Background
Cyclops is a giant with only one eye, yes, at least he is in his own homeland. Cyclops were obsessed with stars and skies when he was little He watched all days and nights and discovered the truth that planets were moving all the time. And this kind of movements, it contains unbelievable magic power. With an hourglass to load and control this kind of power, he became the famous “Starsoul Magician” his homeland. Planetary movements will never stop, hence his strength is extremely powerful and invincible, which , however, made him feel lonely. One day, Cyclops arrived at the Land of Dawn during his space travel and he found out in surprise that there were so many strong opponents waiting him to defeat. “I come, I see, I conquer!” Said Cyclops.
Introduction
At last I’ve seen the real burst mage in League of Legends. I like Kagura, Gord and Eudora but still I’m thinking for a full burst mage such as Cyclops can do in battle. I like how I can spam his abilities due to his cooldown reduction from passive. His ultimate and first skill could be an insta-kill if you are geared properly. Well that is what I’m going to share to you about the perfect item build for Cyclops.
Pros
+Good Burst Damage
+Good mobility
+Good cooldown reduction
Cons
-Low CC compare with other mage
-Skills require precision
-Mana Reliant
-Lack of teamfight presence
Skill Build
Starlit Hourglass (Passive) – The deep bind with stars gives Cyclops the power to control time. Current cooldown of all skills will be reduced by 0.5 second when his skills successfully hit enemies. This will makes Cyclops a real threat especially in late game where he can easily reset cooldown of his lethal skills.
Stardust Shock – Gathers the power of stars and casts two shock waves of stardust, each dealing 220 magic damage to the enemy. This is your bread-and-butter in game. It is capable of damaging your target in burst. Don’t understand estimate the damage of each hit especially if you have enough magic penetration to tear down even tanks’ defense. Prioritize leveling up this skill next to your ultimate.
Planets Attack – Uses the power of stars to generate a starlit sphere spinning around him and increases hiw own movement speed greatly for a short period of time. The sphere will attack nearby enemies (enemy heroes first) automatically, dealing 160 magic damage to them. Damages dealt to the same target will decay. A skill that improves mobility. This can be used in both offense and defense. This will also makes your passive works a lot due to your skill capability of hitting your enemy multiple times.
Star Power Lockdown – Cyclops wields the power of stars to his fullest and create a magic sphere filled with planetary power to track his enemy, dealing 500 magic damage. According to the flying distance of the sphere, the target will be trapped for 1-2 seconds. Your finishing touch. This will be your burst damage that can make you a real beast even against a tank. To amplify the damage your ultimate, follow the perfect gear build below.
Item Build
Frost – 75 Magic Power / +15 Mana Regen / +7% Movement Speed / Freeze : Skills that damage an enemy hero will carry a 10% slow down effect. This effect lasts 3 seconds and can stack up to 2 times. I found it a good item to Cyclops since I consider him weak in terms of CC. The slowing effect of this item can help you obtain lane dominate in early game. It has also good magic power to work with your magic penetration on our following build.
Arcane boots – +40 Movement speed / 15% Magic penetration. A basic item for burst mage. This improves your damage output through magic penetration. You need also an additional movement speed boost to work with your frost which is your intention is to harass your target.