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Sands of Time gives you enough mana sustain for the early game and that cooldown that would improve your farming speed as you can spam more abilities.
Gem gives a little amount of intelligence to deal more damage to minions and gods.
Purification Beads as 
Merlin doesnt have any kind of CC inmune ability we will need this relic in most games to be safe enough.
Sands of Time gives you enough mana sustain for the early game and that cooldown that would improve your farming speed as you can spam more abilities.
Gem gives a little amount of intelligence to deal more damage to minions and gods.
Purification Beads as Merlin doesnt have any kind of CC inmune ability we will need this relic in most games to be safe enough.
Sands of Time
Gem
Health Potion
Purification Beads
Pendulum of Ages gives the biggest amount of intelligence in a starter, making yourself to destroy when you reach level 20.
Spear of Desolation its the best mage early game item, great amount of itelligence and coolowns, all what a mage needs in the early game.
Book of Thoth its going to be our main sustain, with this item we wont have any issue with mana for the rest of the game and appart of that with his passive we will be scaling on the intelligence stat during the full game.
Soul Gem as with Merlin we are constantly spamming abilities this item suits perfectly, making us to be healing constanly while dealing extra damage.
Rod of Tahuti gives us our power spike because of his massive passive, this item is core in every mage build and will make us destroy every other carry in the game.
Obsidian Shard gives us the neccesary penetration to shred tanks in seconds, another core item for every mage build next to Rod of Tahuti.
Blinking Abyss gives us an extra way to survive or even to engage the enemy backline.
Pendulum of Ages gives the biggest amount of intelligence in a starter, making yourself to destroy when you reach level 20.
Spear of Desolation its the best mage early game item, great amount of itelligence and coolowns, all what a mage needs in the early game.
Book of Thoth its going to be our main sustain, with this item we wont have any issue with mana for the rest of the game and appart of that with his passive we will be scaling on the intelligence stat during the full game.
Soul Gem as with Merlin we are constantly spamming abilities this item suits perfectly, making us to be healing constanly while dealing extra damage.
Rod of Tahuti gives us our power spike because of his massive passive, this item is core in every mage build and will make us destroy every other carry in the game.
Obsidian Shard gives us the neccesary penetration to shred tanks in seconds, another core item for every mage build next to Rod of Tahuti.
Blinking Abyss gives us an extra way to survive or even to engage the enemy backline.
Pendulum of Ages
Spear of Desolation
Book of Thoth
Soul Gem
Rod of Tahuti
Obsidian Shard
Blinking Abyss
Purification Beads
Divine Ruin instead of Spear of Desolation if the enemy has heavy healing (e.g., 
Aphrodite, 
Baron Samedi, or high Lifesteal builds).
Soul Reaver instead of Blinking Abyss in case the have tanks with a lot of hp, you will be losing a way to scape but, you get way more damage.
Time-Lock Aegis instead of Blinking Abyss in case they have gods like 
Tsukuyomi, 
Vulcan, etc so you need a second passive relic to survive their ults.
Divine Ruin instead of Spear of Desolation if the enemy has heavy healing (e.g., Aphrodite, Baron Samedi, or high Lifesteal builds).
Soul Reaver instead of Blinking Abyss in case the have tanks with a lot of hp, you will be losing a way to scape but, you get way more damage.
Time-Lock Aegis instead of Blinking Abyss in case they have gods like Tsukuyomi, Vulcan, etc so you need a second passive relic to survive their ults.
Divine Ruin
Soul Reaver
Time-Lock Aegis
Eclipse / Radiate / Frostbolt as is going to give us the best push for the early game and poke damage. Then, we upgrade 
Vortex / Dragonfire / Blizzard for a better combo damage. Appart from that, we upgrade 
Elemental Mastery every time we can so can change stances every time sooner and for the last 
Flicker to be able to dash sooner.
We will start upgrading Eclipse / Radiate / Frostbolt as is going to give us the best push for the early game and poke damage. Then, we upgrade Vortex / Dragonfire / Blizzard for a better combo damage. Appart from that, we upgrade Elemental Mastery every time we can so can change stances every time sooner and for the last Flicker to be able to dash sooner.
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Passive -  OverloadUsing an ability provides 1 stack of Overload, up to a maximum of 3 stacks. Firing a Basic Attack consumes a stack to deal bonus Magical Damage that can also trigger Ability Item effects. Because of this passive, you should always try to weave Basic Attacks between your ability casts. The fact that it triggers ability effects makes it incredibly powerful when paired with items like Soul Gem.
