Patch Highlights
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
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Akali
Ring movement speed durations increased. Stealth from turrets adjusted. E damage increased. R cooldown decreased.
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Passive – Assassin’s Mark
EDGE OF RING MOVEMENT SPEED DURATION 1.25 seconds ⇒ 2 seconds
OUTSIDE OF RING MOVEMENT SPEED DURATION 1.25 seconds ⇒ 2 seconds
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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
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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
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R – Perfect Execution
COOLDOWN 120/100/80 seconds ⇒ 100/85/70 seconds
Neeko
E root adjusted.
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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.
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W – Grand Entrance
DAMAGE 70/115/160/205/250 (+0.7 ability power) ⇒70/120/170/220/270 (+0.7 ability power)
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.
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Passive – Crystal Spires
REMOVEDINTRUDER ALARM Spires no longer appear on the minimap
SPIRE RADIUS 1150 ⇒ 1600
UPDATED 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.
Base Stats:
ATTACK SPEED GROWTH2.5% ⇒ 2%
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Passive – Blast Shield
COOLDOWN 12-8 seconds (levels 1-9) ⇒ 16-12 seconds (levels 1-9) (see Denting Blows below)
SHIELD RATIO 10% max health ⇒ 15% max health
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Q – Vault Breaker
REMOVED QUARTER POUNDER No longer deals 25% reduced damage to non-champions
RATIO 1.6 bonus attack damage ⇒ 1.4 bonus attack damage
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W – Denting Blows
ATTACK SPEED 30/35/40/45/50% ⇒ 30/37.5/45/52.5/60%
NEWPASSIVE COOLDOWN Blast Shield’s cooldown is now reduced by 3 seconds whenever Denting Blows procs
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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
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R – Assault and Battery
COOLDOWN 110/85/60 seconds ⇒ 120/100/80 seconds
DAMAGE 150/300/450 (+1.4 bonus attack damage) ⇒ 150/325/500 (+1.1 bonus attack damage)
REMOVED 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
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.
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
ATTACK DAMAGE 55 ⇒ 60
ATTACK SPEED 25% ⇒ 30%
Runes
Aftershock
RESIST DURATION 3 seconds ⇒ 2.5 seconds
Conqueror
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 seconds ⇒ 2 seconds (melee stack duration still 8 seconds)
Cut Down
BONUS DAMAGE 4-10% ⇒ 5-12% (still vs targets with 10%-100% more maximum health than you)
Simple Changes
Cho’Gath
E damage increased.
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E – Vorpal Spikes
DAMAGE 20/30/40/50/60 to 22/34/46/58/70
Dr. Mundo
E magic resist increased.
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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.
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E – Powder Keg
BONUS DAMAGE TO CHAMPIONS 60/90/120/150/180 ⇒80/105/130/155/180
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R – Cannon Barrage
MAGIC DAMAGE PER WAVE 35/60/85 (+0.1 ability power) ⇒ 40/70/100 (+0.1 ability power)
MAX DAMAGE 420/720/1020 (+1.2 ability power) ⇒ 480/840/1200 (+1.2 ability power)
Graves
Base attack damage increased.
Base Stats
ATTACK DAMAGE 63 ⇒ 66
Jhin
Q attack damage increased.
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Q – Dancing Grenade
RATIO 0.4/0.475/0.55/0.625/0.7 total attack damage ⇒0.45/0.525/0.6/0.675/0.75 total attack damage
Nunu & Willump
Health decreased. Q healing decreased.
Base Stats
HEALTH 590 ⇒ 570
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Q – Consume
HEAL 75/120/165/210/255 ⇒ 75/110/145/180/215
Tryndamere
Passive crit chance cap increased late.
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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.
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W – Kingslayer
HEAL 50/80/110/140/170 (+0.35 ability power) ⇒60/80/100/120/140 (+0.45 ability power)
DAMAGE RATIO 0.55 ability power ⇒ 0.65 ability power
Yorick
Maiden damage and mark proc damage decreased.
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R – Eulogy of the Isles
MAIDEN DAMAGE 10/20/40 (+0.5 Yorick’s total attack damage) ⇒0/10/40 (+0.5 Yorick’s total attack damage)
MARK DAMAGE 5/7.5/10% target’s maximum health ⇒ 3/6/9% target’s maximum health
Rek’Sai
Fixed a bug where R could deal damage twice.
Mid-Patch 9.4 update
Reminder: This change has been live for a while already.
BUGFIXFixed a bug where R – Void Rush could deal damage twice if Rek’Sai’s target Flashed away the instant Void Rush’s damage was dealt
ARURF
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Aatrox
BUFF +15% damage buff increased to +20%
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Akali
BUFF +15% damage, -10% damage taken
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Alistar
BUFF +5% damage, -10% damage taken
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Anivia
BUFF +15% damage
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Aurelion Sol
BUFF +5% damage buff increased to +10%
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Bard
BUFF +15% damage buff increased to +20%
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Braum
BUFF -5% damage taken buff increased to -10%
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Darius
BUFF +5% damage buff increased to +10%
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Elise
BUFF +10% damage, -10% damage taken
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Evelynn
BUFF +10% damage buff increased to +20%
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Gangplank
BUFF +10% damage buff increased to +15%
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Gnar
BUFF +5% damage buff increased to +10%
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Ivern
BUFF +10% damage, -15% damage taken
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Jhin
BUFF +20% damage
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Katarina
BUFF +15% damage, -10% damage taken
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Quinn
BUFF +15% damage
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Sion
BUFF +10% damage
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Sona
BUFF -5% damage nerf removed
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Tahm Kench
BUFF -20% damage taken buff increased to -25%
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Taliyah
BUFF +15% damage
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Thresh
BUFF +5% damage buff increased to +10%, -5% damage taken buff increased to -10%
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Udyr
BUFF +10% damage, -15% damage taken
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Urgot
BUFF +5% damage buff increased to +15%
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Yasuo
BUFF +10% damage buff increased to +15%, -5% damage taken buff increased to -10%
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Zac
BUFF -10% damage taken buff increased to -15%
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Zilean
BUFF +10% damage buff increased to +20%
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Zoe
BUFF +10% damage
And of course some nerfs:
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Ahri
NERF -5% damage nerf increased to -8%
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Fizz
NERF -5% damage
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Garen
NERF -5% damage nerf increased to -10%
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Heimerdinger
NERF-5% damage
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Jayce
NERF -5% damage
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Nocturne
NERF -5% damage
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Sivir
NERF -5% damage nerf increased to -8%
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Syndra
NERF -5% damage
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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’ E – 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 Passive – Rebirth
- Rengar’s R – Thrill of the Hunt true sight indicator from the ability is no longer misplaced on Star Guardian Ezreal
- Udyr’s Q – 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