River Shen

Corein buy order

• 1Boots of Mobility1,000g (675g to combine)Enhanced Movement: 45 Move Speed. Increases to 105 Move Speed when out of combat for 5 seconds.Recipe

  Boots of MobilityBoots of Mobility1,000g (675g to combine)Enhanced Movement: 45 Move Speed. Increases to 105 Move Speed when out of combat for 5 seconds.Recipe1,000gRoaming boots first. The whole build is being in the fight before it is a fight.

• 2Recurve Bow900gAttack Speed30%Basic item — no components.

  Recurve BowRecurve Bow900gAttack Speed30%Basic item — no components.900gBought over Ruby Crystal at 900g, for the attack speed his passive already wants — and because it is the way into Ionic Spark.

• 3Ionic Spark1,950g (575g to combine)Attack Speed50%Health250Ionic Charge: Every 4th Basic Attack unleases a chain of lightning, dealing 125 magic damage to up to 4 targets in a 400 radius of each other. Targets cannot be hit twice by the same lightning.Recipe

  Ionic SparkIonic Spark1,950g (575g to combine)Attack Speed50%Health250Ionic Charge: Every 4th Basic Attack unleases a chain of lightning, dealing 125 magic damage to up to 4 targets in a 400 radius of each other. Targets cannot be hit twice by the same lightning.Recipe1,950gThe build. 125 magic damage to four targets every fourth attack, at 1950g, on a champion whose passive is already an on-hit timer.

• 4Heart of Gold825g (350g to combine)Health200Shelling Out: 5 Gold per 10 seconds.Recipe

  Heart of GoldHeart of Gold825g (350g to combine)Health200Shelling Out: 5 Gold per 10 seconds.Recipe825gGold on a champion who never gets a wave to himself, and the start of the Aegis line.

• 5Runic Bulwark2,950g (400g to combine)Health300Armor20Magic Resist30Aura - Legion: Grants nearby allies 10 Armor and 25 Magic Resist. This effect is increased by 50% on allied minions.Recipe

  Runic BulwarkRunic Bulwark2,950g (400g to combine)Health300Armor20Magic Resist30Aura - Legion: Grants nearby allies 10 Armor and 25 Magic Resist. This effect is increased by 50% on allied minions.Recipe2,950gHeart of Gold's destination. 25 magic resist to everyone near him, and half again to the minions he walks with.

• 6Spirit Visage2,750g (500g to combine)Health400Magic Resist55Health Regen4 / 5sCooldown Reduction20%Lifeforce: Increases self-healing, Health Regen, Lifesteal, and Spell Vamp effects by 20%.Recipe

  Spirit VisageSpirit Visage2,750g (500g to combine)Health400Magic Resist55Health Regen4 / 5sCooldown Reduction20%Lifeforce: Increases self-healing, Health Regen, Lifesteal, and Spell Vamp effects by 20%.Recipe2,750g20% cooldown reduction, and it amplifies the healing on Vorpal Blade.

• 7Will of the Ancients2,550g (585g to combine)Ability Power50Aura - Tradition: Grants nearby allied champions 30 Ability Power and 20% Spellvamp.Recipe

  Will of the AncientsWill of the Ancients2,550g (585g to combine)Ability Power50Aura - Tradition: Grants nearby allied champions 30 Ability Power and 20% Spellvamp.Recipe2,550gHextech Revolver into Will of the Ancients: spell vamp for the ability power everything in the kit scales on, feeding Spirit Visage back.

Situationalonly when the game asks for it

• Madred's Bloodrazor3,800g (1,325g to combine)Attack Damage40Attack Speed40%Armor25Seeing Red: : Attacks deal 4% of the target's maximum Health as bonus magic damage on-hit. Deals a maximum of 120 bonus damage to monsters.Recipe

  Madred's BloodrazorMadred's Bloodrazor3,800g (1,325g to combine)Attack Damage40Attack Speed40%Armor25Seeing Red: : Attacks deal 4% of the target's maximum Health as bonus magic damage on-hit. Deals a maximum of 120 bonus damage to monsters.Recipe3,800gHe weighs it for the 4% of maximum health on hit and passes — the attack speed was never the point.

• Randuin's Omen3,125g (1,000g to combine)Health500Armor70Cold Steel: When hit by Basic Attacks, reduces the attacker's Attack Speed by 15% and Move Speed by 10% for 1 seconds.Active: 60s Slows nearby enemy units by 35% for seconds.Recipe

  Randuin's OmenRanduin's Omen3,125g (1,000g to combine)Health500Armor70Cold Steel: When hit by Basic Attacks, reduces the attacker's Attack Speed by 15% and Move Speed by 10% for 1 seconds.Active: 60s Slows nearby enemy units by 35% for seconds.Recipe3,125gConsidered at 2000g and dropped: this enemy team was magic damage, so Runic Bulwark came first.

• Liandry's Torment2,900g (980g to combine)Ability Power50Health300Eyes of Pain: 15 Magic PenetrationMana Burn: Dealing spell damage applies a damage-over-time effect for 3 seconds that deals bonus magic damage equal to 2% of the target's current Health per second. This bonus damage is doubled against movement-impaired units and capped at 100 damage per second vs. monsters.Recipe

  Liandry's TormentLiandry's Torment2,900g (980g to combine)Ability Power50Health300Eyes of Pain: 15 Magic PenetrationMana Burn: Dealing spell damage applies a damage-over-time effect for 3 seconds that deals bonus magic damage equal to 2% of the target's current Health per second. This bonus damage is doubled against movement-impaired units and capped at 100 damage per second vs. monsters.Recipe2,900gThe AP item he names for a team stacking health, and does not buy against this one.

• Shurelya's Reverie2,100g (550g to combine)Health250Health Regen10 / 5sMana Regen10 / 5sCooldown Reduction10%Active: 60s Grants nearby allies 40% Move Speed for 3 seconds.Recipe

  Shurelya's ReverieShurelya's Reverie2,100g (550g to combine)Health250Health Regen10 / 5sMana Regen10 / 5sCooldown Reduction10%Active: 60s Grants nearby allies 40% Move Speed for 3 seconds.Recipe2,100gHe looks at it and calls the gold-generation support build fake — you delay your own spike buying it.