2 Gold per 10 seconds
• Unique Passive - Favor: Being near a minion death without granting the killing blow grants 3 gold and heals for 10 health.
• Unique Passive - Gold Income: You may only be in possession of 1 Gold Income item.
  • The passives of Nomad's Medallion must be valued at 465g for it to be cost efficient.
  • Alternatively, the item becomes gold efficient after 38 minutes and 45 seconds. Each minion death reduces the timer by 15 seconds.

Orb of Winter

• 70 Magic Resistance
• 100% Health Regeneration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1760g
  • Actual Cost: 2210g
• Unique Passive: Grants a shield that absorbs up to 30 + (10 per level) damage. This shield refreshes after no damage is taken from enemy champions for 9 seconds.
  • If you count the passive as health, then it is worth 560g. That makes the stats of the item combined 2320g, also making Orb of Winter more cost effective than its Basic Item counterparts.

Phage

• 20 Attack Damage
• 200 Health
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1253g
  • Actual Cost: 1325g
• Unique Passive - Rage: Basic attacks grant 20 Movement Speed for 2 seconds. Kills grant 60 Movement Speed instead. This Movement Speed bonus is halved for ranged champions.
  • The Rage passive of  Phage must be valued at 72g for it to be gold efficient.

Quicksilver Sash

• 45 Magic Resistance
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 600g
  • Actual Cost: 1250g
• Unique Active - Quicksilver: Remove all debuffs from your champion. 90 second cooldown.
  • The active of Quicksilver Sash must be valued at 650g for it to be gold efficient.

Rabadon's Deathcap

• 120 Ability Power
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2610g
  • Actual Cost: 3300g
• Unique Passive: +30% Ability Power
  • Alone, the Passive raises the Ability Power from 120 to 156, resulting in a Calculated Cost of 3393g.
  • Rabadon's Deathcap is a cost efficient item even as the only source of Ability Power.

Raptor Cloak

• 30 Armor
• 100% Health Regeneration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 960g
  • Actual Cost: 1000g
• Unique Passive - Point Runner: Grants +30% bonus movement speed that build up over 2 seconds when near turrets.
  • The passive of Raptor Cloak must be valued at 40g for it to be gold efficient.

Runaan's Hurricane

• 70% Attack Speed
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2100g
  • Actual Cost: 2400g
• Unique Passive (Ranged only): Your basic attacks fire minor bolts at 2 nearby targets, each dealing 10 + 50% of your attack damage and applying on-hit effects.
  • The passive of Runaan's Hurricane must be valued at 300g for it to be gold efficient.

Seeker's Armguard
(Unstacked)

• 30 Armor
• 25 Ability Power
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1144g

(Fully stacked)

• 45 Armor
• 40 Ability Power
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1770g
  • Actual Cost: 1200g
• Unique Passive: Kills grant 0.5 bonus armor and ability power. This bonus stacks up to 30 times.
  • This item will become cost efficient upon obtaining one stack.
  • Seeker's Armguard is not gold efficient with no stacks. Its gold efficiency rises by +21 per stack, becoming gold efficient by the third stack and reaching +461 gold efficiency at maximum stacks.

Sheen

• 25 Ability Power
• 200 Mana
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 944g
  • Actual Cost: 1200g
• Unique Passive - Spellblade: On cast, your next standard attack deals additional physical damage equal to to 100% of your base attack damage.
  • The passive of Sheen must be valued at 256g for it to be gold efficient.
  • 256g is the equivalent of 7.1 Attack Damage.

Sightstone

• 150 Health
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 400g
  • Actual Cost: 800g
• Unique Passive - Ward Refresh: Holds 4 charges and refills upon visiting the shop.
• Unique Active - Ghost Ward: Consumes a charge to place a Sight Ward that reveals the surrounding area for 3 minutes. A player may only have 3 Stealth Wards on the map at one time.
  • The active of Sightstone must be valued at 400g (or at least 6 wards placed for there maximum time,) for it to be gold efficient.

Spectre's Cowl

• 200 Health
• 35 Magic Resistance
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1233g
  • Actual Cost: 1200g
• Unique Passive: grants 100% health regeneration for 10 seconds after taking damage from an enemy champion.
  • This passive grants gold's worth in Health Regeneration equal to 360g while active.
  • Spectre's Cowl is gold efficient even without its passive.

Stinger

• 40% Attack Speed
• Unique Passive: 10% Cooldown Reduction
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1557g
  • Actual Cost: 1250g
  • Stinger is more gold efficient than its Basic Item counterparts.

Sword of the Occult
(Unstacked)

• 10 Ability Power
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 360g

(Starting Stacks)

• 35 Ability Power
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1260g

(Fully Stacked)

• 110 Ability Power
• 120% Attack Speed
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 4560g
  • Actual Cost: 1400g
• Unique Passive: Your champion gains 5 Ability Power per stack and 5 stacks upon first purchase. Gains 2 stacks for a kill or 1 stack for an assist (max 20 stacks). Half of the stacks are lost upon death. At 20 stacks, grants 20% Attack Speed.
  • Each stack is worth 180g.
  • For Sword of the Occult to be cost efficient, it requires at least 6 stacks.

