Blasting Wand
Basic item · Patch 26.22 · numbers from Riot's Data Dragon files, refreshed every patch
Blasting Wand stats
- +45 Ability Power
Build path
Gold efficiency
| Stat | Amount | Gold per point | Gold value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ability Power | 45 | 20 g | 900 g |
| Total stat value | 900 g |
Gold efficiency = stat value ÷ item cost = 900 ÷ 850 = 106%. The gold per point comes from basic items of the same patch (for example, Long Sword: 35 g per Attack Damage). Passives and actives are not counted.
Blasting Wand patch history
| Patch | Change |
|---|---|
| 14.1 | Ability Power: 40 → 45 |
| 5.13 | Cost: 860 → 850 gold |
| 2013 | Earliest record in Riot's Data Dragon (2013); the item is older |
We compare cost and stats patch by patch in Riot's Data Dragon files. "Effect text changed" means the passive or active wording changed in that patch.
Blasting Wand is the mid-sized Ability Power component in League of Legends: 45 Ability Power for 850 gold in patch 26.22, no passive, no components beneath it. Ten finished items build out of it, from Void Staff and Rylai’s Crystal Scepter to Nashor’s Tooth, Lich Bane and Rod of Ages, which makes it the most common thing a mage carries back to lane after the first recall.
What does Blasting Wand do?
It adds 45 Ability Power, flat. Every ability that scales with AP hits harder, shields and heals that scale with it get bigger, and that is the complete description.
So why does it matter which AP component you buy? Timing. A Wand on the first recall is the difference between a Syndra Q that leaves the enemy mid at a third Health and one that leaves them at a quarter, and in a lane decided by two or three trades that gap decides who gets to farm freely. The Wand is also the component with the most AP per slot below a Needlessly Large Rod, so it is the one you buy when you want damage now and the finished item is still far off (mages who sit on two Amplifying Tomes instead are usually behind on gold, not making a clever choice).
Is it worth the gold?
A little better than even: 106%. Priced against Amplifying Tome, the reference item at 20 gold per point of Ability Power, 45 AP is worth 900 gold, and you pay 850 gold.
That small discount has been there since patch 14.1, when Riot raised the AP from 40 to 45 without touching the price. Honestly, the practical effect is that two Blasting Wands beat four Amplifying Tomes on both gold and inventory space, which is why you see the Wand bought even by players who have not decided on their final item yet. The sell value is 595 gold, the usual 70% return.
What does Blasting Wand build into?
Ten items in the current shop, covering most of what a mage might want:
- Damage: Void Staff, Malignance, Dusk and Dawn, Actualizer.
- Utility and sustain: Morellonomicon, Rylai’s Crystal Scepter, Rod of Ages, Dawncore.
- On-hit and hybrid: Nashor’s Tooth and Lich Bane.
Thing is, that spread is the real argument for the Wand over a more specific component. A mid laner who buys it at minute seven keeps Void Staff, Rylai’s and Nashor’s all on the table, and decides between them two recalls later once the enemy team’s items are visible. The LoL items database lists all ten with their current prices.
Who buys it?
Mages, AP junglers, AP top laners, enchanters heading for Dawncore and on-hit champions building Nashor’s Tooth. Put simply, anyone who scales with Ability Power buys at least one in most games. The exceptions are the mages whose first item needs a Needlessly Large Rod instead (Rabadon’s Deathcap, Shadowflame, Stormsurge), and even they often take a Wand later for a second item.
How has it changed over the patches?
Barely. Riot’s data lists two changes: the price dropped from 860 to 850 gold in patch 5.13, and the Ability Power went from 40 to 45 in patch 14.1. Ten years, two edits. Compare that with the finished items above, several of which have been reworked more than once in the same stretch.
When should you buy it?
On the first recall when you have between 850 and roughly 1,200 gold and your build runs through one of the ten items above. With more gold, a Needlessly Large Rod or Lost Chapter is usually the better piece; with less, an Amplifying Tome. Does the order change the final build? No, so pick the piece that fits your gold and get back to lane. For a sense of which positions live on Ability Power in the first place, our guide to LoL roles covers it, and Blasting Wand will be in the first few buys of most of them.
FAQ
How much does Blasting Wand cost?
850 gold in patch 26.22, with a sell value of 595 gold.
What stat does it give?
45 Ability Power.
Does it have a passive?
No. It is a flat Ability Power component.
What does it build into?
Void Staff, Rylai’s Crystal Scepter, Morellonomicon, Nashor’s Tooth, Lich Bane, Rod of Ages, Malignance, Dusk and Dawn, Actualizer and Dawncore.
Blasting Wand or Needlessly Large Rod?
The Rod if your next item needs one and you can afford it; the Wand if you have less gold or your next item builds from it. Both are efficient, so the finished item decides.