Fade

• CProwlerflash

  EQUIP a prowler. FIRE to send the prowler forward. HOLD FIRE to steer the prowler towards your crosshair. The prowler will chase down the first enemy or terror trail it sees, and Nearsight the enemy on impact.

• QSeizetrap

  EQUIP a knot of raw fear. FIRE to throw. The knot drops down after a set time. RE-USE to drop the knot early. The knot ruptures on impact, holding nearby enemies in place. Held enemies are Deafened, and Decayed.

• EHauntrecon

  EQUIP a haunting watcher. FIRE to throw. The watcher drops down after a set time. RE-USE to drop the watcher early. The watcher lashes out on impact, Revealing enemies in its line of sight and creating terror trails to them. Enemies can destroy the watcher.

• XNightfalldamage

  EQUIP the power of nightmare itself. FIRE to unleash a wave of unstoppable nightmare energy. Enemies caught in the wave are Marked by terror trails, Deafened, and Decayed.

Riot's notes from patch 1.01 to 13.06 change Fade in 6 patches. The latest is patch 11.08, published 2025-10-14.

1. Patch 11.082025-10-14

   Prowler

   • Nearsight radius increased from5→to7m

   Haunt

   • Cooldown increased from40s→to60s
   • Haunt active duration decreased2s→to1.5s

   Prowler

   • Visibility in Nearsight increased from5m→to7m

   Nightfall

   • Deafen and Marked duration decreased from12s→to8s
   • Width decreased from24m→to20m
   • Decay now remains a consistent 75 damage over its duration instead of decreasing over time
   Why, in Riot's words

   We're also aiming to create more consistency across the game's various debuffs, making it easier to build muscle memory when playing with or against effects like Nearsight, Concuss, and Stims.

   Flashes have always been a critical tool for challenging angles, and in a world with less frequent signature abilities, we want them to retain the power needed to start fights. To support that, we've increased the strength of Initiator flashes so they remain reliable tools for setting up engagements.

2. Patch 7.102023-11-14

   • Prowler (C) cooldown decreased44s→to36s
   • Seize (Q) cooldown decreased51s→to48s
   Why, in Riot's words

   In Team Deathmatch, Fade’s utility can feel a little hard to use and capitalize off of. These changes aim to help her track down her enemies and close in on them.

3. Patch 7.042023-08-29

   CProwler

   • Time to re-equip gun takes slightly longer after using the ability
   Why, in Riot's words

   Though many of these changes are subtle, We hope all together they improve gamestate clarity and the sense that you have even more opportunities for your skill to shine through.

4. Patch 5.122022-12-06

   CProwler

   • Health decreased100→to60
   Why, in Riot's words

   Destroying Rendezvous teleport anchor now disables it for the remainder of the round, instead of being placed on a cooldown.

5. Patch 5.102022-11-15

   Prowlers

   • Duration reduced from3→to2.5 seconds. (Time the prowler is alive without a trail)
   • Delay on bite after reaching target increased .4→to.6 seconds
   • Hitbox improvements.
   • Nearsight duration on hit reduced3.5→to2.75 seconds

   Nightfall

   • Cost increased7→to8
   Why, in Riot's words

   The Nightfall cost is increasing in price, as we've found the baseline value of the Ultimate to be on the higher end compared to other Ultimates in the game.

   Prowlers now fizzle out and no longer debuff instead of debuffing its target if they teleported away before it finished its animation.

6. Patch 4.092022-05-10

   • Seize (Q) - VFX change to the orb for a more dynamic presentation in 1p and Agent select
   Why, in Riot's words

   Nightfall (X) - You should now see a decreased amount of flickering textures on diagonal walls when casting Fade’s ultimate. Also added VFX for additional clarity and visual impact.

What role is Fade?

Initiator. Riot describes the role: “Initiators challenge angles by setting up their team to enter contested ground and push defenders away.”

What are Fade’s abilities?

C — Prowler, Q — Seize, E — Haunt and X — Nightfall, the last being the ultimate.

What does Fade’s ultimate do?

Nightfall, in Riot’s words: “EQUIP the power of nightmare itself. FIRE to unleash a wave of unstoppable nightmare energy. Enemies caught in the wave are Marked by terror trails, Deafened, and Decayed.”

When did Riot last change Fade?

Patch 11.08, published 2025-10-14 — the latest of 6 patches that change Fade in Riot’s notes from 1.01 to 13.06.

Is Fade changed in patch 13.06?

No. Nothing in Riot’s patch 13.06 notes names Fade.

Which other Initiators are there?

6 more in Riot’s current roster: Breach, Gekko, KAY/O, Skye, Sova and Tejo.

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