Ward



A ward is an item that reveals the Fog of War once placed. It is visible for a short time but becomes stealthed and has a limited duration of 3 minutes. A ward has the fixed 3 units of health and any attack on it only reduces 1 unit per hit regardless. Any damage enhancing effect (e.g., passive of , passive of or any Spellblade passive) will not be applied or consumed while attacking the ward.

In patch V3.12 Sight and Vision Wards received a model and texture update.

Available Wards and Ward Items
Available wards are:
 * is the least expensive type of ward, which reveals all non-stealthed nearby units.
 * is a ward that reveals all units nearby, including stealthed units.
 * A ward, created and placed by the activation of the aforementioned item. It has the same functions, characteristics and appearance of the . The item activation is unique and has a cooldown of 1.5 minutes.
 * wards. It has four charges, and may consume a charge to place a ward. Up to two wards from this item may be active at a time.
 * wards. It has five charges, and may consume a charge to place a ward. Up to three wards from this item may be active at a time.
 * is an invisible ward with a timer of 60 seconds. This ward shows up in your inventory at the start of a match if you put a mastery point into Explorer from the utility section of your masteries. Unfortunately this ward can only be used in Summoner's Rift and grants 25 starting gold at other maps.

Skins
Ward skins refers to the altered appearance of a and/or, but no change to their item effects. Ward skins have usually been introduced during seasonal events and fall into the the theme of that event (i.e. Haunting ward for Harrowing or Snowman Ward for Snowdown Showdown). In October 2013, Riot introduced the first Champion-themed ward skins as well. The following is a gallery of all ward skins that have been created and put into the game:

Rented Ward Skins
Ward skins first appeared during the 2012 Harrowing seasonal event, and the five new ward skins were put on sale for rent only and not permanent. Some of the wards were purchasable for a small amount of while others were made obtainable with. Riot was just introducing the new idea of ward skins and listened intently to the feedback (that proved to be negative) for future ward skins.

Harrowing 2012
Announcement made by NeeksNaman:

We're excited to announce ward skins, a new customization option that allows you to change the appearance of your Sight and Vision Wards on the Fields of Justice. In keeping with the season, these ward skins are inspired by the haunting guise of the Shadow Isles. Activating a ward skin will transform your wards into ghosts, s

Here are the first fivrn Ward – 165 RP

Free Ward Skins
After receiving the negative feedback from players voicing their objection against having to spend points on a ward skin that won't be permanent on their account, ward skins thereafter were made free to to use during the seasonal event and removed once it was over.

Snowdown Showdown 2012

 * Snowman Ward
 * Gingerbread Ward

Lunar Revel 2013

 * Banner of the Serpent Ward
 * Lantern of the Serpent Ward

Permanent Ward Skins
On October 1st 2013, Riot introduced the first permanent and champion- based ward skins.

Announcement made by RiotWenceslaus

''If you've been hankering for some new ward skins, we've got some good news for you. The first run of permanent, non-seasonal wards is now hot off the presses into the League of Legends store.''

''To help you rep a trio of your favorite champs wherever you're laning, these new ward skins are all themed after members of the League of Legends lineup. You'll find them in the wards tab of the store for 640 RP once the new patch lands:''


 * Lux: light the way with some wand-shaped warding
 * Soraka: let the cosmos guide you by picking up Starchild wards
 * Draven: fly your League of Draven colors proudly with the official ward of the Glorious Executioner

If you're a super-passionate ward-enthusiast or just like a little variety you can also snag all three as a bundle for 1632 RP.

''It's a good day to buy a Sight Stone, summoners. Happy warding, and we'll see you on the Fields of Justice.''

Links
A simple guide to sight wards