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Patch 11.6

11.6 and school’s in session!

But have no fear, your handy dandy cheat sheet here: the big snapshots of this patch include a refresh button for Xin Zhao and an overall reduction targeting systemic healing (i.e. from runes and items). Staying alive is one thing, but it’s a problem when certain champs start feeling invincible.

Once you’re done hitting the books, hit the rift, ace the enemy team, and school your opponents. We’ll see ya next period patch.


Official Patch Notes Link

Riot Mom Cat Tricia "Mom Cat" Tan

SonaSquare Hanna "Shio Shoujo" Woo

Patch Highlights[]

Patch 11.6 Banner

Battle Academia Garen, Battle Academia Wukong, Battle Academia Caitlyn, Battle Academia Yone, Battle Academia Leona, and Battle Academia Leona Prestige Edition will be available on March 18th, 2021.

Champions[]

AkaliSquare Akali  
Base health decreased and health growth increased. Passive energy restore removed. Q cost increased early and decreased later; bonus damage removed. W now increases Akali’s maximum energy. E total damage increased; first hit damage ratio decreased; second hit damage ratio increased. R first dash now deals magic damage and has increased later scaling with AP.

From the start of most games, Akali is able to wield her durability to help her coast through even the most difficult early lane phases. We’re reducing her early game tankiness so that her laning success isn't always guaranteed, but in return, we’re giving her an overall net buff with later dueling payoff, so that when she strikes, it’s deadly. In addition, we're also making her energy management more intuitive so that if you’re just now picking her up, it doesn’t take so much… energy?

Base Stats
HEALTH : [575] 500
HEALTH GROWTH : [95] 105

Assassin's Mark Passive - Assassin's Mark

SWINGING KAMA ENERGY RESTORE Assassin's Mark no longer restores 10/15/20 energy

Five Point Strike Q - Five Point Strike

COST : [120/115/110/105/100 energy] 130/115/100/85/70 energy
RANK 5 BONUS DAMAGE Five Point Strike no longer deals 25% bonus magic damage to minions and monsters.

Twilight Shroud W - Twilight Shroud

ENERGIZER SHROUD Twilight Shroud now increases Akali’s maximum energy by 80 (and still restores 80 energy)

Shuriken Flip E - Shuriken Flip

TOTAL DAMAGE : [100/170/240/310/380 (+70% AD) (+100% AP)] 100/187.5/275/362.5/450 (+85% AD) (+120% AP)
DAMAGE SPLIT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND HIT : [50% of the total damage, 50% of the total damage] 30% of the total damage, 70% of the total damage

Perfect Execution R - Perfect Execution

FIRST DASH DAMAGE TYPE : [Physical] Magic
FIRST DASH DAMAGE : [125/225/325 (+50% bonus AD)] 80/220/360 (+50% bonus AD) (+30% AP)

GnarSquare Gnar  
W bonus base damage decreased.

Despite being mini, Gnar has been mega in Pro play, so we’re pulling back on his in-lane harass.

Hyper W - Hyper
BONUS BASE DAMAGE : [10/20/30/40/50] 0/10/20/30/40

HecarimSquare Hecarim  
Q base damage decreased later.

Hecarim has been at peak pony in the jungle for a while, especially with tankier builds. By lowering his base damage, he’ll have to sacrifice some heft to deal more harm.

Rampage Q - Rampage
BASE DAMAGE : [60/102/144/186/228] 60/97/134/171/208

KarthusSquare Karthus  
Q base damage decreased later.

Karthus is particularly temperamental to changes in the meta, so he’s become a familiar face in the patch notes. This time around, with players refining his optimal builds, he’s crept back into the spotlight in Elite play, so we’re bringing down his damage.

Lay Waste Q - Lay Waste
BASE DAMAGE : [45/65/85/105/125 (90/130/170/210/250)] 45/62.5/80/97.5/115 (90/125/160/195/230)

LeBlancSquare LeBlanc  
W cost decreased later.

LeBlanc has been feeling chained down and could use some help finding success. We’re opening up more opportunities for her to dash in and out of a kerfuffle.

Distortion W - Distortion
COST : [60/75/90/105/120 mana] 60/70/80/90/100 mana

LilliaSquare Lillia  
R cooldown increased.

