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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 18 Oct 2026

Basic · Summoner's Rift

Sapphire Crystal — the Basic Mana Item

300gold

Increases Mana

Sapphire Crystal is the basic Mana item: 300 gold for 300 Mana, a stat block worth precisely what you pay. It builds into three components — Glacial Buckler, Lost Chapter and Catalyst of Aeons — rather than straight into a finished item. It turned up in only 868 games, held by mid laners 40.9% of the time and by supports 33.7%.

What it grants

  • 300 Mana

Passives

Stats only — this item has no passive. See the shop for items that do.

Sapphire Crystal at a glance

Sapphire Crystal is a basic item on Summoner's Rift that costs 300 gold: bought outright, with no components. It grants 300 Mana. It builds into 3 items: Glacial Buckler, Lost Chapter and Catalyst of Aeons. Priced by its stat block alone, it returns 100.0% of its cost in stats.

Build path

Builds from

Nothing — this item is bought whole.

Combine cost

300

The full 300 is paid at once.

Builds into

How it performed

Pick rate
0.1%
Win rate
41.0%
Completion
Not counted
Inventory slot
4
Games
868
Δ this patch
Not counted

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

Who buys it

  • Top15.7%
  • Jungle1.5%
  • Mid40.9%
  • Bot8.2%
  • Support33.7%

Reach for it when

  • Long lane phases

Gold efficiency

100.0%300 gold of stats for 300

The stat block only — the passive is not priced.

300 Mana · 1g each, from Sapphire Crystal
300g

What Sapphire Crystal builds into, in full

  • Catalyst of Aeons 1,300 gold

    Recipe: Ruby Crystal, Ruby Crystal and Sapphire Crystal plus 200 gold. Grants 300 Health and 375 Mana. Passive: Eternity.

  • Glacial Buckler 900 gold

    Recipe: Cloth Armor, Sapphire Crystal and Glowing Mote plus 50 gold. Grants 25 Armor, 300 Mana and 10 Ability Haste.

  • Lost Chapter 1,200 gold

    Recipe: Amplifying Tome, Sapphire Crystal and Glowing Mote plus 250 gold. Grants 40 Ability Power, 300 Mana and 10 Ability Haste. Passive: Enlighten.

Sapphire Crystal balance history

Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change nothing about Sapphire Crystal.

Other items for the same job

All tagged “Mana” by Riot.

Quick answers about Sapphire Crystal

How much does Sapphire Crystal cost?
300 gold in total — bought outright, with no components.
What is Sapphire Crystal built from?
Nothing: Sapphire Crystal is bought outright.
What does Sapphire Crystal build into?
Glacial Buckler (900), Lost Chapter (1,200) and Catalyst of Aeons (1,300).
What stats does Sapphire Crystal give?
300 Mana.
Where can you buy Sapphire Crystal?
In Summoner's Rift and Howling Abyss (ARAM) — the maps Riot's own data marks it as sold on.
What does Sapphire Crystal sell for?
210 gold, against 300 to buy.
Is Sapphire Crystal gold efficient?
Its stats are worth 300 gold at basic-item prices against a cost of 300 — 100.0%. The passive is not priced, so this measures the stat block only.