Melee minions are basic units that spawn in groups of three with each minion wave in League of Legends.

Key Characteristics:

• Melee attack range
• Base health: 477-1300 (scales with upgrades)
• Base attack damage: 12-80 (scales with upgrades)
• Base armor: 0-16 (scales with upgrades)
• Grants 21 base gold when killed

Important Mechanics:

• Upgrade every 90 seconds, increasing health
• At 6th upgrade, they gain additional armor and attack damage scaling
• Deal 50% reduced damage to structures
• Have the cosmetic item "Gusto"
• Turret attacks deal 45% of minion's maximum health as pre-mitigation damage

Map Specific:

• On Howling Abyss, grant 20 gold (+ 0.125 per 90 seconds)

Experience Sharing:

• Solo XP multiplier: 95%
• Shared XP multiplier: 124%
• Base XP: 65

Recent Changes:

• Health scaling increased to maximum 1300 (at 37:00)
• Armor scaling added up to 16 (at 37:00)
• Attack damage scaling increased to maximum 80 (at 37:00)
• Base gold reward increased to 21
• Hand of Baron effect: 70% reduced champion damage

Notable Appearances:

• Featured in League of Legends: Turret Defence as wave enemies
• Appeared in Teamfight Tactics Sets 1, 2, and 4 as PvE Round monsters

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