Stinger was a basic item in League of Legends that provided attack speed and cooldown reduction before being removed in patch V10.23.

Core Stats:

• 35% Attack Speed
• 10% Cooldown Reduction
• Cost: 1100 gold (500 combine cost)

Recipe:

• 2x Dagger

Item History: Originally introduced with 20% attack speed and 5 mana regeneration, Stinger underwent several changes:

• Attack speed increased from 20% to 40%, then 50%, finally settling at 35%
• Mana regeneration removed
• Cost adjustments from 1090 to 1250 to 1200, finally to 1100 gold

Notable Changes:

• Added to Trinity Force recipe
• Briefly part of Zephyr recipe
• Removed from game in patch V10.23
• Icon later recolored for Nashor's Tooth (from blue to gold)

Trivia: The item likely references Sting, Bilbo Baggins's sword from The Lord of the Rings, which glowed blue near orcs, explaining Stinger's blue coloration.

Gold Efficiency: Base stats were 103.79% gold efficient:

• 35% attack speed = 875 gold
• 10% cooldown reduction = 266.67 gold
• Total value = 1141.67 gold

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