Manamune

What is Manamune? ⚔️

Manamune is the mana-scaling AD item for sustained damage fighters and marksmen — a legendary item that converts large mana pools into bonus attack damage through the AWE passive, and builds toward its ultimate form Muramana by accumulating mana through the MANAFLOW passive. It exists at the intersection of mana investment and AD scaling, making it optimal for champions who both need high mana pools for ability cycling and deal physical damage.

The AWE passive (+2% of maximum mana as bonus AD) is the core value proposition. At 360 bonus mana (the MANAFLOW cap), AWE provides 7.2 additional bonus AD from the accumulated mana alone. At 1,000 total maximum mana: 2% = 20 bonus AD from AWE on top of the base 35 AD. Champions who naturally stack mana through multiple mana items reach AWE AD values that far exceed any single AD-only item’s stat efficiency at comparable gold cost.

At 2,900 Gold, Manamune is one of the more affordable legendary items with significant scaling potential. It builds from Tear of the Goddess (the 400g early mana item) and Caulfield’s Warhammer (the AD + AH mid-item), and upgrades into Muramana once 360 bonus mana is accumulated from MANAFLOW charges — a transformation rather than a purchase. Sell price: 2,030 Gold. ID: 3004. Available on SR 5v5, ARAM, Nexus Blitz, and Arena.

📊 Base Statistics

🔨 Recipe & Components

Manamune builds from Tear of the Goddess + Caulfield’s Warhammer + Long Sword with a 1,100g combine:

⚡ AWE & MANAFLOW Passives — Complete Mechanics

AWE — Mana-to-AD Conversion

AWE grants bonus attack damage equal to 2% of maximum mana — always calculated from the total maximum mana pool, not current mana. Spending mana on abilities does not reduce AWE’s bonus; the passive reads the pool size, not the current amount. This makes AWE a build-and-forget stat multiplier: every point of maximum mana from any source (items, runes, base champion mana, MANAFLOW stacks) directly contributes 2% of itself as bonus AD.

The wiki confirms: AWE grants a total of 10 bonus AD by itself without any MANAFLOW stacks — specifically from the item’s own 500 mana providing 10 AD (2% of 500 = 10). Combined with the item’s 35 base AD, the total AD from Manamune at purchase with no prior mana sources is 45 AD. Every additional source of maximum mana — other mana items, MANAFLOW stacks, champion level-scaling base mana — increases this number.

MANAFLOW — Charge Accumulation and Mana Building

MANAFLOW grants a charge every 8 seconds, storing up to 4 charges maximum. Charges are consumed on-hit (basic attacks) and when affecting an enemy or ally with an ability. Each consumed charge grants +3 bonus mana against non-champions and +6 bonus mana against champions, up to a maximum of 360 bonus mana total. The maximum of 360 bonus mana is the transformation threshold — when it is reached, Manamune automatically becomes Muramana.

MANAFLOW — Full Mechanics Table

Transformation to Muramana — What Changes

Once MANAFLOW reaches 360 bonus mana, Manamune automatically transforms into Muramana — no gold cost required. The transformation is free and preserves all accumulated MANAFLOW mana. Muramana retains the AWE passive (2% max mana as bonus AD) and adds the SHOCK passive: on-hit physical damage equal to 1.5% of maximum mana on basic attacks, increasing to 3% of maximum mana on ability-enhanced attacks.

The transformation changes the item fundamentally from a passive AD scaler into an active on-hit damage dealer. At 2,000 maximum mana, Muramana SHOCK deals 30 damage per basic attack (60 on empowered attacks). Against a 6-item Ezreal at late game with 1,800+ mana: each Mystic Shot (Q) deals 54 bonus magic-classified physical damage from SHOCK alone. The upgrade path is the entire point of building Manamune.

🗺️ Map-Specific Differences

🎯 Best Champions for Manamune

Manamune performs best on mana-dependent AD champions who cycle abilities for sustained damage and have large mana pools or naturally stack mana through their kits. The AWE AD scaling compounds with every mana item, making champions who run multiple mana sources particularly effective.

