Tear of the Goddess

Tear of the Goddess is a starter item in League of Legends.

Builds Into

Archangel's Staff
Manamune
Winter's Approach

Cost Analysis

Gold Value

240 mana = 240
Total Gold Value = 240

Gold Value per stack (non-champion)

3 mana = 3

Gold Value per stack (champion)

6 mana = 6

Fully Stacked Gold Value

360 mana = 360
- Total Gold Value = 600

Gold efficiency

Tear of the Goddess' base stats are 60% gold efficient.
Tear of the Goddess' gold efficiency due to Manaflow is increased by 0.75% for each charge gained from non-champions, further increased by 1.5% for each charge gained from champions.
Tear of the Goddess becomes 100% gold efficient at 160 bonus mana from Manaflow.
Tear of the Goddess is 150% gold efficient while at maximum stacks of Manaflow.

Notes

The user preserves their current mana whenever they increase their maximum mana from consuming charges of Manaflow.
Manaless champions cannot trigger Manaflow.
Summoning pets also triggers Manaflow.
Selling a Manaflow item removes the bonus mana gained from the effect but retains the stacks if these items are bought again, regardless of which item generated the stacks.

Map-Specific Differences

Swiftplay differences ^edit

Manaflow mana per charge consumed changed to 6.5, increased to 13 against champions.

Howling Abyss differences ^edit

Each charge consumed generates 50% more mana.

One for All differences ^edit

Each charge consumed generates 50% more mana.

Nexus Blitz differences ^edit

Each charge consumed generates 50% more mana.

Similar items

Doran's Ring

Guardian's Orb

Strategy

Tear of the Goddess is an ideal item for mana champions with low cooldown abilities such as Ryze, Karthus, Ezreal, Kog'Maw and Nidalee.
- It combines excellently with champions with spammable low-cost abilities that constantly deal damage (e.g. Singed's Poison Trail or Karthus' Lay Waste), ideally fully charging it before 15 minutes.

Old icons

1st version

Background

Few are fortunate enough to come across the tears of the very goddess who created our world... but those who are lucky enough to acquire a Tear of the Goddess may take pleasure in a significant boost of mana points and mana points regeneration.

Trivia

Assuming a charge is gained every 8 seconds, the 360 mana charge maxing takes 16 minutes, reduced to 8 minutes if hitting champions.
The Quick Charge version was also used on the Crystal Scar during Rotating Game Modes.
Pentakill's second volume, Pentakill II: Grasp of the Undying, named its third track after this item.
This item was featured in Warriors.

Patch History

V14.19

On-hit damage against minions is now part of a unique passive named Helping Hand and is no longer part of Manaflow.

V14.3

Unique passive renamed to Manaflow from Mana Charge.
Now limits the user to 1 Manaflow item.
- No longer limits the user to 1 Mana Charge item.

V14.1

New:
- Stats: 240 mana.
- Unique Passive - Mana Charge: Grants a charge every 8 seconds, up to 4 charges. Affecting an enemy or ally with an ability consumes a charge to grant 3 bonus mana, increased to 6 if they are a champion, up to maximum of 360 bonus mana. Basic attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage on-hit against minions.
Old:
- Stats: 240 mana.
- Unique Passive - Focus Basic attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage on-hit against minions.
- Unique Passive - Mana Charge: Grants a charge every 8 seconds, up to 4 charges. Affecting an enemy or ally with an ability consumes a charge to grant 3 bonus mana, increased to 6 if they are a champion, up to maximum of 360 bonus mana.

V11.23

Now builds into Winter's Approach.

V10.25

Bug Fix: Abilities which empower a champion's basic attack will now properly trigger Mana Charge when hitting epic monsters.

V10.24

Mana increased to 240 from 150.
Mana Charge maximum mana reduced to 360 from 450.
ARAM increased mana generated reduced to 50% from 100%.
Bug Fix: Mana charge no longer triggers off abilities used on Powder Keg.

