Welcome to Patch 8.16, the one where we buff up a few tanks, and some champions who have been terrorizing the Rift get taken down a peg.
First, we've noticed that tanks are struggling on the Rift. We don't want to put power into their itemization, so we're taking this opportunity to add some baseline power into their kits. Then, there's a few outliers who need to be kept in check, like Aatrox, Fizz, and Tryndamere.
Also, we're launching a two patch alpha playtest of Nexus Blitz, a new experimental game mode. It'll launch soon after the patch, so get out there and blitz the enemy Nexus!
GLHF,
Mattias "Gentleman Gustaf" Lehman Paul "Aether" Perscheid
We'll be kicking off a four-week alpha playtest of Nexus Blitz, a new experimental game mode, soon after the patch. Head to the alpha announcement for all the info!
Champions
Aatrox E passive healing against non-champions decreased. Charges granted on learning E decreased. R cooldown increased at early ranks.
We've mostly gotten Aatrox's power level to a good place, but we still need to trim a bit of his laning strength to prevent him from being so much of a bully.
E - Umbral Dash
PASSIVE HEALING AGAINST NON-CHAMPIONS :[33%]⇒ 15%
CHARGES WHEN LEARNED :[2]⇒ 1
R - World Ender
COOLDOWN :
[140/130/120]
⇒
160/140/120
seconds
Fizz W damage ratio decreased. R damage ratio decreased.
The Fizz buffs last patch overshot a bit, so we're pulling back on some of his newfound damage.
W - Seastone Trident
ACTIVE DAMAGE RATIO :[0.6]⇒ 0.5 ability power
ON-HIT DAMAGE RATIO :[0.4]⇒ 0.35 ability power
R - Chum the Waters
GUPPY DAMAGE RATIO :[0.9]⇒ 0.8 ability power
CHOMPER DAMAGE RATIO :[1.1]⇒ 1.0 ability power
GIGALODON DAMAGE RATIO :[1.3]⇒ 1.2 ability power
Hecarim Q base damage increased at later ranks. Q damage ratio increased.
Hecarim is pretty weak currently, but we want to be careful about how we buff him. A bit more extended dps should help him shine in the mid-game without making him into a one-shot monster.
Orianna excels at keeping enemies at range with her ball range and the crowd control it brings. We want to make sure that when her opponents do close the gap, they have a better shot at the kill.
The only thing faster than Valor's movement speed is Quinn's burst, and the two combine to give her opponents little time to respond even if they see her coming.
High mobility and durability has always been a tricky combination in our game, and Rakan has become a dominant pick on the back of his. We're toning down Rakan’s durability in the early game to make him vulnerable in more matchups.
Base Stats
HEALTH :[510]⇒ 480
ARMOR :[36]⇒ 33
Taliyah Movement speed decreased. W cooldown increased at early ranks. R wall no longer grants vision.
Taliyah's ability to shove and run around the map is putting too much pressure on other lanes. We're also trimming some hidden power from her ultimate.
Base Stats
MOVEMENT SPEED :[340]⇒ 335
W - Seismic Shove
COOLDOWN :[12]⇒ 16/15/14/13/12 seconds
Weaver's Wall does not exist
VISION Wall no longer grants vision
Trundle Q base damage decreased at later ranks. Q damage ratio increased at later ranks. Q attack damage sap duration decreased.
Trundle's dueling potential is too high, even if he isn't building damage.
Nautilus W base shield decreased slightly early, increased at later ranks. W maximum health scaling decreased at later ranks. W duration and cooldown decreased.
Tahm Kench Q slow duration and cooldown decreased. W duration decreased at later ranks. W cooldown significantly increased. W mana cost decreased. W cooldown now halved on enemy Devour.
In patch 8.6, Heal was crowding out other options in mid lane, so we lengthened its cooldown. This pushed both marksmen and mid laners onto teleport (which has had a much more notable impact on the meta), so we're reverting the Heal nerf.
COOLDOWN :[270]⇒ 240 seconds
Summoner Level
You can now show off your summoner level and borders on banners in game lobbies.
End of game lobby
BRB BATHROOM : When playing with a premade group, the status of each player will display above the “Play Again” button
Bugfixes
Players are no longer blocked from creating custom games if they have dodged from champ select.
Upcoming Skins & Chromas
The following skins will be released this patch. Grab the League Displays app for full-res splash! :
The following skins will be released this patch. Grab the League Displays app for their full-res splash!
Mecha Aurelion Sol
Mafia Braum
Cosmic Enchantress Lulu
Cosmic Defender Xin Zhao
Cosmic Queen Ashe
The following chromas will be released this patch:
Mecha Aurelion Sol
Mafia Braum
Cosmic Enchantress Lulu
Cosmic Defender Xin Zhao
Cosmic Queen Ashe
Your Shop Returns!
Personalized discounts are back from August 16, 2018, at 19:00 GMT – August 31, 2018, at 07:59 BST.
Mecha Aurelion Sol
