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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 18 Oct 2026

Legendary · Summoner's Rift

Kraken Slayer — Every Third Hit, Harder on Low Health

3,000gold

Kraken Slayer hits harder the lower the target: every third attack deals bonus physical damage on-hit, raised by up to 75% by missing Health since patch 25.14 — Riot's way of setting it apart from Blade of The Ruined King, which takes current Health instead. It gives 45 AD and 40% Attack Speed for 3,000 gold; bot laners took 57.9%.

What it grants

  • 45 Attack Damage
  • 40% Attack Speed
  • 4% Move Speed

Passive

  • Bring It Down: Every third Attack deals bonus physical damage On-Hit, increased based on their missing Health.

Kraken Slayer at a glance

Kraken Slayer is a legendary item on Summoner's Rift that costs 3,000 gold: Rectrix, Hearthbound Axe and Recurve Bow plus 325 gold. It grants 45 Attack Damage, 40% Attack Speed and 4% Move Speed and the Bring It Down passive. Nothing in the shop builds from it. Priced by its stat block alone, it returns 87.4% of its cost in stats.

Build path

Builds from

Combine cost

325

on top of 3 components, for 3,000 in total.

Builds into

Nothing — this is a finished item.

How it performed

Pick rate
4.9%
Win rate
50.0%
Completion
Not counted
Inventory slot
1
Games
32,193
Δ this patch
Not counted

patch 26.18 · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 65,406 matches counted

Who buys it

  • Top8.1%
  • Jungle24.0%
  • Mid9.8%
  • Bot57.9%
  • Support0.2%

Reach for it when

  • Shred frontline
  • Extended trades
  • Roaming

Gold efficiency

87.4%2,623 gold of stats for 3,000

The stat block only — the passive is not priced.

23th of 46 items Riot tags Damage, by this measure. Nearest: The Collector 91.7%, Bastionbreaker 89.2%, Hubris 86.6%, Manamune 85.3%.

45 Attack Damage · 35g each, from Long Sword
1575g
40% Attack Speed · 25g each, from Dagger
1000g
4% Move Speed · 12g each, from Boots
48g

Kraken Slayer balance history

Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Kraken Slayer in 1 patch. The latest is patch 25.14, published 2025-07-15.

  1. Patch 25.142025-07-15

    • Price3100to3000
    • Damage Amp based on Missing Health0-50%to0-75%
    Why, in Riot's words

    Kraken Slayer is an overall weak item right now, both for melee and ranged users. As such, we're looking to buff it equally by making it a faster early spike and playing up its unique difference with Blade of the Ruined King, namely making it deliver more damage to low-health enemies.

Other items for the same job

All tagged “Damage” by Riot.

Quick answers about Kraken Slayer

How much does Kraken Slayer cost?
3,000 gold in total — Rectrix, Hearthbound Axe and Recurve Bow plus 325 gold.
What is Kraken Slayer built from?
Rectrix (775), Hearthbound Axe (1,200) and Recurve Bow (700), plus 325 gold to combine.
What does Kraken Slayer build into?
Nothing — Kraken Slayer is a finished item.
What stats does Kraken Slayer give?
45 Attack Damage, 40% Attack Speed and 4% Move Speed.
What does Kraken Slayer's Bring It Down passive do?
Every third Attack deals bonus physical damage On-Hit, increased based on their missing Health.
Where can you buy Kraken Slayer?
In Summoner's Rift and Howling Abyss (ARAM) — the maps Riot's own data marks it as sold on.
What does Kraken Slayer sell for?
2,100 gold, against 3,000 to buy.
Is Kraken Slayer gold efficient?
Its stats are worth 2,623 gold at basic-item prices against a cost of 3,000 — 87.4%. The passive is not priced, so this measures the stat block only.