Official Patch 8.22 Features Viktor Nerfs -
At long last, we're graced with nerfs on some of the most obnoxious assassins in the game, including Pyke, Leblanc, and Akali. That last one will be interesting to see how it plays out considering Akali's win rate is already so low. Expect to see her go the way of Ryze soon I suppose. Meanwhile, some old favorites in the jungle are getting buffed, but will it like them match up against powerhouses like Graves? Probably not...check out the full scoop below!
Viktor Nerfs
At long last, we're graced with nerfs on some of the most obnoxious assassins in the game, including Pyke, Leblanc, and Akali. That last one will be interesting to see how it plays out considering Akali's win rate is already so low. Expect to see her go the way of Ryze soon I suppose.
Meanwhile, some old favorites in the jungle are getting buffed, but will it like them match up against powerhouses like Graves? Probably not...check out the full scoop below!
Summary
Buffs: Fiora, Jhin, Maokai, Nunu, Trundle
Nerfs: Akali, Leblanc, Pyke, Viktor
Patch 8.22 notes
BY AETHER
Welcome to the last patch before preseason! It's been a relatively quiet couple of months, but 8.22 revs the gameplay engine back up with a few bigger changes (Pyke and Time Warp Tonic). Worlds has come to an end and the foundations for the next year of League are dropping in a few weeks, so gather your strength and make the final push toward your 2018 goals!
Last-hit assistance removed. W cooldown increased early. R damage decreased early; increased late.
With Akali's initial (re)learning curve pretty far back in the rear-view mirror, we're reducing several margins for error. Less reliable income, access to Shroud's protection, and executes in lane will force the Rogue Assassin to work harder to secure an early advantage. A late-game damage lift, on the other hand, allows Akalis who pass these challenges to press their advantage harder.
General
REMOVEDCHEATER CHEATERNo longer has 4 last-hit assistance
Someone said to us "Hey, it's weird that Lunge doesn't focus the target who gives Fiora a big heal circle when they die." We said "Yeah that's weird," and then made this change.
Q - Lunge
PRIORITIESLunge still prioritizes R Vitals then P Vitals, but now prioritizes an R-affected target next even without a Vital to proc
LESSER PRIORITIESAfter the above prioritization, Lunge looks for a low-health champion in range, last-hittable minion in range, champion in range, then nearest unit (unchanged)
ONEJhin's movement speed bonus on crit is now determined based on his attack speed when the basic attack fires, rather than when it hits
TWOIf Jhin crits multiple times in a row, his movement speed bonus is now recalculated for each crit, rather than each crit refreshing the duration of the first crit's bonus
THREEFixed a bug where Jhin was getting an empowered haste off his first Hail of Blades attack (the one that procs it). This is a fix to the fix we released in 8.20 which only corrected the AD conversion portion of this interaction.
FOURFixed a bug where Jhin was NOT getting an empowered haste off his third Hail of Blades attack
If you think this looks like an oddly light nerf to LeBlanc... you're right. The Deceiver will remain on the strong side for patch 8.22. Next patch's preseason changes will indirectly nerf her by giving opposing squishies a way to load into game with significant amounts of magic resist. (Spoilers!)
Since their update, Nunu and Willump have been sitting in a somewhat lackluster spot. Last patch's usability/quality-of-life changes didn't bring them up, so we're taking a more direct approach to get the Boy and his Yeti onto more competitive footing.
Grey health no longer scales with max health but scales harder off AD. W movement speed decreased; scales with lethality instead of AD. E stun scales with lethality instead of rank. R scales with lethality.
We put abundant utility into Pyke's kit to support a high-risk, high-reward playstyle, but with his builds frequently leaning on tanky pickups, there's not much of a dangerous line to walk. The changes below tie his utility to offensive scaling rather than baseline values so safer builds won't get the same explosive payoffs that aggro Pyke delivers. A few mana cost reductions should ease that transition away from Ancient Coin and Frozen Heart back into riskier pickups.
General
RECOMMENDED ITEMSUpdated!
