Wild Rift Itemization Guide: When to Build What (With Examples)

The One Rule That Makes Itemization Easy

If you remember one sentence, remember this:

Itemization is answering the enemy team’s plan.

• If the enemy plan is healing, you buy Grievous Wounds.
• If the enemy plan is shields, you buy shield reduction.
• If the enemy plan is stacking armor, you buy armor penetration (and/or %HP damage).
• If the enemy plan is stacking MR, you buy magic penetration (and/or sustained magic damage).
• If the enemy plan is one-shot burst, you buy survivability and anti-burst tools (defense + enchant timing).
• If the enemy plan is hard CC pick, you buy tenacity / spell shield / cleanse-style enchants.

Most players lose because they build the same “recommended” items every game. Climbers build a core, then they adapt.

The 4-Step Build Process (Use This Every Match)

Here’s a simple process you can follow on any champion in any role.

Step 1: Choose your “core identity” (first 1–2 items)

Your core items match your champion’s job:

• ADC: sustained damage (crit or on-hit), scaling
• Assassin: burst + mobility + pick
• Bruiser: dueling + sustain + ability cycles
• Mage: burst/poke/control + mana + haste
• Tank: durability + engage/peel utility
• Support: team value (heal/shield, engage, peel, aura)

Step 2: Choose boots for the enemy’s biggest threat

Boot choice is not “preference.” It’s a defensive decision:

• heavy AD and basic attacks → armor boots
• heavy CC and magic damage → MR/tenacity boots
• you need haste/spell uptime → ability haste boots
• you need sustain in lane or fights → lifesteal/sustain boots (when appropriate)

Step 3: Add one counter item by minute 8–12 if needed

This is where most players fail. If the enemy has:

• big healing → build anti-heal early, not 4th item
• big shields → build anti-shield early
• tank stacking → build pen or anti-tank early
• burst threats → buy a defensive item or a defensive enchant early

Step 4: Finish with “closing items” (survive, secure, end)

Late items are about winning the last two fights:

• revive/second life tools
• armor/MR scaling vs fed threats
• objective fight power (fight-ready, not just damage numbers)
• enchant that wins one key teamfight

If you do this, your builds stop being random and start feeling “smart.”

Gold, Tempo, and Why “Small” Purchases Win Big Games

Wild Rift rewards players who buy the correct component at the correct time. You don’t always need the full finished item immediately.

Examples of strong “tempo buys”:

• Anti-heal component early if healing is deciding fights
• Armor component early if an ADC is fed
• MR component early if a mage is deleting you
• Mana/haste component early if you’re losing lane due to waveclear and uptime
• Spell shield / cleanse-style enchant before the enemy’s pick tool takes over the game

A common ranked mistake is saving gold for a big item while dying twice in the process. A smaller defensive component that prevents those deaths is often worth more than finishing your “damage item” 60 seconds earlier.

Boots and Enchants: The Most Underused Carry Purchases

Boots and enchants are not “extras.” They are often the difference between:

• surviving the engage and winning the fight
• getting picked and losing the objective

Recent Wild Rift updates have adjusted boots (cost and stats) and expanded enchant options, so your best approach is to treat boots as a tactical choice, not autopilot.

How to choose boots (quick rules)

• Armor boots when the enemy’s main threat is basic attacks (ADC, crit, sustained physical).
• MR/tenacity boots when the enemy’s main threat is crowd control + magic damage (roots, stuns, charms, fears, knockups paired with burst).
• Ability haste boots when your champion needs more spell uptime to function (many supports, some mages, some bruisers).
• Sustain boots when your champion’s job depends on staying healthy through repeated skirmishes (only if you’re not instantly dying to burst/CC).

How to choose an enchant (what problem are you solving?)

• Enemy has guaranteed burst / you must survive the first hit → Stasis-style invulnerability
• Enemy has one big CC that decides fights → Quicksilver-style cleanse
• Enemy comp is engage-heavy and your team needs a big shield moment → Locket-style team shield
• Enemy comp is pick-heavy (one skill wins the fight) → Veil-style spell shield
• You need to start fights or reposition aggressively → dash/engage enchants (like Protobelt / Galeforce / Glorious depending on your role and patch options)
• You’re a frontline who needs a huge durability spike at the start of a fight → Stoneplate-style defensive enchant
• You’re a bruiser who wins long fights when you heal at the right moment → Goredrinker-style active (when available in your patch)

A strong rule:

Your enchant should match the most dangerous moment in the match.

