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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 18 Oct 2026

Legendary · Summoner's Rift

Maw of Malmortius — the Anti-Magic Lifeline

3,100gold

Grants bonus Attack Damage when Health is low

Maw of Malmortius is Hexdrinker finished: when magic damage would take you under 30% Health, Lifeline gives a magic-damage shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until the fight ends. Immortal Shieldbow's Lifeline answers any damage type but adds no Omnivamp. It costs 3,100 gold for 60 AD and 40 Magic Resist, and won 56.1% of 10,107 games.

What it grants

  • 60 Attack Damage
  • 15 Ability Haste
  • 40 Magic Resist

Passive

  • Lifeline: Taking magic damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a magic damage Shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until end of combat.

Maw of Malmortius at a glance

Maw of Malmortius is a legendary item on Summoner's Rift that costs 3,100 gold: Hexdrinker and Caulfield's Warhammer plus 750 gold. It grants 60 Attack Damage, 15 Ability Haste and 40 Magic Resist and the Lifeline passive. Nothing in the shop builds from it. Priced by its stat block alone, it returns 117.7% of its cost in stats.

Build path

Combine cost

750

on top of 2 components, for 3,100 in total.

Builds into

Nothing — this is a finished item.

How it performed

Pick rate
1.5%
Win rate
56.1%
Completion
Not counted
Inventory slot
3
Games
10,107
Δ this patch
Not counted

patch 26.18 · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 65,406 matches counted

Who buys it

  • Top33.1%
  • Jungle43.3%
  • Mid8.5%
  • Bot12.7%
  • Support2.4%

Reach for it when

  • Versus heavy AP
  • Sustain in lane
  • Sustain in fights
  • Rotation uptime

Gold efficiency

117.7%3,650 gold of stats for 3,100

The stat block only — the passive is not priced.

1st of 9 items Riot tags SpellBlock, by this measure. Nearest: Gargoyle Stoneplate 111.8%, Negatron Cloak 105.9%.

60 Attack Damage · 35g each, from Long Sword
2100g
15 Ability Haste · 50g each, from Glowing Mote
750g
40 Magic Resist · 20g each, from Null-Magic Mantle
800g

Maw of Malmortius balance history

Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change nothing about Maw of Malmortius.

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Quick answers about Maw of Malmortius

How much does Maw of Malmortius cost?
3,100 gold in total — Hexdrinker and Caulfield's Warhammer plus 750 gold.
What is Maw of Malmortius built from?
Hexdrinker (1,300) and Caulfield's Warhammer (1,050), plus 750 gold to combine.
What does Maw of Malmortius build into?
Nothing — Maw of Malmortius is a finished item.
What stats does Maw of Malmortius give?
60 Attack Damage, 15 Ability Haste and 40 Magic Resist.
What does Maw of Malmortius's Lifeline passive do?
Taking magic damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a magic damage Shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until end of combat.
Where can you buy Maw of Malmortius?
In Summoner's Rift and Howling Abyss (ARAM) — the maps Riot's own data marks it as sold on.
What does Maw of Malmortius sell for?
2,170 gold, against 3,100 to buy.
Is Maw of Malmortius gold efficient?
Its stats are worth 3,650 gold at basic-item prices against a cost of 3,100 — 117.7%. The passive is not priced, so this measures the stat block only.