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Ability 1 - Eclipse / Radiate / Frostbolt Arcane (  Eclipse): Conjures a growing orb that passes through walls, dealing damage and marking enemies to take extra damage while in the outer range.Fire (  Radiate): Channels a beam of fire that deals damage and applies a Burn effect.Ice (  Frostbolt): Fires an exploding bolt that deals 15% bonus damage to Slowed enemies.This slot is your primary damage and wave clear tool across all stances. You want to prioritize maximizing this ability's output depending on the stance you are currently using. |
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Ability 2 - Vortex / Dragonfire / Blizzard Arcane (  Vortex): Deploys a field that pulls enemies towards the center after a short delay.Fire (  Dragonfire): Summons two dragons; enemies caught in the center take Burn damage and have their Protections reduced.Ice (  Blizzard): Creates an area that repeatedly damages and applies a stacking Slow to enemies inside.This is your setup and area-denial ability. You will generally cast this ability before your Ability 1 to guarantee maximum damage (e.g., using Blizzard to slow an enemy so your Frostbolt deals bonus damage). |
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Ability 3 - Flicker A short-range Teleport that provides different bonus effects depending on your stance. Arcane: Heals you based on a percentage of recent damage taken. Fire: Causes your Basic Attacks to apply a Burn for 4 seconds. Ice: Reduces your other ability cooldowns by 5 seconds. This is your only escape, so use it carefully. However, for advanced players, the Ice Stance cooldown reduction allows you to play aggressively, teleporting forward to instantly refresh your abilities for a surprise burst kill. |
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Ultimate - Elemental Mastery Merlin explodes with energy in his current stance, dealing damage, then the energy collapses to deal damage again. During the explosion time, you can choose which stance to enter next. The energy effect depends on your previous stance: Arcane Knocks Up, Fire applies a Burn, and Ice Slows. Unlike other stance switchers, this ability actually does massive area damage and crowd control. Dropping this in the middle of a team fight before transitioning to a new element is crucial for maximizing your impact. |
Blizzard (Apply Slow) -> Frostbolt (Trigger 15% bonus damage on slowed targets) -> Basic Attack ( Overload) Dragonfire (Reduce Protections in the center) -> Radiate (Channel intense fire) Vortex (Pull enemies to center) -> Eclipse (Damage and mark) -> Basic Attack ( Overload) Blizzard -> Frostbolt -> Elemental Mastery (Switch to Fire, dealing Ice Slow damage) -> Dragonfire -> Radiate
Blizzard and Frostbolt in Ice Stance, or Dragonfire and Radiate in Fire Stance. Aim to hit the entire wave. Ice is generally safer and clears from a further distance. Overload passive, dealing extra damage and saving mana while clearing the camp. Merlin needs time to scale. Use Arcane Stance ( Vortex into Eclipse) to easily poke the enemy mid-laner around the minion wave without overcommitting. Merlin has access to so many abilities through stance switching, you can empty your mana pool extremely fast. Don't spam abilities if you don't need to; rely on your Overload empowered basic attacks to finish off low-health minions. Flicker purely for escaping. Do not use your teleport aggressively to chase a kill early on, as you have no other mobility and will be an easy target for the enemy jungler if they gank you. Soul Gem and Spear of Desolation. Your full combo rotation now deals devastating area damage. Blizzard, making it easier for your teammates to catch the enemy. Elemental Mastery to deal the transition explosion damage, and unleash a second set of abilities in the new stance to completely overwhelm the enemy. Eclipse pass through terrain. You can steal enemy jungle camps or poke enemies under their towers from complete safety. Merlin is a walking artillery cannon. Your primary job is to deal massive Area of Effect damage from a safe distance while staying alive. Dragonfire and Radiate. Flicker will get you killed instantly by late-game hunters and assassins. Keep it strictly to reposition backward or over a wall when dived. Dragonfire helps your entire team kill the Fire Giant faster. Blizzard or Vortex right on the enemy defenders. The massive area denial forces them to walk away from their tower, giving your team free hits on the structure.
Susano or 
Fenrir jumps on you, do not panic. Drop your Arcane or Ice abilities directly at your feet, hit Elemental Mastery to knock them up or slow them with the stance switch, and immediately Flicker to safety while they take massive damage. Merlin player.
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