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Serpent's Fang has been changed in 13 League of Legends patches. 4 buffs, 1 nerf, 6 adjustments. Most recently adjusted in Patch 14.4.
Serrated Dirk
PickaxeGeneral
- Bug Fix: Now properly reduces shields on application if applied by an on-hit effect.
General
- Total cost reduced to 2500 gold from 2600 gold.
- Combine cost reduced to 525 gold from 625 gold.
As far as its assassin users are concerned, Serpent’s Fang is sitting at a reasonable power level but remains a niche purchase, so we’d like to give it some more generic power to help it break out of the "only purchase versus shielders" position it’s found itself in. A small lethality buff should help this item be a bit more desirable for any assassins looking to shred shields.
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- Lethality increased to 15 from 12.
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- Bug Fix: No longer reduces shields by a greater factor than intended based on the enemies' heal and shield power.
Rather than being a situational item against shield-heavy enemies, Serpent's Fang has become a staple in the second item slot for physical assassins. We want to preserve its low gold cost so that it's still an accessible situational pickup, but with stats that are more proportional.
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- Lethality reduced to 12 from 18.
While Serpent's Fang's primary users are physical assassins, its power for ranged users feels underwhelming. We're reducing the gap between melee and ranged shield reduction to make it an option for countering high-shield enemies, even without assassins on your side.
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- Shield reduction for ranged champions increased to 35% from 25%.
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- Bug Fix: Shield Reaver no longer applies to non-champions.
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- Unique Passive - Shield Reaver:
- New Effect: Dealing damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain within the next 3 seconds by 50%, and if the target was not already afflicted by this effect, reduces all active shields on them by the same amount.
- This does not affect magic damage shields.
- Old Effect: Basic attacks and abilities deal 70 (+ 40% bonus AD) bonus physical damage against shield. Does not affect magic damage shields.
- Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where Shield Reaver would not reduce the target's current shields if the user owned an item with an on-hit effect.
Serpent’s Fang is a powerful but underwhelming and confusing item, so we're making it more broadly usable. Imagine Grievous Wounds for shields, but with extra profits!
General
- updatedSHIELD REAVER: Dealing damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain by 50% for melee champions and 25% for ranged champions for the next three seconds. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Shield Reaver, reduce all shields on them by 50% for melee champions and 25% for ranged champions.
- ON-HIT ITEM BUGFIX: Fixed a bug where Serpent's Fang's Shield Reaver passive would not reduce an enemy's shields if the user had any on-hit items equipped
General
- Total cost reduced to 2600 gold from 2800 gold.
- Combine cost reduced to 625 gold from 825 gold.
- Attack damage reduced to 55 from 60.
- Description has been updated in the Collection tab.
Although Fang is a strong item, it hasn’t seen much action, so we’re increasing its damage to solidify it as a powerful situational choice for assassins.
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- Shield Reaver base damage increased to 70 from 50.
Serpent's Fang added to League of Legends
General
- Recipe: Serrated Dirk + Pickaxe + 825 gold = 2800 gold.
- Stats: 60 attack damage, 18 lethality.
- Unique Passive - Shield Reaver: Basic attacks and abilities deal 50 (+ 40% bonus AD) bonus physical damage against shield. Does not apply against magic damage shields.
- Limited to 1 Serpent's Fang.
Serpent's Fang added to League of Legends
Anti-shielding
Base Stats
- TOTAL COST: 2800 gold
- BUILD PATH: Serrated Dirk + Pickaxe + 825 gold
- ATTACK DAMAGE: 60
- LETHALITY: 18
Effects
- SHIELD REAVER: Basic attacks and abilities deal 50 (+40% bonus AD) additional physical damage to shielded targets.