Black Cleaver — Effect, Stats and Cost
Cost 3,000G
Effects and values: transcribed from the game, with official patch note changes applied through patch 7.3a (updated )
Pick counts and win rates: in-game popular builds, 2026-08-26 to 2026-10-07; 13 of 142 champions from before patch 7.3a
Stats
- +400 Max Health
- +40 Attack Damage
- +20 Ability Haste
Item Effects
- Sunder
- Dealing physical damage to a champion reduces their AR by 6% for 6 seconds, stacking 5 times for 30% reduction.
- Chase
- Gain 20 Movement Speed when you deal physical damage. When moving toward enemy champions with 5 Sunder stack(s), gain 40 Movement Speed. Ranged champions gain halved values.
- Restriction
- Cannot be held at the same time as Serylda's Grudge, Lord Dominik's Regards, Terminus or Mortal Reminder.
Black Cleaver patch history
Figures are as written in the official patch notes; the commentary is ours.
Black Cleaver
Patch 7.1gSunder
- Max AR reduction stacks4 → 5 (max reduction: 24% → 30%)
Rage
- Sunder stacks required for bonus movement speed4 → 5
Our take
Fully stacked, the item strips 6% more AR, speeding up how fast a sustained-damage build grinds through tanks. The catch is that reaching the ceiling now takes an extra stack, so it arrives later in a fight. The movement speed also waits for the fifth stack, which means hit-and-run trading gets less out of it. The item's character is clearer than before: it rewards staying in a fight rather than dipping in and out.
Champions who build Black Cleaver
Read from the "Popular" tab on the in-game loadout screen. Across 314 builds covering 142 champions, 9 build this item. Only 1 to 4 builds were captured per champion, so a champion missing here may still build it.
| Champion | Picks | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| Garen | 9,044 | 54.42% |
| Wukong | 8,028 | 54.48% |
| Master Yi | 5,925 | 56.04% |
| Urgot | 3,327 | 55.50% |
| Gnar | 2,776 | 52.43% |
| Kha'Zix | 2,718 | 53.26% |
| Renekton | 2,645 | 52.08% |
| Hecarim | 1,327 | 50.92% |
| Riven | 1,270 | 52.45% |
Where a champion runs the item in more than one build, the figures come from the build with the most picks. Nothing is averaged.
Items built alongside it
How often each item appeared in the same build. This is co-occurrence, not synergy — items favoured by popular champions rise to the top.
About the data on this page
Stats and item effects are transcribed from the game, with changes from later patches taken from the official patch notes. Pick counts and win rates are the values shown on the in-game loadout screen’s "Popular" tab between 2026-08-26 and 2026-10-07.