The latest and greatest update to the massively popular League of Legends has been released, and with it comes a full description of all the changes Riot has made.
If you’re a fan of the most-played MOBA to ever hit the gaming world, it’s time you give all the champion and ability changes a look. Some of the most popular characters have been altered to make each skirmish a bit more balanced, and all that information can be found below.
Elise
- Neurotoxin
- Cast range reduced to 625 from 650
- Damage reduced to 40/80/120/160/200 from 50/95/140/185/230
- Venomous Bite
- Damage increased to 60/110/160/210/260 from 50/95/140/185/230
Janna
- Howling Gale
- Fixed a bug where the knockup duration was not increasing based on charge time
- Knockup duration when fully charged increased to 1 second from 0.75 seconds
Jarvan IV
- Golden Aegis
- Shield amount per nearby enemy champion increased to 20/30/40/50/60 from 20/25/30/35/40
- Mana cost reduced to 45/50/55/60/65 from 65
- Demacian Standard
- Active no longer grants bonus Armor
Nami
- Tidecaller’s Blessing
- Added new visual effects to better communicate the amount of charges left
- Duration increased to 6 seconds from 5
Singed
- Fling
- Damage reduced to 80/125/170/215/260 from 100/150/200/250/300
- Ability Power ratio reduced to 0.75 from 1.0
- Insanity Potion
- No longer reduces the duration of disables
Taric
- Shatter
- Damage reduced to 50/90/130/170/210 from 60/105/150/190/240
- Armor damage ratio reduced to 20% from 30%
- Dazzle
- Stun duration adjusted to 1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5/1.6 seconds from 1.5 at all ranks
Items
- Blade of the Ruined King – Hotfixed 3/5
- Attack Damage reduced to 25 from 30
- Combine cost increased to 1000 gold from 650 (total cost increased to 3200 gold from 2850)
- Maximum damage dealt to minions and monsters reduced to 60 from 90
- Active heal amount is now reduced by the target’s Armor
- Aegis of the Legion
- Aura grants an additional 50% Health Regen, Armor and Magic Resist for minions
- Runic Bulwark
- Combine cost reduced to 400 gold from 650 (total cost reduced to 2950 gold from 3200)
- Health reduced to 300 from 400
- Magic Resist aura reduced to 25 from 30
- Aura grants an additional 50% Health Regen, Armor and Magic Resist for minions
- Locket of the Iron Solari
- Combine cost reduced to 520 gold from 670 (total cost reduced to 1850 gold from 2000)
- Health reduced to 300 from 400
- Runaan’s Hurricane
- Secondary target radius increased to 375 from 300
- Fixed a bug where Hurricane could target invisible enemies
- Sheen
- Combine cost reduced to 365 gold from 425 (total cost reduced to 1200 gold from 1260)
- Trinity Force
- Total cost reduced to 3843 gold from 3903 gold
- Lich Bane
- Combine cost increased to 940 gold from 880 (total cost unchanged)
- Iceborn Gauntlet
- Combine cost increased to 700 gold from 640 (total cost unchanged)
- Armor increased to 70 from 60
- Ability Power reduced to 30 from 40
- Ravenous Hydra
- Combine cost reduced to 200 gold from 400 (total cost reduced to 3300 gold from 3500)
- Life Steal increased to 12% from 10%
- Zephyr
- Recipe changed: Stinger + Pickaxe + 725 gold = 2850 gold (total cost unchanged)
- Attack Damage increased to 25 from 20
- Warden’s Mail
- Attack Speed reduction reduced to 15% from 20%
- Randuin’s Omen
- Attack Speed reduction reduced to 15% from 20%
- Seeker’s Armguard
- Ability Power reduced to 20 from 25
Runes
- Cooldown Reduction and Cooldown Reduction per Level runes have been increased at all Tiers (varying from 2-35% increase)
Spectator Mode
- Fixed a bug that would cause the spectator client to crash when using chat commands (ex: /joke, /taunt)
Restricted Chat Mode
- Certain players (identified by Tribunal and by Player Support) will have a limited number of in-game messages available and limited access to [All] Chat.
- Restricted players that successfully complete matchmade games will earn their chat privileges back.
General
- Ready checks no longer return players to the PvP.Net landing page
- “Random” has been moved to the top of champion select
- Chat notifications in the bottom right-hand corner of the client now wait to appear until players have closed the AFK popup dialogue first
- Battle Training bots no longer acquire unavailable items
- Dragon, Baron, Towers and Inhibitors now show assists
Got all that? Good. Now, head out to the fields of battle and make sure to win your lane.
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