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card, see Poison Puffcap (Legends of Runeterra).
Puffcaps are poisonous mushrooms that grow in the toxic sewers of Zaun.
Lore[]
Related Champions[]
- Teemo uses Puffcaps as traps during his adventures into the wilds.
Physiology[]
| “ | "Better let 'em air out a minute. Greenies can't take the smell. But lemme tells ya... once you're accustomed, nothin' like it!" |
—  3 Puffcap Peddler
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| “ | "First, the soft thump as the puffcap pops. Next, searing, debilitating pain. Finally, the distant sound of giggles..." |
—  Teemo
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Puffcaps have are green in color, with purple, red, or pink polka dots. They can grow to immense sizes.
These poisonous mushrooms are very dangerous for consumption, as they would give the consumer hallucinations. With enough consumed, can result in death.
They are also very volatile, seemingly being able to explode. Their spores and odors are able to poison and kill most of its victims.
Culture[]
| “ | "Pop goes the puffcap, pop goes the puffcap, Ow ow ow, ow ow ow! Pop goes the puffcap, pop goes the puffcap, Down we go, down we go!" |
| — Zaunite nursery rhyme | |
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Puffcaps are used for a giant underground black market where they are collected by Whumps and brought back to the 4 Chump Whump Yordle or the 3 Puffcap Peddler for further trade.
Media[]
Sapient Species| Main Sapient Species |
Ascended · Brackern · Celestial · Dragon · Golem · Human · Minotaur · Spirit · Titan† · Troll · Undead · Vastaya · Vastayashai'rei† · Voidborn · Watcher · Yeti | |
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| Lesser Sapient Species |
Azurite Eagle · Bubble Bear · Cat · Chirean · Coral Creature · Dredge Dredger · Fish Folk · Molediver · Pengu · Plague Rat · Poro · Shellshocker · Squill · Vellox · Whump | |
| Sapient Sub-Species | ||
| Ascended |
Aspect Host · Baccai · Darkin · God-Warrior | |
| Celestial | ||
| Dragon | ||
| Golem | ||
| Spirit |
Demon · Faerie · Fae Fawn · Luonn Kon · Naga · Nixie · Spirit God · Treant · Yordle | |
| Undead | ||
| Vastaya |
Besheb · Canghapi · Chyra · Fauhwoon · Juloah · Lhotlan · Khonlui · Kepthalla · Kiilash · Makara · Marai · Ophelis · Ottrani · Oovi-Kat · Raylu · Shimon · Skard · Sodjoko · Strig · Vesani · Vlotah | |
Sentient Species
Non-Sentient Species| Non-Sentient Species |
Blast Cone · Blue Stargazer · Calasa · Cavernberry · Citrus · Daisy · Duskpetal · Freljordian Grain · Grass · Honeyfruit · Kiwa · Lilie · Lotus · Medicila Elasticas · Mushroom · Naap · Night-Blooming Zychid · Nightbloom · Nirpooti · Parethan Corpse Tulip · Pearl of the Moon · Petricite Tree · Poppy · Raikkon Berry · Rose · Scryer's Bloom · Serpentleaf · Spirit · Sun Apple Tree · Tola Vine · Vlonqo Flower · Xaolan Tree | |
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| Non-Sentient Sub-Species | ||
| Citrus |
Bilge Bitter · Demacian Tangor · Ionian Citrus Fruit · Noxian Orange · Piltover Shaddock · Shadow Citrus | |
| Lilie | ||
| Mushroom |
Puffcap · Stingsalve Fungus | |
| Spirit | ||
Alternate Universe Only Species| Sentient Species |
Bantha · Chicken · Firelight · Forest Chameleon · Manatee · Porowl · Yonkeies · Unnamed Species |
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Other Species| Mentioned Species |
These species were only mentioned, but were never elaborated on. |
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| Species Alterations |
These alterations are characteristics that multiple different species can have. |