League of Legends: The Brutalizer - Epic Assassin Item Guide

League of Legends: The Brutalizer - Epic Assassin Item Guide

By Marcus Chen

March 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM

The Brutalizer is an epic item in League of Legends that provides essential stats for assassins and AD casters. It offers 25 attack damage, 10 ability haste, and 5 lethality for 1337 gold.

Current Recipe:

  • Glowing Mote
  • Pickaxe
  • 212 gold combine cost

Key Features:

  • Cost-efficient at 114.06% gold value
  • One of only two epic items providing lethality
  • Uniquely priced at 1337 gold (a reference to "Leet")

Builds into:

  • Voltaic Cyclosword
  • Axiom Arc
  • Profane Hydra

Notable Changes:

  • No longer builds into Serylda's Grudge
  • Lethality reduced from 8 to 5
  • Received updated icon

Historical Context: The item was temporarily removed from the game and replaced by Serrated Dirk and Caulfield's Warhammer. It later returned with modified stats and build paths, maintaining its role as a core item for AD assassins and fighters.

The Brutalizer remains a popular choice for champions who benefit from its combination of damage, lethality, and ability haste, making it particularly effective in the early to mid-game phase.

Gold Value Breakdown:

  • Attack damage (25): 875 gold
  • Ability haste (10): 500 gold
  • Lethality (5): 150 gold
  • Total value: 1525 gold

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