Flexible carry battlemage

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Build · 5 items + boots

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Biggest threats

Unknown picks have no champion-specific warnings.

Purchase path

EARLY400g bootsFirst / second recall

NEXT MAJORMalignanceFirst core spike

THENRylai'sT3 ≥10m, after core

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Rule trace & coverage

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Strategy scores are authored heuristics, not win probabilities. Item recipes are community sourced; confirm uncertain mechanics in the current client.

5 enemy slots unknown. Advice uses visible picks only.