Although Lifeline is a unique passive and will put all its shared passives on cooldown, the secondary effects linked to it will still trigger.
Trivia[]
This item is related to Czech YouTuber "Radek Starý" (known as Sterakdary) for achieving high number of referrals. Although the newer referral system was available, Sterakdary was still using the original referral system.
Sterak's Gage is 38.71% gold efficient without its passives.
Sterak's Gage is at least 66.94% gold efficient (due to its base attack damage increasing effect) when bought on a level 1 Kayle (because she's the lowest base AD melee champion) and at most 125.08% gold efficient when bought on a level 18 Illaoi.
Unique Passive - Bloodlust: After dealing or taking damage against an enemy champion, heal ( 2% / 1.2%)maximum health over 6 seconds. This stacks and refreshes per unique champion, up to 5 times for a maximum of healing ( 10% / 6%)maximum health over the duration.
Unique Passive - Lifeline: Upon taking damage that would reduce you below 30% maximum health, gain a 200 shield for 5 seconds. This shield is increased by ( 8% / 4.8%)maximum health per stack of Bloodlust (60 second cooldown).
Unique Passive - Giant Strength: Gain 50% of base attack damage as bonus attack damage.
Unique Passive - Lifeline: If you take 400 − 1800 (based on level) damage within 5 seconds, you gain a shield for up to 3.75 seconds equal to 75% of your bonus health, which starts decaying after 0.75 seconds (60 second cooldown). Triggering Lifeline grants Sterak's Fury.
Unique Passive - Sterak's Fury: Grants +25% increased size and +30% Tenacity for 8 seconds.
V9.1
Bug Fix: Tooltip now shows the exact amount of damage required to trigger its shield as well as the exact shield granted.
V8.12
Removed Unique Passive: +50% base attack damage.
New Unique Passive - Giant Strength: Gain 50% of base attack damage as bonus attack damage.
New Effect: +50% base AD is now an Unique Passive.
New Effect:Lifeline shield now starts decaying after 0.75 seconds.
Sterak's Fury bonus effect changed to 30% Tenacity from 30% additional base AD.
New Restriction:Melee only. Form-swapping champions only benefit from the base attack bonus buff while in melee form. Shield persists through form-swapping from melee to ranged.
V7.10
Bug Fix: Tooltip has been updated to clarify that the buff from Sterak's Fury lasts 8 seconds, but the shield from Lifeline only lasts 3 seconds.
V7.9
Bonus base attack damage increased to 30% from 25%.
Sterak's Fury
Bonus base attack damage increased to 30% of base from 25%.
Bonus base attack damage duration increased to 8 seconds from 3.
Shield strength changed to 75% bonus health from 30% maximum health.
V6.23
Combine cost reduced to 1050 from 1150 .
Total cost reduced to 2600 from 2700 .
V6.10
Bug Fix:Lifeline cooldown no longer resets to full after the Sterak's Fury buff expires.
The bonus base attack damage granted is considered to be BASE attack damage - i.e. it will increase the damage dealt by Sheen, but will not affect abilities with bonus-AD ratios.
Unique Passive: Upon taking at least 400 - 1800 damage (based on level) within 5 seconds, grants Primal Rage.
Primal Rage: Grow in size and strength, gaining increase size, +25% additional base attack damage, and a rapidly decaying shield for 30% of your maximum health.