✅ Ideal Picks

• Ezreal — The archetypical Manamune champion. Mystic Shot (Q) spam fires both MANAFLOW charges and contributes to Muramana SHOCK damage after transformation. Ezreal naturally builds multiple mana items (Essence Reaver, Archangel’s Staff on AP builds) — each adds to the maximum mana pool amplifying AWE. Tear of the Goddess first purchase is standard Ezreal build every game against standard matchups. The Muramana SHOCK on Mystic Shot’s ability-enhanced attack deals 3% max mana damage, frequently hitting for 40-60 additional damage per Q at late game mana totals.
• Jayce — High-mana melee/ranged hybrid who cycles Hammer Form and Cannon Form abilities constantly. MANAFLOW stacks rapidly from both melee attacks and ranged abilities. AWE AD from Jayce’s large mana pool (naturally scales with mana items) directly increases his AD-based ability damage. Caulfield’s Warhammer from the Manamune recipe also feeds naturally into Jayce’s AD + AH build pattern.
• Varus — Sustained AD carry with Blighted Quiver (W) ability on-hit damage. MANAFLOW charges stack from Living Vengeance (P) empowered auto-attacks and Hail of Arrows (E) ability use. The transformation to Muramana and SHOCK on-hit synergizes directly with Blight stack builds — each blighted auto-attack also fires SHOCK.
• Kog’Maw — Battery-fire on-hit ADC. Void Ooze (E) and Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) consume MANAFLOW charges while building toward Muramana. Kog’Maw’s naturally large mana pool from base stats and mana items amplifies AWE significantly. Muramana SHOCK on W-empowered attacks fires 3% max mana per enhanced attack.
• Corki — Mixed AD/AP champion with ability-spam pattern. Package (R) use provides frequent ability hits that consume MANAFLOW charges. Corki’s Gatling Gun (E) and Missile Barrage (R) spam rapidly cycle through charges. AWE bonus AD feeds both his physical and magic package combo damage.
• Sivir — On-hit ADC with Ricochet (W) multi-hit ability-enhanced attacks. Boomerang Blade (Q) and Richochet consume MANAFLOW charges. Fleet of Foot (P) spell shield refresh from attacking while Ricochet enables sustained ability use that builds stacks. AWE AD from mana pool amplifies Q damage which scales with AD.

❌ Suboptimal / Incompatible Picks

• Manaless champions (Garen, Katarina, Renekton, Aatrox): MANAFLOW explicitly cannot be triggered by manaless champions. The item provides 35 AD and 500 mana on a champion with no mana resource — the mana is wasted, MANAFLOW never stacks, AWE provides 0 bonus AD since mana pool is functionally 0 for these champions. Never build Manamune on manaless champions.
• Pure AP mages who need mana: mana-hungry AP champions benefit more from Archangel’s Staff (the AP-oriented Seraph’s Embrace upgrade from Tear) than Manamune. Manamune’s AD is wasted on AP-scaling abilities. Against mana-starved mages, Winter’s Approach (the tank-oriented Fimbulwinter upgrade from Tear, providing HP scaling) may also be more appropriate than Manamune.

⚙️ Recommended Build Paths

Ezreal — Standard Manamune Build

1. Tear of the Goddess — First purchase (400g) — MANAFLOW stacking begins from minute 1; 0/360 bonus mana on clock
2. Essence Reaver — First full item — SPELLBLADE on-hit burst; mana refund on ability use; high AD; AH for Q spam; mana from ER contributes to AWE
3. Manamune — Second full item (complete from Tear) — AWE + MANAFLOW stacking simultaneous; toward Muramana transformation
4. Trinity Force — Third item — SPELLBLADE on-hit (stacks with Essence Reaver on alternating patterns); mana from Trinity mana stat adds to AWE
5. Serylda’s Grudge — Fourth item — CURSED: % armor pen; slow on ability damage; AD adds to Muramana SHOCK scaling
6. Lord Dominik’s Regards — Fifth item — GIANT SLAYER % armor pen; PRESS THE ADVANTAGE bonus vs higher max HP; compounds with Muramana SHOCK

