Patch 9.5

Overview

Patch 9.5

Hey nerds. Let's all welcome our updated seraphim sisters, Kayle and Morgana!

Not too many crazy new changes this patch, but we're following up with champs like Akali and Sylas, and tuning Conqueror. We're also throwing a bone to the Vi mains and taking a pass at changing up Skarner's Spires. There are a couple of other champions we're monitoring due to their reliance on Conqueror, but until those changes to the rune settle in, we won't be taking any immediate action. (Also, we're gonna nerf Ezreal in 9.6. Still deciding if it'll be via double Tear or Ez directly, but one way or the other... Ezreal nerfs.)

Let's git it.

Paul "RiotAether" Perscheid
Hanna “shio shoujo” Woo

Patch Highlights Champions Items Runes Simple Changes ARURF Bugfixes Upcoming Skins & Chromas

Patch Highlights[]

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Champions[]

	Kayle & Morgana
	Kayle and Morgana are ready to take down the guilty. The sisters serve justice in Patch 9.5! Kayle and Morgana Champion Gameplay Trailer Kayle and Morgana Reveal Kayle Champion Spotlight Morgana Champion Spotlight Kayle Bio Morgana Bio High-res versions of Kayle and Morgana's updated splash art are available on League Displays!

Akali
Ring movement speed durations increased. Stealth from turrets adjusted. E damage increased. R cooldown decreased.

When we nerfed Akali in 9.3, we swang hard on the parts of her kit that frustrated opponents most and caused issues specific to particular skill levels. This left her in a sad state, but we needed to be sure that the mechanics we removed were actually what made Akali problematic. Given the depth of 9.3's changes (mechanical changes have more ramifications than buffing or nerfing damage numbers), if we had tried to keep Akali's overall strength unchanged, she might have remained dominant, making it hard to tell what—if anything—our nerfs actually did. Two patches out, we've confirmed that removing Akali's Q heal and W turret stealth went a long way toward making her a healthier champion, so we're now going back in cautiously to bring her back up.

Passive - Assassin's Mark

EDGE OF RING MOVEMENT SPEED DURATION : [1.25] ⇒ 2 seconds

OUTSIDE OF RING MOVEMENT SPEED DURATION : [1.25] ⇒ 2 seconds

W - Twilight Shroud

STEALTH FROM TURRETS : Akali is now only revealed by turrets within a turret's attack range, rather than its sight range

PEEK-A-BOO : Akali now only needs to exit and re-enter her shroud once to extend the shroud's duration by the maximum 3 seconds, rather than extending it by 0.5 seconds six times

E - Shuriken Flip

FIRST CAST DAMAGE :	[60/90/120/150/180]
⇒	70/105/140/175/210

SECOND CAST DAMAGE :	[60/90/120/150/180]
⇒	50/80/110/140/170

R - Perfect Execution

COOLDOWN :	[120/100/80]
⇒	100/85/70	seconds

		Neeko E root adjusted.
	The conditions to Neeko's roots were a little complicated so we’re simplifying them to make her more reliable, especially in team fights.
		E - Tangle-Barbs ROOT DURATION : [0.5 seconds on all enemies except the last champion hit; 0.7/0.9/1.1/1.3/1.5 seconds against the last champion hit, increased to 1.8/2.1/2.4/2.7/3 seconds if Tangle-Barbs hit at least two enemies] ⇒ 0.7/0.9/1.1/1.3/1.5 seconds on the first enemy hit, 1.8/2.1/2.4/2.7/3 seconds on all other enemies hit BUGFIX : No longer disarms enemies

Rakan
W damage and dash speed increased.

The nerf to Rakan's Grand Entrance in 9.2 hindered his playmaking ability. We're giving him back some of that speed, so he can go back to helping his lane partner poke their lane opponents or assist the rest of his team in a crazy fight, while still keeping his R-W initiation in check.

