League of Legends: Hand of Baron Buff Guide

League of Legends: Hand of Baron Buff Guide

By Marcus Chen

January 30, 2025 at 04:20 PM

Baron buff provides powerful team-wide advantages when your team defeats Baron Nashor. The buff is lost upon death and cannot be transferred between champions.

Purple-glowing character with floating spheres

Purple-glowing character with floating spheres

Key Effects:

  • Empowered Recall with 50% reduced channel time
  • 50% bonus movement speed from spawn homeguard
  • Nearby allied minions receive significant empowerments

Minion Empowerments:

  • All minions: Movement speed set to 92.5% of nearby champions (max 500)
  • Melee minions: 75 bonus range, 50-70% damage reduction from champions
  • Caster minions: 100 bonus range, increased missile speed, 20 bonus AD
  • Siege minions: 750 bonus range, 50 bonus AD, 200% damage to structures

Important Notes:

  • Minions are empowered within 1450 units of champions with Baron buff
  • Empowerment is lost when no Baron-buffed champions are within 1500 units
  • Siege minions maintain safe distance while attacking turrets
  • Buff duration: 180 seconds

Recent Changes:

  • Updated visual effects
  • Removed health/mana regeneration
  • Adjusted scaling values for damage reduction
  • Modified bonus AD/AP values
  • Rebalanced minion empowerment effects

The buff creates significant pushing power through empowered minions while providing utility through improved recall and movement speed. Strategic positioning of Baron-buffed champions is crucial for maximizing minion empowerments during pushes.

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