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Rift HeraldPatch History

League of Legends: Wild RiftAlso in: Rift Herald in League of Legends

Rift Herald Current Status

Trending up - 2 of Rift Herald's last 3 changes were buffs. Rift Herald has been changed in 10 Wild Rift patches. 2 buffs, 2 nerfs, 6 adjustments. Most recently adjusted in Patch 5.0 ().

Rift Herald Changes

Patch 5.0

change

General

  • Rift Herald will now only target turrets.

Patch 4.4

buff

General

  • Leap attack
  • Damage against Nexus changed from 775 to 1125 (based on level) to 25% target's maximum health.
  • New effect: Hitting the Nexus will execute Rift Herald.

Patch 4.3b

buff

General

  • Leap Attack
  • New effect: A second attack will deal 40% turret's maximum health instead.

Patch 4.2a

change

After reducing the overall health of turrets last patch, Rift Herald has too many benefits for whoever summons it, especially if there isn’t anyone defending the enemy turret. So we’ve made sure that Rift Herald is guaranteed to die when hitting the second turret.

General

  • Health loss on charge: Current health level × 70% → 70% of the Current health or 30% of the maximum health, the higher of the two

Patch 3.5

change

Rift Herald (Summoned)

  • Spawn time reduced from 7.6 seconds to 4.
  • Leap Attack
  • Wind up reduced from 2.5 seconds to 1.75.

Patch 3.2

change

General

  • Spawn timer increased from 4:00 elapse to 5:00.
  • Local kill gold reduced from 250 gold to 125 gold.

Patch 2.5a

nerf

General

  • Eye of the Herald hold duration reduced from 240 seconds to 210.
  • Damage against Nexus reduced from 100% of base damage to 50%.

Patch 2.5

change

General

  • Kill gold reduced from 300 gold to 250 gold.
  • New Effect: Now respawns every 4:00 elapse.
  • Default despawn time increased from 9:00 elapse to 12:00.
  • Leap Attack
  • Damage to against structures changed from (200% AD (+ 20% health)) to (1500 + user's levelx50).
  • Self damage changed from (100% AD (+ 10% health)) to 70% current health.

Patch 2.4

nerf

General

  • Initial spawn time reduced from 6:00 elapse to 4:00.

Patch 2.0

change

General

  • Weak point damage reduced from 20% maximum health to 15%.
  • Weak point threshold increased from 15% maximum health to 20%.

More Wild Rift System Changes

Rift Herald Wild Rift FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions
When was Rift Herald last changed in Wild Rift?
Rift Herald was last adjusted in Wild Rift Patch 5.0, released January 17, 2024. That patch changed Rift Herald will now only target turrets.
How many times has Rift Herald been buffed or nerfed in Wild Rift?
Rift Herald has been changed in 10 Wild Rift patches: 2 buffs, 2 nerfs, 6 adjustments.
Is Rift Herald getting buffed or nerfed in Wild Rift?
Trending up - 2 of Rift Herald's last 3 changes were buffs. Rift Herald was last adjusted in Patch 5.0.
Was Rift Herald changed in Wild Rift Patch 7.2c?
No - Rift Herald was not changed in Patch 7.2c. Its most recent change was in Patch 5.0.