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What is Endless Hunger? \ud83d\udd25<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Endless Hunger is the dedicated snowball fighter item<\/strong> for melee AD champions who need tenacity, meaningful ability haste that scales with their damage, and a reward for finishing fights. Unlike flat stat items, Endless Hunger provides a dynamic ability haste value<\/strong> through FAMINE \u2014 the more bonus AD you build, the more haste you get from a single item purchase. At high AD values this passive meaningfully shortens cooldowns well beyond the base 5 AH, functioning as a scaling CDR source rather than a fixed stat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FEAST passive<\/strong> is where Endless Hunger earns its name. Scoring a takedown within 3 seconds of last damaging a champion converts into a 15% omnivamp burst for 8 seconds<\/strong> \u2014 meaning the next 8 seconds of your combat (autos, abilities, all damage sources) heals you for 15% of the damage dealt. In the middle of a fight where multiple enemies are present, chaining a kill into the FEAST window against the next target creates a self-sustaining combat pattern that rewards aggressive, take-first-kill-then-fight play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The +20% tenacity<\/strong> on the base stat line is the third pillar of Endless Hunger’s identity. Tenacity reduces the duration of crowd control effects \u2014 slows, stuns, roots, silences \u2014 by 20%. For melee champions who need to stay in range of targets and close on kiting carries, tenacity directly translates into more uptime in melee range. Combined with the FEAST heal window post-kill, the item is explicitly designed to keep fighters in fights longer and reward kills with the ability to continue fighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAMINE \u2014 Scaling AH Calculation<\/strong>Base formula: 5 + (10% \u00d7 bonus AD) = total ability haste from FAMINE.Example at 65 bonus AD (Endless Hunger alone): <\/strong>5 + (10% \u00d7 65) = 5 + 6.5 = 11.5 AH \u2192 rounds to ~11\u201312 AH.Example at 150 bonus AD (2-item AD build): <\/strong>5 + (10% \u00d7 150) = 5 + 15 = 20 AH from FAMINE alone \u2014 equivalent to a dedicated ability haste item.Example at 250 bonus AD (full AD build, 5\u20136 items): <\/strong>5 + (10% \u00d7 250) = 5 + 25 = 30 AH from a single passive \u2014 approaching the AH contribution of dedicated haste items at no stat cost.Key insight: <\/strong>FAMINE makes every additional AD item in your build also reduce cooldowns. For champions building 3\u20135 AD items, FAMINE effectively provides 20\u201330 AH late game from the interaction with accumulated bonus AD. This makes Endless Hunger increasingly efficient as a build progresses, not just at purchase.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcca Base Statistics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Statistic<\/strong><\/td>Value<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Total Cost<\/td>3,100 gold<\/td><\/tr>
Combine Cost<\/td>825 gold<\/td><\/tr>
Sell Price<\/td>2,170 gold<\/td><\/tr>
Attack Damage<\/td>+65 AD<\/td><\/tr>
Omnivamp<\/td>+5% omnivamp (base, always active)<\/td><\/tr>
Tenacity<\/td>+20% tenacity (reduces CC duration)<\/td><\/tr>
FAMINE: AH formula<\/td>5 + (10% \u00d7 bonus AD) ability haste<\/td><\/tr>
FAMINE: AH at 65 bonus AD<\/td>~11\u201312 AH (Endless Hunger alone)<\/td><\/tr>
FAMINE: AH at 150 bonus AD<\/td>~20 AH (2-item AD build)<\/td><\/tr>
FAMINE: AH at 250 bonus AD<\/td>~30 AH (full AD build)<\/td><\/tr>
FEAST: Trigger<\/td>Takedown within 3 seconds of last damaging an enemy champion<\/td><\/tr>
FEAST: Reward<\/td>+15% omnivamp for 8 seconds<\/td><\/tr>
FEAST: Total omnivamp<\/td>5% base + 15% FEAST = 20% omnivamp during active window<\/td><\/tr>
Item limit<\/td>Limited to 1 Endless Hunger<\/td><\/tr>
Item ID<\/td>2517<\/td><\/tr>
Availability<\/td>SR 5v5, ARAM, Nexus Blitz, Arena<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
