Haunting Guise is a powerful mage item in League of Legends that provides both offensive and defensive stats for ability power champions.

Current Stats

• 30 Ability Power
• 200 Health
• Cost: 1300 gold
• Recipe: Amplifying Tome + Ruby Crystal + 500g

Unique Passive - Madness For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% increased damage, stacking up to 3 times for a maximum of 6% increased damage.

Key Features

• Builds into Riftmaker and Liandry's Torment
• Amplifies all damage types, including true damage
• Gold efficiency: 87.18% (base stats only)

Notable Changes

• Previously had magic penetration (removed)
• Old passive provided up to 10% increased damage
• Ability power reduced from 35 to 30
• Icon updated in recent patches

Historical Significance The item was temporarily renamed to "Pumpkin Guise" during the 2010 Harrowing event, maintaining the same stats but with a seasonal appearance.

Strategic Use Best utilized on mages who excel in extended fights, allowing them to maximize the Madness passive's damage amplification. The combination of ability power and health makes it an effective early-game purchase for AP champions who need some survivability.

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