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Stealth Ward Stats & Patch History

League of Legends (PC)

Stealth Ward Current Status

Mixed direction - Stealth Ward's last 3 changes include both buffs and nerfs. Stealth Ward has been changed in 21 League of Legends patches. 5 buffs, 3 nerfs, 12 adjustments. Most recently nerfed in Patch 26.3 ().

Cost: 0g
Active - Trinket: Consume a charge to place an invisible Totem Ward at the target location, which grants sight of the surrounding area for 90 - 120 (based on level) seconds. (2s)

Stealth Ward Changes

Patch 26.3

nerf

General

  • Cooldown increased to 210 to 90 (based on average champion level) seconds from 170 to 90 (based on average champion level).

Patch 26.1

buff

General

  • Recharge timer reduced to 170 to 90 (based on average champion level) seconds from 210 to 120 (based on average champion level).

Patch 13.14

change

General

  • Bug Fix: No longer sometimes indicates an incorrect cooldown timer.

Patch 13.9

change

General

  • Bug Fix: Swapping to Oracle Lens no longer allows the user to stack up to 3 charges of the trinket.

Patch 13.3

buff

General

  • Recharge timer reduced to 210 to 120 (based on average champion level) seconds from 240 to 120 (based on average champion level).

Patch 10.24

change

General

  • Updated icon.

Patch 10.23

change

General

  • Renamed to Stealth Ward from Warding Totem.
  • Updated icon.
  • Limited to 1 Trinket item.

Patch 10.13

change

General

  • Bug Fix: When attempting to place a fourth ward on the map, the mini-map now properly indicates which of the first three wards will be replaced.

Patch 9.24

change

General

  • Cooldown when swapping trinkets is now based on time since you last used any trinket.
  • Charges are now converted into its value in cooldown.

Patch 8.23

nerf

General

  • Ward duration reduced to 90 to 120 (based on level) seconds from 90 to 180 (based on level).
  • Ward duration and cooldown now scales with the average level of all champions instead of the owner's level.

Patch 8.10

change

General

  • Ward duration increased to 90 to 180 (based on level) seconds from 60 to 120 (based on level).
  • Cooldown increased to 240 to 120 (based on level) seconds from 180 to 90 (based on level).

Patch 8.8

buff

General

  • New Effect: Swapping between trinkets now sets your new trinket to the same percentage remaining cooldown as your old one rather than flat 120 second cooldown on swap.

Patch 7.13

change

General

  • New Effect: Tooltip now displays Vision Score.

Patch 6.1

buff

General

  • Cooldown reduced to 180–90 seconds from 180–120.

Patch 4.9

change

Patch 3.14

change

General

  • Trinket - No Cost
  • Unique Active: Places a Stealth Ward that lasts 60 seconds (120 second cooldown). Limit 3 Stealth Wards on the map per player.
  • Unique Passive: Transforms into a Greater Totem at level 9.

Patch 1.0.0.146

change

General

  • Now displays a targeting indicator when placing a ward inside a bush.
  • Fixed: Wards no longer state that they have 20 attack damage.

Patch 1.0.0.111

change

General

  • Now has a green top.

Patch 1.0.0.108

buff

General

  • Cost reduced to 75 gold from 90 gold.
  • Now has 3 health, is immune to healing effects, and takes only 1 damage from every attack.

Patch 1.0.0.107

nerf

General

  • Health reduced to 1 and armor reduced to 0.
  • Reduced collision and spellhit sizes.
  • Duration reduced to 3 minutes from 4.5.

Patch 1.0.0.105

new

Stealth Ward added to League of Legends

General

  • Tooltip updated.

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Stealth Ward League of Legends FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions
What does Stealth Ward do in League of Legends?
Stealth Ward has 1 passive: Trinket.
When was Stealth Ward last changed in League of Legends?
Stealth Ward was last nerfed in League of Legends Patch 26.3, released February 3, 2026. That patch changed Cooldown increased to 210 to 90 (based on average champion level) seconds from 170 to 90 (based on average champion level).
How many times has Stealth Ward been buffed or nerfed in LoL?
Stealth Ward has been changed in 21 League of Legends patches: 5 buffs, 3 nerfs, 12 adjustments.
Is Stealth Ward getting buffed or nerfed in LoL?
Mixed direction - Stealth Ward's last 3 changes include both buffs and nerfs. Stealth Ward was last nerfed in Patch 26.3.
Was Stealth Ward changed in LoL Patch 26.17?
No - Stealth Ward was not changed in Patch 26.17. Its most recent change was in Patch 26.3.
When was Stealth Ward added to League of Legends?
Stealth Ward was added to League of Legends in Patch 1.0.0.105 on November 16, 2010.