FEAST \u2014 8-Second Omnivamp Window Math<\/strong>During the 8-second FEAST window, total omnivamp = 5% (base from item) + 15% (FEAST) = 20% omnivamp total<\/strong>.Healing per 1,000 damage dealt during FEAST: <\/strong>20% \u00d7 1,000 = 200 HP healed across 8 seconds of combat. Against a bruiser target absorbing 2,000 total damage from you in 8 seconds, FEAST heals 400 HP \u2014 comparable to a large heal ability.Outside FEAST window: <\/strong>5% omnivamp heals 50 HP per 1,000 damage \u2014 meaningful sustained healing in long fights without being a primary sustain source.FEAST chaining: <\/strong>If you score a second takedown within 3 seconds of damaging the second target while FEAST is active, the timer refreshes to another 8 seconds. In teamfights where kills chain quickly, FEAST can maintain near-continuous 20% omnivamp across multiple enemies \u2014 which is the snowball scenario Endless Hunger is built to create.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd28 Recipe & Components<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Full build path with component costs and mid-build value:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Component<\/strong><\/td>Cost<\/strong><\/td>Notes<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Endless Hunger (Total)<\/td>3,100 gold<\/td>Full passives active on completion<\/td><\/tr>
Caulfield’s Warhammer<\/a><\/td>1,050 gold (100 combine)<\/td>+20 AD + 15 AH at component \u2014 strongest mid-build stopping point<\/td><\/tr>
  \u2514 Long Sword<\/td>350 gold<\/td>AD component<\/td><\/tr>
  \u2514 Glowing Mote<\/td>250 gold<\/td>Mana + AH component<\/td><\/tr>
  \u2514 Long Sword<\/td>350 gold<\/td>AD component<\/td><\/tr>
Pickaxe<\/td>875 gold<\/td>+25 AD at component \u2014 flat damage increase<\/td><\/tr>
Long Sword<\/td>350 gold<\/td>+10 AD at component<\/td><\/tr>
Combine Cost<\/td>825 gold<\/td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr>
Sell Value<\/td>2,170 gold<\/td>~70% return on investment<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udd11 Caulfield’s Warhammer First-Back Priority: <\/strong>Completing Caulfield’s Warhammer<\/a> (1,050g) on the first meaningful back provides +20 AD and +15 AH before the full item is finished \u2014 making it the strongest mid-build stopping point in the recipe. The AH helps shorten key ability cooldowns during the laning phase, and the AD contributes to auto-attack and ability trading. For champions fighting for lane dominance, this component timing matters.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u26a1 Passive Mechanics \u2014 FAMINE & FEAST<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

FAMINE \u2014 Scaling Ability Haste from Bonus AD<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

FAMINE provides a base 5 ability haste<\/strong> that scales upward as you accumulate bonus AD from any source \u2014 items, runes, buffs. The scaling formula is 5 + (10% \u00d7 bonus AD)<\/strong>, meaning every 10 bonus AD adds 1 additional AH. This makes FAMINE fundamentally different from fixed AH stats: rather than a flat cooldown reduction that becomes proportionally less valuable as you add more AH items, FAMINE grows alongside your AD itemisation<\/strong>, ensuring the ability haste contribution from Endless Hunger remains meaningful throughout every phase of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The practical implication: on a champion building four or five AD items, FAMINE at peak bonus AD (250+) contributes approximately 30 AH<\/strong> \u2014 the equivalent of a dedicated ability haste item like Caulfield’s Warhammer<\/a> in haste alone, without spending an additional item slot. This late-game scaling is what makes Endless Hunger particularly efficient as a first or second item that grows into a mid-to-late game powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FEAST \u2014 Kill-Reward Omnivamp Burst<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
UNIQUE \u2013 FEAST: <\/strong>Scoring a takedown against an enemy champion within 3 seconds<\/strong> of last damaging them grants +15% omnivamp<\/strong> for 8 seconds<\/strong>. Combined with the item’s base +5% omnivamp, total omnivamp during FEAST = 20%<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Understanding the 3-second damage window:<\/p>\n\n\n\n