Targon's Brace

• 175 Health
• 50% Health Regeneration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 713g
  • Actual Cost: 865g
• Unique Passive - Spoils of War: Melee autoattacks execute minions below 240 (+100%AD) health. Killing a minion by any means heals yourself and the nearest allied champion for 50 health and grants them gold equal to the kill. These effects require a nearby allied champion and consume a charge. Recharges every 30 seconds. Max 3 charges.
• Unique Passive - Gold Income: You may only be in possession of 1 Gold Income item.
  • The passive of Targon's Brace must be valued at 152g for it to be gold efficient.

Tear of the Goddess
(Unstacked)

• 250 Mana
• 25% Mana Regeneration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 680g

(Fully Stacked)

• 1000 Mana
• 25% Mana Regeneration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2180g
  • Actual Cost: 720g
• Unique Passive – Mana Charge: Grants +4 / 5 mana (max +750 mana) for each spell cast and mana expenditure. (occurs up to 2 times every 8 / 6 seconds). Gains +1 mana every 8 / 6 seconds.
  • The passive of Tear of the Goddess must grant at least 20 mana (40g) to be gold efficient.

Tiamat

• 40 Attack Damage
• 100% Health Regeneration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1800g
  • Actual Cost: 1900g
• Unique Passive - Cleave (Melee only): Your attacks deal physical damage up to 60% of your Attack Damage to units around your target, decaying down to 20% near the edge.
• Unique Active - Crescent (Melee only): Deals physical damage up to 100% of your Attack Damage to units around you, decaying down to 60% near the edge. 10 second cooldown.
  • The passive and active of Tiamat must be valued at 100g for it to be gold efficient.

Vampiric Scepter

• 10 Attack Damage
• 10% Life Steal
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 800g
  • Actual Cost: 800g
  • Although not a basic item, Vampiric Scepter is the item from which the life steal gold value is derived. From this item derives a value of 55 gold per point of life steal.

Void Staff

• 70 Ability Power
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1523g
  • Actual Cost: 2295g
• Unique: 35% Magic Penetration
  • Because many champions do not have naturally scaling magic resistance, Void Staff's value is highly dependent on the opposing team's Magic Resist item composition.
  • The passive of Void Staff must be valued at 772g for it to be gold efficient

Warden's Mail

• 45 Armor
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 900g
  • Actual Cost: 1050g
• Unique Passive - Cold Steel: If you are hit by a basic attack, you slow the atacker's attack speed by 15% for 1 second.
  • The passive of Warden's Mail must be valued at 150g for it to be gold efficient

Wicked Hatchet

• 20 Attack Damage
• 10% Critical Strike Chance
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1220g
  • Actual Cost: 1200g
• Unique Passive: Critical strikes causes your target to bleed for an additional 60% of your bonus AD as physical damage over 3 seconds.
  • Wicked Hatchet is gold efficient even without its passive.

Wit's End
(Unstacked)

• 50% Attack Speed
• 30 Magic Resistance
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2100g

(Fully Stacked)

• 50% Attack Speed
• 55 Magic Resistance
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2600g
  • Actual Cost: 2600g
• Unique Passive: Your basic attacks deal 42 bonus magic damage.
• Unique Passive: Your basic attacks increase your Magic Resistance by 5 for 5 seconds (up to five stacks).
  • The passive of Wit's End must be fully stacked for it to be gold efficient.

Zeal

• 20% Attack Speed
• 10% Critical Strike Chance
• +5% Movement Speed
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1298g
  • Actual Cost: 1100g
  • Zeal is more gold efficient than its Basic Item counterparts.

Legendary Tier Items

• A
• B
• C-G
• H-L
• M
• N-Q
• R-S
• T-X
• Y-Z

Abyssal Scepter

• 70 Ability Power
• 45 Magic Resistance
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2523g
  • Actual Cost: 2440g
• Unique: Nearby enemy champions suffer -20 Magic Resistance.
  • Abyssal Scepter has greater gold efficiency than its Basic Item counterparts even without its Passive.

Archangel's Staff

• 250 Mana
• 60 + 7.5(from passive) Ability Power
• 50% Mana Regeneration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2328g
  • Actual Cost: 2700g
• Unique Passive - Insight: Grants Ability Power equal to 3% of your maximum mana.
• Unique Passive - Mana Charge: Each time you cast a spell of spend mana, you gain 6 maximum mana (3 second cooldown). Bonus caps at + 750 bonus mana.
  • Archangel's Staff is gold efficient when the champion has 285 mana from base stats and other Items/Runes/Masteries.
  • When fully stacked, this item upgrades into Seraph's Embrace.

