A unit card with keyword 
Overwhelm.
Overwhelm is a keyword in 
Legends of Runeterra.
- When a unit with Overwhelm is
attacking or when a spell with Overwhelm is dealing damage, if the dealing damage exceeds the blocker unit's Health, the excess damage goes to the Nexus and it is called Overwhelm damage. Tough reduces Overwhelm damage by 1. If the blocker is gone, all the damage goes through to the Nexus.Effects that adjust damage dealt like
8 The Dreadway is applied on Overwhelm unit's Power, NOT the Overwhelm damage (except 4 Shiraza the Blade will apply Overwhelm damage). Effects that adjust damage taken like Barrier or Blockade do not affect Overwhelm damage calculation.
Overwhelm damage will apply Lifesteal as well as activate Nexus Strike and Plunder if dealing at least 1 Overwhelm damage.
| Type | Static | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Positive | |
| Generatable | Yes | |
| Transferable | Yes | |
Appearance[]
Left: An attacking Overwhelm unit
Right: A backline Overwhelm unit
The icon for Overwhelm is a shield being shattered through the middle, referencing the effect 'breaking through defences'. When the controlling player has the 
Attack Token, units with Overwhelm gain a rocky protrusion on the top of their frames, and when attacking this protrusion moves to the top corners of the unit, and glows a molten red on-top. In both states, there is cracks in the protrusion showing a glowing magma effect underneath. If the attack token is lost while the unit is on the backline, an animation plays of the protrusion detaching and flipping onto and transforming into the Overwhelm icon on the bottom of the card.
When damaging the enemy Nexus through a blocker that is 
missing or gone, Overwhelm units are seen to strike the enemy Nexus as if there was no blocker there in the first place.
List of cards with keyword Overwhelm[]
List of cards granting Overwhelm[]
[]
| Name | Type | Subtype | Region(s) |  |  |  | Rarity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 03NX022 | Wild Claws | Spell |  Noxus | 5 |  Epic |
List of cards generating Overwhelm cards[]
| Name | Type | Subtype | Region(s) | | | | Rarity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 01DE042 | Lux | Unit |  Demacia | 5 | 3 | 5 |  Champion | |
 01DE042T2 | Lux | Unit | Demacia | 5 | 4 | 6 | ||
 01FR009 | Braum | Unit |  Freljord | 4 | 0 | 6 | Champion | |
 01FR009T1 | Braum | Unit | Freljord | 4 | 1 | 7 | ||
 01PZ033 | Purrsuit of Perfection | Spell |  Piltover & Zaun | 5 | Epic | |||
 04FR001 | Frozen Thrall | Landmark | Freljord | 1 |  Common | |||
 04SH137 | Thrumming Swarm | Unit |  Shurima | 7 | 8 | 4 | Epic | |
 05BC010 | Shark Trainer | Unit | Yordle |  Bandle City Bilgewater | 7 | 6 | 6 |  Rare |
 05NX001T3 | Sion | Unit | Noxus | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
 06FR029 | Frozen in Fear | Spell | Elemental | Freljord | 4 | Epic | ||
 06FR039 | Wildclaw's Ferocity | Spell | Freljord | 6 | Rare | |||
 06NX028 | Ravenbloom Conservatory | Landmark | Noxus | 1 | Rare | |||
 07BW040T1 | Mako | Unit | Bilgewater | 4 | 4 | 4 |
