Tear of the Goddess is a starter item in
League of Legends.Builds Into
Cost Analysis
Gold Value
- 240 mana =
240 - Total Gold Value = 240
Gold Value per stack (non-champion)
- 3 mana = 3
Gold Value per stack (champion)
- 6 mana = 6
- 360 mana = 360
- Total Gold Value = 600
- Total Gold Value =
Gold efficiency
Tear of the Goddess' base stats are 60% gold efficient.- Tear of the Goddess' gold efficiency due to Manaflow is increased by 0.75% for each charge gained from non-champions, further increased by 1.5% for each charge gained from champions.
- Tear of the Goddess becomes 100% gold efficient at 160 bonus mana from Manaflow.
- Tear of the Goddess is 150% gold efficient while at maximum stacks of Manaflow.
Similar items
Notes
- The user preserves their current mana whenever they increase their maximum mana from consuming charges of Manaflow.
- Manaless champions cannot trigger Manaflow.
- Summoning
pets also triggers Manaflow. - Selling a Manaflow item removes the bonus mana gained from the effect but retains the stacks if these items are bought again, regardless of which item generated the stacks.
Map-Specific Differences
Howling Abyss differences edit
- Each charge consumed generates 50% more mana.
One for All differences edit
- Each charge consumed generates 50% more mana.
Nexus Blitz differences edit
- Each charge consumed generates 50% more mana.
Strategy
- Tear of the Goddess is an ideal item for mana champions with low cooldown abilities such as
Ryze, 
Karthus, 
Ezreal, 
Kog'Maw and 
Nidalee.
- It combines excellently with champions with spammable low-cost abilities that constantly deal damage (e.g.
Singed's 
Poison Trail or Karthus' 
Lay Waste), ideally fully charging it before 15 minutes.
- It combines excellently with champions with spammable low-cost abilities that constantly deal damage (e.g.
Old icons
1st version
Background
Few are fortunate enough to come across the tears of the very goddess who created our world... but those who are lucky enough to acquire a Tear of the Goddess may take pleasure in a significant boost of mana points and mana points regeneration.
Trivia
- Assuming a charge is gained every 8 seconds, the 360 mana charge maxing takes 16 minutes, reduced to 8 minutes if hitting champions.
- The
Quick Charge version was also used on the Crystal Scar during Rotating Game Modes. - Pentakill's second volume, Pentakill II: Grasp of the Undying, named its third track after this item.
- This item was featured in Warriors.
Patch History
- Unique passive renamed to Manaflow from Mana Charge.
- Now limits the user to 1 Manaflow item.
- No longer limits the user to 1 Mana Charge item.
- New:
- Stats: 240 mana.
- Unique Passive - Mana Charge: Grants a charge every 8 seconds, up to 4 charges. Affecting an enemy or ally with an ability consumes a charge to grant 3 bonus mana, increased to 6 if they are a champion, up to maximum of 360 bonus mana. Basic attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage on-hit against minions.
- Old:
- Stats: 240 mana.
- Unique Passive - Focus Basic attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage on-hit against minions.
- Unique Passive - Mana Charge: Grants a charge every 8 seconds, up to 4 charges. Affecting an enemy or ally with an ability consumes a charge to grant 3 bonus mana, increased to 6 if they are a champion, up to maximum of 360 bonus mana.
- Now builds into
Winter's Approach.
- Bug Fix: Abilities which empower a champion's basic attack will now properly trigger Mana Charge when hitting epic monsters.
- Mana increased to 240 from 150.
- Mana Charge maximum mana reduced to 360 from 450.
- ARAM increased mana generated reduced to 50% from 100%.
- Bug Fix: Mana charge no longer triggers off abilities used on
Powder Keg.
- Updated icon.
- New:
- Standard version of the item now also available on Howling Abyss.
- Classified as Basic item.
- Cost: 400.
- Stats: 150 mana.
- Unique Passive - Focus: Basic attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage on-hit against minions.