W - Grand Entrance

DAMAGE :	[70/115/160/205/250]
⇒	70/120/170/220/270

DASH SPEED : [1400/1445/1480 (based on type of boots)] ⇒ 1500

		Skarner Spire radius increased; Red buff Spire now covers Krugs and Raptors on both sides of the map. Spires removed from minimap.
	We're moving Skarner's red buff Spire to be in range of both Krugs and Raptors, which will give him more options in his jungle pathing and help with his jungle clear in all three monster camps. With this Spire now closer to the Krugs and Raptors, it'll also be harder for opponents to steal it from him due to how deep it'll be in the enemy's jungle. We’re also removing the Spires from the minimap, so his counterjungling attempts aren't nearly as obvious to the enemy team.
		Passive - Crystal Spires INTRUDER ALARM Spires no longer appear on the minimap SPIRE RADIUS : [1150] ⇒ 1600 PORQUE NO LOS DOS? Red buff Spire now in range of both Krugs and Raptors

Vi
Attack speed growth decreased. Passive cooldown increased but W now reduces it. Q ratio decreased, no longer deals reduced passthrough damage. W attack speed increased. E AoE can now crit. R cooldown, damage, knockup/knockback increased; no longer deals reduced passthrough damage.

Vi's been overlooked as a viable jungle pick for quite some time now. To help Vi compete against her peers, we're adjusting her Q and R to do equal damage to everything she hits, powering up her teamfights and speeding up her jungle clear. To balance those changes, she's getting nerfed in some areas, but the overall outcome should be a stronger and more impactful Vi.

Base Stats

ATTACK SPEED GROWTH : [2.5%] ⇒ 2%

Passive - Blast Shield

COOLDOWN :	[12-8 seconds (levels 1-9)]
⇒	16-12 seconds (levels 1-9) (see Denting Blows below)

SHIELD RATIO : [10%] ⇒ 15% max health

Q - Vault Breaker

QUARTER POUNDER No longer deals 25% reduced damage to non-champions

RATIO : [1.6] ⇒ 1.4 bonus attack damage

W - Denting Blows

ATTACK SPEED :	[30/35/40/45/50%]
⇒	30/37.5/45/52.5/60%

PASSIVE COOLDOWN Blast Shield's cooldown is now reduced by 3 seconds whenever Denting Blows procs

E - Excessive Force

CRITICAL CONES : Damage cone can now critically strike

RATIO :	[1.15 total attack damage, 0.7 ability power]
⇒	1.1 total attack damage, 0.9 ability power

R - Assault and Battery

COOLDOWN :	[110/85/60]
⇒	120/100/80	seconds

DAMAGE :	[150/300/450 (+1.4 bonus AD)]
⇒	150/325/500 (+1.1 bonus AD)

QUARTER POUNDER No longer deals 25% reduced damage to secondary targets

SECONDARY TARGET KNOCKBACK : Vi knocks back enemies she passes through by [250 range over 0.25 seconds] ⇒ 350 range over 0.75 seconds

	Lucian Audio Updates
	Cleaning up some of Lucian's ability audio to make it clearer!
		BULLETS : Clearer hit audio on Base and Striker Lucian basic attacks, passive-empowered attacks, and The Culling ARDENT BLAZE : Cast audio is shimmerier, deep tones on travel audio reduced, target hit sound added. Changes apply to all skins except High Noon which already had them implemented (Heartseeker Lucian's on-hit sound is unchanged). RELENTLESS PURSUIT : Dash audio brightened on Base and Striker Lucian

Items[]

Relic Shield Line
Healing decreased.

We're cutting the ability for tank supports to shrug off harass so other types of supports can compete against them, especially at higher levels of play where bot laners place more of a focus on keeping themselves topped off.

RELIC SHIELD HEALING :	[15 (+2% target's missing health)]
⇒	5-30 at 0-100% target's missing health

TARGON'S BRACE HEALING :	[40 (+2% target's missing health)]
⇒	10-60 at 0-100% target's missing health

REMNANT OF THE ASPECT HEALING :	[50 (+2% target's missing health)]
⇒	15-90 at 0-100% target's missing health

		Stormrazor
	Given that Stormrazor's update shifted it from a rush item to a late pickup, we erred on the side of undershooting its power to make sure it was a clearly less attractive first buy. But now, it's too weak, so we're buffin' it.
		ATTACK DAMAGE : [55] ⇒ 60 ATTACK SPEED : [25%] ⇒ 30%

Runes[]

		Aftershock
	Bugfixing Aftershock's resist duration to do what the tooltip says.
		RESIST DURATION : [3] ⇒ 2.5 seconds

Conqueror

We hotfixed Conqueror in the middle of the last patch, decreasing the ranged stack duration and the number of adaptive force per stack. But it's still too strong, especially in the mid to late game . With its new stacking model, champions gain stats leading up to the proc and late game scenarios actually trigger it faster than the previous iterations of Conqueror. We're pulling out some of Conqueror's late game strength while retaining the more core true damage and healing conversion.

