Baron Nashor

Baron Nashor is an ancient, Void-touched serpent that lurks in the river of Summoner's Rift, coiled within the baron pit. It is said to have existed long before the peoples of Runeterra raised their first civilizations, a terrible thing of many limbs and a gaping maw, counted among the most fearsome creatures ever to stalk the battlefield. On the Rift it is the most powerful neutral objective of all and one of the game's enduring icons. Alongside the Elemental Drakes, Baron is one of the map's decisive neutral objectives, an ever-present threat that shapes where and when battle is joined. No team takes it lightly. A fight for Baron Nashor is the benchmark of all-out effort, the standard against which every other desperate struggle is measured, since even the lightest contests are said to be waged with the same intensity as a battle for the Baron. Slaying the creature grants the victorious team a powerful buff and the immense power to press their advantage. Baron waits within the living landscape of Summoner's Rift itself, a battlefield of three lanes, a sprawling jungle, and two opposing bases. Ambient creatures scurry through the underbrush around its pit, magical flora grows near the map's nexus crystals, and the crumbling stone of ancient structures hints at a history older than any champion who fights there. It is in this environment, near the river, that Baron Nashor makes its lair and waits for those bold enough to challenge it.