Lizard Elder

The Lizard Elder is a neutral Minion in League of Legends

When killed, the Lizard Elder grants a buff where every hit deals bonus damage scaling with level and slows enemies. The Lizard Elder spawns with two other Young Lizards. The Lizard Elder's attacks deal DoT, or damage over time.

Buff
The buff gained from killing the lizard can be identified by swirling red runes around the champion. Because of this, it is often called the "red buff" or just "red". Killing this champion will transfer the buff to you.

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 better for melee characters such as, , and than it does for ranged physical attackers such as  and.
 * 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 or take on bigger monsters like the Dragon.
 * 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.
 * Controlling the Lizard buffs can give your team an advantage in the match. Most junglers will attempt to control not only their own but also the opposing team's buff.
 * The lizard spawn is indicated by a gold marker on the minimap. If your team has vision (via a champion or ward present) when the lizard is killed, the gold marker will disappear and reappear when the lizard respawns. You can use this to know when the lizard is up.
 * The summoner spell Clairvoyance will not remove the gold marker even if it allows you to see the lizard is gone.
 * can use her to reveal the area and this will remove the gold marker if the final explosion of Hawk Shot is on the lizard camp.
 * The lizard respawns despite the buff still being around, so there can be more than Two buffs around. The same applies for the golem.