By GamGem ResearchLast updated 23 Sept 2026 · 06:00
Set 18 Enchanted Wilds · patch 18.3
Rabadon's Deathcap
+55 Ability Power, +15% Damage Amp.
Usually slamfor an AP caster
Built from
What it grants
- +10 AP Needlessly Large Rod
- +10 AP Needlessly Large Rod
Best on: AP caster
Alune
Ivern
Kennen
Lux
Fills the damage and caster slot.
Changing your mind
Medtransfer risk — moved in 38% of 156,432 games
Flex score 69/100 — how many different boards can use it once it exists.
Do not build both
Why it wins
- Usually worth slamming rather than holding
- Holds its value late
- Fits a good share of caster boards
- Moving it later usually costs a round
Last 7 days · All Ranks · Global · 156,432 games
Rabadon's Deathcap balance history
Riot's notes from patch 18.1 to 18.4 · 07/10 change nothing about Rabadon's Deathcap.
Quick answers about Rabadon's Deathcap
- What does Rabadon's Deathcap do in TFT Set 18?
- +55 Ability Power, +15% Damage Amp. That is Riot's own tooltip for Set 18 Enchanted Wilds.
- What is Rabadon's Deathcap made of?
- Two Needlessly Large Rods, each giving +10 Ability Power.
- What does Radiant Rabadon's Deathcap do?
- +100 Ability Power, +50% Damage Amp. That is Riot's own tooltip for the Radiant version.
- Which Set 18 units should hold Rabadon's Deathcap?
- Our reading of Riot's data: Alune, Ivern, Kennen and Lux — units whose damage type and class match the stats Rabadon's Deathcap gives.
- Did Riot change Rabadon's Deathcap in Set 18?
- No. Riot's Set 18 notes from 18.1 to 18.4 · 07/10 (4 notes) do not change Rabadon's Deathcap.
- What else can Needlessly Large Rod become?
- 7 other items: Crownguard, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Jeweled Gauntlet, Hextech Gunblade, Archangel's Staff, Morellonomicon and Ionic Spark. With a Frying Pan it becomes the Spellweaver Emblem and a Spatula it becomes the Blossom Emblem.
