
League of Legends Wiki: Complete Guide to Banshee's Veil Item
Banshee's Veil is a defensive magic item that provides protection against ability-based champions through both stats and a unique spell shield.
Current Stats:
- 105 Ability Power
- 40 Magic Resistance
- Cost: 3000 gold
Unique Passive - Annul:
- Grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability
- Shield refreshes after 40 seconds of not taking damage from enemy champions
- Limited to 1 Banshee's Veil per champion
Best Used When:
- Facing heavy magic damage teams
- Need protection from crucial crowd control abilities
- Playing squishy mage champions who need defensive options
Key Notes:
- Spell shield is disabled upon death
- Works on champion clones
- Cooldown is affected by item haste
- Spell shield blocks only the first ability that hits
Build Path:
- Needlessly Large Rod
- Verdant Barrier
- 200 gold combine cost
The item is 96.67% gold efficient based on its base stats alone, not counting the value of its spell shield passive.
Recent Changes:
- Total cost reduced to 3000 from 3100
- Combine cost reduced to 200 from 250
- Ability power reduced to 105 from 120
- Magic resistance reduced to 40 from 50
This item serves as the AP equivalent to Edge of Night, providing similar defensive utility for mage champions.
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