Since she entered the ring, Lillia has managed to prance her way out of any nerfs while still remaining a staple in professional play. With many of her competitors falling out of favor, it's time for her to get Eep!ed. Her ultimate has AoE fight-changing capabilities, so we're bumping up its cooldown to reflect its potency..

Lilting Lullaby R - Lilting Lullaby
COOLDOWN : [130/110/90 seconds] 150/130/110 seconds

PykeSquare Pyke  
E cooldown now decreases.

Pyke has been in the deep end ever since we submerged mid Pyke in 11.5. Now that there isn’t a huge skew towards mid over support, it’s finally time to help him resurface by giving him a rankup that has some oomph.

Phantom Undertow E - Phantom Undertow
COOLDOWN : [15 seconds] 15/14/13/12/11 seconds

RenektonSquare Renekton  
R bonus health decreased later.

As a strong pick for late-game survivability in skirmishes and teamfights, this croc has been up and down the block in Pro play. We’re cutting down his late-game tankiness so that his enemies have a fighting chance to find his Achilles’ scale.

Dominus R - Dominus
BONUS HEALTH : [250/500/750] 250/400/550

SylasSquare Sylas  
Passive Unshackled bonus attack speed increased. W cooldown, cost, and heal ratio decreased.

Sylas has been feeling underwhelming and boxed in, and he’s at a point where we feel comfortable breaking him out. Giving him more opportunities to slip, slap, and slash, without breaking the (healing) bank.

Petricite Burst Passive - Petricite Burst
UNSHACKLED BONUS ATTACK SPEED : [80%] 125%

Kingslayer W - Kingslayer

COOLDOWN : [13/11.5/10/8.5/7 seconds] 13/11.25/9.5/7.75/6 seconds
COST : [70/80/90/100/110 mana] 60/70/80/90/100 mana
HEAL RATIO : [50% AP] 45% AP

UrgotSquare Urgot  
W on-hit damage effectiveness decreased.

The change to Urgot in patch 11.4 was meant to make squishier Kraken Slayer off-builds more viable, but he’s veered off course, scuttling over to rush Titanic Hydra instead. We’re reverting his on-hit modification to steer him away from the off-build altogether and help him hone back in to his primary build.

Purge W - Purge
ON-HIT DAMAGE EFFECTIVENESS : [75%] 50%

VolibearSquare Volibear  
W healing from monsters is no longer halved. E capped damage now flat.

There have been reports of bears, horses, and deer running amok in the jungle, but after thorough investigation, Volibear has been deemed innocent of all jungle gap wrongdoing. If anything, he's been the victim. We're waking him out of his jungle hibernation to enjoy the new season.

Frenzied Maul W - Frenzied Maul
WOUNDED HEALING Healing from Wounded monsters is no longer halved (still reduced against minions)

Sky Splitter E - Sky Splitter

CAPPED DAMAGE : [150/300/450/600/750] 750 at all ranks

Xin ZhaoSquare Xin Zhao   

AD Fighter Adjustments

Passive heal decreased; stack consumption bugfix. Q bonus base damage decreased early. W cooldown reduced; cost increased; reduced damage against minions now scales down, hitbox adjusted. W1 cast time now flat. W2 damage now scales with crit strike chance; W2 range and missile speed increased; W2 now Challenges enemies.

  • We're shipping two sets of changes to Xin at once: One focused on his core AD fighter build and one to open up an AP off-build. This is a long one, so to make it less of a Xin ow, we’ve broken his patch notes up accordingly.

  • First, the AD Xin we all know and love: a Demacian warrior with a strong spirit and an even stronger spear. As a brawler who uniquely excels at skirmishes, we’re sharpening his distinctive strengths by giving him tools to extend combos and initiate duels. With new, creative ways to get to his enemies, he’ll feel more empowered or, dare we say, audacious, to dive into teamfights and skirmishes.

