The baron pit is one of the game's most unique jungle camps on Summoner's Rift. The occupants serve as a neutral objective that is meant to rival the importance of camps that appear in the dragon pit. The camps spawned in the baron pit are static throughout a game of League of Legends.

One of three epic monster camps may occupy the baron pit at any one time and in this order:

• The Voidgrubs
• The Rift Herald
• One Baron Nashor type out of three

Prior to V5.22, Baron Nashor was the sole occupant of the baron pit and there was generally no need to distinguish the camp from the monster in terms of gameplay. With the introduction of The Voidgrubs and the pit altering terrain in V14.1, it became necessary to document the objective separately. Since Baron Nashor was the only monster in the pit once and is to this day the most powerful monster out of all that spawn here, the baron pit holds this namesake by convention.

Game Mechanics[]

Spawn[]

The three monsters enter and exit the baron pit at specific game times.

• The Voidgrubs spawn at 5 minutes and despawn at exactly 13:45, or 13:55 if in combat. The camp consists of three Voidgrubs that periodically spawn waves of Voidmites during combat. Each Voidgrub has an individual respawn timer of 4 minutes, for a maximum of six Voidgrubs throughout a given game.
• The Rift Herald spawns at 14 minutes and despawns at exactly 19:45, or 19:55 if in combat.
• Baron Nashor spawns at 20 minutes and has a respawn timer of 6 minutes. With its spawn, the map becomes permanently Corrupted by the Void.

Corrupted Rift[]

Alongside Baron Nashor's first spawn, parts of Summoner's Rift and especially the baron pit assume a deep purple and fissured texture (matching the likeness of the Void). All newly-spawned Rift Scuttler, Blue Sentinel and Red Brambleback monsters after Baron Nashor arrives become corrupted by the Void for the rest of the game. Corrupted monsters gain increased durability and improved effects when slain.

Baron Nashor may spawn in one of three forms, determined at random and persisting from the first spawn throughout the game. The baron pit's terrain may be altered dramatically based on Baron Nashor's form. Each form also has unique special attacks.

The Corrupted Red Brambleback and Blue Sentinel gain 30% increased Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)health. Once slain, their respective buff is granted to all teammates currently alive, instead of only their killer. In turn, the buffs are no longer transferred to the killer if their holder is slain.

The Corrupted Rift Scuttler also gains 30% increased Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)health. Void energy is released around the area where she is slain, revealing champions for 3 seconds and non-champions for 12 seconds, and reducing the health of all revealed wards to 1.

History[]

Old baron pit, which was also its only form before patch V14.1.

Old Baron Nashor's skull carving on the baron pit wall.

Trivia[]

• While in combat with one of the three epic monster camps in the baron pit, the default Summoner's Rift theme changes to that camp's theme instead.

Sound Effects[]

Standing near the pit

• ▶️   Background Music: no monster in the pit
• ▶️   Background Music: Voidgrub in the pit
• ▶️   Background Music: Rift Herald in the pit
• ▶️   Background Music: Baron Nashor in the pit

Patch History[]

This section is about the changes to the baron pit and its map effects as a whole. For the changes to the monster camps themselves, see:

• Baron Nashor (League of Legends)#Patch History
• Rift Herald (League of Legends)#Patch History
• Voidgrub camp#Patch History.