Ryze, Anivia, Kassadin’s high win rate will only rise with Rod of Ages buffs in patch 13.1

Let’s scale together for the win.

After two seasons, Rod of Ages is finally back in the game. Unfortunately, it is no longer purple.

Nonetheless, mid lane’s favorite AP scaling item is already making a splash, and will likely have an even bigger impact in League of Legends patch 13.1.

League of Legends mage champion Kassadin official wallpaper splashart

Riot Games recognized that the item was “still a bit weak” despite its lowered cost in patch 12.22.

“We’re shipping some small buffs this patch aimed at the item’s immediate power spike as a stat stick while also making the Move Speed more noticeable and effective,” the game developers explained.

Rod of Ages AP item in League of Legends season 13

The winners of these buffs are none other than AP scaling mid laners who jumped back into the meta with positive win rates at the start of the new season.

Rod of Ages just got buffed in League of Legends patch 13.1

Passive – Eternity

For the same lowered cost of 2800 gold, Rod of Ages now grants an extra 100 health, increased Eternity bonus move speed, and more health restored, which is totally value for money.

“We’re also making adjustments to the Eternity passive as it’s currently skewing too far towards taking damage (and restoring mana) versus casting spells (and healing),” Riot wrote in the patch notes.

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This means that mages who build this item will find it slightly easier to position and weave about in team fights, with added survivability.

Notably, Kassadin already has a very positive 52.56% win rate and 10.9% pick rate in Platinum rank and above,according to Mobalyticsat the time of writing, which puts him in S+ tier. Combined with Archangels’ Staff — which also received a buff this patch, granting more Ability Power and Ability Haste — he is at the epitome of AP scaling, and hurts a lot in the late game.

Anivia benefits from the same build path as Kassadin, and also has a very positive 52.53% win rate. Ryze is currently holding a 50.11% win rate in mid lane.

The fullLeague of Legends patch 13.1 notes can be found here. FollowONE Esports on Twitterfor more LoL interviews, news, and more.

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