EB24 about League of Legends #4 Itemization, Patch 9.22 - from the Booster perspective

With this new meta, depending on the role and champions, the build may vary and so, we'll summarize the most of it! Continue reading to learn the most out of it!

• Top lane

Since Renekton, Jax and Jayce are the best top laners for this meta, here's what you should build on them.

For Renekton, you should rush Spear of Shojin and then go for Black Cleaver. The spear of Shojin should be rushed as soon as possible because the item itself is broken. After having these 2 items, you should buy Sterak's Gage or Guardian Angel depending on the game. Other items are situational.

For Jax, buying Trinity Force is better than Spear of Shojin. After those, you can either get Sterak's Gage or a defensive item. I don't really like Titanic Hydra, I would only buy it on a super late-game situation. Other items are situational.

For Jayce, if you are snowballing your lane, you can go Duskblade of Draktharr's first item. If you are not snowballing, then build Black Cleaver, Youmuu's Ghostblade and Edge of Night. Other items are situational.

• Jungler

As stated on the previous blog post; Ekko and Kha'Zix are the S tier junglers and so here are the items you should build on them:

1. For Ekko: [1]

Illustration [1]: Items for Ekko Jungler

2. For Kha'Zix: [2]

Illustration [2]: Items for Kha'Zix Jungler

• Mid lane

Usually the build can be similar from champion to champions so here's a scheme on the build you should follow if:

1. Your champion is AP:Luden's Echo, Sorcerer's Shoes, Oblivion Orb, Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, Liandry's Torment, Void Staff

2. Your champion is AD: Duskblade of Draktharr, tiamat, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, Guardian Angel

3. Your champion needs Tear: Tear then build like a normal AP champion.

So let's talk now on why these are the best items. Above was only a small scheme so let's get deep into it!

- AP Champions/Mages:

Mages have a straightforward way of building the first item, that is Luden's Echo. Your crucial item for the early game is the Lost Chapter. 

Lost Chapter gives you 40 AP + 300 mana and upon leveling restores 20% of your maximum mana over 3 seconds which is crucial for you as a midlaner. It allows you to keep your lane pushed out and look for roams or invades with your jungler. 

Generally, you should be looking to complete your boots before upgrading to Luden's echo. Luden's Echo's value is not really high so you don't get the same power spike that you do once you complete Lost Chapter hence, so we can delay its build. 

If you are playing a champion whose main goal it is to burst someone, then the second item that you want is Oblivion Orb, a component of Morellonomicon. As you might have noticed, I specifically said Oblivion Orb and that is because throughout many patches, Morellonomicon's value has been reduced to the point where it is not worth finishing it anymore unless you are playing against a team with a lot of healing. What makes Oblivion Orb so good is its easy build path and cheap access to flat magic penetration which has a higher value than % magic penetration due to the lack of tanks that build pure defensive stats in the current meta. 

If you are just a normal mage looking to dish out damage consistently, you should be getting Liandry's Torment. Your next item will be situational. If you are doing well, you might consider Rabadon's Deathcap. It gives a huge boost to your damage output. You can also go for Banshee's Veil. It keeps you safe against the first enemy CC or Zhonya's Hourglass to help you survive enemy burst by going into stasis. 

You should stick with this build path for the majority of the time, unless you are playing a tear champion like Ryze or Cassiopeia, who want to build Seraph’s Embrace first instead of Luden’s Echo. Then you need to continue building like other ap champions. 

Sorcerer's shoes are the boots that you are going to be buying most of the time, unless you are playing vs a full AD team where Ninja Tabi prevails, or against a team with a lot of CC, and in this case, Mercury Treads are the best item for you.

- AD Champions/Assassins:

Assassins have a pretty standardized build as well. The AD ones want to go Tiamat first if they don't have enough wave clear to match the enemy, otherwise your first item should be Duskblade of Draktharr or Youmuu's Ghostblade if you are lacking mobility. 

Your second item should be the opposite of your first one. So, if you went Duskblade of Draktharr, you should get Youmuu's Ghostblade and vice versa.

Your third item should be a defensive one. If you are playing against a heavy magic damage team, then building Maw of Malmortius is the way to go, otherwise Guardian Angel is a no brainer. 

For the fourth item, you can go with Edge of Night and at the end, you finish building Tiamat into Ravenous Hydra in case you had it. If not, get one more defensive item or Black Cleaver. 

The boots you can buy are Boots of Mobility, Ninja Tabi or Mercury Treads. You should choose which one fits you the best the same way you choose for AP champions. 

If you are doing fine and feel like the enemy doesn't have enough AD to justify buying Ninja Tabi, or not enough CC to make you buy Mercury Treads, then you should get Boots of Mobility that will let you be everywhere on the map.

AP assassins like Akali and Katarina want to get for Hextech Gunblade as their first item. For the second item, you complete Sorcerer's Shoes. Then Oblivion Orb as the third and Zhonya's Hourglass as the fourth item. Rabadon's Deathcap is your next go-to item. And you finish the build with one more defensive item like Banshee's Veil or Void Staff if the enemy has a lot of magic resist.

• AD Carry

For AD Carry, the builds are very standard for the majority of the ADC's available on this meta. Stormrazor or Manamune for Kai'Sa, Essence Reaver and Rapid Fire Cannon for Xayah. After that, the builds are similar and situational! Lucian also gets Essence Reaver but goes first with a Blade of the Ruined King. 

The boosts for ADC's may also vary depending on the enemy team but considering that the enemy team isn't heavy on AD or CC, then you should buy the typical Berserker's Greaves.

• Support

On Support, since the main predominant role is engage tank, the main items you should be getting is: Boosts of Mobility, Remnant of the Aspect, Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari and Redemption. The order of these items will vary on the enemy team and on your own team composition! 

Here are all the items for the most broken champions on this meta and patch! We hope you liked it and we want to thank the boosters that helped us with such information, their names will be below so in case you want to buy a Boosting service or a Coaching service, you can always give them your order and we can guarantee that you won't be disappointed!

Top – Celebrimbor

Jungle - Starkingg

Mid – Justfizzics

ADC & Support - NAryan 

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