

On the defensive side of items, Guardian’s Angel is by far the best option. All of these are alright secondary options for damage if you’re unable to get Jeweled Gauntlet.

Other damage items you can look for are Deathcap, Giantslayer and Hand of Justice. One lucky critical can basically wipe out an enemy board.

Since he generally hits multiple units per cast, and does more damage on the second cast to units he already hit, giving him spell crit is huge. At the top of the list we have Jeweled Gauntlet as it’s by far the best AP item for him when it comes to maximizing his damage output. This is more or less meant to caution anyone that likes to have a flexible mid game as slamming early AP items can limit what choices you have.Īlright with that said let’s get back to Aurelion Sol items. Inherently this isn’t too much of an issue because forcing Mages isn’t too difficult, plus pivoting into a different composition is possible. This is because there’s limited options to using AP items compared to physical damage items. So when we’re talking about who to prioritize items for it’s definitely Aurelion Sol since he’s the primary carry.īefore we list exactly which items you will want for Aurelion Sol it should be noted first that committing to making these items early in the game will limit your options later on. There are some other carry options such as Veigar, Brand and in some cases Twisted Fate but those tend to be relatively niche variations of Mage. Aurelion is the main damage dealer which means he’s the champion you’ll be focused on giving items to. Let's go ahead and get started!Īt this point everyone should know that the key to playing Mages is having Aurelion Sol on your board.

Alongside those variations I'll be covering the core items, champions and will be taking a brief look at each stage of the game from early to late. Mage does rely heavily on Aurelion Sol but despite that the trait is relatively flexible since you can use it in multiple compositions. The fact he utilizes the Mage trait so well has helped bring it to the forefront of the meta, compared to the original set four where Ahri basically didn't need the trait to do well. Hello! Today I'll be breaking down how to play Mages for patch 11.6! Overall Mage has been a staple of the meta ever since Aurelion Sol was added in set 4.5.
