AP Kog'Maw, mid

Openingsall within the 475 starting gold

• Doran's Ring400gAbility Power15Health60Mana Regen3 / 5sPassive: Restores 4 Mana upon killing a unit.Basic item — no components.2Health Potion35gClick to Consume: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds. Limited to 5 at one time.Basic item — no components.Sight Ward75gClick to Consume: Places an invisible ward that reveals the surrounding area for 3 minutes.Basic item — no components.Total Biscuit of Rejuvenation35gClick to Consume: Restores 80 Health and 50 Mana over 10 seconds.Basic item — no components.

  Doran's Ring, Health Potion x2, ward, biscuit — Take this mid when you want AP, lane mana, a little health, and enough early sustain to farm until Tear.

Corein buy order

• 1Tear of the Goddess700g (120g to combine)Mana250Mana Regen7 / 5sMana Charge: Grants 4 maximum Mana (max 750 Mana) for each spell cast and Mana expenditure (occurs up to 2 times every 4 seconds).Recipe

  Tear of the GoddessTear of the Goddess700g (120g to combine)Mana250Mana Regen7 / 5sMana Charge: Grants 4 maximum Mana (max 750 Mana) for each spell cast and Mana expenditure (occurs up to 2 times every 4 seconds).Recipe700gTear comes first because the spell spam drains mana quickly and you want it stacking as early as possible.

• 2Chalice of Harmony880g (120g to combine)Magic Resist25Mana Regen7 / 5sMana Font: Increases Mana Regen by 1% per 1% of missing Mana.Recipe

  Chalice of HarmonyChalice of Harmony880g (120g to combine)Magic Resist25Mana Regen7 / 5sMana Font: Increases Mana Regen by 1% per 1% of missing Mana.Recipe880gChalice gives the mana sustain and magic resist needed to keep laning into magic damage.

• 3Shushei's Mana Jug2,600g (900g to combine)Ability Power60Magic Resist40Mana Regen15 / 5sCooldown Reduction20%Rabble-Rousing: Restores Health and Mana on kill or assist.Mana Font: Increases Mana Regen by 1% for every 1% of missing Mana.Recipe

  Shushei's Mana JugShushei's Mana Jug2,600g (900g to combine)Ability Power60Magic Resist40Mana Regen15 / 5sCooldown Reduction20%Rabble-Rousing: Restores Health and Mana on kill or assist.Mana Font: Increases Mana Regen by 1% for every 1% of missing Mana.Recipe2,600gShushei's Mana Jug upgrades the sustain plan with AP, cooldown reduction, magic resist, and more mana regen.

• 4Sorcerer's Shoes1,100g (775g to combine)Magic Penetration15Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedRecipe

  Sorcerer's ShoesSorcerer's Shoes1,100g (775g to combine)Magic Penetration15Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedRecipe1,100gSorcerer's Shoes add the magic penetration for E and R poke once the mana problem is handled.

• 5Archangel's Staff2,700g (1,140g to combine)Ability Power60Mana250Mana Regen10 / 5sInsight: Grants Ability Power equal to 3% of maximum Mana.Mana Charge: Grants +8 maximum Mana (max 750 Mana) for each spell cast and Mana expenditure (occurs up to 2 times every 4 seconds). Transforms into Seraph's Embrace at +750 Mana.Recipe

  Archangel's StaffArchangel's Staff2,700g (1,140g to combine)Ability Power60Mana250Mana Regen10 / 5sInsight: Grants Ability Power equal to 3% of maximum Mana.Mana Charge: Grants +8 maximum Mana (max 750 Mana) for each spell cast and Mana expenditure (occurs up to 2 times every 4 seconds). Transforms into Seraph's Embrace at +750 Mana.Recipe2,700gArchangel's Staff turns the stacked Tear into real AP and keeps scaling with your mana pool.

• 6Rylai's Crystal Scepter2,900g (605g to combine)Ability Power80Health500Frost Crystal: Dealing spell damage Slows the target's Move Speed by 35% for 1.5 seconds (15% for multi-target and damage-over-time spells).Recipe

  Rylai's Crystal ScepterRylai's Crystal Scepter2,900g (605g to combine)Ability Power80Health500Frost Crystal: Dealing spell damage Slows the target's Move Speed by 35% for 1.5 seconds (15% for multi-target and damage-over-time spells).Recipe2,900gRylai's makes the artillery pattern nasty: once R or E hits, the slow helps line up the next spell.

• 7Mejai's Soulstealer1,235g (800g to combine)Ability Power20Soul Capture: Grants 8 Ability Power per stack. Grants 2 stacks for a kill or 1 stack for an assist (max 20 stacks). A third of the stacks are lost upon death. At 20 stacks, grants 15% Cooldown Reduction.Recipe

  Mejai's SoulstealerMejai's Soulstealer1,235g (800g to combine)Ability Power20Soul Capture: Grants 8 Ability Power per stack. Grants 2 stacks for a kill or 1 stack for an assist (max 20 stacks). A third of the stacks are lost upon death. At 20 stacks, grants 15% Cooldown Reduction.Recipe1,235gMejai's is the snowball buy when you can hide behind the team and collect kills and assists from long range.

• 8Rabadon's Deathcap3,300g (840g to combine)Ability Power120Magical Opus: Increases Ability Power by 30%.Recipe

  Rabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap3,300g (840g to combine)Ability Power120Magical Opus: Increases Ability Power by 30%.Recipe3,300gDeathcap is the big AP spike once the poke engine is online.

• 9Zhonya's Hourglass3,260g (500g to combine)Ability Power120Armor50Active: 90s Champion becomes Invulnerable and Untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but is unable to move, attack, cast spells, or use items during this time.Recipe

  Zhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass3,260g (500g to combine)Ability Power120Armor50Active: 90s Champion becomes Invulnerable and Untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but is unable to move, attack, cast spells, or use items during this time.Recipe3,260gZhonya's is the late defensive AP item for when they dive onto you.

Situationalonly when the game asks for it

• Rabadon's Deathcap3,300g (840g to combine)Ability Power120Magical Opus: Increases Ability Power by 30%.Recipe

  Rabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap3,300g (840g to combine)Ability Power120Magical Opus: Increases Ability Power by 30%.Recipe3,300gBuy it for the huge AP spike after Rylai's and Mejai's when you have room to keep poking.

• Zhonya's Hourglass3,260g (500g to combine)Ability Power120Armor50Active: 90s Champion becomes Invulnerable and Untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but is unable to move, attack, cast spells, or use items during this time.Recipe

  Zhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass3,260g (500g to combine)Ability Power120Armor50Active: 90s Champion becomes Invulnerable and Untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but is unable to move, attack, cast spells, or use items during this time.Recipe3,260gBuy it when divers can actually reach you and you need stasis to survive the commit.