Crest of Cinders

The Blessing of the Lizard Elder is a buff in League of Legends. The buff is available both on Summoner's Rift and on Twisted Treeline. The buff can be identified by swirling red runes around the champion. Because of this, it is often called the "red buff" or just "red". The damage dealt by Blessing of the Lizard Elder is True Damage. This makes it extremely valuble in killing champions who have high resistances.

How to Get

 * On Summoner's Rift, by landing the killing blow on the Lizard Elder (from which its name is derived).
 * On Twisted Treeline, by killing Grez The Lizard Lord.
 * By killing a champion that currently possess this buff.

Strategy

 * As of V1.0.0.106, the red buff slows (10/20/30)% for melee characters and only (5/10/15)% for ranged characters.
 * This makes the buff more effective for melee characters such as, , and than it does for ranged physical attackers such as  and . Of course, the buff is useless to any champion that is unable to hit enemies with their basic attack, and melee champions have a much large gap in which they are unable to hit their basic attacks against enemies.
 * The jungler will most likely take the red buffs at least early in the game.
 * The extra damage lets the jungler clear minion packs more easily and take on bigger monsters like the.
 * The slow from the buff is extremely valuable for the jungler to successfully execute a gank.
 * The slow from the buff stacks with all other effects that would reduce the target's movement speed except another red buff.
 * For example if you are carrying a and have the red buff, both slows will be applied to the target.



Patch History
V1.0.0.106:
 * Blessing of the Lizard Elder now slows for 10/20/30% if melee and 5/10/15% if ranged.