Athene's Unholy Grail

• 60 Ability Power
• 25 Magic Resistance
• 50% Mana Regeneration

20% Cooldown Reduction

• • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2798g
  • Actual Cost: 2700g
• Unique Passive - Mana Font: Restores 2% of missing mana every 5 seconds.
• Unique Passive: Restores 15% of your maximum mana on kill or assist.
  • Athene's Unholy Grail is gold efficient even without its passive.

Banner of Command

• 200 Health
• 60 Ability Power
• 20 + 20 (from passive) Magic resistance
• 10% Cooldown Reduction
• 75% (from passive) Health Regeneration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3241g
  • Actual Cost: 3000g
• Unique Aura - Legion: Grants nearby allies +20 magic resistance and +75% base health regeneration.
• Unique Active - Promote: Greatly increases the power of a lane minion and grants it immunity to magic damage. 120 second cooldown.
  • Banner of Command is gold efficient even without its active.

Banshee's Veil

• 450 Health
• 55 Magic Resistance
• 100% Health Regeneration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2660g
  • Actual Cost: 2750g
• Unique Passive: Gain a spell shield that blocks the next incoming enemy ability. This shield refreshes if you haven't taken damage from champions in 40 seconds.
  • The passive of Banshee's Veil must be valued at 90g for it to be gold efficient.

Bilgewater Cutlass

• 25 Attack Damage
• 8% Life Steal
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1340g
  • Actual Cost: 1400g
• Unique Active: Deals 100 magic damage and slows the target champion by 25% for 2 seconds (450 range). 90 second cooldown.
  • The passive of Bilgewater Cutlass must be valued at 60g for it to be gold efficient.

The Black Cleaver

• 200 Health
• 50 Attack Damage
• 10% Cooldown Reduction
• Unique Passive: +10 armor penetration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2770g
  • Actual Cost: 3000g
• Unique Passive: Dealing physical damage to an enemy champion reduces their armor by 5% for 4 seconds. This effect stacks up to 5 times.
  • The passive of The Black Cleaver must be valued at 230g for it to be gold efficient.

The Bloodthirster

• 80 Attack Damage
• Unique Passive: 20% Life Steal
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3980g
  • Actual Cost: 3500g
• Unique Passive: Your life steal overheals you, converting the excess healing into a shield that absorbs up to 50-350 damage and decays when out of combat for 25 seconds.
  • The Bloodthirster is gold efficient even without its passive.

Dervish Blade

• 50% Attack Speed
• 45 Magic Resistance
• 10% Cooldown Reduction
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2717g
  • Actual Cost: 2700g
• Unique Active – Quicksilver: Removes all debuffs from your champion. Melee champions also gain +50% movement speed for 1 second. 90 second cooldown.
  • Dervish Blade is gold efficient even without its active.

Entropy

• 55 Attack Damage
• 275 Health
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2713g
  • Actual Cost: 2700g
• Unique Passive - Rage: basic attacks grant 20 movement speed for 2 seconds on hit. Minion, monster, and champion kills grant 60 movement speed for 2 seconds.
• Unique Active: For 5 seconds, your attacks reduce your target's movement speed by 30% and deal 80 true damage over 2.5 seconds. 60 second cooldown.
  • Entropy is gold efficient even without its passive and active.

Essence Reaver

• 80 Attack Damage
• 10 Life Steal
• 10% Cooldown Reduction
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3747g
  • Actual Cost: 3200g

Unique Passive: Your basic attacks restore mana equal to between 2% and 8% of the physical damage dealt, based on your missing mana.

• • Essence Reaver is gold efficient even without its passive.

Face of the Mountain

• 500 Health
• 100% Health Regeneration
• 10% Cooldown Reduction
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2010g
  • Actual Cost: 2200g
• Unique Passive - Spoils of War: Melee autoattacks execute minions below 400 (+100% AD) health. Killing a minion by any means heals yourself and the nearest allied champion for 50 (+1% of your maximum health) health and grants them gold equal to the kill. These effects require a nearby allied champion and consume a charge. Recharges every 30 seconds for a maximum of 4 charges.

Unique Passive - Gold Income: You may only be in possession of 1 Gold Income item.

• Unique Active - Deadly Phalanx: You shield the target ally for 10% of your maximum health for 4 seconds. After 4 seconds, the shield explodes, dealing magic damage equal to (100% of the target's AD) + (30% of the target's AP), regardless of if the shield remained intact. 60 second cooldown.
  • The passive and active of Face of the Mountain must be valued at 190g for it to be gold efficient.

Frost Queen's Claim

• 50 Ability Power
• 10% Cooldown Reduction
• 50% Mana Regeneration
• +2 gold per 10 seconds
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1764g
  • Actual Cost: 2200g
• UNIQUE Passive - Tribute: Your next damaging ability or autoattack against a champion or structure will deal 15 additional damage and grant 10 gold. You generate one charge of Tribute every 10 seconds, storing up to 3.
• Unique Passive - Gold Income: You may only be in possession of 1 Gold Income item.
• Unique Active - Arctic Embrace: Fire an ice lance that detonates at the target location, dealing 50 (+5 per level) magic damage to enemies and slowing them by 80%, decaying over 2 seconds. 60 second cooldown.
  • Frost Queen's Claim's active must have a value of 436g for the item to be gold efficient. Alternately, the item must be held for 36 minutes and 20 seconds, including time spent holding Frostfang and Spellthief's Edge. Each proc of Tribute decreases the time by 50 seconds.

