Vampiric Scepter

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Recipe
Cost	800g (440g)
Sell	560g
Code	1053

Vampiric Scepter is an advanced item in League of Legends.

Builds from

Vampiric Scepter 800 ( 440)
		Long Sword 360

Cost Analysis

Gold Value

• 10 attack damage = 360g
• 8% life steal = 440g
  • Total Gold Value = 800g

Gold efficiency

• 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 percentage of life steal.

Builds Into

Bilgewater Cutlass

The Bloodthirster

Essence Reaver

Grez's Spectral Lantern

Ravenous Hydra

Sanguine Blade

Zeke's Herald

Strategy

• As Vampiric Scepter a necessary component for almost all of the life steal items (the only exception is Guinsoo's Rageblade), Vampiric Scepter is useful for any stage of the game.
• Vampiric Scepter increases the sustain of any champion, but it is best used with auto-attacking champions as lifesteal only works with basic attacks. Ranged champions, such as Ashe or Tristana, are able to restore health while being relatively safe. Melee champions, such as Jax or Wukong, are in more danger to be damaged if an enemy champion is nearby.
• Vampiric Scepter is often used with Doran's Blade, allowing champions to stay in lanes for extended periods of time without needing to go back to base to heal. Doran's Blade is often the preferred item as it also adds health, but its drawbacks are not building into other items.
• If you're having trouble sustaining in top or mid as AD, do not rush Vampiric Scepter - at 800 gold and only 8% lifesteal, given low (sub 150) total AD values, you usually won't be able to sustain enough from trading and lane minions. Note that 800 gold is 22.857 health potions - or 3300 total health from regen. Consider either Doran's Blades or Health Potions.
  • For most ADCs, this advice does not apply. Rush The Bloodthirster/ Blade of the Ruined King/ Infinity Edge.

Patch History

V4.10:

• Life steal reduced to 8% from 10%.

V3.14:

• Combine cost increased to 440g from 400g (total cost remains the same due to Long Sword's price being reduced).

V3.10:

• New icon.

V1.0.0.152:

• Vampiric Scepter is now an advanced item:
  • Long Sword + 400g = 800g
• Now grants 10 attack damage.
• No longer builds into Executioner's Calling.
• Added to item recipe for Grez's Spectral Lantern and Ravenous Hydra.

V1.0.0.136:

• Life steal reduced to 10% from 12%.

V1.0.0.111:

• Fixed a bug where Vampiric Scepter improperly showed it could build into Malady.

V1.0.0.61:

• Updated the 'builds into' information to include Executioner's Calling.

V0.9.22.16:

• Life steal increased to 12% from 10%.

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