Rod of Ages Viktor Build

ARAM Build Guide for champion Viktor and build Rod of Ages.

Rod of Ages Viktor build with runes and items. Rod of Ages Viktor guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Rod of Ages Viktor build in League of Legends Patch 14.18!

Updated: 2024-09-19 ()

TLDR

Starting items
Tear of the Goddess should be final item in your build.
Sapphire Crystal should be final item in your build.
Ruby Crystal should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Viktor ability Death Ray should be leveled first.
E
Viktor ability Siphon Power should be leveled second.
Q
Viktor ability Gravity Field should be leveled third.
W
Final items
Mercury's Treads should be final item in your build.
Rod of Ages should be final item in your build.
Zhonya's Hourglass should be final item in your build.
Seraph's Embrace should be final item in your build.
Rabadon's Deathcap should be final item in your build.
Lich Bane should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Dark Harvest from Domination tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Ghost as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Rod of Ages Viktor Runes

Domination
Domination major tree Electrocute rune.
Domination major tree Dark Harvest rune.
Domination major tree Hail of Blades rune.
Domination major tree Cheap Shot rune.
Domination major tree Taste of Blood rune.
Domination major tree Sudden Impact rune.
Domination major tree Zombie Ward rune.
Domination major tree Ghost Poro rune.
Domination major tree Eyeball Collection rune.
Domination major tree Treasure Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Relentless Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Ultimate Hunter rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

Rod of Ages Build specific
  1. You rush Rod of Ages.
  2. You play as Mage with more emphasis on sustain and mana.
  3. You buy AP items and adapt to an enemy team.

How to play

Rod of Ages Build specific
  1. Playing Rod of Ages Viktor, your default rush is of course - Rod of Ages. You want to stack its passive as early as possible.
  2. Rod of Ages gives sustain with its second Passive. It recovers both health and mana.
  3. You can play this build very safely. Sustain from Rod of Ages alone is very powerful in ARAM. If you want to sustain even harder, you can get Kaenic Rookern (anti poke), Spirit Visage (more sustain) or even get Second Wind rune from Resolve.
  4. In cases, when an enemy team is full of tanks and HP stackers and you need to counter them, go Liandry's Torment.
  5. Adapt to an enemy team. They full of tanks and they rush MR? You rush Void Staff as #2 or #3 item. Their team is Soraka, Mundo or champs with healing? Rush Oblivion Orb as #2 item (upgrade to Morellonomicon as 4th or 5th item). They stack HP? You buy Liandry's Torment.
  6. Somebody is going after you each fight? Their assassins are focusing you on sight? Always getting R by Fizz? Rush Zhonya's Hourglass.
  7. Good MR item that works well with Rod of Ages is Spirit Visage and Kaenic Rookern.
Viktor specific
  1. Evolve E first. Q second. W third.

Tips and Tricks

General
  1. You can stop an enemy team from pushing your turrets with your W. Everyone died, and the enemy tries to push? Just put Gravity Field on minions' path.
Riot
  1. Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
  2. Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.

Skill Order

  • Viktor [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Siphon Power
  • Viktor [object Object] ability.
    W
    Gravity Field
  • Viktor [object Object] ability.
    E
    Death Ray
  • Viktor [object Object] ability.
    R
    Chaos Storm

Items

Starting items
Tear of the Goddess item.
Sapphire Crystal item.
Ruby Crystal item.
Rush this
Rod of Ages item.
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Mercury's Treads item.
Good items
Malignance item.
Lich Bane item.
Blackfire Torch item.
Stormsurge item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Seraph's Embrace item.
Luden's Companion item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Shadowflame item.
OK items
Banshee's Veil item.
Lich Bane item.
Horizon Focus item.
Against high MR
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Void Staff item.
Cryptbloom item.
Sustain even harder
Warmog's Armor item.
Spirit Visage item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Counter enemy
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Liandry's Torment item.
Oblivion Orb item.
Morellonomicon item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Seeker's Armguard item.
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Example final build
Mercury's Treads item.
Rod of Ages item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Seraph's Embrace item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Lich Bane item.