Frozen Heart

• 100 Armor
• 400 Mana
• 20% Cooldown Reduction
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3433g
  • Actual Cost: 2450g
• Unique Passive: Reduces the attack speed of nearby enemies by 15%. (700 range)
  • Frozen Heart is gold efficient even without its passive.

Frozen Mallet

• 700 Health
• 30 Attack Damage
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2947g
  • Actual Cost: 3300g
• Unique Passive - Icy: Your basic attacks slow your target's Movement Speed by 40% for 1.5 seconds (30% slow for ranged attacks).
  • The passive of Frozen Mallet must be valued at 353g for it to be gold efficient.
  • Frozen Mallet is NOT gold efficient if used solely as a source of Health.

Grez's Spectral Lantern

• 15 Attack Damage
• 30% Attack Speed
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1440g
  • Actual Cost: 1740g
• Unique Passive – Maim: Basic attacks against monsters deal 75 bonus magic damage and restore 10 health.
• Unique Passive: Gain 30% increased gold from monsters.
• Unique Passive – Trap Detection: Nearby stealthed enemy traps are revealed.
• Unique Active: A stealth-detecting mist grants vision in the target area for 5 seconds and reveals enemies that enter it for 3 seconds. 60 second cooldown.
  • The passives and active of Grez's Spectral Lantern must be valued at 300g for it to be gold efficient.

Guardian Angel

• 50 Armor
• 50 Magic Resistance
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2000g
  • Actual Cost: 2800g
• Unique Passive: Revives your champion upon death, restoring 30% of your maximum health and mana.
• The passive of Guardian Angel must be valued at 300g for it to be gold efficient.

Hextech Sweeper

• 225 Health
• 25 Armor
• 250 Mana
• 20% Cooldown Reduction
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2233g
  • Actual Cost: 2130g
• Unique Passive - Trap Detection: Nearby stealthed enemy traps are revealed.
• Unique Active: Covers an area with stealth-detecting mist for 5 seconds, granting vision of units which pass through it for 3 seconds. 60 second cooldown.
  • Hextech Sweeper is gold efficient even without its passive and active.

Iceborn Gauntlet

• 30 Ability Power
• 500 Mana
• 60 Armor
• 10% Cooldown Reduction
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3170g
  • Actual Cost: 2900g
• Unique Passive - Spellblade: After using an ability, your next basic attack deals 125% base AD bonus physical damage to surrounding enemies and creates a field for 2 seconds that slows enemies inside by 30% (1.5 second cooldown).
  • Iceborn Gauntlet is gold efficient even without its passive.

Liandry's Torment

• 50 Ability Power
• 300 Health
• 15 Magic Penetration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2403g
  • Actual Cost: 2900g
• Unique Passive: Dealing spell damage applies a damage-over-time effect that deals bonus magic damage equal to 2% of the target's current health per second for 3 seconds. This bonus damage is doubled against movement-impaired units and capped at 100 damage per second vs. monsters.
  • The passive of Liandry's Torment must be valued at 497g for it to be gold efficient.

Lich Bane

• 80 Ability Power
• 250 Mana
• 5% Movement Speed
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2438g
  • Actual Cost: 3000g
• Unique Passive - Spellblade: After using an ability, your next basic attack deals 75% base AD (+ 50% AP) bonus magic damage. (1.5 second cooldown.)
  • The passive of Lich Bane must be valued at 562g for it to be gold efficient.

The Lightbringer

• 30 Attack Damage
• 30% Attack Speed
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2540g
  • Actual Cost: 2280g
• Unique Passive – Critical Vision: Critical strikes now cause the target to bleed for an additional 90% of your bonus AD as physical damage over 3 seconds and are revealed for the duration of the bleed.
• Unique Passive – Trap Detection: Nearby stealthed enemy traps are revealed.
• Unique Active: Covers a target area in a stealth-detecting mist that grants vision for 5 seconds and reveals enemies that enter it for 3 seconds. 60 second cooldown.
  • The Lightbringer is gold efficient even without its passives and active.

Locket of the Iron Solari

• 400 Health
• 20 + 20 (from passive) Magic Resistance
• 10% Cooldown Reduction
• 75% Health Regeneration (from passive)
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2454g
  • Actual Cost: 2800g
• Unique Passive: - Legion: Nearby allied minions and champions gain +20 magic resist and +75% health regeneration.
• Unique Active: Shield yourself and nearby allied champions for 5 seconds, absorbing up to 50 (+ 10 per level) damage. 60 second cooldown.
  • Each nearby ally increases the gold worth of this item by 670g due to the magic resistance and health regeneration bonuses of the aura.
  • Locket of the Iron Solari becomes gold efficient when at least one allied champion benefits from the aura.
  • Alternatively, The active of Locket of the Iron Solari must be valued at 346g for it to be gold efficient.

