Hellfire Hatchet: LoL Arena Item

Hellfire Hatchet is a legendary item in League of Legends Arena.

Overview

Stats

Attack damage	35
Lethality	12²

Values as the League of Legends Wiki's item data lists them, for every mode; the data doesn't state their units.

Attack Damage changed to 40 in patch 26.13 (was 35)³

Effects

Char (unique): Your next ability hit applies a Burn that deals 7 to (3*7) for 11 (+ 0.5/10 to (3*0.5)/10 for 11 per 1 Lethality) (based on maximum health difference) of the target's current health physical damage seconds over 4 seconds.⁴

Per Target Cooldown changed to 8s in patch 26.13 (was 10s)³

ArenaSweats stats

2026 Season 3 Act 2, all regions

AArenaSweats tierA tier

Top 3 %: 60.3%
Avg place: 3.11
Edge: +0.07
Build %: 2.14%
Win % (1st): 19.4%
Games: 688,047

Best champions with it

Full stats on ArenaSweats PagesFrom ranked Arena games tracked by ArenaSweats, updated 5 Nov 2026.

Tips

Hellfire Hatchet can help AD assassins against tanks, especially with Vulnerability.⁵
Hellfire Hatchet has synergy with Glass Cannon and Vulnerability when targeting high-health opponents.⁶
Hellfire Hatchet is situational, but can be a strong pick when used where it shines.⁷⁸
With Vulnerability, an AD assassin can pair Hellfire Hatchet with Voltaic Cyclosword; with Jeweled Gauntlet, pair it with Opportunity instead.⁹
Shyvana is probably the best choice for a full burn build with Hellfire Hatchet, Liandry's, Blackfire Torch and Sunfire; a mage build without Hellfire Hatchet works for more champions.¹⁰

Interactions

A Pyke Q combined with Hellfire Hatchet, armor penetration and lethality can deal 58% of a target's maximum health as true damage; similar damage occurred against targets with different health totals.¹¹
Hellfire Hatchet's burn damage is recalculated on each tick. Death's Dance or Numb to Pain can store high damage ticks and cause them to pop after the burn; the burn can also put a target into Collector range.¹²
Galeforce can apply Hellfire Hatchet.¹³

Bugs

No verified information yet.

History

Riot patch notes that name Hellfire Hatchet, newest first

Patch	Date	Changes
26.13	23 Jun 2026	Attack Damage: 35 ⇒ 40 Per Target Cooldown: 10s ⇒ 8s³
26.38x2 duos	3 Feb 2026	Char Damage: (5% – 10% (+ 0.2% – 0.4% per 1 Lethality) based on maximum health difference) of the targets current health ⇒ (15% – 37% (+ 0.05% – 0.125% per 1 Lethality) based on maximum health difference) of the targets current health. Maximum health difference still reached at 2500 HP. Cooldown: Now is applied per target rather than an internal cooldown Cooldown: 15 seconds ⇒ 10 seconds¹⁴
25.098x2 duos	29 Apr 2025	Cooldown: 20 ⇒ 15¹⁵
14.118x2 duos	29 May 2024	Heal: 2% of target's current health ⇒ 1.5% of target's current health Omnivamp: 12% ⇒ 10%¹⁶

Earlier formats

Before patch 13.24, Char triggered on hit or damaging an enemy with an active ability, healed for 2% of the target's current health and applied a burn based on bonus Attack Damage, Ability Power and the target's missing health.¹⁷ 4x2 duos
Hellfire Hatchet's burn could contribute to a full burn build with Pyromancer.¹⁸ 8x2 duos
Hellfire Hatchet's Anvil Card displayed incorrect information until patch 14.14.¹⁹ 8x2 duos
Poke assassins such as Zed could get value from Hellfire Hatchet.²⁰ 8x2 duos
Lethality Teemo with Hellfire Hatchet was more reliable than a mage or on-hit build.²¹ 8x2 duos

Sources

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League WikiLeague of Legends Wiki, Module:ItemData/data, revision 4092074

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Type: Legendary, Special
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League WikiLeague of Legends Wiki, Module:ItemData/data, revision 4092074

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Stats (wiki item data keys, all modes): ad: 35 lethality: 12
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RiotRiot patch notes: League of Legends Patch 26.13 Notes > Arena > Items

Posted 23 Jun 2026

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Hellfire Hatchet Attack Damage: 35 ⇒ 40 Per Target Cooldown: 10s ⇒ 8s
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League WikiLeague of Legends Wiki, Module:ItemData/data, revision 4092074

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Effects (wiki item data): Char (unique): Your next ability hit applies a Burn that deals 7 to (3*7) for 11 (+ 0.5/10 to (3*0.5)/10 for 11 per 1 Lethality) (based on maximum health difference) of the target's current health physical damage seconds over 4 seconds.
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PlayersPosted 26 Sep 2026Single source
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PlayersPosted 26 Sep 2026Credible source
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PlayersPosted 23 Jun 2026Single source
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RiotRiot patch notes: Patch 26.3 Notes > Arena > ITEMS

Posted 3 Feb 20268x2 duos

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Hellfire Hatchet Char Damage: (5% – 10% (+ 0.2% – 0.4% per 1 Lethality) based on maximum health difference) of the targets current health ⇒ (15% – 37% (+ 0.05% – 0.125% per 1 Lethality) based on maximum health difference) of the targets current health. Maximum health difference still reached at 2500
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RiotRiot patch notes: Patch 25.09 Notes > Arena > Items

Posted 29 Apr 20258x2 duos

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Hellfire Hatchet Cooldown: 20 ⇒ 15
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RiotRiot patch notes: Patch 14.11 Notes > Arena > Item Nerfs

Posted 29 May 20248x2 duos

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Hellfire Hatchet Heal: 2% of target's current health ⇒ 1.5% of target's current health Omnivamp: 12% ⇒ 10%
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RiotRiot patch notes: Patch 13.24 notes > Arena > Gameplay Updates

Posted 5 Dec 20234x2 duos

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Hellfire Hatchet: 40 Attack Damage, 12 Lethality, 15% Omnivamp. Passive Char: On-Hit or damaging an enemy with an active ability, heal for 2% of the Target's Current Health and apply 1 stack of Burn that deals 12% bonus AD (+10% AP) (+2% Missing Health) physical damage per second for 4 seconds.
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PlayersPosted 14 Nov 2025Credible source
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RiotRiot patch notes: Patch 14.14 Notes > Arena > Bugfixes

Posted 16 Jul 20248x2 duos

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Fixed a bug with Hellfire Hatchet's Anvil Card displaying incorrect information
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PlayersPosted 7 Feb 2026Single source
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PlayersPosted 13 Sep 2025Single source

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