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Elder DragonStats & Patch History

Epic Monsters · League of Legends (PC)Also in: Elder Dragon in Wild Rift

Elder Dragon Current Status

Leaning down - 1 of Elder Dragon's last 3 changes was a nerf. Elder Dragon has been changed in 12 League of Legends patches. 3 nerfs, 9 adjustments. Most recently adjusted in Patch 26.1 ().

Health: 11500 (+575/lvl 13-18)
Attack Damage: 105
Attack Speed: 0.5
Range: 500
Armor: 34 (+8/lvl 13-18)
Magic Resist: 32 (+4/lvl 13-18)
Move Speed: 330
Gold: 150 / +100
XP: 650
CS: 4
Monster Type: Epic, Large
Initial Spawn: Spawns each time after a team has killed their 4th drake
Respawn: 6:00

An exceptionally tough ranged attacker. It can damage multiple champions with its attacks.

Elder Dragon Changes

Patch 26.1

change

Elder Dragon

  • Starting level increased to 13 from 10.
  • Health changed to 11500 from 6400 (+ 290 per minute before it spawns).
  • Armor changed to 34 from 120 to 189 (based on level).
  • Magic resistance changed to 32 from 70 to 113 (based on level).
  • Global gold reduced to 150 gold from 250 gold.
  • Local experience reduced to 0 from 830.
  • Global experience increased to 650 from 500.
  • Comeback XP is now linear instead of quadratic but still scales up to 2x at a 4 level deficit.

Patch 14.3

change

Elder Dragon

  • Bug Fix: First spawn timer is now properly 360 seconds instead of 300 seconds.

Patch 14.2

nerf

Elder Dragon

  • Undocumented: First spawn timer reduced to 300 seconds after a team has killed their 4th drake from 360 seconds.
  • Subsequent respawn timer unchanged at 360 seconds.

Patch 12.17

change

Elder Dragon

  • Bug Fix: No longer incorrectly uses the roar SFX of normal Dragon.

Patch 12.14

change

Elder Dragon

  • Attack damage reduced to 105 from 150.
  • Health per minute increased to 290 from 180.
  • Dragon's Breath health ratio reduced to 5% of target's current health from 7%.

Patch 10.23

change

Aspect of the Dragon

  • Bug Fix: Riftmaker no longer causes Aspect of the Dragon's burn to last indefinitely until the target dies.
  • Bug Fix: The Collector execute no longer procs off Aspect of the Dragon's execute, creating a loop against invulnerable targets that immediately killed them when the invulnerability wore off.

Patch 10.18

change

Aspect of the Dragon

  • Bug Fix: Champions with the Aspect of the Dragon will no longer be burned while invulnerable.

Patch 9.24b

nerf

Aspect of the Dragon

  • Duration reduced to 150 seconds from 180.
  • Burn damage reduced to 75 to 225 (based on minutes) from 90 to 270 (based on minutes).

Patch 9.24

change

Aspect of the Dragon

  • Bug Fix: Can no longer execute champions with passives that make them untargetable with abilities (ex. Cell Division, Rebirth).
  • Bug Fix: Pets' attacks now properly apply it (ex. Zyra plants, Shaco boxes, Heimerdinger turrets).
  • Bug Fix: Burn damage no longer lasts longer than it should for enemies with Death's Dance.

Patch 9.23

change

Aspect of the Dragon

  • New buff icon and VFX.
  • New Effects:
  • Damaging enemies causes them to burn for 90 to 270 (based on minutes) true damage over 3 seconds. Damaging an enemy champion below 20% of their maximum health blasts them with Elder Immolation after 0.5 seconds, dealing 100% of their maximum health as true damage. Elder Immolation has no cooldown. Lasts 180 seconds and is lost on death.
  • Elder Immolation can't execute enemies through invulnerability effects like Zhonya's Hourglass or undying effects like Lamb's Respite.
  • Old Effects:
  • Aspect of the Dragon: Damage to non-turret units burns them for 45 + (45 per Dragon Slayer stack) bonus true damage over 3 seconds and true sight them for the duration. Also increases the strength of all Dragon Slayer buffs by 50%. Lasts for 150 seconds.
  • Empowered Aspect of the Dragon: Dealing damage to non-turrets burn the target for 135 + (90 per Dragon Slayer stack) bonus true damage over 3 seconds and reveals them for the duration. Also increases the strength of all Dragon Slayer buffs by 100%. Lasts for 300 seconds.
  • Bug Fix: Elder Immolation now calculates execution threshold post-mitigation from pre-mitigation.

Patch 8.4

nerf

Elder Dragon

  • Respawn time reduced to 8 minutes from 10.

Patch 7.3

change

Elder Dragon

  • Bug Fix: Aspect of the Dragon visuals are more consistent on lower graphical settings.

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Elder Dragon League of Legends FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions
When was Elder Dragon last changed in League of Legends?
Elder Dragon was last adjusted in League of Legends Patch 26.1, released January 7, 2026. That patch changed Elder Dragon (Starting level increased to 13 from 10).
How many times has Elder Dragon been buffed or nerfed in LoL?
Elder Dragon has been changed in 12 League of Legends patches: 3 nerfs, 9 adjustments.
Is Elder Dragon getting buffed or nerfed in LoL?
Leaning down - 1 of Elder Dragon's last 3 changes was a nerf. Elder Dragon was last adjusted in Patch 26.1.
Was Elder Dragon changed in LoL Patch 26.16?
No - Elder Dragon was not changed in Patch 26.16. Its most recent change was in Patch 26.1.