Lord Van Damm's Pillager

• 80 Attack Damage
• 25% Critical Strike Chance
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 4130g
  • Actual Cost: 3800g
• Unique Passive: +50% critical strike damage.
  • Lord Van Damm's Pillager is gold efficient even without its passive.

Manamune

• 250 Mana
• 20 Attack Damage
• 25% Mana Regeneration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1400g
  • Actual Cost: 2200g
• Unique Passive - Awe: Gain attack damage equal to 2% of your maximum mana.
• Unique Passive - Mana Charge: Grants +4 / 8 maximum mana (max +750 mana) for each basic attack, spell cast, and mana expenditure (occurs up to 2 times every 8 / 6 seconds).
  • Manamune is gold efficient when the champion has 282 mana from the passives.
  • When fully stacked, this item upgrades into Muramana. See this item's entry for further details.

Maw of Malmortius

• 60 Attack Damage (+35 Attack Damage at 30% or lower Health)
• 40 Magic Resistance
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2960g (4220g at 30% or lower Health)
  • Actual Cost: 3200g
• Unique Passive: Grants +1 attack damage for every 2% of missing health, capped at 35 Attack Damage.
• Unique Passive - Lifeline: If you would take damage which would leave you at less than 30% of your maximum Health, you gain a shield which absorbs up to 400 magic damage for 5 seconds.
  • The passives of Maw of Malmortius must be valued at 240g for it to be gold efficient.
  • Alternatively, {ii|Maw of Malmortius}} is gold efficient when its user at at 86% health or lower.

Mercurial Scimitar

• 80 Attack Damage
• 35 Magic Resistance
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3580g
  • Actual Cost: 3700g
• Unique Active – Quicksilver: Removes all debuffs from your champion and grants +50% movement speed for 1 second. 90 second cooldown.
  • The active of Mercurial Scimitar must be valued at 120g for it to be gold efficient.

Mikael's Crucible

• 40 Magic Resistance
• 100% Mana Regeneration
• 10% Cooldown Reduction
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1837g
  • Actual Cost: 2450g
• Unique Passive - Mana Font: Restores 2% of missing mana every 5 seconds.
• Unique Active: Removes all stuns, roots, taunts, fears, silences and slows on an allied champion and heals for 150 (+ 10% of the target's maximum health).
  • The passive and active of Mikael's Crucible must be valued at 613g for this item to be gold efficient.

Moonflair Spellblade

• 50 Ability Power
• 50 Armor
• 50 Magic Resistance
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3088g
  • Actual Cost: 2620g
• Unique Passive - Tenacity: The duration of crowd control that does not suppress you or render you airborne is reduced by 35%.
  • Moonflair Spellblade is gold efficient even without its passive.

Morellonomicon

• 80 Ability Power
• 100% Mana Regeneration
• 20% Cooldown Reduction
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3093g
  • Actual Cost: 2300g
• Unique Passive: Dealing magic damage to an enemy champion below 40% health inflicts Grievous Wounds to them for 4 seconds.
  • Morellonomicon is gold efficient even without its passive.

Nashor's Tooth

• 60 Ability Power
• 50% Attack Speed
• Unique Passive: 20% Cooldown Reduction
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3438g
  • Actual Cost: 2920g
• Unique Passive: Basic attacks deal 15 (+15% AP) bonus magic damage on hit
  • Nashor's Tooth is gold efficient even without its passive.

Odyn's Veil

• 350 Health
• 50 Magic Resistance
• 350 Mana
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2633g
  • Actual Cost: 2500g
• Unique Passive: Reduces and stores 10% of the magic damage dealt to your champion.
• Unique Active: Deals 200 + (stored magic damage - max 200) to nearby enemy units. 90 second cooldown.
  • Odyn's Veil is gold efficient even without its passive and active.

Ohmwrecker

• 300 Health
• 50 Armor
• 100% Health Regeneration
• 10% Cooldown Reduction
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2477g
  • Actual Cost: 2600g
• Unique Passive - Point Runner: Grants +30% bonus movement speed that build up over 2 seconds when near turrets.
• Unique Active: Prevents nearby enemy towers from attacking for 3 seconds (120 second cooldown). This effect cannot be used against the same tower more than once every 8 seconds.
  • The passive of Ohmwrecker must be valued at 123g for it to be gold efficient.

Overlord's Bloodmail

• 850 Health
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2261g
  • Actual Cost: 2455g
• Unique Passive: On kill or assist, heal for 300 health over 5 seconds.
  • The passive of Overlord's Bloodmail must be valued at 194g for it to be gold efficient.

