Lich Bane is a powerful legendary item in League of Legends that combines ability power with enhanced auto-attacks. It's particularly effective on champions who weave basic attacks between spell casts.

Core Stats:

• 115 Ability Power
• 10 Ability Haste
• 4% Movement Speed

Unique Passive - Spellblade: After using an ability, your next basic attack within 10 seconds deals bonus magic damage (1.5-second cooldown). The damage equals 75% base AD + 40% AP.

Recipe:

• Sheen
• Aether Wisp
• Needlessly Large Rod
• 200 gold Total Cost: 3200 gold

Key Features:

• Gold efficiency: 97.97% (base stats only)
• Spellblade damage works on structures
• Cannot be triggered on jungle plants
• Benefits from life steal and omnivamp
• Cooldown starts after the enhanced attack is consumed

Best Used By:

• AP champions who frequently auto-attack
• Hybrid damage dealers
• Champions with high AP scaling

Important Notes:

• Limited to 1 Spellblade item
• Movement speed bonus only affects flat movement speed
• Spellblade can be blocked by spell shields if applied by abilities
• Cannot critically strike
• Consecutive ability casts refresh the enhanced attack duration

Map-Specific Changes (ARAM/Event Maps):

• 20 Ability Haste
• 80 Ability Power
• 10% Movement Speed
• 66% AP ratio on Spellblade

This item is particularly effective on champions who can maximize the Spellblade passive through frequent ability and auto-attack weaving, making it a core item for many AP-based champions.

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