Jayce / Corki — Ability-Spam Fighter Build

7. Tear of the Goddess — First (400g) — MANAFLOW stacking begins
8. Trinity Force — First full item — multi-stat (AD/AH/mana/HP/AS); SPELLBLADE synergy with Jayce hammer forms; mana for AWE
9. Manamune — Second full item — AWE live; MANAFLOW building toward Muramana; ability cycling charges stack through constant Jayce form switches
10. Serylda’s Grudge — Third item — % armor pen for armor-stacking tanks; slow on Jayce cannon Q for engage layering
11. Ravenous Hydra — Fourth item — omnivamp sustain; CRESCENT empowered basic attack triggers MANAFLOW as empowered attack; wavecrlear
12. Infinity Edge — Fifth item — crit amplification for Jayce cannon Shock Blast (Q) crit build variant; AD feeds AWE and Muramana SHOCK

🔄 Similar Items — Mana-Scaling & AD Family

❌ Common Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

• Building it on manaless champions: MANAFLOW cannot be triggered, AWE provides 0 bonus AD (since max mana is effectively 0 for resource-less champions), and the 500 mana stat is wasted. The item is entirely nonfunctional on manaless champions — it provides 35 AD and 15 AH at 2,900g, which is terrible stat efficiency compared to Serylda’s Grudge or Black Cleaver.
• Not buying Tear of the Goddess early enough: every minute spent without MANAFLOW stacking is time that the Muramana transformation is delayed. Tear at 400g provides mana immediately and starts the stack clock at minute 1. Delaying Tear until the full Manamune back costs time that the Muramana power spike depends on — at 25 minutes, a Tear bought at minute 10 has had 15 minutes to stack vs a Tear bought at minute 15 that has had 10 minutes.
• Confusing AWE with current mana — forgetting it scales with MAXIMUM mana: AWE always provides 2% of MAXIMUM mana as bonus AD, regardless of current mana. Spending mana on abilities does not reduce AWE’s bonus. This means building maximum mana items (Archangel’s Staff on AP variants, Winter’s Approach, Trinity Force) all directly increase AWE’s bonus AD even if mana is frequently spent.
• Expecting Muramana SHOCK without completing the transformation: Manamune does not provide SHOCK — that passive is exclusive to Muramana after the transformation. Until 360 bonus mana is accumulated, the item is purely AWE passive (2% mana as AD) and the base stats. Champions who need SHOCK on-hit immediately should not rush Manamune in games where early on-hit damage is critical; in those cases, Kraken Slayer or Blade of the Ruined King provide immediate on-hit damage without the transformation wait.
• Selling Manamune mid-game and losing bonus mana: selling a MANAFLOW item removes all accumulated bonus mana from the max mana pool (reducing AWE bonus AD in return). The stacks themselves are preserved for repurchase — but the bonus mana stat is lost on sale. At 300/360 bonus mana, selling Manamune temporarily reduces max mana by 300 (losing 6 bonus AD from AWE) until Manamune or another MANAFLOW item is repurchased.

