League of Legends Stinger Item: Complete History and Evolution

League of Legends Stinger Item: Complete History and Evolution

By Marcus Chen

December 2, 2024 at 04:11 AM

Stinger was a legendary item in League of Legends that provided attack speed and cooldown reduction before being removed in patch V10.23.

Core Stats:

  • 35% Attack Speed
  • 10% Cooldown Reduction
  • Cost: 1100 gold (500g combine cost)

Recipe:

  • 2x Dagger

Built into:

  • Trinity Force
  • Nashor's Tooth

Gold Value:

  • 35% attack speed = 875g
  • 10% cooldown reduction = 266.67g
  • Total Gold Value = 1141.67g
  • Gold Efficiency: 103.79%

Notable Changes:

  • Initially provided 20% attack speed and 5 mana regeneration
  • Attack speed was increased to 40%, then 50%, before settling at 35%
  • Cost fluctuated between 1090g and 1250g throughout its existence
  • Removed from the game in patch V10.23

Trivia:

  • Named after Sting, Bilbo Baggins's sword from The Lord of the Rings
  • Its icon was later recolored for Nashor's Tooth
  • The old attack speed stat icon was based on Stinger's icon

Stinger

Stinger

This item served as a core component for attack speed and cooldown reduction builds before its removal from the game.

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