Rod of Ages

Stats

Values as the League of Legends Wiki's item data lists them, for every mode; the data doesn't state their units.

Effects

• Timeless (unique): This item gains 10 bonus health, 30 bonus mana, and 3 ability power every minute, up to 10 times, for a maximum of 100 bonus health, 300 bonus mana, and 30 ability power. Upon reaching maximum stacks, gain a level that preserves your current experience (level cap remains the same).
• Eternity (unique): Restore mana equal to 10% of pre-mitigation damage taken from champions, and heal for 0 to 20 per cast. Toggled abilities can only heal for up to 20 per second.³

Arena changes

• Ability power changed to 60.
• Mana changed to 300.
• Eternity mana restoration changed to 7%.
• Unique Passive - Timeless: After 2 combat rounds from the current round, this item grants an extra 300 bonus health, 400 bonus mana and 50 ability power, and you gain a level that preserves your current experience (cap remains at level 18).
• Old Effect: This item grants extra bonus health, bonus mana and ability power every minute, up to 10 times. Upon reaching maximum stacks, gain a level that preserves your current experience (cap remains at level 18).⁴

• An Alistar build with Rod of Ages can pair it with Courage of the Colossus, Mystic Punch and Reverberation, Protein Shake, and Ocean Soul for mana regeneration.⁵

• Rod of Ages can restore mana while its holder takes damage, making it an option for champions who spend mana while remaining in combat.⁶
• Seraphine can stack healing and shielding effects with Rod of Ages and Moonstone, especially with the augment that grants ability haste for healing or shielding.⁷
• Galio can build Rod of Ages with Seraph's Embrace and Rabadon's Deathcap.⁸
• Rod of Ages can provide mana alongside Manamune.⁹
• Rod of Ages is a good ability power item for Hecarim.¹⁰

• Rod of Ages' Timeless can alter Arena's level progression.¹¹ Patch unknown

Earlier formats

• On champions that heal or shield allies, Rod of Ages can stack Righteous Fury with each cast when the champion spends mana.¹²¹³ 8x2 duos
• Mages could build Rod of Ages with Archangel's Staff.¹⁴ 8x2 duos
• Rod of Ages could be bought before a fight for an early level in the eight-teams-of-two format.¹⁵ 8x2 duos
• Rod of Ages could be sold after granting its level in the eight-teams-of-two format.¹⁵¹⁶ 8x2 duos
• Rod of Ages could reduce Puppeteer's cooldown because its healing counted as healing from an ability.¹⁷ 8x2 duos
• Rod of Ages appeared in a Ryze build with Manamune, Infinity Edge, Rabadon's, Rite of Ruin, and Zhonya's Hourglass.¹⁸ 8x2 duos
• With Mind to Matter, Rod of Ages was chosen over Winter's Approach in a Ryze build.¹⁹ 8x2 duos
• Rod of Ages was one possible item for a high-mana Sona build; the healing and shielding power from Harmony felt underwhelming.²⁰ 8x2 duos
• With Mind over Matter, Rod of Ages or Frozen Heart could be picked for a tank build, depending on the lobby and augments.²¹ 8x2 duos
• Rod of Ages was bought as a first item in a fast-leveling build.²² 8x2 duos
• Accelerating Sorcery with Rod of Ages was one of the high rolls recommended for Yuumi alongside Karma; the build needed two or more listed high rolls.²³ 8x2 duos
• Rod of Ages could be bought immediately with Wisdom of the Ages Zilean.²⁴ 8x2 duos
• A round 4 Rod of Ages was upgraded by round 6; Akshan could generate enough extra gold to buy it by round 3 without Fortune.²⁵ 8x2 duos