Phantom Dancer: Essential Stats and Guide for League of Legends
Phantom Dancer is a powerful marksman item that provides significant attack speed, critical strike chance, and movement benefits.
Current Stats:
- Attack Speed: 60%
- Critical Strike Chance: 25%
- Movement Speed: 8%
- Cost: 2650 gold (950 combine cost)
Unique Passive - Spectral Waltz: Become permanently ghosted, allowing you to move through units.
Key Benefits:
- Highest attack speed bonus of any item in the game
- Strong critical strike chance for consistent damage
- Movement speed and ghosting for better positioning
- Excellent gold efficiency (119.62% gold efficient)
Recipe: Dagger + Zeal + Dagger + 900 gold
Best Used On:
- Attack speed-dependent marksmen
- Champions who need reliable critical strikes
- Mobile ADCs who value positioning
Value Breakdown:
- 60% attack speed = 1500 gold
- 25% critical strike chance = 1000 gold
- 8% movement speed = 670 gold
- Total Gold Value = 3170 gold
This item is particularly effective when combined with other crit items and is limited to one per champion. Its ghosting passive makes it especially valuable for champions who need to weave through minions and teamfights effectively.
Historical Note: The item's name pays homage to the original DotA hero Phantom Lancer, and it has undergone numerous balance changes since its introduction to maintain its position as a core marksman item.
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