V10.23

Updated icon.
New:
- Standard version of the item now also available on Howling Abyss.
- Classified as Basic item.
- Cost: 400.
- Stats: 150 mana.
- Unique Passive - Focus: Basic attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage on-hit against minions.
- Unique Passive - Mana Charge: Grants a charge every 8 seconds, up to 4 charges. Affecting an enemy or ally with an ability consumes a charge and grants 3 bonus mana, increased to 6 if it's a champion, up to maximum of 450 bonus mana.
- Limited to 1 Mana Charge item.
- Howling Abyss difference: Each charge consumed generates twice as much mana.
- Builds Into: Archangel's Staff, Manamune.
Old:
- Classified as Advanced item.
- Recipe: Sapphire Crystal + Faerie Charm + 375 = 850.
- Stats: 250 mana.
- Unique Passive - Awe: Refunds 10% of mana spent from abilities.
- Unique Passive - Mana Charge: Grants a charge every 4 seconds, up to 3 charges. Each mana expenditure via an ability consumes a charge and grants +4 mana, up to a maximum of 750 mana.
- Limited to 1 Awe item.
- Builds Into: Archangel's Staff, Manamune.
- Howling Abyss version: Tear of the Goddess (Quick Charge) (+6 mana instead of +4).

V9.8

New Effect: Tooltip now mentions "Limited to 1 Tear item".

V9.6

New Effect: Can now only purchase one Awe item.

V8.9

Total cost increased to 850 from 750.
- Combine cost increased to 375 from 275.
Mana cost refund reduced to 10% from 15%.
New Effect: When gaining maximum mana from Mana Charge, now preserves the percent current mana, instead of restoring the same amount of maximum mana gained.

V8.1

Mana Charge no longer triggers on abilities without a mana cost.
Mana Charge tooltip updated to "for each mana expenditure" from "for each spell cast or mana expenditure".

V7.21

Mana Charge cooldown changed to 3 times per 12 seconds from 2 times per 8 seconds.
New Effect: Pinging the item will now display how many charges you have.

V7.10

Howling Abyss
- Grants +6 maximum mana from 4 on spell cast or mana expenditure.

V6.9

Mana regeneration reduced to 0% from 25%.
New Unique Passive: Refunds 15% of mana spent.

V6.3

Crystal Scar version disabled.

V5.22

Combine cost increased to 275 from 140.
- Total cost increased to 750 from 720.

V4.20

Recipe cost increased to 140 from 120.
- Total cost increased to 720 from 700.
Mana regeneration changed to +25% of base mana regeneration from +6 mana regeneration per 5 seconds.

V4.3

Mana regeneration per 5 reduced to 6 from 7.
Unique Passive - Mana Charge
- On top of its previous effects, now gains 1 mana automatically every 8 seconds (6 seconds on Crystal Scar).

V3.9

Unique Passive - Mana Charge
- Cooldown per charge increased to 4 seconds from 3.
- Updated the tooltip to clarify its actual functionality.

V3.8

Map-specific version added for Crystal Scar.

V1.0.0.152

New recipe: Sapphire Crystal + Faerie Charm
Item cost reduced to 700 from 995.
Combine cost reduced to 120 from 205.
Base mana reduced to 250 from 350.
Passive changed:
- Champions may now gain stacks whenever they spend mana in addition to on ability use.
- Maximum bonus mana reduced to 750 from 1000.

V1.0.0.146

Now displays its cooldown on the item itself rather than with a buff.

V1.0.0.127

Tear of the Goddess, Archangel's Staff, and Manamune now display their current bonus mana again.

V1.0.0.123

Now displays your unique bonus mana in its tooltip.

V1.0.0.100

Recipe changed: Now requires Faerie Charm + Sapphire Crystal + 205
+350 Mana.
+7 Mana regeneration per 5 seconds.
Used in new item recipe: Manamune.

V1.0.0.82

Bonus mana cap increased to 1000 from 600.

V0.9.25.21

Reduced maximum mana cap to 600 from 750.

V0.9.22.16

Added a maximum cap of 750 bonus mana.
Clarified the tooltip.

V0.8.22.115

Now has an internal cooldown of 3 seconds (but now works with all spells including Lay Waste and Hate Spike).

Alpha Week 7

Fixed an issue with Teleport Home and Tear of the Goddess.
Fixed a bug where it was not working properly.
Fixed a bug that caused you to lose the bonus mana when upgrading to Archangel's Staff.

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