Verified for patch 16.8.1

True Damage

Description

Damage that bypasses Armor, Magic Resist, and Shield. The damage number on the source is applied directly to current Health.

Also known as: true dmg

What enables True Damage

Champions (3)

  • 3 Aurora On the Menu
    Open a 2 hex rift containing the target, Hacking enemies within for 4 seconds and dealing 80 / 120 / 190 Ability Power magic damage to each, plus 370 / 555 / 890 Ability Power magic damage split between all enemies hit.
    
    Hacked enemies store 10% of all damage they take. When the Hack ends, they take true damage equal to the stored damage. The Hack ends early if it would kill the target.
  • 5 Fiora On the Menu
    Passive: Every 2 attacks, reveal a Vital on the target. If a Vital exists, dash to attack it dealing 40 / 60 / 777 Attack Damage bonus true damage and heal for 15% of the damage dealt.
    
    Active: Reveal 6 Vitals on the target and quickly attack them all. If the target dies, remaining Vitals transfer to the nearest enemy. Upon striking the final Vital, create a two hex aura that heals allies within for ? Ability Power over 5 seconds.
  • 5 Shen On the Menu
    Passive: On cast, attacks gain ? Ability Power stacking bonus magic damage. Starting from the third cast, gain true damage instead.
    
    Active: Gain 225 / 300 / 3456 Max HealthAbility Power Shield for 3 seconds, then slice open a rift on the largest group of champions dealing the Passive's bonus damage to all enemies within. Enemies have their Attack Speed slowed by 50 / 50 / 999% while allies within gain 80 / 80 / 999% Attack Speed, both rapidly decaying over 3 seconds.

Traits (1)

  • N.O.V.A. On the Menu
    (2) 6 seconds into combat, N.O.V.A. grant a power surge to allies based on champions.
    (2) Gain a Striker selector. The chosen N.O.V.A. activates their Strike during the power surge.
    
    Aatrox: Ally Damage 30% Shred and Sunders enemies
    Caitlyn: Grant allies 20% Attack Speed
    Akali: Allies gain Precision
    Maokai: Allies heal 12% max Health
    Kindred: Shield the strongest Tank for 800
    Emblem: Allies deal 10% stacking bonus true damage

Completed items (3)

  • Morellonomicon On the Menu
    • +150 HP
    • +20 AP
    • +1 Mana Regen

    Attacks and Abilities deal 1% Burn and 33% Wound to enemies for 10 seconds. Burn: Deals a percent of the target's max Health as true damage every second Wound: Reduces healing received

    Needlessly Large RodGiant's Belt
  • Red Buff On the Menu
    • +45% AS

    Attacks and Abilities 1% Burn and 33% Wound enemies for 5 seconds. Burn: Deals a percent of the target's max Health as true damage every second Wound: Reduces healing received

    Recurve BowRecurve Bow
  • Sunfire Cape On the Menu
    • +150 HP
    • +20 Armor

    Gain 8% max Health. Every 2 seconds, deal 1% Burn and 33% Wound to an enemy within 2 hexes for 10 seconds. Burn: Deals a percent of the target's max Health as true damage every second Wound: Reduces healing received

    Chain VestGiant's Belt

Radiant items (3)

    • +300 HP
    • +40 AP
    • +2 Mana Regen

    Attacks and Abilities deal 2% Burn and 33% Wound to enemies for 10 seconds. Burn: Deals a percent of the target's max Health as true damage every second Wound: Reduces healing received

  • Radiant Red Buff On the Menu
    • +90% AS

    Attacks and Abilities 2% Burn and 33% Wound enemies for 5 seconds. Burn: Deals a percent of the target's max Health as true damage every second Wound: Reduces healing received

    • +300 HP
    • +40 Armor

    Gain 16% max Health. Every 2 seconds, deal 2% Burn and 33% Wound to an enemy within 2 hexes for 10 seconds. Burn: Deals a percent of the target's max Health as true damage every second Wound: reduces healing received

Anima items (5)

  • Animapocalypse On the Menu
    • +30% AD
    • +30 AP
    • +5 Mana Regen

    Store 20% of damage dealt. Every 6 seconds and on death, deal the stored damage as true damage to all enemies, reduced by 5% for each hex they are from the epicenter. Recommended Roles: Attack or Magic Caster

    • +40% AD
    • +40 AP
    • +5 Mana Regen

    For every 15 mana spent, fire a projectile at a nearby enemy dealing ? + 50% of the holder's Ability Power magic damage, and applying 1% Burn and 33% Wound to enemies for 10 seconds. Each projectile leaves a lingering field that deals ? magic damage to enemies each second. Damage increases based on Stage. Burn: Deals a percent of the target's max Health as true damage every second Wound: Reduces healing received Recommended Roles: Magic Caster

  • Searing Shortbow On the Menu
    • +10% AD
    • +40 AP
    • +4 Mana Regen

    For every 20 mana spent, fire a projectile at a nearby enemy, dealing ? + 75% of the holder's Ability Power magic damage and applying 1% Burn and 33% Wound to enemies for 3 seconds. Damage increases based on Stage. Burn: Deals a percent of the target's max Health as true damage every second Wound: Reduces healing received Recommended Role: Magic Caster

  • The Annihilator On the Menu
    • +20% AD
    • +30 AP
    • +3 Mana Regen

    Store 20% of damage dealt. On death or after 18 seconds in combat, deal the stored damage as true damage to all enemies, reduced by 15% for each hex they are away from the epicenter. Recommended Roles: Attack or Magic Caster

    • +40 Armor
    • +40 MR
    • +30% AD
    • +30 AP

    Gain 6 orbiting razors. Razors deal ? true damage, and 30% Shred and Sunder enemies for the rest of combat. Deal 30% increased damage to Shredded or Sundered enemies. Damage increases based on Stage. Recommended Roles: Attack or Magic Fighter

Psionic items (1)

    • +20 AP
    • +2 Mana Regen

    Every 5 seconds, gain 1 additional Mana Per Second. At (4): If the holder is Psionic, their abilities deal 20% of their ability damage as true damage instead. Recommended users: Sona and Viktor.

Augments (3)

Prismatic (1)

  • Soul Awakening On the Menu
    Combat start: Your team gains 1.5% Attack Damage and Ability Power per second for 10 seconds. At max stacks, deal 12% bonus true damage.

Gold (1)

  • Kahunahuna On the Menu
    Every 5th attack deals bonus true damage equal to 150% Basic Attack Damage. 

Silver (1)

  • The Tower On the Menu
    Gain a giant Training Dummy with increased Health (increases with Stage). Every 4 seconds, it zaps the 3 nearest enemies dealing 5% max Health true damage.

What True Damage counters