Passive - Gift of the Drowned Ones
MAXIMUM GREY HEALTH25% max health + 21% per 100 bonus attack damage, up to 50%⇒80 health + 8 health per 1 bonus attack damage, up to 60% max health
W - Ghostwater Dive
COST75 mana⇒50 mana
MOVEMENT SPEED60/65/70/75/80% (+4% per 100 bonus attack damage)⇒40% at all ranks (+1.5% per 1 lethality)
E - Phantom Undertow
COST50 mana⇒40 mana
STUN1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5 seconds⇒1.1 seconds at all ranks + 0.1 seconds per 10 lethality
R - Death From Below
NEWLETHALITY RATIOExecute threshold (and damage done if target isn't within the threshold) increases by 1.5 per 1 lethality
Previous nerfs took too big a bite out of the Troll King's strength so we're returning some of the dueling prowess we removed earlier in the season. Chomp chomp.
Q - Chomp
BASE DAMAGE20/30/40/50/60⇒20/35/50/65/80
RATIO0/0.1/0.2/0.3/0.4 total attack damage⇒0.1/0.2/0.3/0.4/0.5 total attack damage
Q discharge base damage decreased late; ratio increased. R damage decreased; ratio increased.
We're shifting some of Viktor's damage from base values into ratios so he pays a higher tradeoff for building into survivability and utility, rather than offense.
Q - Siphon Power
DISCHARGE BASE DAMAGE20/50/80/110/140⇒20/45/70/95/120
DISCHARGE RATIO1.0 total attack damage + 0.5 ability power⇒1.0 total attack damage + 0.55 ability power
R - Chaos Storm
BASE DAMAGE PER TICK150/250/350⇒130/210/290
RATIO PER TICK0.7 ability power⇒0.85 ability power
Runes
UPDATED Time Warp Tonic
Potion and biscuit regen is front-loaded but no longer extended. No longer affects elixirs.
We like having a rune that alters the way you think about consumables, but Time Warp Tonic's added so much extra sustain to mid and top laners (via Corrupting Potion) that it's become near-mandatory for scaling champs. It also boosts the strength of Biscuit Delivery so much that the two runes are almost always picked together, effectively eliminating a choice in Inspiration rune setups. Front-loaded—rather than extended—regen moves Tonic out of lane attrition (keep yourself topped off for longer) into combat utility (pop a potion for a small heal).
PS: No one really caught onto this, but three minutes of +5% movement speed was kind of bonkers. We're removing Tonic's interaction with elixirs before it becomes a major abuse case.
NEWCHUGGINGConsuming a potion or biscuit grants 50% of its health and/or mana restoration immediately but prevents that consumable from being used again until the effect ends. Health/mana per tick is then reduced by half for the effect's regular duration.
REMOVEDSIPPINGPotions, biscuits, and elixirs no longer last 20% longer
SUGAR RUSH You still gain 5% movement speed while under the effect of a potion or biscuit
REMOVEDBOTTLE SERVICETime Warp Tonic no longer affects elixirs
Bugfixes
Kennen no longer stops moving after casting W - Electrical Surge
LeBlanc is no longer missing VFX and SFX during Q - Sigil of Malice
Shaco boxes and Azir soliders no longer play their respective champion's death audio instead of their own
Twisted Fate's E - Stacked Deck no longer breaks if TF uses the empowered attack on a Teemo shroom
Passive SFX are no longer missing when Ravenborn LeBlanc comes out of stealth.
SFX for Star Guardian Soraka have been restored
SFX have been restored for Count Kledula’s Q - Bear Trap on a Rope
Trick or Treat Ekko’s joke bat now remains a consistent size throughout the duration of the emote
Dragon Trainer Heimerdinger no longer has redundant death SFX
Dragon Trainer Heimerdinger is no longer missing dance SFX
Reconnecting during homeguard as a Star Guardian skin no longer causes SFX to linger
Officer Vi’s baton no longer flies up out of place at the start of the animation
Star Guardian and Pool Party Lulu’s R - Wild Growth VFX no longer clip on elevated terrain.
Upcoming Skins & Chromas
The following skins will be released this patch. Grab the League Displays app for full-res splash!
Paul "Aether" Perscheid
W - Twilight Shroud
R - Perfect Execution
Q - Lunge
Passive - Whisper
W - Distortion
E - Sapling Toss
Q - Consume
Passive - Gift of the Drowned Ones
W - Ghostwater Dive
E - Phantom Undertow
R - Death From Below
Q - Chomp
Q - Siphon Power
R - Chaos Storm
UPDATED Time Warp Tonic
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