GOOD GRIEF, WE'RE FINALLY HERE. It's the Worlds patch!!
Similar to our philosophy for last year's Worlds patch, we've been making steady changes throughout the last few patches as to not completely throw everything in flux and have the pros invalidate whatever playbooks they've been developing for the most exciting event of the year. More than completely neutralizing top priority picks, we've been working on elevating more champions to competitive viability and are continuing that work in 9.19.
This change process has resulted in smaller buffs or a couple of impactful nerfs across a slew of champions and more pro-focused changes that should even out the scales and create fun, diverse, and impactful picks for the next few weeks of Worlds games.
We also overnerfed Akali in 9.18. With her ultimate now sufficiently gated, we're returning some of the damage.
R - Perfect Execution
R2 MAXIMUM DAMAGE :
[195/420/645]
⇒
225/450/645
Annie E movement speed increased; cooldown now scales.
Following up on the 9.18 changes since we ended up going with a more conservative approach than necessary.
E - Molten Shield
MOVEMENT SPEED :
[25-50.5%]
⇒
30-60%
COOLDOWN :[15]⇒ 14/13/12/11/10 seconds
Ashe Passive slow increased. Q now an auto attack reset.
Increasing Ashe's utility so she can be considered a good pick when a player wants to run down opponents in the early game. In addition, we're returning the full auto attack reset to her Q. We've decided that the minimal gameplay gains weren't worth the adverse effect on the satisfaction of playing Ashe.
Passive - Frost Shot
SLOW :
[15-30% (levels 1-18)]
⇒
20-30% (levels 1-18)
Q - Ranger's Focus
J>PQ GOT AC : Now is an auto attack reset
Blitzcrank Q range increased. R max stacks increased.
Blitzcrank is the Hook and should always be even as we release other champions who just happen to have hooks in their abilities alongside other things.
Q - Rocket Grab
RANGE :[1050]⇒ 1150
R - Static Field
PASSIVE MAX STACKS :[2]⇒ 3 marks
Fiora Q can now hit turrets and wards. E2 can now crit turrets.
Fiora's in an acceptable place when it comes to matchups in lane, but she struggles to convert her lane victories into game victories.
Q - Lunge
TOWER DEFENSE : Can now hit turrets and wards (will prioritize champion vitals, ultimate targets, champs, dying minions, turrets, and wards, respectively)
E - Bladework
STONEHENGE : The second basic attack can now deal bonus damage to turrets
Gragas W cooldown increased; damage ratio decreased.
Gragas has been dominating the pro meta for a while, so we're nerfing his clear speed.
W - Drunken Rage
COOLDOWN :[5]⇒ 6 seconds
DAMAGE RATIO :[8%]⇒ 7% of target's maximum health
Graves Base attack damage increased. Rounding out some other base stats.
We're giving Graves some more reliable power via his base attack damage so he feels generally stronger at all points of a game. Also rounding out some other stats since we're here!
Base Stats
ATTACK DAMAGE :[66]⇒ 68
HEALTH :[551.1]⇒ 555
MANA :[322.2]⇒ 325
MANA REGEN :[7.9]⇒ 8
Heimerdinger Q and R turret AP ratio increased. E stun duration increased.
Buffing Heimerdinger all-around since he's on the weaker side.
Nerfing Karma's non-support damage so she isn't so strong as a blind pick generalist. Teams will now have to consider losing a considerable amount of damage if they want to pick her.
Q - Inner Flame
Q1 DAMAGE RATIO :[60%]⇒ 40% ability power
Mordekaiser W shield from damage dealt increased. Spectators can now see champions in the Death Realm as spirits.
Lightly buffing Mordekaiser in a way that might be most felt in pro games.
W - Indestructible
DAMAGE DEALT POTENTIAL SHIELD :[30%]⇒ 35% of the damage he deals
R - Realm of Death
ARE YOU READY TO RUMBLE? : Spectators now see the combatants in the Spooky Realm as appropriately spooky
Our last few Riven changes didn't hit the results we were looking for, disproportionately weakening the players who are newer to her and don't have the same level of familiarity. We're trying again by reverting back to her pre-9.9 state and adding a simpler nerf to her E instead.
Sejuani's damage is very high when considering all of the utility she has, especially in pro play. We're nerfing her dueling power and mid-game damage.
Sion is unusually weak in skilled play. We're buffing his on-demand shielding, since this is more helpful in higher-level play.
W - Soul Furnace
BASE SHIELD :
[30/55/80/105/130]
⇒
50/75/100/125/150
Sylas Base armor and armor growth decreased. Passive damage ratio adjusted.
One of Sylas' main strengths lies in his generalist kit and high AoE power from his very reliable passive. This combination created no-fail situations which led to Sylas' 3-role, omnipresent, pro flex status.
So basically, we're nerfing him so he's not 100% pick-ban at Worlds.
Base Stats
ARMOR :[32]⇒ 28
ARMOR GROWTH :[3]⇒ 2.5
Passive - Petricite Burst
DAMAGE RATIO :
9-60
[(+1.0 total AD)(+0.2 AP), reduced by 50% for minions that aren't the primary target]
⇒
(+1.1 total AD)(+0.2 AP)to the primary target, (+0.4 total AD)(+0.2 AP) to everyone else
Despite Veigar's scaling nature, his contributions to teamfights struggle to keep pace with what's necessary in the late game, so we're buffing the ability that helps out the most in those situations.
E - Event Horizon
COOLDOWN :
[18/17/16/15/14]
⇒
18/16.5/15/13.5/12
Xin Zhao Passive base heal increased. Q base damage increased later.
Xin could use some love after the Scuttler changes decreased his early game power value so we're helping out.
Passive - Determination
BASE HEAL :
[8-59 (levels 1-18)]
⇒
10-78 (levels 1-18)
Q - Three Talon Strike
BASE DAMAGE :
[20/25/30/35/40]
⇒
20/28/36/44/52
Yuumi Q slow strength now flattened, duration decreased, no longer decays over time.
Yuumi has been a fuzzy menace in the pro scene, so we're nerfing one of the more pro-impacting elements of her kit.
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Majestic Empress Morgana
Splendid Staff Nami
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Majestic Empress Morgana
Splendid Staff Nami
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