If the enemy wins by one key spell (Lux bind, Morgana bind, Malphite engage, assassin burst), buy the enchant that deletes that moment.

Grievous Wounds (Anti-Heal): When to Build It and Who Should Buy It

Anti-heal is one of the biggest win-rate swings in ranked because many games are decided by one champion healing too much in fights.

When anti-heal is mandatory (build early)

• Enemy has a dedicated healer support (strong healing over time)
• Enemy bruisers/tanks rely on healing to stay alive in fights
• Enemy ADC has heavy lifesteal and becomes unkillable
• Enemy team is winning fights by “resetting” health bars mid-fight

When anti-heal is optional (build later)

• Enemy has light sustain but not enough to decide fights
• Enemy healing is small and burst fights end instantly anyway

Who should build anti-heal (most important concept)

Anti-heal must be applied consistently. That usually means:

• ADCs, fighters, and consistent damage dealers apply it best.
• Mages apply it well if they hit multiple targets reliably.
• Tanks apply it well if the item is tied to being hit/close-range fighting.
• Enchanter supports often apply it poorly if they don’t deal damage consistently.

Common anti-heal paths (simple and practical)

• AD damage dealers: build the anti-heal component early, then finish into a full anti-heal item when the healing becomes a real problem.
• AP damage dealers: build the AP anti-heal component early, then complete it into the full item when fights start happening around objectives.
• Tanks/frontline: a defensive anti-heal item can be excellent if you are the one being hit by the healing champion (they can’t ignore you).

Example timing that wins games

If the enemy healing champion is already controlling fights by the first dragon/Herald window, your team should have at least one anti-heal item online by then. Waiting until third item often means you already lost the critical objective fights.

Anti-Shield (Shield Reduction): When It Matters and How to Use It

Wild Rift has multiple champions and items that create massive shields. Anti-shield is how you stop a fight from becoming “we did damage but nothing died.”

Two common anti-shield items (by damage type) are:

• Serpent’s Fang (typically used by physical damage users)
• Oceanid’s Trident (typically used by magic damage users)

Recent balance updates reduced shield-reduction numbers on these items compared to older versions, but they still remain the correct answer when shields are deciding fights.

When anti-shield is mandatory (build early)

• Enemy comp stacks multiple shields (support shields + bruiser shields + item shields)
• One fed champion is surviving only because of shields
• Your burst combos are “almost killing” but getting denied by a shield window
• Objective fights become impossible because the enemy frontline never drops

Who should build anti-shield

Same rule as anti-heal: the best appliers are consistent damage dealers who hit targets often:

• ADCs and fighters (for Serpent’s Fang)
• Mages who can apply ability damage frequently and safely (for Oceanid’s Trident)

How to make anti-shield actually work

Anti-shield is usually a debuff that lasts a short time after you deal damage. That means:

• You want it on someone who hits first and keeps hitting.
• You don’t want it on someone who pokes once every 10 seconds and then backs away.
• You must hit the right target at the right moment (the shielded carry or the shielded frontline who is enabling the carry).

Example

If the enemy has a shielding support protecting a fed ADC, your anti-shield should be on your ADC or your sustained fighter, so it’s applied constantly during the teamfight—not occasionally.

Armor, MR, and Penetration: The Anti-Tank and Anti-Fed Threat Toolkit

A lot of players try to “outdamage” defensive builds by buying more damage. The smarter approach is buying the correct type of damage: penetration, %HP, or sustained DPS.

When you need armor penetration

• Enemy frontline is stacking armor
• Enemy bruisers build armor early and become unkillable
• You are an AD carry and the enemy has multiple tanks
• Your damage feels like it “falls off” midgame

Common armor-pen options include Last Whisper-style item paths and upgrades such as Mortal Reminder (anti-heal + pen) and Lord Dominik’s Regards (anti-tank bonus damage scaling against high health). If you are facing multiple high-health champions, LDR-style effects can be game-changing.

