mana Patch 7.0d
Manamune
Champion examples
Ezreal

Precision

Manamune

Manamune is a scaling investment for AD spell-based champions that have time to stack mana before turning that resource into a real damage spike.

Buying Manamune means accepting a two-step build logic. The first goal is not to instantly win the next trade, but to secure a reliable scaling path for champions that cast often, spend mana continuously, and want a real payoff once the item transforms.

It is a setup purchase, often strongest very early, on champions like Ezreal, Jayce, or certain AD poke profiles that can exploit every extra point of mana. It matters much less in games where you must fight immediately to survive lane or where your champion has no time to stack before key timings.

Cost: 2900Category: DamagePatch: 7.0dTiming: Early Game · Mid Game
manascalingcaster
Buy when Your champion naturally scales with mana and genuinely spams abilities.
Avoid when You need immediate lane or skirmish tempo rather than a delayed spike.
Signature Scaling

Strategic summary

Manamune is a scaling investment for AD spell-based champions that have time to stack mana before turning that resource into a real damage spike.

Meta snapshot

Power windowEarly Game · Mid Game
Draft cueMana User
Looking forScaling
ScalingPokeMana UserEarly Game · Mid Game

Special family

Scaling

Buy when

  • Your champion naturally scales with mana and genuinely spams abilities.
  • The game lets you invest early into an item that delivers its full value later.
  • You are explicitly setting up a Muramana spike, not just a generic first lane item.

Avoid when

  • You need immediate lane or skirmish tempo rather than a delayed spike.
  • Your champion poorly converts extra mana or stacks the item too slowly.
  • The game is likely to be decided before the transformation arrives cleanly.

Champion examples

Ezreal

Precision · Poke Kite Penetration