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Empowerment Wild Rift RuneWR

EmpowermentRune Patch History

Keystone · League of Legends: Wild Rift

Empowerment Current Status

Mixed direction - Empowerment's last 3 changes include both buffs and nerfs. Empowerment has been changed in 6 Wild Rift patches. 3 buffs, 2 nerfs, 1 adjustment. Most recently nerfed in Patch 7.2 ().

Passive: Basic attacks on-hit against enemy champions inflict a stack lasting 4 seconds, refreshing on subsequent hits, expiring upon attacking a new champion, and stacking up to 3 times. The third stack consumes them all to deal 60 to 200 bonus adaptive damage and grant you 9% increased damage against champions until 5 seconds after exiting champion combat.

Empowerment Changes

Patch 7.2

nerf

Empowerment

  • Damage: 60–200 (based on level) → 40–165 (based on level)
  • Damage Amplification: 9% → 8%

Patch 7.1d

buff

Empowerment

  • Base damage increased from 40 to 180 (based on level) to 60 to 200 (based on level).
  • Damage amplification increased from 8% to 9%.

Patch 7.1

change

Empowerment

  • New: Basic attacks on-hit against enemy champions inflict a stack lasting 4 seconds, refreshing on subsequent hits, expiring upon attacking a new champion, and stacking up to 3 times. The third stack consumes them all to deal 40 to 180 (based on level) bonus adaptive damage and grant you 8% increased damage against champions until 5 seconds after exiting champion combat.
  • Old: Basic attacks on-hit against enemy champions inflict a stack lasting 4 seconds, refreshing on subsequent hits, expiring upon attacking a new champion, and stacking up to 3 times. The third stack consumes them all to deal 40 to 180 (based on level) bonus adaptive damage and mark the target for 6 seconds, causing them to take 9% increased incoming damage and your basic attacks against them to deal 8 to 24 (based on level) bonus true damage (4-second cooldown).

Patch 6.0d

buff

Empowerment

  • Vulnerable damage amplification increased from 8% to 9%.

Patch 5.1a

buff

Empowerment

  • Bonus true damage increased from 6 to 20 (based on level) to 8 to 24 (based on level).
  • Cooldown reduced from 6 seconds to 4.

Patch 5.1

nerf

Empowerment

  • Type: Keystone rune.
  • Passive: Basic attacks on-hit against enemy champions inflict a stack lasting 4 seconds, refreshing on subsequent hits, expiring upon attacking a new champion, and stacking up to 3 times. The third stack consumes them all to deal 40 to 180 (based on level) bonus adaptive damage and mark the target for 6 seconds, causing them to take 8% increased incoming damage and your basic attacks against them to deal 6 to 20 (based on level) bonus true damage. (6 second cooldown)

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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Empowerment last changed in Wild Rift?
Empowerment was last nerfed in Wild Rift Patch 7.2, released July 8, 2026. That patch changed Empowerment (Damage: 60–200 (based on level) → 40–165 (based on level)).
How many times has Empowerment been buffed or nerfed in Wild Rift?
Empowerment has been changed in 6 Wild Rift patches: 3 buffs, 2 nerfs, 1 adjustment.
Is Empowerment getting buffed or nerfed in Wild Rift?
Mixed direction - Empowerment's last 3 changes include both buffs and nerfs. Empowerment was last nerfed in Patch 7.2.
Was Empowerment changed in Wild Rift Patch 7.2c?
No - Empowerment was not changed in Patch 7.2c. Its most recent change was in Patch 7.2.