Rabadon's Deathcap

Rabadon's Deathcap Edit
Recipe
Cost	Special
Sell	No Sell
Code	N/A

Cost Analysis

Gold Value

• 120 ability power + 42 (from passive) = 3523.5
  • Total Gold Value = 3523.5

Passive Gold Value

• 35 ability power (for every 100 Ability Power) = 761.25

Gold efficiency

• Rabadon's Deathcap is 97.88% gold efficient by itself.
  • Rabadon's Deathcap efficiency is further increased by 20.03% for every 100 Ability Power obtained from other sources.
  • To become gold efficient, it needs at least 36 Ability Power obtained from other sources.

Similar Items

Wooglet's Witchcap

Luden's Echo

Infinity Edge

Cinderhulk

Strategy

• Rabadon's Deathcap is a powerful item for pure ability power casters, and is also very effective on burst assassins and hybrid champions that take advantage of Lich Bane for additional burst.
• Rabadon's Deathcap is essential for any champion with ability power ratios, tanky or carry, wishing to deal significant magic damage that will carry into late game.
  • Depending from the champion's base damage and/or ability power ratios, however, Void Staff may be a better purchase.
    • Champions with high base damage will generally benefit more from Void Staff, especially if they have low ability power ratios. But a champion with high ratios but low base damage, such as Kassadin or Fizz, will benefit more from Rabadon's Deathcap.

Trivia

• This item resulted from a separation of the offensive and defensive abilities of Zhonya's Ring. This is the offensive item, while Zhonya's Hourglass is its defensive counterpart.
• It was originally named Banksy's Deathcap in the Patch Day Preview. This is a tribute to one of Riot's employees named Banksy (David Banks, Director of Platform Engineering).
• The image artwork would seem to be based on the Sorting Hat from the Harry Potter franchise. There are eyes and a mouth-like band visible on the hat, very similar to the Sorting Hat.
• Not counting other ability power items, runes, and masteries Rabadon's Deathcap gives 162 ability power alone. The upgrade from its parts grants 42 AP.
• While it has the potential to be the single highest source of ability power in the game, Rabadon's Deathcap is rarely purchased first, as its passive ability requires other ability power items to be fully effective, to the point of the item being barely cost effective, which the large majority of expensive items are by a large margin.
• It is also somewhat difficult to build early in the game as one of its components is quite expensive, making it difficult to purchase without kills or other gold income.
• Rabadon's Deathcap is tied with Trinity Force for the most expensive item in the game.

Patch History

V5.22:

• Total cost increased to 3800 from 3500.

V5.13:

• New Recipe: Needlessly Large Rod + Blasting Wand + Amplifying Tome + 935 = 3500
  • Old Recipe: Needlessly Large Rod + Blasting Wand + 840 = 3300
• Passive AP ratio increased to 35% from 30%

V4.1:

• Tooltip now displays the amount of ability power gained from its unique passive.

V3.02:

• Combine cost increased to 840 from 740.
• Total cost increased to 3300 from 3200.
• Ability power bonus increased to 30% from 25%

V1.0.0.152:

• Item cost reduced to 3200 from 3600.
• Combine cost reduced to 740 from 1140.
• Base ability power reduced to 120 from 140.
• Bonus ability power reduced to 25% from 30%.

V1.0.0.151:

• Removed from Crystal Scar.

V1.0.0.121:

• Ability power reduced to 140 from 155.

V1.0.0.110:

• Total cost increased to 3600 from 3400.

V1.0.0.109:

• Total cost increased to 3400 from 3300.

V1.0.0.108:

• Rabadon's Deathcap:
  • Recipe: Blasting Wand + Needlessly Large Rod + 840 = 3300
  • +155 ability power.
  • Unique passive: Increases Ability Power by 30%.

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