Patch 9.13 introduces Qiyana, the Empress of the Elements, and delivers a wide range of champion balance updates, item changes, and quality-of-life improvements.
New: Qiyana joins the roster as a new champion.
Champion adjustments: Corki gets ARAM package timing changes; Diana receives Crescent Strike improvements; Illaoi sees tentacle and ability tweaks; Karma's Inspire movement speed duration reduced; Ornn's Volcanic Rupture ratio increased; Pyke's Bone Skewer adjusted; Sejuani and Sivir nerfed; Sona's aura ratios lowered; Sylas base stats and W damage buffed; Syndra mana growth increased; Tristana buffed; Udyr's abilities gain a sixth rank.
Items: Essence Reaver cost increased to 3300 gold with build path change; Randuin's Omen armor increased to 70; Rod of Ages cost decreased to 2600 gold.
Quality of life: Responsiveness pass for Jarvan IV, Kennen, and Tryndamere ability ranges; damage text updates for colorblind support (next patch); Your Shop returns June 28 – July 22.
Bugfixes: Various bugfixes including Taliyah, Morgana, Ezreal VO frequency, mute all behavior, and Lucian's R interaction.
Mid-Patch Updates
6/27/2019 Responsiveness Pass and Rammus Bugfix
RANGE UPDATE Jarvan IV's E – Demacian Standard > Q – Dragon Strike, Kennen's E – Lightning Rush, and Tryndamere's E – Spinning Slash now have their proper ranges
Rammus
HUNTER'S TALISMAN BUGFIX Rammus' W – Defensive Ball Curl and his Passive – Spiked Shell's empowered damage now properly procs Hunter's Talisman
6/26/2019 Jarvan IV Bugfix
Jarvan IV
E+Q BUGFIX Jarvan IV now properly knocks up jungle monsters or minions when he uses his E – Demacian Standard + Q – Dragon Strike combo
Patch Highlights
Teamfight Tactics
Teamfight Tactics will be coming in 9.13 to players all over the world! Play against seven opponents in a free-for-all race to build a powerful team that fights on your behalf and be the last one standing.
As a reminder, the mode is still in beta! Players may experience bugs during their time in Teamfight Tactics, but we'd appreciate reports as well as general feedback on it. We're here to build this new mode with you.
We'll also be monitoring server health throughout its run in 9.13 and make note of potential balance changes based on what we see and hear from you. For more information, please check out the official Teamfight Tactics website!
High-res versions of Qiyana's splash arts are available on League Displays!
Corki
R ammo bar now reads left-to-right. The Package ARAM timers adjusted.
Passive – Hextech Munitions
ARAM FIRST PACKAGE SPAWN TIME 8:00⇒5:00ARAM PACKAGE COOLDOWN 240 seconds⇒150 seconds
R – Missile Barrage
AMMO BAR Left missile is now always the next to fire, with new charges loading in from the right
Diana
Q QoL changes.
Q – Crescent Strike
TIP OF THE MOONBERG Tip of Diana's Crescent Strike arc now reveals Fog of War for a short durationMOONLIGHT SONATA Crescent Strike casts more consistently aim toward the cursorCRASH LANDING Crescent Strike travels slightly faster
Illaoi
W minimum damage added; also applies to turrets. Tentacles disappear faster when Illaoi leaves. E Spirit and Vessel duration decreased; time between Tentacle attacks decreased. R Tentacle cap increased.
Passive – Prophet of an Elder God
NEW TENTACLE AP RATIO0.4 ability powerREMOVED TMITentacles will no longer go into an idle state when Illaoi is not around to command themNEWTICK TOCK Illaoi can now ping Prophet of an Elder God's cooldown to her teamBYE Tentacles despawn after Illaoi has left the area for 60 seconds⇒30 secondsFOG OF WAR Enemies gain vision of Tentacles through Fog of War within1400 range⇒1000 rangeBUGFIX Enemy champions no longer globally get vision of attacking TentaclesBUGFIX Fixed a bug where Tentacle slams that were mid-flight when Illaoi died dealt no damage
W – Harsh Lesson
NEW MINIMUM DAMAGE 20/30/40/50/60NEW KICK IT INTO OVERDRIVE Minimum damage is dealt as bonus damage to turrets
E – Test of Spirit
REMOVED REDUCED SPIRIT DURATION Spirit duration is no longer reduced each time Illaoi is damaged by the targetBASE SPIRIT DURATION 10 seconds⇒7 secondsBASE VESSEL DURATION 12 seconds⇒10 secondsTIME BETWEEN TENTACLE ATTACKS Once every 10 seconds at all levels⇒Once every 5/4/3 seconds (levels 1/7/13)
R – Leap of Faith
MAXIMUM SUMMONS 5 Tentacles⇒6 TentaclesLENIENCY Leap of Faith Tentacles no longer despawn mid-attack if Illaoi commands them to slam with Harsh Lesson
Karma
E movement speed duration decreased.
