{"id":17606,"date":"2026-02-17T23:18:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magicstark.cz\/wiki\/siege-minion\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T23:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:18:30","slug":"siege-minion","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/magicstark.cz\/en\/wiki\/siege-minion\/","title":{"rendered":"Siege minion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Siege minions<\/strong>, commonly called <strong>cannon minions<\/strong>, are durable <strong>ranged<\/strong> minions designed to help waves <strong>take down enemy turrets<\/strong>. In a normal lane wave, the siege minion spawns <strong>between the <a href=\"https:\/\/magicstark.cz\/wiki\/melee-minion\/\">melee minions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/magicstark.cz\/wiki\/caster-minion\/\">caster minions<\/a><\/strong>, acting as the wave\u2019s main long-range damage dealer and a key tool for pushing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What makes siege minions important<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Siege minions matter because they are built for structure pressure. Compared to other minions, they are tougher, have longer range, and interact with turrets differently than standard minions. Protecting your siege minion often makes it easier to chip turret plates early and eventually finish structures later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Damage rules and turret focus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minions follow general damage rules against structures and champions, but siege minions have a special exception:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Minions deal <strong>60% damage<\/strong> to <strong>structures<\/strong> and <strong>champions<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Siege minions deal <strong>84% damage<\/strong> specifically to <strong>turrets<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is why a wave with a living cannon minion can threaten a turret much more than a normal wave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scaling and upgrades over time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magicstark.cz\/en\/wiki-category\/minions-lol-en\/\">Minions<\/a> upgrade every <strong>90 seconds<\/strong>. Siege minions scale with these upgrades and can gain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>increased health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>increased attack damage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>increased gold bounty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is also why siege waves become increasingly valuable as the match goes on and why late-game pushing generally becomes easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From your notes, siege minion base scaling includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Health: <strong>835 to 5850<\/strong> (based on upgrades)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attack damage: <strong>37.5 to 126<\/strong> (based on upgrades), with <strong>+4 instead at wave 15+<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attack speed: <strong>1.00<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attack range: <strong>300<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Armor: <strong>0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Magic resist: <strong>0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gold bounty: <strong>50 + 1 every upgrade<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EXP: <strong>75 to 16.27<\/strong> depending on champion sharing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Special effects (Anti-Tower Socks)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Siege minions have a built-in effect described by the cosmetic item <strong>Anti-Tower Socks<\/strong>, which includes two unique combat rules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reinforced Armor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turret basic attacks deal a percentage of the siege minion\u2019s maximum health as pre-mitigation damage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>14% \/ 11% \/ 8%<\/strong> depending on turret type<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minion Slayer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Against lane minions, the siege minion deals bonus on-hit physical damage equal to <strong>6% of the target\u2019s current health<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These effects help siege minions stay relevant as waves grow stronger and keep them effective at both pushing and clearing opposing minions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summoner\u2019s Rift specific mechanic (mid lane)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Classic <a href=\"https:\/\/magicstark.cz\/wiki\/summoners-rift\/\">Summoner\u2019s Rift<\/a>, siege minions spawned in <strong>mid lane<\/strong> gain a special bonus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>30% bonus attack speed while attacking turrets<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This bonus turns on after the siege minion hits a turret and turns off once it hits a non-turret unit again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ARAM differences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/magicstark.cz\/wiki\/howling-abyss\/\">ARAM<\/a>, siege minions behave differently:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They spawn <strong>every two waves<\/strong>, starting with the <strong>third wave<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Base health is <strong>828<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health growth is <strong>23 \/ 32<\/strong> based on wave<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gold bounty is <strong>45 (+ 0.35 per 90 seconds)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick takeaway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Siege minions are the wave\u2019s turret breaker. They spawn in standard waves as the durable ranged unit placed between melee and casters, they scale over time with 90-second upgrades, and they uniquely deal increased damage to turrets. If you want to push effectively, keeping your cannon minion alive is one of the simplest ways to turn a wave into real structure pressure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-17606","wiki","type-wiki","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wiki-category-minions-lol-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Siege minion - MagicStark<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/magicstark.cz\/en\/wiki\/siege-minion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Siege minion - MagicStark\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Siege minions, commonly called cannon minions, are durable ranged minions designed to help waves take down enemy turrets. 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