Phantom Dancer

• 50% Attack Speed
• 35% Critical Strike Chance
• 5% Movement Speed
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3448g
  • Actual Cost: 2800g
• Unique Passive: Your champion ignores unit collision.
  • Phantom Dancer is gold efficient even without its passive.

Randuin's Omen

• 500 Health
• 70 Armor
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2733g
  • Actual Cost: 2850g
• Unique Passive - Cold Steel: When hit by basic attacks, reduces the attacker's attack speed by 15% for 1 second.
• Unique Active: Slows the movement speed of nearby enemy units by 35% for 2 (+ 0.5% armor) (+ 0.5% magic resistance) seconds. 60 second cooldown.
  • The passive and active effects of Randuin's Omen must be worth 117g for the item to be gold efficient.

Ravenous Hydra

• 75 Attack Damage
• 100% Health Regeneration
• 12% Lifesteal
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3720g
  • Actual Cost: 3300g
• Unique Passive: Life Steal applies to damage dealt by this item.
• Unique Passive - Cleave: Basic attacks deal 20% to 60% of total Attack Damage as bonus physical damage to enemies near the target on hit (enemies closest to the target take the most damage).
• Unique Active - Crescent: Deals 60% to 100% of total Attack Damage as physical damage to nearby enemy units (closest enemies take the most damage). 10 second cooldown.
  • Ravenous Hydra is gold efficient even without its passives and active.

Righteous Glory

• 500 Health
• 300 Mana
• 100% Health Regeneration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2293g
  • Actual Cost: 2500g
• Unique Passive - Valor's Reward: On leveling up, restores 150 health and 200 mana over 8 seconds.
• Unique Active: Grants +60% Movement Speed to you and nearby allies when moving towards enemies for 3 seconds. When this speed boost ends, it emits a shockwave, slowing nearby enemy champions by 80% for one second. 60 second cooldown.
  • The passive and active of Righteous Glory must be valued at 207g for it to be gold efficient.

Rod of Ages
(Unstacked)

• 450 Health
• 450 Mana
• 60 Ability Power
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3405g

(Fully Stacked)

• 650 Health
• 650 Mana
• 80 Ability Power
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 4773g
  • Actual Cost: 2800g
• Passive: This item gains 20 health, 20 mana and 2 ability power every minute / 40 seconds, up to 10 times.
  
• Unique Passive – Valor's Reward: On leveling up, restores 150 health and 200 mana over 8 seconds.
  • Rod of Ages is gold efficient even without its passives.
    • However, it is NOT gold efficient on a manaless champion unless stacked.

Ruby Sightstone

• 400 Health
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1067g
  • Actual Cost: 1600g
• Unique Passive - Ward Refresh: Holds 5 charges and refills upon visiting the shop.
• Unique Active- Ghost Ward: Consumes a charge to place a Stealth Ward that reveals the surrounding area for 3 minutes. A player may only have 3 Stealth Wards on the map at one time.
  • The passive of Ruby Sightstone must be valued at 523g for it to be gold efficient.
  • Assuming each ward is allowed its maximum duration of three minutes, this item becomes cost efficient after 8 wards have been placed.

Rylai's Crystal Scepter

• 100 Ability Power
• 400 Health
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3241g
  • Actual Cost: 2900g
• Unique Passive - (Icy): Dealing spell damage slows the target's movement speed by 35% for 1.5 seconds (15% for multi-target and damage-over-time spells).
  • Rylai's Crystal Scepter is gold efficient even without its passive.

Sanguine Blade
(Unstacked)

• 45 Attack Damage
• 10% Life Steal
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2170g

(Fully Stacked)

• 75 Attack Damage
• 15% Life Steal
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3425g
  • Actual Cost: 2275g
• Unique Passive: Your basic attacks grant +6 attack damage and +1% life steal for 8 seconds (maximum 5 stacks).
  
  • Sanguine Blade is gold efficient when is has 1 or more stacks.

Spirit Visage

• 400 Health
• 55 Magic Resistance
• 20% Cooldown Reduction
• 20 Health Regeneration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3664g
  • Actual Cost: 2750g
• Unique: Increase your healing, regeneration and drain effects on yourself by 20%.
  • Spirit Visage is gold efficient even without its passive.

Statikk Shiv

• 40% Attack Speed
• 20% Critical Strike Chance
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2333g
  • Actual Cost: 2500g
• 6% Movement Speed
• Unique: Moving and attacking build Static Charges. At 100 charges, your next attack expends the Charge to deal 100 Magic damage to up to 4 targets. This damage can critically strike.
  • Statikk Shiv becomes cost efficient immediately if the Avarice Blade it is upgraded from remains in the inventory for at least 9.3 minutes. Every nine kills made with Avarice Blade present reduces this cooldown by one minute.
  • Setting aside the gold gained from an Avarice Blade, the movement speed boost and lightning proc effect on Statikk Shiv must be worth at least 167g together for the item to be cost efficient.

