By GamGem ResearchLast updated 18 Oct 2026
Consumable · Summoner's Rift
Elixir of Iron — the Defensive Elixir
500gold
Temporarily increases defenses. Leaves a trail for allies to follow.
Elixir of Iron costs 500 gold and, in Riot's words, temporarily increases defenses and leaves a trail for allies to follow. It is a one-use consumable that sells back for 200. Riot's item data gives it no stat lines, and it is rare at the top: our Master+ count found it in only 69 inventories at the final whistle.
What it grants
No stat lines — this item is bought for its effect alone.
Passives
Stats only — this item has no passive. See the shop for items that do.
Elixir of Iron at a glance
Elixir of Iron is a consumable item on Summoner's Rift that costs 500 gold: bought outright, with no components. Nothing in the shop builds from it.
Build path
Builds from
Nothing — this item is bought whole.
Combine cost
500
The full 500 is paid at once.
Builds into
Nothing — this is a finished item.
How it performed
- Pick rate
- 0.0%
- Win rate
- 52.2%
- Completion
- Not counted
- Inventory slot
- 4
- Games
- 69
- Δ this patch
- Not counted
patch 26.18 · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 65,406 matches counted
Who buys it
- Top15.9%
- Jungle26.1%
- Mid2.9%
- Bot1.4%
- Support53.6%
Reach for it when
- Survive burst
- Roaming
- Against crowd control
Gold efficiency
Not measurable for Elixir of Iron. Gold efficiency prices a stat block, and nothing this item grants is sold on its own anywhere in the shop — so there is no reference price to compare it with. That is a property of the item, not a gap in our data.
Elixir of Iron balance history
Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change nothing about Elixir of Iron.
Other items for the same job
Quick answers about Elixir of Iron
- How much does Elixir of Iron cost?
- 500 gold in total — bought outright, with no components.
- What is Elixir of Iron built from?
- Nothing: Elixir of Iron is bought outright.
- What does Elixir of Iron build into?
- Nothing — Elixir of Iron is a finished item.
- Where can you buy Elixir of Iron?
- In Summoner's Rift and Howling Abyss (ARAM) — the maps Riot's own data marks it as sold on.
- What does Elixir of Iron sell for?
- 200 gold, against 500 to buy.
- Is Elixir of Iron used up?
- Yes — Elixir of Iron is consumed when used.