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Runic Compass

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Runic Compass Current Status

Runic Compass has been changed in 8 League of Legends patches. 1 buff, 3 nerfs, 3 adjustments. Most recently nerfed in Patch 26.7 ().

Health: 100
Health Regen: 50
Mana Regen: 50
Gold Per 10: 5
Active - Ward: Consumes a charge to place a Stealth Ward at the target location, which grants sight of the surrounding area. Warding charges refill upon visiting the shop. (0.5s)
UNIQUE Passive - Support Quest: Earn 800 gold through Shared Riches and this item's gold generation stat to automatically upgrade to Bounty of Worlds, increasing the Ward active to instead have 4 wards in stock.
UNIQUE Passive - Shared Riches: Grants a Shared Riches charge every 20 seconds, up to 3 charges. When an allied champion is within 1050 units of you, consume a charge in the following ways:Kill a minion by any means, granting you 20 gold and the nearest allied champion kill gold. Damaging a minion below Melee: 50% / Ranged: 30% of its maximum health with a basic attack will execute it, if any charges are available.Damage an enemy champion or structure with a basic attack or ability, granting you Melee: 24 / Ranged: 22 gold. A charge may be consumed this way only once per attack or ability.

Runic Compass Changes

Patch 26.7

nerf

General

  • Removed: No longer reduces gold from excessive minion kills.
  • Before 5 minutes, killing (24/number of support items on user's team) minions or more reduces gold from minion kills by 80%.
  • After 5 minutes, killing (6/number of support items on user's team) minions per minute causes the gold from minion kills to be reduced by 50 to 80% (based on number of minion kills).
  • This penalty accounts for all champions on a team that have a Support item; every champion with the item will contribute towards hitting the gold penalty.

Patch 26.6

buff

General

  • Minion farming penalty
  • Pre-5:00 minion threshold increased to 24 minions from 7.
  • Post-5:00 minion threshold increased to 6 minions from 4.

Patch 25.14

change

General

  • Bug Fix: Shared Riches charge count VFX is no longer visible on dead enemy champions if they had maximum charges available at the time of death.

Patch 14.23

change

General

  • Bug Fix: Support Quest ('upgrade') VFX is no longer separated from the caster's model.

Patch 14.19

change

General

  • Quest effect has been split into two named unique passives:
  • Support Quest for the item's transformation into Bounty of Worlds.
  • Shared Riches for the gold generation.

Patch 14.6

nerf

General

  • Quest upgrade threshold reduced to 800 gold from 1000 gold.
  • Gold from minions reduced to 20 gold from 28 gold.
  • Gold from damage reduced to 24 gold from 34 gold.

Patch 14.4

nerf

General

  • Quest recharge timer increased to 20 seconds from 18.

Patch 14.1

new

Runic Compass added to League of Legends

General

  • Automatically upgrades from World Atlas after earning 500 gold through the quest.
  • Stats: 100 health, 50% base health regeneration, 50% base mana regeneration, 5 gold per 10 seconds.
  • Unique Passive - Quest: Grants a charge every 18 seconds, up to 3 charges. When an allied champion is within 1050 units of you, consume a charge in two ways:
  • Kill a minion by any means, granting you 28 gold and the nearest allied champion kill gold. Damaging a minion below below 50% of its maximum health execute it.
  • Damage an enemy champion or structure with a basic attack or ability, up to one per attack or cast, granting you 34 gold.
  • Earn 1000 gold through this quest to automatically upgrade to Bounty of Worlds, increasing the Warding active to instead have 4 wards in stock.
  • Unique Active - Ward: Consumes a charge to place a Stealth Ward at the target location, which grants sight of the surrounding area. Charges refill upon visiting the shop (3 charges; 600 range).
  • Passive: Receive diminishing gold from excessive minion kills.
  • Limited to 1 Support / Jungle item.
  • Caption: "Well it certainly doesn't point north..."

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Runic Compass League of Legends FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions
When was Runic Compass last changed in League of Legends?
Runic Compass was last nerfed in League of Legends Patch 26.7, released March 31, 2026.
How many times has Runic Compass been buffed or nerfed in LoL?
Runic Compass has been changed in 8 League of Legends patches: 1 buff, 3 nerfs, 3 adjustments.
Was Runic Compass changed in LoL Patch 26.14?
No - Runic Compass was not changed in Patch 26.14. Its most recent change was in Patch 26.7.
When was Runic Compass added to League of Legends?
Runic Compass was added to League of Legends in Patch 14.1 on January 9, 2024.