ADAPTIVE FORCE :	[2-10 per stack (10-50 at max stacks)]
⇒	2-6 per stack (10-30 at max stacks)

Mid-Patch 9.4 Updates
(Reminder: These have been live for a while already.)

ADAPTIVE FORCE :	[3-15 per stack (max 15-75)]
⇒	2-10 per stack (max 10-50). This change is overwritten by the line above.

RANGED STACK DURATION : [3] ⇒ 2 seconds (melee stack duration still 8 seconds)

		Cut Down
	Making it more competitive with Coup de Grace and Last Stand.
		BONUS DAMAGE : [4-10%] ⇒ 5-12% (still vs targets with 10%-100% more maximum health than you)

Simple Changes[]

Cho'Gath
E damage increased.

Cho'Gath could use a little bit of help early on. Maxing E will help him trade more meaningfully.

E - Vorpal Spikes

DAMAGE :	[20/30/40/50/60]
⇒	22/34/46/58/70

Dr. Mundo
E magic resist increased.

Buffing the ol' doctor so players who want an anti-magic damage beefcake have an option in the form of a big purple man.

E - Masochism

MAGIC RESIST :	[2% per stack, up to 6/12/18/24/30%]
⇒	3% per stack, up to 6/15/24/33/42%

Gangplank
E bonus damage to champions increased. R damage per wave increased.

Giving Gangplank more pow in his powder so he can fight back against the scallywags of top lane and have more cannons to drop on opponents everywhere else.

E - Powder Keg

BONUS DAMAGE TO CHAMPIONS :	[60/90/120/150/180]
⇒	80/105/130/155/180

R - Cannon Barrage

MAGIC DAMAGE PER WAVE :	[35/60/85]
⇒	40/70/100

MAX DAMAGE :	[420/720/1020]
⇒	480/840/1200

		Graves Base attack damage increased.
	9.2's jungle experience changes hit scaling champions like Graves the hardest, and 9.3's Stormrazor change was unfavorable to him as well. Given how effective -3 AD was at reining the Outlaw in toward the end of last season, +3 AD should be enough to get him back in gunning shape.
		Base Stats ATTACK DAMAGE : [63] ⇒ 66

Jhin
Q attack damage increased.

We're giving Dancing Grenade a little fortissimo since it's such an integral part of his damage pattern.

Q - Dancing Grenade

RATIO :	[0.4/0.475/0.55/0.625/0.7]
⇒	0.45/0.525/0.6/0.675/0.75	total attack damage

Nunu & Willump
Health decreased. Q healing decreased.

Taking the pair's durability down a bit via early game base stats and late-game sustain.

Base Stats

HEALTH : [590] ⇒ 570

Q - Consume

HEAL :	[75/120/165/210/255]
⇒	75/110/145/180/215

Tryndamere
Passive crit chance cap increased late.

Resolving Tryndamere's long-standing crit chance dilemma: Currently, he needs to overcap on crit chance to reach 100%, but now, he won't need to overload on more than two items.

Passive - Battle Fury

CRIT CHANCE CAP PER FURY :	[Up to 35%]
⇒	35/40/45/50% at levels 1/6/11/16

Sylas
W heal increased early, decreased late; heal ratio increased, damage ratio increased.

Hitting Sylas' tank build.

W - Kingslayer

HEAL :	[50/80/110/140/170 (+0.35 AP)]
⇒	60/80/100/120/140 (+0.45 AP)

DAMAGE RATIO : [0.55] ⇒ 0.65 ability power

Yorick
Maiden damage and mark proc damage decreased.

Yorick and his lovely Maiden have been attached at the hips since 9.2, and their collective damage is causing trouble for everyone else. We're reining the Maiden in a little so that the pair, when together, are a little weaker.