Sunfire Cape

• 45 Armor
• 450 Health
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2088g
  • Actual Cost: 2650g
• Unique Passive: Deals 40 magic damage per second to nearby enemies.
  • The Passive must be valued at 562g for Sunfire Cape to be considered gold efficient.
  • Sunfire Cape is NOT gold efficient if the user dies without entering the Passive's range.

Talisman of Ascension

• 100% Health Regeneration
• 100% Mana Regeneration
• 10% Cooldown Reduction
• 20 Movement Speed
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1657g
  • Actual Cost: 2000g
• 2 Gold per 10 seconds
• Unique - Favor: Being near a minion death without granting the killing blow grants 3 goldand heals for 10 health.
• Unique - Gold Income: You may only be in possession of 1 Gold Income item.
• Unique: Grants nearby allies 40% movement speed for 3 seconds. 60 second cooldown. 600 range.
  • Talisman of Ascension's active and gold-generating properties must have a value of at least 443g for the item to be gold efficient. Alternately, it will become gold efficient if it is held for a combined total of 36 minutes and 55 seconds. Each trigger of Favor while holding Talisman of Ascension reduces it by 15 seconds.

Thornmail

• 100 Armor
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2000g
  • Actual Cost: 2200g
• Unique Passive: On being hit by basic attacks, returns 30% of damage before any reductions such as magic damage. At least 15 damage must be recieved.
  • For Thornmail to be as cost efficient as its Basic Item Statistics, the Passive must be valued at 200g.

Trinity Force

• 30 Ability Power
• 30 Attack Damage
• 30% Attack Speed
• 10% Critical Strike Chance
• 250 Health
• 200 Mana
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 4292g
  • Actual Cost: 3703g
• 8% Movement Speed
• Unique - Rage: basic attacks grant 20 movement speed for 2 seconds on hit. Minion, monster, and champion kills grant 60 movement speed for 2 seconds.
• Unique - Spellblade: After using an ability, your next basic attack deals bonus damage equal to 200% of your base attack damage as physical damage. (2 second cooldown)
  • Even without factoring in the movement speed, Rage passive, and Spellblade passive, Trinity Force is more gold efficient than its Basic Item counterparts.

Twin Shadows

• 50 Ability Power
• 40 Magic Resistance
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 1888g
  • Actual Cost: 2000g
• 6% Movement Speed
• Unique - Hunt: Summons 2 invulnerable ghosts for 6 seconds to seek the two nearest enemy champions. If they touch an enemy champion, they slow their movement speed by 40% and reveal them for 2.5 seconds. (120 second cooldown)
  • In order for Twin Shadows to be gold efficient, its movement speed bonus and Hunt active must be worth at least 112g.

Warmog's Armor

• 1000 Health
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2639g
  • Actual Cost: 2830g
• Unique: You gain Health Regeneration equal to 1.5% of your maximum health.
  • The passive must provide 191g worth of health regeneration to be cost efficient.
  • A maximum health of only 354 hitpoints equates to a value, from the Hp5 passive, of 191g, making the value of the item 2830.05g.
  • Warmog's Armor is as gold efficient as its Basic Item counterparts.

Will of the Ancients

• 10 Mana Regeneration
• 10% Cooldown Reduction
• 50 Ability Power
• 20% Spell Vamp
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2560g
  • Actual Cost: 2000g
  • "Area of Effect" and "Damage over Time" spells will reduce the effect of spell vamp by 66%, effectively reducing the 20% spell Vamp to 6.7% spell vamp.
  • Will of the Ancients is a gold efficient item, even after factoring in the reduced spell vamp ratio for area of effect spells.

Youmuu's Ghostblade

• 30 Attack Damage
• 15% Critical Strike Chance
• 10% Cooldown Reduction
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2152g
  • Actual Cost: 2700g
• Unique Passive: +20 Armor Penetration
• Unique Active: Gain 20% movement speed and 40% attack speed for 6 seconds, 4 seconds if you are ranged. (45 second cooldown)
  • The Active provides 1333g worth of attack speed.
  • Youmuu's Ghostblade becomes cost efficient immediately if the Avarice Blade it is upgraded from remains in the inventory for at least 23.8 minutes. Every nine kills made with Avarice Blade present reduce this cooldown by one minute.
  • Setting aside the gold gained as Avarice Blade, for Youmuu's Ghostblade to be as cost efficient as its Basic Item counterparts, its Armor Penetration must be valued at 548g.
  • Alternately, using the active will make Youmuu's Ghostblade gold efficient immediately.

Zeke's Herald

• 250 Health
• 20% Cooldown Reduction
• (20 Attack Damage)
• (10% Life Steal)
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2464g
  • Actual Cost: 2550g
• Unique Aura: Nearby allied champion gain 10% Life Steal and 20 Attack Damage.
• Every allied champion nearby increases the value of Zeke's Herald by 1160g due to the attack damage and lifesteal from its aura.
  • Zeke's Herald must have at least one ally nearby to benefit from the aura to be gold efficient.