- Unique Passive - Mana Charge: Grants a charge every 8 seconds, up to 4 charges. Affecting an enemy or ally with an ability consumes a charge and grants 3 bonus mana, increased to 6 if it's a champion, up to maximum of 450 bonus mana.
- Limited to 1 Mana Charge item.
- Howling Abyss difference: Each charge consumed generates twice as much mana.
- Builds Into:
Archangel's Staff, 
Manamune.
- Old:
- Classified as Advanced item.
- Recipe:
Sapphire Crystal + 
Faerie Charm + 375 = 850. - Stats: 250 mana.
- Unique Passive - Awe: Refunds 10% of mana spent from abilities.
- Unique Passive - Mana Charge: Grants a charge every 4 seconds, up to 3 charges. Each mana expenditure via an ability consumes a charge and grants +4 mana, up to a maximum of 750 mana.
- Limited to 1 Awe item.
- Builds Into: Archangel's Staff, Manamune.
- Howling Abyss version: Tear of the Goddess (Quick Charge) (+6 mana instead of +4).
- New Effect: Tooltip now mentions "Limited to 1 Tear item".
- New Effect: Can now only purchase one Awe item.
- Total cost increased to 850 from 750.
- Combine cost increased to 375 from 275.
- Combine cost increased to
- Mana cost refund reduced to 10% from 15%.
- New Effect: When gaining maximum mana from Mana Charge, now preserves the percent current mana, instead of restoring the same amount of maximum mana gained.
- Mana Charge no longer triggers on abilities without a mana cost.
- Mana Charge tooltip updated to "for each mana expenditure" from "for each spell cast or mana expenditure".
- Mana Charge cooldown changed to 3 times per 12 seconds from 2 times per 8 seconds.
- New Effect: Pinging the item will now display how many charges you have.
- Howling Abyss
- Grants +6 maximum mana from 4 on spell cast or mana expenditure.
- Mana regeneration reduced to 0% from 25%.
- New Unique Passive: Refunds 15% of mana spent.
- Crystal Scar version disabled.
- Combine cost increased to 275 from 140.
- Total cost increased to 750 from 720.
- Total cost increased to
- Recipe cost increased to 140 from 120.
- Total cost increased to 720 from 700.
- Total cost increased to
- Mana regeneration changed to +25% of base mana regeneration from +6 mana regeneration per 5 seconds.
- Mana regeneration per 5 reduced to 6 from 7.
- Unique Passive - Mana Charge
- On top of its previous effects, now gains 1 mana automatically every 8 seconds (6 seconds on Crystal Scar).
- Unique Passive - Mana Charge
- Cooldown per charge increased to 4 seconds from 3.
- Updated the tooltip to clarify its actual functionality.
- Map-specific version added for Crystal Scar.
- New recipe: Sapphire Crystal + Faerie Charm
- Item cost reduced to 700 from 995.
- Combine cost reduced to 120 from 205.
- Base mana reduced to 250 from 350.
- Passive changed:
- Champions may now gain stacks whenever they spend mana in addition to on ability use.
- Maximum bonus mana reduced to 750 from 1000.
- Now displays its cooldown on the item itself rather than with a buff.
- Tear of the Goddess, Archangel's Staff, and Manamune now display their current bonus mana again.
- Now displays your unique bonus mana in its tooltip.
- Recipe changed: Now requires Faerie Charm + Sapphire Crystal + 205
- +350 Mana.
- +7 Mana regeneration per 5 seconds.
- Used in new item recipe: Manamune.
- Bonus mana cap increased to 1000 from 600.
- Reduced maximum mana cap to 600 from 750.
- Added a maximum cap of 750 bonus mana.
- Clarified the tooltip.
- Now has an internal cooldown of 3 seconds (but now works with all spells including Lay Waste and
Hate Spike).
- Fixed an issue with Teleport Home and Tear of the Goddess.
- Fixed a bug where it was not working properly.
- Fixed a bug that caused you to lose the bonus mana when upgrading to Archangel's Staff.
References
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