Determination Passive - Determination

HEAL : [10-112 (levels 1-18)] 7-92 (levels 1-18)
BUGFIX : Xin Zhao now correctly consumes his Passive - Determination stacks after basic attacking an enemy shortly after casting W - Wind Becomes Lightning

Three Talon Strike Q - Three Talon Strike

BONUS BASE DAMAGE : [20/28/36/44/52] 16/25/34/43/52

Wind Becomes Lightning W - Wind Becomes Lightning

COOLDOWN : [12/11/10/9/8 seconds] 12/10.5/9/7.5/6 seconds
COST : [45 mana] 60 mana
REDUCED DAMAGE AGAINST MINIONS : [50%] 50%-0% (levels 1-16)
SLASH CAST TIME : [0.5-0.4 seconds (based on attack speed)] 0.5 seconds
THRUST DAMAGE MODIFIER Thrust's damage now increases by up to 33% based on critical strike chance
THRUST RANGE : [900] 1000
THRUST MISSILE SPEED : [5000] 6250
A NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES Thrust now Challenges enemy champions and monsters and reveals them for 3 seconds
VFX Hitbox now extends slightly behind Xin Zhao for visual clarity

Audacious Charge E - Audacious Charge

NOT MUCH OF A CHALLENGE Audacious Charge’s cast range increases to 1100 on Challenged enemies

AP Adjustments

Passive heal AP ratio increased. W2 damage ratio now scales with AP. R now scales with AP.

  • But wait, what if Xin wants to change things up a bit? Put down the spear and don a wizard hat instead? Before his rework, AP Xin Zhao occasionally made the rounds as a fun off-build with a distinctly different playstyle from his AD counterpart. These changes are geared towards bringing AP Xin back into play, but we still expect his AD-focused builds to come out on top.

Determination Passive - Determination

HEAL AP RATIO : [40%] 55% AP

Wind Becomes Lightning W - Wind Becomes Lightning

THRUST DAMAGE RATIO 50% AP

Crescent Guard R - Crescent Guard

DAMAGE RATIO [100% AD] 100% AD, 110% AP

Items[]

Healing Items 

The amount of systemic healing—or healing from runes and items—is still trending high, so we’re shifting some of the power from burst healing into other areas.


Immortal Shieldbow
LIFESTEAL : [12%] 10%
LIFELINE LIFESTEAL Immortal Shieldbow no longer grants 15% lifesteal for 8 seconds
LIFELINE Immortal Shieldbow now grants 13-35 AD when triggered
SHIELD : [250-700] 300-800


Blade of the Ruined King

LIFESTEAL : [12%] 10%
SIPHON DAMAGE : [40-120 (levels 1-18)] 40-150 (levels 1-18)


Sterak's Gage

BLOODLUST After dealing damage to or taking damage from an enemy champion, the first stack heals you for [2% for melee | 1.2% for ranged] of maximum health, decreasing by 50% per stack afterwards, over 6 seconds.

ItemSquareLiandry's AnguishLiandry's Anguish   

We’re aiming to open up more potential AP Mythics by making Liandry and Luden’s more usable across mages. These changes should entice burst mages to pick it up when facing tanky team comps.

TORMENT MAGIC PENETRATION Liandry’s no longer grants 5% magic penetration per second against burning targets
TORMENT BONUS DAMAGE Liandry’s now grants up to 12% bonus magic damage to champions based on their bonus health (maximum 1250 bonus health)

ItemSquareLuden's TempestLuden's Tempest   

Like Liandry’s above, we’re adding another AP Mythic to the mix. This should be a better option for mages who deal damage over time.

ECHO COOLDOWN Dealing ability damage to an enemy champion now also reduces Echo’s cooldown by 0.5 seconds (up to 3 seconds per ability)

ItemSquareRabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap   

Looking to make Rabadon’s a more snug and budget-friendly fit as a third purchase.

TOTAL COST : [3800 gold] 3600 gold

ItemSquareSeeker's ArmguardSeeker's Armguard   

Seeker's Armguard and Verdant Barrier have been doing their job a bit too well, keeping AP scaling champs too safe as the laning phase progresses, which masks their intended weaknesses and contributes to a particularly dull meta. We’re adjusting the strength of these mid-tier items, while retaining the power level of the Legendary items they build into (Zhonya’s Hourglass and Banshee’s Veil).

BONUS ARMOR PER KILL : [1] 0.5
MAX ARMOR : [30] 15

ItemSquareVerdant BarrierVerdant Barrier   

Seek up to Seeker’s! Like the above, we’re nudging down Verdant’s power while keeping its final item strength.