When you need magic penetration

• Enemy team stacks MR
• Enemy has one MR-stacking frontline that you must burn down
• Your magic damage becomes irrelevant in midgame fights

In many games, you don’t need maximum penetration. You need enough penetration to keep your spells relevant while you also build the items that make your champion’s kit work (mana, haste, burst, sustain).

When you need MR items instead of “more damage”

If you are dying before you can play the fight, buy MR. The best damage item is the one you can actually use while alive.

Common MR choices include items like Force of Nature, Kaenic Rookern, and hybrid defensive options depending on your role.

When you need armor items instead of “more damage”

If an ADC or AD assassin is deleting you, buy armor:

• Randuin’s Omen style effects can punish crit and reduce burst from crit carries
• Frozen Heart style effects can reduce attack speed threats
• Thornmail (also provides anti-heal for tanks) punishes heavy auto-attackers and healing

The rule:

If you are getting one-shot, you are not allowed to be greedy.

One defensive purchase can turn your next two fights from losses into wins.

Your “Three Damage Models” and How They Change Your Build

Most champions fit into one of these three damage models, and itemization should match it.

1) Burst damage (kill fast, then reset)

• Build to delete one target quickly.
• Value: flat damage, ability scaling, penetration, anti-burst safety tools.
• Mistake: building slow ramp items that don’t match your “kill now” job.

2) Sustained DPS (hit constantly, win long fights)

• Build for steady output and uptime.
• Value: attack speed, crit/on-hit, survivability, lifesteal when safe.
• Mistake: building pure burst that leaves you useless after one spell cycle.

3) Damage-over-time / extended fights (burn, drain, outlast)

• Build for prolonged combat value and survivability.
• Value: sustained effects, health-based scaling, healing amplification or anti-heal depending on matchup.
• Mistake: building glass-cannon burst and dying before your “slow power” matters.

Once you know your model, your build choices become obvious.

ADC Itemization: Crit, On-Hit, or Caster (When to Choose Each)

ADC builds often look similar, but the “why” matters.

Crit carry plan (classic teamfight carry)

When it’s best:

• You have a frontline and peel
• Teamfights are front-to-back
• You can safely auto-attack for long periods

Common crit pieces include items like Infinity Edge, Phantom Dancer, Runaan’s Hurricane, Bloodthirster, and situational picks like Immortal Shieldbow if you must survive burst.

How to adapt:

• vs heavy tanks → add Lord Dominik’s Regards or pen earlier
• vs heavy healing → add Mortal Reminder earlier
• vs heavy burst → add Shieldbow or defensive enchant earlier
• vs heavy crit enemy → consider armor options on non-ADC roles and play positioning more carefully

On-hit / anti-tank plan

When it’s best:

• The enemy has multiple high-health frontliners
• You need to shred tanks consistently
• Your champion kit scales well with attack speed/on-hit

Common on-hit items include things like Blade of the Ruined King, Wit’s End (also MR value), and Guinsoo’s Rageblade depending on the champion.

How to adapt:

• if you are being one-shot → you must add survivability before finishing greedy on-hit stacks
• if enemy stacks armor → prioritize pen and %HP synergy

Caster ADC plan (spell-heavy marksmen)

When it’s best:

• You rely on abilities to deal damage safely
• You need mana scaling
• You play poke and skirmish instead of pure front-to-back

Common caster items include Manamune/Muramana style scaling and ability-focused items like Essence Reaver or haste-based options depending on the champion.

How to adapt:

• buy anti-heal when needed (your ability hits apply it well if you’re active in fights)
• choose enchants that protect you during your poke windows (spell shield, cleanse, stasis depending on enemy comp)

Mid Lane Mage Itemization: Burst vs Control vs Drain

Mid lane itemization is about what kind of fights you want.

Burst mage plan (delete a target)

You want:

• enough mana/haste to function
• high AP scaling (big spikes)
• penetration if MR is stacking
• survivability if assassins are hunting you

Your key decisions:

• If assassins are diving you, buy anti-burst tools (defensive item + defensive enchant) earlier than normal.
• If the enemy is building MR early, don’t wait forever to add penetration.

Control mage plan (zone fights, win objectives)

You want:

• waveclear and cooldown uptime
• objective-fight control items
• survivability to keep controlling space
• anti-heal if the enemy sustain is breaking your control

Control mages “carry” by forcing the enemy to walk through danger to contest objectives. Your items should help you cast often and survive long enough to cast again.

