Caster minion

For general information, see Minion (League of Legends).

Caster Minion
Ranged
Bounty
Gold	14
Exp	30.4 / 39.68
CS	1
Statistics
Health	296 − 485 (based on upgrades)
Attack damage	24 − 120 (based on upgrades)
Attack speed	0.667
Range	550
Armor	0
Magic res.	0
Location
Initial	1:05
Respawn	0:30

Caster minions are ranged minions. Three caster minions spawn with each minion wave.

Notes

• Caster minions upgrade every 90 seconds increasing their health and AD. At the sixth upgrade they change their health and AD scaling. This continues until the 25th upgrade.
• Caster minions have the cosmetic item Phreakish Gusto:
  • Unique: Turret basic attacks are modified to deal 70% of this minion's maximum health as pre-mitigation damage.
  • The item's name is a reference to Phreak.
• Caster minions deal 50% reduced damage against structures.

Map Differences

• On Howling Abyss, caster minions grant 17 (+ 0.125 / 90s).

Trivia

• In Teamfight Tactics Sets 1, 2 and 4, their Red Team variants featured as PvE Round monsters in Rounds 1–3 and 1–4.
• Caster Minion had different names during development:
  • Beta 1 were called Barracks Wizard.
    • There were Beta 1 ranged minions called Archer Minion.
  • Beta 3 were called Wizard Minion.
  • Summoner's Rift Update caster minions are referred to Ranged Minion in game files.

Media

Archer Minion Square Icon (Order)

Archer Minion Square Icon (Chaos)

Caster minions as they appeared in the Beta.

Blue Beta 1 Barracks Wizard (Order)

Blue Beta 1 Archer Minion (Order)

Red Beta 1 Barracks Wizard (Chaos)

Red Beta 1 Archer Minion (Chaos)

Blue Beta 3 Caster Minion (Order)

Purple Beta 3 Caster Minion (Chaos)

Blue Update Caster Minion (Order)

Red Update Caster Minion (Chaos)

Order and Chaos Caster Minions

Order "PROJECT" Caster Minion

Chaos "PROJECT" Caster Minion

Order and Chaos "Snowdown" Caster Minions

Order "Draven" Caster Minion

Chaos "Draven" caster minion

Purple Chaos "Draven" Caster Minion

Order "Star Guardian" Caster Minion

Chaos "Star Guardian" Caster Minion

Blue "Arcane" Caster Minion (Order)

Red "Arcane" Caster Minion (Order)

Blue "Arcane" Caster Minion (Chaos)

Red "Arcane" Caster Minion (Chaos)

Patch History

V14.10

• Shared XP multiplier increased to 124% from 116%.
  • Solo XP unchanged at 95%.

V13.12

• Removed: Mid lane minions no longer give 1 less before 14:00.

V12.22

• New Effect: All minions spawned in the middle lane will now be worth 1 less before 14 minutes when last hit.

V9.23

• Minion solo experience multiplier increased to 0.93 from 0.92.
  • Solo XP increased to 29.76 from 29.44.
• Minion shared experience multiplier reduced to 1.16 from 1.2.
  • Shared XP reduced to 37.12 from 38.4.

V8.23

• Health changed to 296 − 485 (based on upgrades) from 296 − 425 (based on minutes).
  • Time threshold to trigger health cap increased to 37 minutes from 27 minutes.
  • Maximum health increased to 485 from 425 (previous maximum at 27 minutes). Value at 27 minutes remains 425.
• Attack damage changed to 24 − 120 (based on upgrades) from 22.5 (+1.5 / 90s).
  • Attack damage now has a maximum threshold instead of scaling infinitely.
  • Maximum attack damage implemented at 120.5 (at 37 minutes). Previous value at 37 minutes was 60.5.
• Hand of Baron
  • Incoming champion damage reduction increased to 70% from 50%.

V8.7

• Base gold reward reduced to 14 from 17.
• Gold reward growth reduced to 0 from 0.125.

V8.2

• New Effect: Now have the cosmetic item Phreakish Gusto.

V6.22

• Health growth over time decreased by ~60%
• Ranged minions now gain ~100% attack damage as the game progresses
• DAMAGE TO MINIONS Turret bullets now deal a fixed percent of minion max health:
  • RANGED ~70% health per bullet

V5.23

• MINION DAMAGE BONUS While your team has a level advantage, your minions deal bonus damage to enemy minions equal to 5% + 5% per turret advantage in their lane, all multiplied by your team's level advantage.
• MINION DEFENSE BONUS While your team has a level advantage, your minions take reduced damage from enemy minions equal to 1 + 1 per turret advantage in that lane, with the turret advantage bonus multiplied by the team's level advantage.

V5.22

• INITIAL GOLD VALUE 13.8 gold ⇒ 17 gold
• GOLD GROWTH 0.17 gold per minute ⇒ 0.125 gold per minute

V5.8

• Visual and Gameplay Update on Howling Abyss map (to match Summoner's Rift).
• Minions no longer gain magic resistance over time.
• Minion health gain over time increased to compensate the loss of resistances.

V4.21

• RANGED MINION GOLD REWARD 14 ⇒ 15

V4.20

• Minions no longer gain armor or magic resistance over time.
• All minion health gain over time has been increased to be roughly as durable as when they had resistances.

V4.19

• Visual Update on Summoner's Rift map.

V3.14

• Lane Minions are no longer worth more experience based on game time.

V1.0.0.152

• Base gold value reduced to 15 from 16.

V1.0.0.112

• Caster minion armor now increases by 1.25 every 3 minutes (up from 0.5).

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