What jungle monster grants stronger and more durable minions when killed?

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What jungle monster grants stronger and more durable minions when killed? Baron Nashor. Slaying this powerful neutral monster on Summoner’s Rift grants the killer’s living teammates the Hand of Baron buff, which empowers nearby allied minions.

Baron Nashor is a major late-game objective found in the river’s Baron pit. The reward is not simply personal gold or experience: Hand of Baron also improves champions and gives them an empowered recall, while its aura makes nearby minions substantially more dangerous and resistant. This lets a team escort a wave toward turrets and use the pressure to take structures.

Baron’s buff does not permanently upgrade every minion on the map. The enhancement applies to nearby allied minions around champions carrying the buff, and the buff is lost when its champion dies. The team therefore has to convert the objective quickly and protect its empowered players.

Rift Herald helps attack structures directly, while the Red Brambleback and Blue Sentinel provide individual jungle buffs. Baron Nashor is the objective associated with stronger, more durable minions.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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