R - Eulogy of the Isles

MAIDEN DAMAGE :	[10/20/40]
⇒	0/10/40

MARK DAMAGE :	[5/7.5/10%]
⇒	3/6/9%	target's maximum health

		Rek'Sai Fixed a bug where R could deal damage twice.
	Conqueror plus the changes we made to Rek'Sai last patch are bringing her up to scary levels. We're going to see how this patch’s Conqueror nerfs land before directly looking into nerfing Rek'Sai. As a reminder, read below for the hotfix that went live in 9.4.
		Mid-Patch 9.4 update Reminder: This change has been live for a while already. BUGFIX : Fixed a bug where Void Rush could deal damage twice if Rek'Sai's target Flashed away the instant Void Rush's damage was dealt

ARURF[]

Surprise—we're extending ARURF by another two patches! Since we've got another month of ultra rapid firing in store, we've also got a ton more balance changes for 9.5. If you're a member of the Golden Spatula club, you'll hang onto your benefits for the full extended duration.

Let's start with the buffs:

Aatrox

BUFF : +15% damage buff increased to +20%

Akali

BUFF : +15% damage, -10% damage taken

Alistar

BUFF : +5% damage, -10% damage taken

Anivia

BUFF : +15% damage

Aurelion Sol

BUFF : +5% damage buff increased to +10%

Bard

BUFF : +15% damage buff increased to +20%

Braum

BUFF : -5% damage taken buff increased to -10%

Darius

BUFF : +5% damage buff increased to +10%

Elise

BUFF : +10% damage, -10% damage taken

Evelynn

BUFF : +10% damage buff increased to +20%

Gangplank

BUFF : +10% damage buff increased to +15%

Gnar

BUFF : +5% damage buff increased to +10%

Ivern

BUFF : +10% damage, -15% damage taken

Jhin

BUFF : +20% damage

Katarina

BUFF : +15% damage, -10% damage taken

Quinn

BUFF : +15% damage

Sion

BUFF : +10% damage

Sona

BUFF : -5% damage nerf removed

Tahm Kench

BUFF : -20% damage taken buff increased to -25%

Taliyah

BUFF : +15% damage

Thresh

BUFF : +5% damage buff increased to +10%, -5% damage taken buff increased to -10%

Udyr

BUFF : +10% damage, -15% damage taken

Urgot

BUFF : +5% damage buff increased to +15%

Yasuo

BUFF : +10% damage buff increased to +15%, -5% damage taken buff increased to -10%

Zac

BUFF : -10% damage taken buff increased to -15%

Zilean

BUFF : +10% damage buff increased to +20%

Zoe

BUFF : +10% damage

And of course some nerfs:
Ahri

NERF : -5% damage nerf increased to -8%

Fizz

NERF : -5% damage

Garen

NERF : -5% damage nerf increased to -10%

Heimerdinger

NERF : -5% damage

Jayce

NERF : -5% damage

Nocturne

NERF : -5% damage

Sivir

NERF : -5% damage nerf increased to -8%

Syndra

NERF : -5% damage

Vladimir

NERF : -8% damage

First Elder Dragon

NERF : Burn decreased from 141 over 3 seconds to 90 over 3 seconds

Second Elder Dragon

NERF : Burn decreased from 255 over 3 seconds to 210 over 3 seconds

Third Elder Dragon

NERF : Burn decreased from 315 over 3 seconds to 270 over 3 seconds

Bugfixes[]

Celerity now properly increases bonus movement speed from Time Warp Tonic
Fixed a bug where some champions would sometimes stand in place instead of auto-attacking
Zombie Brand's VO no longer plays globally when Brand is in vision
Lunar Empress Lux's textures no longer becomes corrupted upon death
Darius' Base skin no longer plays God King Darius' Apprehend quotes
Papercraft Anivia's landing SFX during her recall have been restored
When champions shield or bind Papercraft Anivia, they are now a consistent size when compared to her base during Rebirth
Rengar's Thrill of the Hunt true sight indicator from the ability is no longer misplaced on Star Guardian Ezreal
Udyr's Tiger Stance level-up tooltips now appear
Dropping replay files onto the League executable now works in all regions
Fixed a bug where the "No Ban" option was missing in the pick/ban phase in Ranked queue