Zephyr

• 25 Attack Damage
• 50% Attack Speed
• 10% Cooldown Reduction
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2889g.
  • Actual Cost: 2850g
• 10% Movement Speed
• Unique - Tenacity: The duration of stuns, slows, taunts, fears, silences, blinds and immobilizes are reduced by 35%.
  • Zephyr is a cost efficient item even without its movement speed and Tenacity passives.

Zhonya's Hourglass

• 120 Ability Power
• 50 Armor
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3610g
  • Actual Cost: 3260g
• Unique Active: Places your champion in stasis for 2.5 seconds, rendering you invulnerable and untargetable, but unable to take any actions.
  • Zhonya's Hourglass is gold efficient even without the use of its active.

Mythical Tier Items

Blade of the Ruined King

• 25 attack damage
• 10% Life Steal
• 40% Attack Speed
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 2650g
  • Actual Cost: 3200g
• Unique Passive: Your attacks deal 8% of the target's current health in physical damage (60 max vs minions and monsters).
• Unique Active: Drains target champion, dealing 10% of the champion's maximum Health in physical damage (min. 100) and healing you by the same amount. Additionally you steal 25% of their movement speed for 3 seconds - 90 second cooldown. (450 range)
  • The passive and active of Blade of the Ruined King must be valued at 550g for it to be gold efficient.

Hextech Gunblade

• 45 Attack Damage
• 65 Ability Power
• 12% Life Steal
• Unique Passive: 20% Spell Vamp
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 4244g
  • Actual Cost: 3400g
• Unique - Reload: Your basic attacks and single target spells against champions reduce the cooldown of this item by 3 seconds.
• Unique Active: Deals 150 + 40% of your ability power as magic damage and slows the target champion's movement speed by 40% for 2 seconds. (60 second cooldown)
  • "Area of Effect" and "Damage over Time" spells will reduce the effect of Spell Vamp by 66%, effectively reducing the 20% Spell Vamp to 6.7% Spell Vamp.
  • Hextech Gunblade is gold efficient even without its passive and active effects.

Muramana

• 1000 Mana
• 25 + 20 (from passive) Attack damage
• 25% Mana Regeneration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 3800g
  • Actual Cost: 2200g
• Unique - Awe: Gain attack damage equal to 2% of your maximum mana.
• Unique Toggle: Your single target spells and attacks consume 3% of your current mana to deal bonus physical damage equal to twice the amount of mana consumed.
  • With the item's base mana, Muramana's Awe passive provides 20 attack damage on its own.
  • Muramana is gold efficient even without its passive.

Seraph's Embrace

• 1000 Mana
• 60 + 30 (from passive) Ability Power
• 50% Mana Regeneration
  • Calculated Cost using Basic Item Statistics: 4318g
  • Actual Cost: 2700g
• Unique - Insight: Gain ability power equal to 3% of your maximum mana.
• Unique - Mana Shield: Drains 20% of your current mana to shield yourself for an equal amount plus 150 for 3 seconds. (120 second cooldown)
  • With this item's base mana, Seraph's Embrace's Insight passive provides 30 ability power on its own.
  • Seraph's Embrace is gold efficient even without its passive.

Trivia

• An Aegis of the Legion affecting all five champions on a team is currently the most gold efficient item that all champions can be said to make at least some use of, with a theoretical price of 4283; 225% of its purchase price.
• A Zeke's Herald affecting all five champions on a team is currently the most gold efficient item in the game, with a theoretical price of 7670; 301% of its purchase price.
• With the maximum amount of ability power, a Rabadon's Deathcap grants about 424 ability power, with a theoretical price of 9222 gold; 280% of its purchase price.
• The two snowball items, Sword of the Occult and Mejai's Soulstealer, both begin with very low gold efficiency, but upon reaching maximum stacks have some of the best possible in the game.
  • Mejai's Soulstealer has a theoretical price of 4383 when fully stacked; 354.9% of its purchase price.
  • Sword of the Occult has a theoretical price of 4560 when fully stacked; 325.7% of its purchase price.
• Technically you can use 6 Seraph's Embraces and the unique passive would only come from 1 of them. With a full rune page of scaling mana runes, Janna at level 18 and Expanded Mind, you will achieve 8702.725 mana, which is converted into 261 AP by the passive. Combined with the other stats, it could reach a theoretical price of 9583 gold; 355% of its purchase price.
  • With the same setup except with 6 Muramanas, the mana is converted into 174 AD. Combined with the other stats, it could reach a theoretical price of 9404 gold—448% of its purchase price.
    • However, acquiring all of the items for the additional mana would cost over 10000 gold in either case, reducing the overall efficiency.
• An Warmog's Armor could theoretically have infinite gold efficiency due to Sion's Soul Furnace which infinitely increases his health, which is converted into HP5.
  • A Rabadon's Deathcap can also reach infinite gold efficiency due to Thresh's Damnation or Veigar's Baleful Strike.