The Elixir of Brilliance was a consumable item removed from League of Legends in patch V4.20. This powerful elixir provided temporary ability power and cooldown reduction benefits to champions.

Key Stats:

• Cost: 250 gold
• Duration: 3 minutes
• Ability Power: 20-40 (based on level)
• Cooldown Reduction: 10%

Strategic Value:

• Ideal for mages and AP-scaling champions
• Provided cost-efficient cooldown reduction
• Helped reach 40% CDR cap without additional items
• Commonly purchased in late game or for temporary advantages

Notable Features:

• Auto-activated when purchased with a full inventory
• Could be used alongside Elixir of Fortitude (creating alternating blue/red auras)
• Had seasonal variants:
  • Piece of Blue Candy (Harrowing)
  • Blue Lasi Kettle (Lunar Revel)
  • Sagely Spores (Great Hunt)

Gold Efficiency:

• Level 1: 324.17% gold efficient
• Level 18: 454.67% gold efficient

Patch History:

• Removed in V4.20
• Duration reduced from 4 to 3 minutes
• AP scaling changed to 20-40 from 31-65
• Cost reduced from 300 to 250 gold
• Mana bonus removed
• Added auto-activation with full inventory
• Preserved through pseudo-death effects

The item served as a cost-effective way to temporarily boost AP and CDR, particularly useful for manaless champions lacking the Crest of the Ancient Golem buff.

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