✅ Best Practices

• Buy Tear of the Goddess first every game on Manamune champions: 400g enables MANAFLOW stacking from minute 1; completing Manamune later from Tear costs no additional stack time; every 8 seconds without Tear is a charge cycle missed
• Maximize maximum mana pool alongside Manamune: every mana item directly amplifies AWE; Trinity Force mana, Essence Reaver mana refund’s pool, champion base mana scaling all contribute; at 2,000 max mana AWE provides 40 bonus AD
• Spam abilities consistently to charge MANAFLOW: charges generate at 1 per 8 seconds (cap 4 charges) and are consumed on ability use; consistent ability cycling uses charges faster than they accumulate; champions who don’t use abilities lose charge efficiency
• Plan the Muramana transformation timing: at approximately 18-25 minutes (SR standard) or 2 combat rounds (Arena), the transformation fires; late-game builds around Muramana SHOCK should be planned with full knowledge of when the transformation occurs
• In ARAM / Nexus Blitz: 50% more mana per charge: transformation to Muramana happens significantly faster; MANAFLOW completes in 2/3 the SR time; account for this earlier Muramana spike when planning fight timings in these modes

FAQ

Q: Can manaless champions (Garen, Katarina) build Manamune?

A: A: No — the wiki explicitly states that manaless champions cannot trigger MANAFLOW. Without MANAFLOW triggering, the item never stacks toward Muramana. Additionally, AWE provides bonus AD equal to 2% of maximum mana — manaless champions have 0 maximum mana, so AWE grants 0 bonus AD. The item provides only its base 35 AD, 15 AH, and 500 mana (useless on a manaless champion) for 2,900 Gold. Never build Manamune on manaless champions.

Q: Does AWE bonus AD change when I spend mana on abilities?

A: A: No — AWE always calculates from MAXIMUM mana, not current mana. Casting Ezreal Q three times in a row reduces current mana but maximum mana doesn’t change — AWE’s bonus AD is identical before and after the three casts. This is the core efficiency of AWE: mana expenditure on abilities does not reduce the AD bonus. Only changes to maximum mana pool size (gaining or losing mana items) alter the AWE bonus.

Q: What happens to stacks if I sell Manamune and buy it back?

A: A: The wiki confirms: selling a MANAFLOW item removes the bonus mana gained from MANAFLOW charges from the maximum mana pool (reducing AWE bonus AD temporarily), but the stack COUNT is retained. If Manamune had 280/360 bonus mana and is sold, repurchasing Manamune (or any MANAFLOW item) starts at 280 bonus mana — the progress toward 360 is preserved regardless of which MANAFLOW item generated the stacks.

Q: Do empowered basic attacks (Titanic Hydra, Ravenous Hydra CRESCENT) trigger MANAFLOW?

A: A: Yes — the wiki notes that empowered basic attacks gained from abilities trigger MANAFLOW upon consuming the attack. Ravenous Hydra’s CRESCENT active which empowers the next basic attack, Titanic Hydra’s CRESCENT passive empowered attack, and similar ability-granted empowered basics all count as MANAFLOW triggers. This makes champions who frequently use empowered attack procs more efficient at charging MANAFLOW than pure auto-attack champions.

Q: How fast does Manamune transform into Muramana?

A: On SR 5v5: at 8-second charge rate, 4 max charges, consuming 3-6 mana per charge, the full 360 bonus mana takes approximately 18-25 minutes of consistent ability use after Tear of the Goddess is purchased. Champions who rarely use abilities stack slower. On ARAM / Nexus Blitz: 50% more mana per charge means the 360 bonus mana threshold is reached approximately 33% faster. On Swiftplay: 6.5 per charge vs champions vs 3 SR = faster again. On Arena: MANAFLOW is removed entirely and MANA CHARGE auto-transforms Muramana after 2 combat rounds (~6 minutes from start).

Q: Should I build Manamune or Archangel’s Staff for mana scaling?

A: Depends entirely on whether the champion deals physical or magic damage. Manamune: AWE scales with 2% max mana as bonus AD — for physical damage champions (Ezreal, Jayce, Corki physical builds). Archangel’s Staff: AWESTRENGTH scales with 1% max mana as bonus AP — for ability power champions (Cassiopeia, Ryze, Orianna). They use the same Tear of the Goddess component but transform into Seraph’s Embrace (AP) vs Muramana (AD). Some champions like Ezreal who deal mixed damage may consider Archangel’s on AP builds, but Manamune is standard for AD Ezreal builds.