Recently, League of Legends has introduced several new items, showcasing Riot’s efforts to change the somewhat boring current game meta. One of the notable new items is Anathema’s Chains – a tank item that works in contrast to the Knight’s Vow, as it is used to link the champion wielding it to an opponent, aiming to weaken the selected target.
“Anathema’s Chains:
Cost 2500 gold.
650 Health.
25 Ability Haste.
90 seconds cooldown.
Activate Oath: Choose an enemy champion as Nemesis to take revenge on for 60 seconds. Every 2 seconds will increase the value of the revenge effect. With a maximum of 30 values of the effect, the item user will receive 30% reduced damage from the connected enemy. Additionally, the enemy champion also suffers a 20% reduction in Tenacity when near the champion holding the item.”
The most noteworthy effect of this item is the reduction of incoming damage and the decrease in tenacity of a specific target. This means that if the opponent does not use items that boost tenacity, control spells will have increased duration.
Vandiril conducted an experiment by having Ashe use Enchanted Crystal Arrow at level 3 max range on a champion affected by the Nemesis effect, resulting in the arrow stunning for 4.2 seconds instead of the default 3.5 seconds. However, the champion who benefits the most from this item is not the tanks, but Morgana.
For Morgana, at level 5, her Q – Dark Binding will have a 3-second root duration and a 10-second cooldown. When an enemy is selected as Nemesis by Anathema’s Chains, the root duration increases to 3.6 seconds.
In the case of building full cooldown reduction, Morgana can achieve a cooldown reduction of 178, equivalent to 64% cooldown reduction, and at this point, her Q will have a cooldown of 3.6 seconds, exactly matching the root duration.
In other words, with Morgana building full cooldown reduction items, including Anathema’s Chains, once the opponent is hit by her Q, it means they will be trapped in a state of “eternal imprisonment” (not considering situations where minions block or allies “take the hit”, or using escape tools like Cleanse or Quicksilver).
To reach the maximum cooldown reduction threshold, Morgana will need to prioritize items that provide this stat. Alongside the Sorcery Keystone, items like Liandry’s Anguish, Shurelya’s Requiem, Cosmic Drive, or Chemtech Purifier… are essential for this playstyle, even if they may not reach the 178 cooldown reduction mark, the difference is not too significant. Players can also customize their item build depending on their role in the game, whether it be solo lane, jungle, or support.
