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Vigilant Wardstone Stats & Patch History

Removed

League of Legends (PC)

Vigilant Wardstone was removed from the game in Patch 26.1.

January 7, 2026

Vigilant Wardstone Current Status

Vigilant Wardstone has been changed in 9 League of Legends patches. 1 nerf, 7 adjustments. Removed in Patch 26.1.

Cost: 2300g
Ability Haste: 20
Health: 250
Armor: 25
Magic Resist: 30
Recipe:
Active: Consumes a charge of Arcane Cache to place a visible Control Ward at the target location (600 range).
UNIQUE Passive - Arcane Cache: Purchasing a Control Ward stocks it as a charge, up to maximum of 3.
UNIQUE Passive - Behold: Increase your Stealth Ward, Totem Ward, and Control Ward caps by 1.

Vigilant Wardstone Nerfs & Changes

Patch 26.1

removed

Removed from the game

The functionality of Wardstone was rolled into the support role quest so there’s no longer a need for it to be an item.

General

  • Removed from the game.

Patch 14.1

nerf

General

  • New Stats: 250 health, 25 armor, 30 magic resistance, 20 ability haste.
  • Old Stats: 250 health, 50% base mana regeneration, 10 ability haste.
  • Removed Unique Passive - Blessing of Ixtal: Increases bonus attack damage, bonus health, ability power and ability haste by 20%.

Patch 13.11

change

General

  • Bug Fix: No longer has an infinite amount of charges for Control Ward.

Patch 13.10

change

Vigilant was changed from an auto-upgrade from Watchful Wardstone into a gold sink as a result of the general cost of support items shifting downwards. This is intended to be a strong late-game item for those games where your inventory gets full and you still want to be able to buy control wards.

New

  • Can only be purchased after completing a support quest (1000 gold generated gold).
  • Recipe: Watchful Wardstone + 1200 gold = 2300 gold.
  • Stats: 250 health, 10 ability haste, 50% base mana regeneration.
  • Unique Passive - Arcane Cache: This item can store up to 3 purchased Control Ward.
  • Unique Passive - Behold: Increase your Stealth Ward, Totem Ward, and Control Ward caps by 1.
  • Unique Passive - Chosen of Ixtal: Increases bonus attack damage, bonus health, ability power and ability haste by 20%.
  • Limited to 1 Sightstone item.

Old

  • Automatically upgrades from Watchful Wardstone after completing a support quest (1000 gold generated gold) and reaching level 13.
  • Recipe: Watchful Wardstone + 0 gold = 1100 gold.
  • Stats: 150 health, 15 ability haste.
  • Unique Passive - Arcane Cache: This item can store up to 3 purchased Control Ward.
  • Unique Passive - Behold: Increase your Stealth Ward, Totem Ward, and Control Ward caps by 1.
  • Unique Passive - Blessings of Ixtal: Increases bonus attack damage, bonus health, ability power and ability haste by 12%.
  • Limited to 1 Sightstone item.

Patch 13.7

change

General

  • Bug Fix: Pinging the item while it has no charges now properly indicates in the chat that it has none.

Patch 12.4

change

General

  • Bug Fix: Tooltip now properly displays the correct number of wards currently placed.

Patch 12.1

change

General

  • New Effect: Tooltip now includes the number of wards currently placed.

Patch 11.20

change

General

  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where upgrading Watchful Wardstone would grant a duplicate.

Patch 11.11

change

New

  • Cost: 1100 gold, upgrades from Watchful Wardstone.
  • Stats: 15 ability haste, 150 health.
  • Unique Passive - Arcane Cache: This item can store up to 3 purchased Control Ward.
  • Unique Passive - Behold: Increase your Stealth Ward and Control Ward caps by 1.
  • Unique Passive - Blessing of Ixtal: Increases bonus attack damage, bonus health, ability power and ability haste by 12%.
  • Limited to 1 Sightstone item.

Old

  • Requires level 13 to purchase. Requires 20 Stealth Ward or Totem Ward placed to purchase. Requires Watchful Wardstone to purchase.
  • Recipe: Watchful Wardstone + 1200 gold = 2300 gold.
  • Stats: 40 ability haste, 10% movement speed.
  • Unique Passive - Arcane Cache: This item can store up to 3 purchased Control Ward.
  • Unique Passive - Visions of Ixtal: Increase your Stealth Ward and Control Ward caps by 1.
  • Limited to 1 Sightstone item.

Patch 10.23

new

Vigilant Wardstone added to League of Legends

Hold Control Wards

General

  • Requires level 13 to purchase. Requires 20 Stealth Ward or Totem Ward placed to purchase. Requires Watchful Wardstone to purchase.
  • Recipe: Watchful Wardstone + 1200 gold = 2300 gold.
  • Stats: 40 ability haste, 10% movement speed.
  • Unique Passive - Arcane Cache: This item can store up to 3 purchased Control Ward.
  • Unique Passive - Visions of Ixtal: Increase your Stealth Ward and Control Ward caps by 1.
  • Limited to 1 Sightstone item.

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Vigilant Wardstone League of Legends FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions
When was Vigilant Wardstone last changed in League of Legends?
Vigilant Wardstone was removed from League of Legends in Patch 26.1 on January 7, 2026.
How many Vigilant Wardstone nerfs are there in LoL?
Vigilant Wardstone nerfs: 1, with no buffs recorded. Vigilant Wardstone has been changed in 9 League of Legends patches, including 7 neutral adjustments.
When was Vigilant Wardstone added to League of Legends?
Vigilant Wardstone was added to League of Legends in Patch 10.23 on November 10, 2020.