BETTER LIVINGThe Ruined Dragon soul's revive now works more how you'd expect when combined with other death-denying effects (ex. Zilean ult now gets consumed first if you have both effects; Tryndamere no longer dies during his own ult)
Sentinel Graves, Sentinel Pyke, Sentinel Rengar, Ruined Miss Fortune, and Cyber Pop Akshan will be available July 22nd, 2021. Unbound Thresh will be available July 29th, 2021 as a token shop exclusive, and will return as a directly purchasable skin in patch 11.20.
RISE OF THE SENTINELS
We've heard your feedback on the slow progression rate in the Rise of the Sentinels in-client narrative experience. Starting with the next chapter of Rise of the Sentinels, we're adding a new, infinitely repeatable mission that awards extra Sentinels points just for playing a game. Including base TFT.
Note: Since we're doing this mid-event, the missions are hidden, but the faster rate of progress should be immediately noticeable.
NEW MISSIONPlay 1 PVP matchmade game of Summoner's Rift, ARAM, Ultimate Spellbook, or Teamfight Tactics (excluding Hyper Roll) to earn 600 Rise of the Sentinels points. This mission can be repeated infinitely. It won't appear in your Missions log.
ACTIVATESWith Chapter III of Rise of the Sentinels this week
CHAMPIONS
NEW
AKSHAN
The Rogue Sentinel
Akshan swings into battle against Ruination on July 22nd!
The small pyromaniac and her bear are taking over Skilled play! Annie does well versus short-range characters, which are her more common match-ups, so we're lowering her upfront burst damage and lane harass.
Q – DISINTEGRATE
DAMAGE RATIO80% AP⇒75% AP
AURELION SOL
Q cooldown increased.
Aurelion Sol is toeing the line in Elite play, and he's finally put his claw right over it. Slowing him down accordingly.
Q – STARSURGE
COOLDOWN11/10/9/8/7 seconds⇒12/11/10/9/8 seconds
BLITZCRANK
Base armor and Q damage increased.
Blitz has been cranking out pretty low lethality in the early/mid game. Considering he's got a flashy fist, it should feel more rewarding when it actually hits. To polish him off, we're also giving him a thicker metal skin.
The Sheriff of Piltover could use some encouragement getting on over to the current marksman meta. She's been finding success with Q-max builds, so we're adding more incentive by boosting its scaling.
Q – PILTOVER PEACEMAKER
DAMAGE RATIO130/140/150/160/170% AD⇒130/145/160/175/190% AD
CASSIOPEIA
E base empowered damage increased.
Cassiopeia used to be a lane bully, but over the years, her gameplay has become farming patiently through the early game until she scales up to a point where she's able to dish out the damage. With this change, she'll be more able to press an advantage when she lands her Q in the early laning phase.
E – TWIN FANG
BASE EMPOWERED DAMAGE10/30/50/70/90⇒20/40/60/80/100
GWEN
E bonus attack speed decreased early.
Equipped with raw stat power and a big ol' pair of scissors, it's a little too easy for Gwen to snip back at even the toughest of opponents. We're looking to sharpen her intended weakness by tapping down the speed of her slashes from level 1.
E – SKIP 'N SLASH
BONUS ATTACK SPEED40/50/60/70/80%⇒20/35/50/65/80%
IRELIA
W damage ratio decreased; damage reduction decreased later.
After a good visit in 11.14's patch notes, Irelia's ended up on the strong side but in a much better position to balance moving forward. We'll be watching to see where she lands longterm, but for now, we're limiting the power on her W.
W – DEFIANT DANCE
DAMAGE RATIO50% AD (150% AD maximum)⇒40% AD (120% AD maximum)
In mid lane, Kayle's a safe pick who can reliably stand fly her ground until she hits her power spike. Reducing her magic resist from the get-go should give opponents more opportunities to punish her vulnerable early game.
BASE STATS
MAGIC RESIST30⇒26
KENNEN
Q damage increased.
Struggling across the board, Kennen's been out of sight for a while now. We're upping his main ability to feel more like a strike from a storm rather than a sting.
W cooldown decreased; stored post-mitigation damage from damage dealt increased.
The Iron Revenant's been having trouble standing up to the current fighters in top lane, so we're passing him more durability to help him hold his own in lane and overall throughout the game.