MAGIC RESIST PER KILL : [0.5] 0.3
MAX MAGIC RESIST : [15] 9
ABILITY POWER : [25] 20

ItemSquareShurelya's BattlesongShurelya's Battlesong   

By the numbers, Moonstone Renewer has been the dominating choice among enchanters, so we're buffing Battlesong to be an even catchier tune than it already is.

INSPIRE COOLDOWN : [90 seconds] 75 seconds

ItemSquareStridebreakerStridebreaker   

It’s time for Stridebreaker to take a break.

HEALTH : [300] 200

ItemSquareIronspike WhipIronspike Whip   

Strangely, Stridebreaker had a longer cooldown than Ironspike, so we’re rectifying that. We’re also bringing down its cost to account for its power loss.

TOTAL COST : [1200 gold] 1100 gold
COOLDOWN : [15 seconds] 20 seconds

ItemSquareSunfire AegisSunfire Aegis   

Now that players are starting to realize other tank Mythics are reasonable options, we feel comfortable giving back some of Sunfire’s oomph, considering it has been the worst performing item among its peers for a while.

ABILITY HASTE : [15] 20
IMMOLATE SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE : [10% per second, up to 60%] 12% per second, up to 72%

ItemSquareVoid StaffVoid Staff   

With a strong passive and low cost, we’re making it worse as an early rush item.

ABILITY POWER : [65] 70
COMBINE COST : [400 gold] 600 gold

Jungle Camp Changes[]

GrompSquareGromp   

The last set of jungle changes took a sufficient amount of experience out of the jungle, so we're refunding some of it with a buff to Smite (below) and good ol’ Gromp. This should now fix a certain route to help junglers get to level 3 after 3 camps, and keep them alive.

HEAL : [60-230 (levels 1-18)] 90-243 (levels 1-18)
XP : [125/128.13/134.38/143.75/156.25/168.75 (levels 1/3/4/5/7/9)] 135/138.38/145.13/155.25/168.75/182.25 (levels 1/3/4/5/7/9)

Summoner Spells[]

SmiteSmite   

Alongside Gromp’s buff and the hit to Ravenous Hunter, we’re adding an extra healing bump by giving some base healing to make it less treacherous for the junglers who are less tanky and struggle to sustain themselves.

BASE HEAL : [70] 90

TeleportTeleport   

Addressing unintuitive and frustrating scenarios around Teleport, such as Teleporting and zooming right back into lane after an early death. In compensation, we’re giving it a buff to maintain its power as a playmaking tool.

HOME(START) ALONE Teleport now removes Homestart and respawn Homeguard
BONUS MOVEMENT SPEED : [30/40/50% (levels 1/6/11)] 50%
COOLDOWN : [420-240 seconds (levels 1-18)] 420-210 seconds (levels 1-18)

Runes[]

Rune Fleet FootworkFleet Footwork   

Although useful on a number of champions, this rune is a bit too generous with its sustain for AP champions, so we’re targeting that.

HEAL RATIO : [30% AP] 20% AP

Rune Ravenous HunterRavenous Hunter   

Another change under the umbrella of healing adjustments: Ravenous has been standing out as a strong rune of choice for secured sustain, so we’re giving it a tap down.

BASE OMNIVAMP Ravenous Hunter no longer has a base of 1% omnivamp
OMNIVAMP PER STACK : [1.7%] 1.5%

in-Game Shop Updates[]

The shop is pretty certain it can hit Gold this year if it puts the hours in. In the meantime, here are some updates.

  • Components of items with deep build trees will no longer overlap. Noonquiver's children can now breathe easy.
  • Pinging the omnivamp stat will now show the correct values instead of the incorrect ones. That's probably how it should’ve started right?
  • HOTKEY BLING When the shop is open, you can quickly select items in your inventory by pressing their number keys. Unleash your inner speed shopper!
  • More bug fixes and performance improvements.

Noxus Clash[]

After Zaun, the next Clash tournament will be... Noxus-themed! The first weekend will be March 20th and 21st, and the second weekend will be April 3rd and 4th. Team formation for the first weekend will be open starting on March 15th.

DX11 Support[]

Last year, we published an article that talked about the upcoming change and rollout for DX11, and it’s finally here! In case of issues during the rollout, we've given players the option to fallback to DX9, which can be found in the League Client settings > Game Options > Prefer DX9 Legacy Mode.

