Equipping Warrior Boots early provides crucial physical defense that reduces incoming basic attack and physical skill damage during early EXP lane trades. This prevents enemies from easily stripping X.Borg of his Firaga Armor before he can heat them up. The physical defense gained upon taking physical damage gives him the durability needed to comfortably farm minions with Fire Missiles and control the lane against aggressive physical laners.
In-game passive Unique Passive - Valor: Gain 4 extra Physical Defense for 3s when taking Physical Damage, up to 20.
Bloodlust Axe is essential for X.Borg because its spell vamp converts the continuous damage from Fire Missiles into constant health regeneration for his Firaga Armor. Since Fire Missiles hits multiple times over a short duration, this item allows X.Borg to sustain through extended skirmishes, frequently recover armor health, and pull in Firaga supplies with Fire Stake without being forced back to base after losing his armor.
War Axe exponentially increases X.Borg's sustained offensive capability. As Fire Missiles deals continuous multi-tick damage, X.Borg rapidly builds maximum stacks to gain extra Physical Attack and Spell Vamp. Once fully stacked, the additional True Damage perfectly complements the innate True Damage from his passive and Last Insanity. This synergy transforms X.Borg into an overwhelming continuous damage threat that melts both squishy targets and frontline tanks.
In-game passive Unique Passive - Fighting Spirit: Dealing damage grants 12 extra Physical Attack and 2% extra Spell Vamp per second for 4s, up to 6 stacks. Deal 10% extra True Damage according to Base Damage at full stacks.####[C8This effect is reduced to 50% for Marksmen, Mages, and Supports.]
Oracle directly amplifies X.Borg's survivability by boosting all received shield and HP regen effects. This enhances the spell vamp sustain from Bloodlust Axe and War Axe while increasing the armor restored when collecting Firaga supplies. With Oracle completed, X.Borg rapidly restores his Firaga Armor back to full state during continuous casts of Fire Missiles, making him extremely difficult to take down in extended late-game teamfights.
In-game passive Unique Passive - Bless: Received Shield and HP Regen effects are increased by 30%.
Blade of Despair drastically increases X.Borg's total physical attack, massively boosting the scaling of Fire Missiles and Last Insanity. The item passive grants an additional physical attack boost against enemies below half health, ensuring that the self-detonation damage of Last Insanity finishes off low-health targets effortlessly. It transforms X.Borg from a sustained harasser into a terrifying teamfight executioner during crucial skirmishes around the Lord.
In-game passive Unique Passive - Despair: Dealing damage to non-Minion enemies below 50% HP increases Physical Attack by 25% for 2s (takes effect before the damage is dealt).
Immortality serves as the ultimate safety net for X.Borg during dangerous late-game engagements. If X.Borg gets focused down and loses both his Firaga Armor and base health, the revival effect brings him back to life with a fresh shield, granting him precious time to cast skills, regain energy, or reposition. This extra chance allows him to re-equip his Firaga Armor mid-fight and continue spraying fire.
In-game passive Unique Passive - Immortal: Revives 2.5s after death, gaining 16% Max HP and a 220-1200 shield (scales with level) that lasts 3s (210s cooldown).
