Ignite is a targeted summoner spell. It deals a moderate amount of true damage over 5 seconds, and reduces healing and regeneration effects by 50%.
Strategy
Throughout Season 2 and Season 3, 
Ignite has been a popular spell among summoners for its power in duels, affording players an extra damage spell that scales with level. It is often used in aggressive builds and strategies.
A well-placed healing reduction debuff from Ignite can severely limit the effectiveness of enemy healing items (such as health potions,) as well as healing abilities from champions such as 
Soraka, 
Vladimir, and 
Warwick.
Furthermore, Ignite's true damage pierces through armor and magic resist fully and without penalty. This makes Ignite an effective counter to mitigation-based items and abilities like 
Guardian Angel and 
Rammus' 
Defensive Ball Curl.
Notes
- This spell's damage can be increased through spells that increase damage from all sources such as
Reckoning, Diplomatic Immunity, and Cutthroat. - Cleanse removes the damage over time component of Ignite, but not the healing reduction.
- The healing debuff from Ignite does not reduce the amount of temporary health gained from shields like Barrier and Janna's Eye of the Storm.
- Multiple uses of Ignite on the same target will not stack.
- A second application of Ignite on the target will refresh the duration of its effect, but will not provide any added damage or healing reduction.
- A second application of
- The healing debuff from Ignite does not stack with any other abilities that apply a healing debuff, such as Miss Fortune's Impure Shots.
- Casting ignite does not interupt channeling spells, i.e. Malzahar's Nether Grasp.
Trivia
- The icon for Ignite shows a great resemblance to Annie's Pyromania since they are both icons of a hand holding a flame.
Table of damage increase
| Level | Total True Damage | Damage per second |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70 | 14 |
| 2 | 90 | 18 |
| 3 | 110 | 22 |
| 4 | 130 | 26 |
| 5 | 150 | 30 |
| 6 | 170 | 34 |
| 7 | 190 | 38 |
| 8 | 210 | 42 |
| 9 | 230 | 46 |
| 10 | 250 | 50 |
| 11 | 270 | 54 |
| 12 | 290 | 58 |
| 13 | 310 | 62 |
| 14 | 330 | 66 |
| 15 | 350 | 70 |
| 16 | 370 | 74 |
| 17 | 390 | 78 |
| 18 | 410 | 82 |
Patch History
- Cooldown increased to 210 seconds from 180.
- Now only usable on enemy champions.
- No longer usable on minions (still usable on jungle monsters).
- Now removes stealth when used.
- The damage over time can now be removed by Cleanse.
- Fixed a bug where Ignite's visual effect would sometimes persist far beyond the actual duration.
- Now removes stealth when used.
- Fixed a bug where Ignite could be cast while in stasis from Zhonya's Ring.
- Damage per level reduced to 20 from 25.
- Can no longer be removed by Cleanse.
- Fixed a bug with ignite's tooltip cooldown value that made it seem shorter than it actually is.
- Can now be removed by Cleanse.
- Now also reduces the target’s healing and regeneration by 50%.
- Fixed an issue that prevented Ignite from being cast while silenced.
- Range increased to 600 from 550.
V0.9.25.24: Added
- Deals 50 damage plus 25 damage per level over 5 seconds. This damage is not lowered by armor or magic resistance.
- Burning Embers (mastery): While your Ignite spell is on cooldown, your champion has an additional 10 ability power.
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