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Patch 7.2
Arcane
Rod of Ages
Rod of Ages is the long-term investment for melee-range mages: AP, HP, and mana that grow over time, for champions who want to live inside the fight.
Its contract is simple: accept a weaker purchase now in exchange for an oversized item ten minutes later. It shines on mages who cast continuously and take hits (Kassadin, Swain, Ryze), not on artillery that stays at 800 range.
Always a first item when bought — stacking time is its real currency, and every late minute cuts its value.
Cost: 2700Category: MagicPatch: 7.2Timing: Early Game · Late Game
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Strategic summary
Rod of Ages is the long-term investment for melee-range mages: AP, HP, and mana that grow over time, for champions who want to live inside the fight.
Meta snapshot
Stats
- Ability Power+50
- Health+350
- Mana+400
Buy when
- Your champion scales into a dominant late game.
- You take damage while casting (melee or mid range).
- Mana consumption is a genuine laning problem.
Avoid when
- The game must be won before 15 minutes.
- Your champion bursts from long range untouched.
- You are already behind and need an immediate spike.
Champion examples
Special family
Stack Scaling
