
League of Legends Stinger Item: Complete History and Evolution
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
This item served as a core component for attack speed and cooldown reduction builds before its removal from the game.
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