ARAM Balance Changes[]

11.6 Buffs:
Akali : [+15% damage dealt & -15% damage taken] +20% damage dealt & -20% damage taken
Camille : [+5% damage dealt & -5% damage taken] +10% damage dealt & -10% damage taken & +10% shielding
Katarina : [+5% damage dealt & -5% damage taken] +10% damage dealt & -10% damage taken
Kayn : +5% damage dealt
Kha'Zix : [+8% damage dealt & -10% damage taken] +10% damage dealt & -15% damage taken
Kindred : [+5% damage dealt & -5% damage taken] +10% damage dealt & -10% damage taken
Kled : [-5% damage taken] +5% damage dealt & -10% damage taken
Syndra : +5% damage dealt
Udyr : [+8% damage dealt & -8% damage taken] +10% damage dealt & -10% damage taken & +10% shielding
Viego : +5% damage dealt & -5% damage taken
Zoe : [+5% damage dealt] +5% damage dealt & -5% damage taken



11.6 Nerfs:

Caitlyn : -5% damage dealt
Jinx : [-5% damage dealt] -5% damage dealt & +5% damage taken
Karthus : [-5% damage dealt] -10% damage dealt
Seraphine : [-15% damage dealt & +15% damage taken] -15% damage dealt & +15% damage taken, -15% healing & -15% shielding
Sivir : [-8% damage dealt] -15% damage dealt & +5% damage taken

Bugfixes/QoL Changes[]

  • LEAGUE CLIENT: Rewrote the code that was responsible for constantly alerting players with multiple Key Fragment notifications (we'll also be keeping a close eye on it)
  • LEAGUE CLIENT: Fixed a player presence data issue where people in your lobby would not appear as Online and/or would not update when a player changed their Summoner Icon
  • LEAGUE CLIENT: Fixed Honor rewards image sizes
  • LEAGUE CLIENT: Fixed the missing images for some Missions tooltips
  • LEAGUE CLIENT: Players can now turn off Collection tab notifications for newly acquired content via Settings
  • Fixed the formatting and vocabulary in Teleport's tooltip
  • Kassadin's W - Netherblade now properly grants mana stacks from Tear of the Goddess
  • Serpent's Fang's Shield Reaver no longer applies to minions and turrets
  • Fixed a bug where Samira's W - Blade Whirl's second attack would sometimes not inflict damage
  • Fixed a bug where Banshee's Veil's Annul passive cooldown would not display in the player's inventory
  • Fixed two bugs where attacks from Urgot's W - Purge and Lucian's P - Lightslinger did not count as unique attack instances for Manamune stacking, Muramana on-hit, Runaan's Hurricane, and Ravenous Hydra
  • Fixed a bug where Ornn's Syzygy's Ever Rising Moon passive would not go on cooldown as long as he was basic attacking with Black Cleaver in his inventory
  • Fixed a bug where Sterak's Gage's Bloodlust passive would not heal the user for each champion they were in combat with
  • Fixed a bug where Muramana's on-hit effects would not be applied every third attack when the player has Guinsoo's Rageblade
  • Shyana now properly gains additional Fury generation from Cloud Dragons and Cloud Souls
  • Fixed a bug where right-clicking a Long Sword in Noonquiver's build path within Immortal Shieldbow, Galeforce, or Kraken Slayer's build paths would make you unintentionally purchase the Dagger next to it instead
  • Anivia's R - Glacial Storm no longer toggles off when using Hextech Rocketbelt
  • Fixed a bug where Daisy's 3rd AoE attack was accidentally using Ivern's AD instead of Daisy's AD

Upcoming Skins & Chromas[]

The following skins will be released in this patch:

Skin Splash Battle Academia Garen & Wukong
Battle Academia Garen & Wukong
Skin Splash Battle Academia Caitlyn
Battle Academia Caitlyn
Skin Splash Battle Academia Yone
Battle Academia Yone
Skin Splash Battle Academia Leona
Battle Academia Leona
Skin Splash Academia Leona Prestige Edition
Academia Leona Prestige Edition


The following chromas will be released this patch:

Garen Screens 5
Battle Academia Garen
Wukong Screens 3
Battle Academia Wukong
Caitlyn Screens 4
Battle Academia Caitlyn
Yone Screens 2
Battle Academia Yone
Leona Screens 5
Battle Academia Leona
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