E – Inspire
MOVEMENT SPEED DURATION 2.5 seconds⇒1.5 seconds
Ornn
Q damage ratio increased.
Q – Volcanic Rupture
RATIO 1.0 attack damage⇒1.1 attack damage
Pyke
Q cooldown decreased early; stab damage bonus removed. W movement speed now scales. E no longer damages non-champions.
Q – Bone Skewer
STAB TARGETING AoE (30% reduced damage on non-champions)⇒Single target (hits nearest unit, preferring nearest champion)REMOVED BONUS STAB DAMAGE Bone Skewer's stab cast no longer deals 15% bonus damageCOOLDOWN 14/12.5/11/9.5/8 seconds⇒12/11/10/9/8 seconds
W – Ghostwater Dive
MOVEMENT SPEED 40% (decaying over 5 seconds)⇒40/45/50/55/60% (decaying over 5 seconds)
E – Phantom Undertow
REMOVED MINION & MONSTER DAMAGEPhantom Undertow no longer damages non-champions
Sejuani
Health growth decreased. W second cast damage ratio decreased.
Base Stats
HEALTH GROWTH 105⇒95
W – Winter's Wrath
SECOND CAST DAMAGE RATIO 6% Sejuani's maximum health⇒5.25% Sejuani's maximum health
Sivir
Attack damage growth, mana regen decreased. W cost increased.
Base Stats
ATTACK DAMAGE GROWTH 3.11⇒3MANA REGEN 8.012⇒8
W – Ricochet
COST 60 mana⇒75 mana
Sona
Q aura damage ratio decreased. E bonus movement speed ratio decreased.
(A note from Shio Shoujo: Y'all knew it was coming. We're nerfing my baby girl.)
While it may seem like we're doing this just because of the in-vogue bot lane Sona, she's been extremely close to our thresholds for acceptable win rates (outlined in our Balance Framework that you should go read if you haven't already) in solo queue for awhile and is the most commonly banned bot lane champion in pro play right now.
We're also seeing more than just Sona with Taric, mind you. We're seeing Sona and Tahm Kench, Sona and Pyke, etc. which points toward specifically nerfing her rather than Taric. To be clear, we're not explicitly trying to kill Sona + XX bot lanes: Even if she were a standard bot carry, she'd still be deserving of a nerf on multiple fronts.
Q – Hymn of Valor
AURA DAMAGE RATIO 0.3 ability power⇒0.2 ability power
E – Song of Celerity
BONUS MOVEMENT SPEED RATIO 6% movement speed per 100 ability power⇒3% movement speed per 100 ability power
Sylas
Base attack damage, health growth increased. W base damage increased.
Base Stats
ATTACK DAMAGE 58⇒61HEALTH GROWTH 85⇒95
W – Kingslayer
BASE DAMAGE 60/90/120/150/180⇒65/100/135/170/205
E – Abscond/Abduct
BUGFIX Tooltip now properly mentions all mana scaling per rank information
Syndra
Mana growth increased.
MANA GROWTH 30⇒40
Tristana
Attack damage growth, mana increased; mana regen decreased. W damage increased.
Personalized discounts are back from June 28th, 2019 – July 22nd, 2019!
Damage Text Updates
COLORING Physical damage text is now always orange, magic damage text is now always cyan, and true damage will still remain white.SPIKEY Crit damage text icon now matches the stat panel iconPUNCHY Crit damage text animation should feel more impactful and satisfyingWIP Colorblind support will be added for these updates next patch.
Bugfixes
Taliyah, Morgana, and Ezreal's ability VO lines will play less frequently
/mute all, /fullmute all, and /ignore all no longer also mutes your own pings
Lucian's R – The Culling now properly activates the movement speed bonus from hitting targets with W – Ardent Blaze