STORED POST-MITIGATION DAMAGE FROM DAMAGE DEALT35%⇒45%
NIDALEE
Base health and health growth increased.
Nidalee is known for being fierce, but as of late, her performance across all levels of play has been anything but. With more health, she should be less afraid to bring out the cougar against her prey, and should also help her feel more accessible to players who are just picking her up.
BASE STATS
HEALTH545 (level 1)⇒570 (level 1)
HEALTH GROWTH85⇒95
RELL
W cooldown decreased.
Rell is a champion who brings disruption and fury to her foes, especially when she's able to pull out her full combo in extended fights, but she's been weak across all levels of play. We're reverting her 11.5 nerf so that she'll be able to crash down on her opponents, tough out the fight, and mount up—and be able to do it all over again.
W – FERROMANCY
COOLDOWN13 seconds⇒11 seconds
RUMBLE
Various Rumble heat system bugfixes and other QoL adjustments!
We're addressing some frustrating bugs around Rumble's Overheated system that were left from our changes in patch 11.13. These fixes should even out some abnormalities and help players feel more in control of Tristy.
PASSIVE – JUNKYARD TITAN
UPDATEDHEAT DECAY BUGFIXFixed a bug where Rumble's Heat would start decaying at inconsistent times instead of the intended 4 seconds
NEWOVERHEAT CHECKRumble now immediately Overheats upon reaching 100 Heat, instead of having a short window where multiple spells could be cast before Overheating
UPDATEDSHOP UNDO BUGFIXRumble's Heat no longer resets to previous values when undoing shop purchases
Shyvana could use more oomph in her one point wonder, so we're buffing her Q to help her clear speeds and let her really dig her teeth into her enemies. We're also adding in some AP compensation so that both her builds can benefit equally.
Q – TWIN BITE
COOLDOWN9/8/7/6/5 seconds⇒7/6.5/6/5.5/5 seconds
FIRST HIT DAMAGE RATIO25% AP⇒35% AP (AD ratios unchanged)
SECOND HIT DAMAGE RATIO15% AP⇒25% AP (AD ratios unchanged)
SYLAS
Q detonation damage increased. W heal decreased.
Sylas is a versatile dueler who does what he does a little too well—healing his way through fights, often swinging the battle to his advantage, often catching his opponents off guard. Although sustain is an important part of his kit, enemies should be able to find some kink in his armor. We're moving some of his sustain power over to his chains so that he doesn't swing fights as hard, but can still find success when he lands his less-reliable abilities.
MAXIMUM HEAL60/120/180/240/300 (+90% AP)⇒50/100/150/200/250 (+80% AP)
SYNDRA
Q cost decreased early.
Syndra's 10.13 mana nerf was intended to bring her down in Pro play, but it was only somewhat effective, while also causing painful detriment to her early game. Now that she's much less present in Pro, we're reverting the change and will find another tactic if she poses a problem in the future.
Q – DARK SPHERE
COST60/65/70/75/80 mana⇒40/50/60/70/80 mana
THRESH
E cooldown increased.
With all his tools to keep his friends alive, Thresh is one of the best at peeling enemies off of otherwise vulnerable allies. Recently, he's been dominating Pro play, so we're curbing his power by targeting his E's uptime.
Q base damage decreased; bonus damage against monsters increased; healing from damage against marked minions decreased.
Despite his last visit to the patch notes in 11.13, Viego's continued to be a popular pick in all his roles. We're taking another pass by targeting his solo lane power and compensating with additional monster damage in the hopes he'll end up in a more balanced state long-term .
Q – BLADE OF THE RUINED KING
BASE DAMAGE25/40/55/70/85⇒15/30/45/60/75
BONUS DAMAGE AGAINST MONSTERS10⇒20
HEALING FROM DAMAGE AGAINST MARKED MINIONS50%⇒10%
WUKONG
Base health regen decreased.
Wukong's able to stay healthy in lane, even after taking a beating. We're lowering his sustain so that while he remains a strong duelist, he'll need more time to lick his wounds.
BASE STATS
HEALTH REGEN4⇒2.5
XAYAH
R cooldown decreased.
Xayah's been dragging behind the rest of the flock. Some spice should really let her feathers fly.