Drain / sustained AP plan (win long fights)

You want:

• survivability plus sustained damage items
• healing amplification or durability depending on the champ
• anti-heal against enemy drain comps (so fights don’t become heal wars)

Drain builds are powerful when you can stay alive in the center of the fight. If you can’t, you must adjust with defenses or better positioning.

Assassin Itemization: Burst Windows, Safety, and Consistency

Assassins often “feel broken” when ahead and “feel useless” when behind. Itemization fixes that by making your burst window reliable.

Your core assassin goals

• reach the target fast
• kill during your window
• escape or reset
• avoid dying to one counter tool

When to buy a spell shield / anti-pick defense

If the enemy has one ability that stops your entire champion (root, stun, charm), a spell shield item or Veil-style enchant can be worth more than another damage item.

When to buy armor pen vs bruiser durability

• If your job is to kill squishies and then leave, prioritize burst.
• If fights are longer and you keep getting stuck inside them, shift toward bruiser-style survivability so you can actually finish fights.

Anti-shield and anti-heal decisions

If your burst is being denied by shields or healing, you must counter it. Otherwise you’ll “almost kill” every time and lose anyway.

Bruiser and Fighter Itemization: Dueling, Teamfighting, and Anti-Tank

Bruisers win by staying alive long enough to deal repeated damage and disrupt carries.

Three bruiser build identities

• Duelist: win 1v1 and side lane fights (split push pressure)
• Teamfight bruiser: dive or frontline in 5v5 fights
• Anti-tank bruiser: shred frontliners while being hard to kill

Key bruiser decisions:

• If you are split pushing, tower pressure items and 1v1 survivability matter more than AoE teamfight value.
• If you’re teamfighting, you need durability and engage follow-up more than tower damage.
• Against heavy CC, tenacity boots or cleanse-style enchant can be the difference between carrying and feeding.

When to build anti-heal on a bruiser

Bruisers are some of the best anti-heal carriers because they hit often and stay in fights. If the enemy has heavy sustain, you are a great candidate to apply Grievous Wounds consistently.

Tank Itemization: Build the Type of Tank Your Team Needs

“Tanks” don’t all do the same job. Your items should match your role in fights.

Engage tank (start fights)

You want:

• survivability while entering
• movement/engage tools
• enough resistances to not evaporate before your team arrives
• an enchant that supports your engage timing (Stoneplate-style durability spike, Protobelt-style engage, etc.)

Peel tank (protect carries)

You want:

• anti-dive tools
• consistent CC uptime
• items that punish enemy carries for hitting your backline (attack speed reduction, crit reduction, anti-heal if needed)

Anti-crit and anti-attack-speed choices

• If the enemy carry is crit-based, armor items with crit mitigation are high value.
• If the enemy carry is attack-speed based, attack-speed reduction and heavy armor become stronger.

MR tank choices

• Against AP burst: prioritize MR and anti-burst patterns so you can survive and keep controlling space.
• Against AP sustained: prioritize MR and long-fight durability (you need to keep standing while they burn you).

A tank that survives 5 seconds longer often wins the entire fight because your carries get free time to deal damage.

Support Itemization: How to Build Value Without Stealing Resources

Supports carry with timing and utility, and items must match that.

Support starter mindset

Your first purchases should help you do your job earlier:

• Enchanters: healing/shield power, mana regen, ability haste, movement utility
• Engage supports: durability, engage tools, cooldown uptime
• Peel supports: defensive tools that protect carries and deny divers

Recent support item adjustments added mana regeneration to key enchanter support items, which makes early casting and lane presence smoother. That means enchanter supports can often play more actively without running out of mana—if they still position safely.

Core support items and when to choose them

• Ardent-style buff item: best when your team has champions that love attack speed and sustained DPS.
• Staff-style buff item: best when your team has AP damage dealers who benefit from movement and spell empowerment.
• Harmonic-style healing item: best when fights are messy and you need repeated healing value across skirmishes.
• Imperial Mandate-style synergy: best when your team can follow your CC quickly and burst targets.
• Knight’s Vow-style protection: best when you have one clear carry and your job is to keep them alive.
• Zeke’s-style engage aura: best for engage supports who stick to targets and want to amplify ally damage.

Support enchant decisions (the “fight winner” buttons)

• Locket-style: when your team needs a big shield at fight start.
• Veil-style spell shield: when one enemy spell decides fights (hook, bind, charm).
• Quicksilver-style cleanse: when you must remove hard CC to keep your carry alive.
• Stoneplate-style: when you’re the only frontline and must survive the entry.
• Glorious/Protobelt-style: when your comp requires you to start fights reliably.

Support itemization is not about “top damage.” It’s about making your team’s win condition easier.

Jungle Itemization: Buy to Win Objectives, Not Just Duels

Junglers often lose games by building for 1v1 fights when the match is actually decided by objective setups.

Jungle itemization rules

• If your team wins by early tempo, build to fight early and secure objectives.
• If your team wins by scaling, build stable items that keep you relevant and alive for Baron/dragon fights.
• If the enemy has heavy CC, you must budget for tenacity/cleanse tools, or you won’t be able to Smite-secure safely.
• If the enemy has burst steal threat, survivability and positioning matter as much as damage.

A jungler’s late-game job is often: stay alive and keep Smite available.

A dead jungler has zero objective control.

Baron Lane Itemization: Split Push vs Teamfight Builds

Baron lane builds depend heavily on whether you are:

• a side-lane pressure win condition
• a frontline teamfight anchor
• a duelist that forces 1v1/1v2 responses

Split push builds

You want:

• tower pressure
• dueling survivability
• mobility to escape collapses
• enough defense to not die instantly when enemies respond

Teamfight Baron builds

You want:

• durability and engage follow-up
• anti-carry tools (armor, MR, anti-heal if needed)
• enchants that support your role (Stoneplate for survive, Teleport for map pressure, etc., depending on your patch options)

The core lesson:

Don’t buy split push items if you’re grouping nonstop.

Don’t buy pure teamfight items if your win condition is side-lane pressure.

10 Practical “When to Build What” Examples

Use these examples like a cheat sheet. You don’t need to copy them perfectly—copy the logic.

Example 1: Enemy has huge healing (healer support + drain bruiser)

Build plan:

• Your team needs at least one early anti-heal item (often ADC or bruiser).
• If you’re an AP mid, consider early AP anti-heal component into full anti-heal item before midgame objective fights.
• If you’re tanking, Thornmail-style anti-heal can punish healing carries who must hit you.

Example 2: Enemy has huge shields (shield support + shield-heavy frontline + shield items)

Build plan:

• Add anti-shield early on a consistent damage dealer (Serpent’s Fang or Oceanid’s Trident depending on damage type).
• Don’t put anti-shield on a champion that hits rarely.
• In fights, focus the shielded carry or the shielded frontline at the moment shields appear.

Example 3: Enemy has double crit threats

Build plan:

• Armor boots + anti-crit armor items on frontline.
• Your carry should consider defensive enchant timing (stasis/cleanse) rather than greedily stacking only damage.
• If you’re a bruiser, add durability earlier so you don’t explode at the start.

Example 4: Enemy has high attack speed on-hit carry

Build plan:

• Attack-speed reduction and heavy armor on frontline.
• If you’re an assassin, you may need a spell shield or defense item to avoid dying before your burst window completes.
• If you’re ADC, focus positioning and sustain/defense rather than matching pure damage.

Example 5: Enemy has one fed AP burst mage

Build plan:

• Buy MR earlier than feels “comfortable.”
• Choose an enchant that counters the burst moment (stasis or spell shield).
• If you’re a support, Veil/Locket choices can stop the one-shot pattern from deleting your carry.

Example 6: Enemy has dive comp (multiple divers targeting your ADC)

Build plan:

• Your ADC must prioritize survival: defensive enchant, sometimes Shieldbow-style safety, and proper boots.
• Your support should build peel value (Knight’s Vow-style, shields/heals, or anti-dive tank tools).
• Your frontline should build to disrupt divers, not to chase their backline.

Example 7: Enemy is tank stacking (2–3 frontliners building HP/armor/MR)

Build plan:

• ADC should lean into anti-tank tools (pen + %HP synergy).
• AP mid should consider sustained damage items (burn/drain style) instead of pure burst that only deletes squishies.
• Bruisers should add anti-tank items and not rely on short burst fights.

Example 8: Enemy is squishy with no frontline

Build plan:

• Your team can draft/build for picks and burst.
• You don’t need full anti-tank; you need reliable catch and delete windows.
• Don’t overbuild penetration if no one is stacking defenses—buy damage and tempo.

Example 9: You are ahead with a shutdown bounty

Build plan:

• Stop building greed-only items. Add one defensive purchase or defensive enchant to protect your lead.
• You don’t need more damage to carry; you need to not die.

Example 10: You are behind and getting picked

Build plan:

• Buy the item that stops you from dying first (boots + enchant + one defensive item).
• Then build toward your core again.
• A comeback often starts with “I stopped donating free deaths.”

The Most Common Itemization Mistakes (And the Fix)

Mistake: Building anti-heal too late

Fix: buy it as soon as healing is deciding fights—often before third item.

Mistake: Buying anti-shield but not applying it consistently

Fix: put it on a champion that hits frequently and focus the correct targets.

Mistake: Ignoring boots and enchants

Fix: treat boots/enchant as a core part of your build plan, not an afterthought.

Mistake: Copying a build from a different matchup

Fix: build a core, then add counter items based on the enemy threats in THIS match.

Mistake: Stacking damage while dying instantly

Fix: buy one defensive item or enchant first. Dead champions deal zero damage.

Mistake: Building pen when the enemy isn’t stacking defenses

Fix: pen is a counter tool, not a default. If no one is building armor/MR, buy power items instead.

Mistake: Everyone on the team assumes “someone else” will buy the counter item

Fix: if you see the problem and you can apply the counter consistently, you should buy it. One correct counter item beats five “perfect” recommended builds.

A Simple Itemization Checklist You Can Use Mid-Match

When you recall, ask these questions in order:

1. What is the enemy’s biggest threat right now?
2. What is the enemy’s biggest win condition for the next objective fight?
3. Am I dying to burst, CC, or sustained DPS?
4. Do we need anti-heal or anti-shield NOW?
5. Are enemies stacking armor/MR yet?
6. What enchant wins the next teamfight?
7. If I’m ahead, what prevents me from throwing my shutdown?

If you can answer these, your builds will instantly improve.

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Reading item tips is helpful, but the fastest improvement happens when you get a clear plan that matches your champions and your ranked reality.

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• Champion pool build templates (your “core” builds) plus clear situational branches (anti-heal, anti-shield, anti-burst, anti-tank)
• Enchant and boots coaching (what to buy and when, based on enemy threats)
• Replay feedback that shows the exact moment your build should have adapted (so you stop repeating the same mistakes)

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FAQ

What is the most important itemization tip in Wild Rift?

Build a core, then counter the enemy’s win condition. Anti-heal and anti-shield are the two most common “free win” adjustments.

When should I buy anti-heal?

As soon as enemy healing starts deciding fights—often before the second dragon/Herald fights. If you wait until late game, you usually already lost the important objectives.

Should support always build anti-heal?

Not always. Anti-heal works best on champions who can apply it consistently. If your support isn’t dealing damage often, it may be better for ADC or bruiser to buy it.

What’s the difference between anti-heal and anti-shield?

Anti-heal reduces healing over time. Anti-shield reduces the strength of shields. Many comps use both healing and shielding, so you may need both counters.

How do I choose between Stasis and Quicksilver-type enchants?

Choose Stasis when you need to survive burst or buy time during dive. Choose Quicksilver when one hard CC effect prevents you from playing the fight.

Do I always need armor penetration as an ADC?

Not always. If the enemy isn’t stacking armor and has few tanks, you can prioritize pure damage and tempo items. Pen becomes mandatory when multiple enemies build armor or have high bonus health.

I’m ahead—should I keep building damage?

Usually no. When you’re ahead, one defensive item or defensive enchant often protects your shutdown and wins the next objective fight. Staying alive is your “damage.”

Why does my damage suddenly feel low midgame?

Common reasons: enemy started building armor/MR, you didn’t buy the correct penetration, or you’re being forced to hit tanks with a burst-only build. Adjust with pen or sustained DPS options.

Are the recommended builds in the shop enough?

They’re a good starting point, but they don’t react to the enemy team’s plan. Ranked climbing requires adaptation.