Minor Rune
Nimbus Cloak
After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short Move Speed increase that allows you to pass through units.
Rune Effect
Increase: 15% - 45% Move Speed based on the Summoner Spell's cooldown. (Higher cooldown Summoner Spells grant more Move Speed).
Position in the Tree
Alternatives in the same row — picking Nimbus Cloak means giving these up:
Best Champions With Nimbus Cloak
From real ranked build data — win rate and games refer to the champion's build that includes Nimbus Cloak.
Builds Featuring Nimbus Cloak
About Nimbus Cloak
Nimbus Cloak belongs to Sorcery and is a supporting rune from row 2 of the tree. Its effect: After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short Move Speed increase that allows you to pass through units. In the current patch it appears in real ranked builds for Gangplank, Blitzcrank, Smolder and 8 more champions — Gangplank’s Top build runs it at a 51.0% win rate across 217,200 games.
When picking it you give up Axiom Arcanist and Manaflow Band from the same row, so the choice depends on your champion and matchup. Rune data comes from Riot’s Data Dragon (version 16.14.1) and champion usage is based on real ranked statistics, refreshed automatically.
Nimbus Cloak — Rune Questions
After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short Move Speed increase that allows you to pass through units.
Nimbus Cloak is part of the Sorcery tree, in minor rune row 1.
No — it is a minor rune from row 1 of Sorcery, picked alongside a keystone.
Blitzcrank, Gangplank, Hecarim, Smolder, Vladimir and 6 more champions run it in current ranked builds — every build is linked above.