R – FEATHERSTORM
COOLDOWN160/145/130 seconds⇒140/120/100 seconds
ITEMS
HULLBREAKER
Hullbreaker could use some help as the game reaches later phases of the game. We're giving more durability for anyone who's hunting alone.
BOARDING PARTY BONUS RESISTANCES20-45 bonus armor and bonus magic resistance (level 9-18)⇒20-60 bonus armor and bonus magic resistance (level 9-18)
BOARDING PARTY MINION BONUS RESISTANCES60-135 bonus armor and bonus magic resistance (level 9-18)⇒60-180 bonus armor and bonus magic resistance (level 9-18)
ULTIMATE SPELLBOOK UPDATES
Ulternate Summoner Spell Pool
NEWMALPHITE RR – Unstoppable Force is now available, with 0 bonus ability haste and 80% ratios
REMOVEDTRYNDAMERE RR – Undying Rage is no longer available
Champion Buffs
BARD+5% damage dealt, -5% damage taken
Champion Nerfs
JAX+5% damage taken
TRUNDLE+5% damage taken
YUUMI-5% damage dealt, -20% healing and shielding⇒-5% damage dealt, -25% healing and shielding
OLAF R10 bonus ability haste⇒0 bonus ability haste
Bugfixes and More
Stealth champions can now get stealth Ulternate Summoners offered to them
Clones will now properly copy health bar icons, including the Ulternate Summoner icon. This fix applies more broadly as well (e.g. Omnistone will now properly copy its icon over).
First Blood gold now correctly matches the classic Summoner's Rift value (150 gold ⇒ 100 gold)
Dragon Soul's revive now triggers after champion revives
Fixed a bug where the announcement text for stealing a Ruined Dragon was incorrect
Volibear will no longer sometimes spit out missiles from his Ulternate Summoner when trying to bite
Matchmaking
Matchmaking for the Ultimate Spellbook queue has been reseeded! This means that your matches should now be with players of a more equal skill level. This fix happened in the middle of the last patch, but we believe it's worth a callout here.
SUMMONER'S RIFT RANKED SPLIT 3 START
And into the third split of Ranked we go on Sunday, August 8 at 11:59 PM local time for your region! Bop your way to the top with exclusive rewards: an Akshan summoner icon, Akshan emotes, and a Series 1 Eternals Capsule.
CLASH STARTS
Mount Targon Clash: The second weekend of the Mount Targon-themed Clash will be July 24th and 25th. Team formation for the second weekend will be open starting on July 19th.
Bandle City Clash: The first weekend of the Bandle City-themed Clash will be August 7th and 8th. Team formation for the first weekend will be open starting on August 2nd. The second weekend will be during patch 11.16.
BUGFIXES/QOL CHANGES
Recall sound effects now play for base Nautilus, Abyssal Nautilus, Subterranean Nautilus, Subterranean Nautilus, AstronNautilus, and Worldbreaker Nautilus
Fixed a bug on Kayn's E SFX where it made a popping noise when it looped
Kayn's global transformation SFX will now play for both allies and enemies
Odyssey Kayn's dance music is now form specific
Kayn's W on hit SFX is now form-specific
Base Kayn's recall SFX is now form-specific
Kayn's transformation SFX is now stereo for the local player
Fixed a bug where Lillia's Q – Blooming Blows movement speed did not scale off of AP from runes
Nocturne's Passive – Umbra Blades' now correctly heals for the full amount against pets
Illaoi's Q – Tentacle Smash's animation no longer locks if she inputs another command right after casting the ability
Shaco's Q – Deceive's orange smoke VFX now correctly appears from the enemy's point of view when cast through fog of war
Kled and all his skins have one of his W voice lines restored
Marauder Kled now correctly switches between his mounted and unmounted voice lines
Viego will now respond to Shadow Isles voice interactions rather than Demacian
Zoe's taunt voice lines for Ezreal and Lux have been restored
True Damage Senna's unique skin voice lines have been restored
UPCOMING SKINS & CHROMAS
The following skins will be released in this patch:
Sentinel Graves
Sentinel Pyke
Sentinel Rengar
Ruined Miss Fortune
Cyber Pop Akshan
Unbound Thresh
The following chromas will be released this patch:
