Summary:
Nerfs: Jayce, Lee Sin, Ryze, Zeri;
Buffs: Gangplank, Gwen, Kalista, Karthus, Lillia, Neeko, Pantheon, Wukong, Yasuo, Yone
Champions
Gangplank
Passive burn base damage increased late. W mana cost decreased.
Gangplank is arrrguably struggling at all levels of play. He's already got enough gunpowder in his Q and barrels, so we're putting some power into less explosive and more… orange… parts of his kit.
Passive - Trial by Fire
Burn Base Damage 55-225 (levels 1-18) ⇒ 55-310 (levels 1-18)
W - Remove Scurvy
Mana Cost 80/90/100/110/120 ⇒ 60/70/80/90/100
Gwen
E cooldown refund increased. R cooldown decreased early.
Gwen's been hanging by a thread after her most recent nerfs, so we're stitching her up with some cooldown buffs that should help her across all skill levels. Needle-ss to say, we don't think these changes will fully address her issues, but we're being extra careful considering her pattern of dominating Pro.
E - Skip ‘n Slash
Cooldown Refund Upon First Basic Attack 50% ⇒ 60%
R - Needlework
Cooldown 120/100/80 seconds ⇒ 100/90/80 seconds
Jayce
Base health decreased, health growth increased, and armor adjusted.
Jayce has also been a popular pick in Pro. We're lowering his laning power by making him squishier early on, but increasing his growth to make sure he still scales to late game.
Base Stats
Health Growth 90 ⇒ 95
Base Health 560 ⇒ 520
Health 560-2090 (levels 1-18) ⇒ 520-2135 (levels 1-18)
Base Armor 27 ⇒ 22
Armor Growth 3.5 ⇒ 3.8 (armor at level 18 unchanged)
Kalista
Base mana, move speed, and attack speed growth increased.
Kalista hasn’t been seen often in Pro this season, and is generally weak in all levels of play. We're buffing some of her baseline stats which should especially help her out in Average play. Super speedy spooky spears incoming.
Base Stats
Base Mana 250 ⇒ 300
Move Speed 325 ⇒ 330
Attack Speed Growth 4% ⇒ 4.5%
Karthus
Q damage against monsters increased.
While the Deathsinger remains powerful in bot lane, his voice has been faltering in the jungle. We're amping up his clear strength to bring jungle Karthus back from the dead.
Q - Lay Waste
Damage Against Monsters 85% ⇒ 95%
Lee Sin
Base AD decreased. Q base damage decreased.
We're looking (no pun intended) to bring down Lee Sin's jungle clear speed and early game threat in order to reduce his impact on Pro play. We're targeting his base damage instead of his cooldowns to ensure his passive's rhythm remains the same.
Base Stats
Base AD 68 ⇒ 66
Q - Sonic Wave / Resonating Strike
Sonic Wave Damage 55/80/105/130/155 (+100% bonus AD) ⇒ 50/75/100/125/150 (+100% bonus AD)
Resonating Strike Minimum Damage 55/80/105/130/155 (+100% bonus AD) ⇒ 50/75/100/125/150 (+100% bonus AD)
Resonating Strike Maximum Damage 110/160/210/260/310 (+200% bonus AD) ⇒ 100/150/200/250/300 (+200% bonus AD)
Lillia
Passive healing against champions increased. W base damage increased.
We're giving Lillia some more scaling sustain with her AP builds while also boosting her early jungle clear. These buffs should give her W damage a bit more oomph—or rather, eep!
Passive - Dream-Laden Bough
Healing Against Champions 12-140 (levels 1-18) (+12% AP) ⇒ 12-140 (levels 1-18) (+20% AP)
W - Watch Out! Eep!
Damage 70/90/110/130/150 (+35% AP) ⇒ 80/100/120/140/160 (+35% AP)
Neeko
W passive base damage and move speed increased.
Neeko's been hidden from Pro play despite being a strong tomato in solo queue. Her on-hit build was quite popular in past metas, so we're bringing it back to lure the Curious Chameleon out of hiding!
W - Shapesplitter
Passive Bonus Magic Damage 50/70/90/110/130 (+60% AP) ⇒ 50/80/110/140/170 (+60% AP)
Passive Bonus Move Speed 10/15/20/25/30% ⇒ 10/17.5/25/32.5/40%
Pantheon
Base health regen decreased. Tap Q range increased and width decreased. E self-slow no longer applies when moving backwards. R crash now lands faster.
Pantheon hasn't been living up to his Spartan spirit, so we're sharpening his spear to make him feel more like the paragon of Rakkor warriors. Skilled Pantheon players should now be able to showcase their strength with more timely ults, more maneuverable shields, and better trading tools.
Base Stats
Base Health Regeneration 9 ⇒ 7.5
Q - Comet Spear
Tap Q Length 550 units ⇒ 600 units
Tap Q Width 150 units ⇒ 120 units
E - Aegis Assault
removedSTEADFAST SHIELDING Pantheon is no longer slowed if moving backwards while E - Aegis Assault is active
R - Grand Starfall
updatedCRASH LANDING ON YOU Pantheon now crashes down on his destination 0.25 seconds sooner
Rengar
Q bonus damage against structures reduced. W bonus damage against monsters increased.
Rengar's become a serious destroyer offurniturestructures after his most recent changes. This is a new and flexible strength in his kit that we want to preserve, but he's taking down those (scratching) towers a bit too fast, so we're tapping down the damage on that part of his Q. We're also bumping up his damage against monsters to compensate for some of the clear speed he lost because of the changes to Q against plants last patch.
Q - Savagery
newKITTEN MITTENS Q - Savagery's bonus damage is reduced by 40% against structures
W - Battle Roar
Bonus Magic Damage Against Monsters 65-130 (levels 1-18) ⇒ 85-150 (levels 1-18)
Bugfixes
- Fixed a bug where Gromp did not grant Rengar a stack of Ferocity
Ryze
Q damage AP ratio increased; bonus mana ratio decreased.
Ryze's tank builds make him a safe yet potent split pusher by allowing him to stack health while dealing carry levels of damage, making him particularly lethal in Pro play. The mid-patch 12.5 nerfs didn't quite do the job at refining his hypercarry identity, so we're shifting his mana scaling to incentivize him to build a few more AP items before stacking health items like Winter’s Approach (which will also be receiving nerfs this patch) .
Q - Overload
Magic Damage 70/90/110/130/150 (+45% AP) (+3% bonus mana) ⇒ 70/90/110/130/150 (+50% AP) (+2% bonus mana)
Wukong
Q cooldown decreased. W cooldown decreased late; dash can now go through terrain. E AP ratio and damage against monsters increased.
Wukong hasn't been seen in Pro much despite having a theoretically good matchup into meta staples like Jayce and Graves. We're helping him claim his place in top lane while also reinvigorating jungle Wu so he can be a viable counter or flex pick.
Q - Crushing Blow
Cooldown 9/8.5/8/7.5/7 seconds ⇒ 8/7.5/7/6.5/6 seconds
W - Warrior Trickster
Cooldown 20/19/18/17/16 seconds ⇒ 20/18/16/14/12 seconds
newTO THE WINDOWS, THROUGH THE WALLS Wukong can now dash through terrain using W - Warrior Trickster
E - Nimbus Strike
Magic Damage 80/110/140/170/200 (+80% AP) ⇒ 80/110/140/170/200 (+100% AP)
Bonus Magic Damage Against Monsters 50% ⇒ 80%
Yasuo
Base health increased. R cooldown decreased early.
Despite my match history, Yasuo and Yone have been relatively weak (and the sustain nerfs in 12.6 didn’t do them any favors either). Rather than increasing their damage, we're giving the wind brothers more opportunity to flex their skills. For Yasuo, we're increasing his early combat durability and ability to synergize with teammates during laning phase.
Base Stats
Health 490 ⇒ 520
R - Last Breath
Cooldown 80/55/30 seconds ⇒ 70/50/30 seconds
Yone
R cooldown decreased late.
Yone is also getting more access to his ult, but with a focus on late game which is when it's usually harder for him to close gaps (unless he's already extremely far ahead).
R - Fate Sealed
Cooldown 120/100/80 seconds ⇒ 120/90/60 seconds
Zeri
Base AD, AD growth, and armor decreased; health growth increased. Q base damage decreased, AD ratio increased; now applies on-hit effects only once per cast; now grants at most one R stack and E cooldown reduction once per cast, but crits can grant one more of each. W base damage decreased, AD and AP ratio increased. E cooldown increased early and decreases with rank again. R cooldown increased early and decreased late.
Zeri, Zeri, you’ve been a little too unfair-y. Despite the nerfs in previous patches, Zeri has been shockingly resilient and continues to dominate Pro play. With this round of nerfs, we’re aiming to bring her bruiser build more in line with her crit build, as well as make her stacks and on-hits more predictable. This should give enemies more time to catch Zeri before she starts zipping circles around them.
Base Stats
AD Growth 2 ⇒ 1.5
Attack Damage 53-87 (levels 1-18) ⇒ 50-75.5 (levels 1-18)
Base Armor 22 ⇒ 20
Health Growth 90 ⇒ 95
Health at Level 18 2030 ⇒ 2115
Q - Burst Fire
Total Physical Damage 10/15/20/25/30 (+110% total AD) ⇒ 7/9/11/13/15 (+110/112.5/115/117.5/120% total AD)
updatedONCE UPON A CAST Q - Burst Fire now only applies on-hit effects once per cast
updatedNOT SO FAST Zeri can now only gain one stack of R - Lightning Crash and one instance of E - Spark Surge cooldown reduction per Q - Burst Fire cast (excluding critical strikes)
newDOUBLE THE SHOCK Critical strikes on Q - Burst Fire grant Zeri an additional R - Lightning Crash stack and an additional instance of E - Spark Surge’s cooldown reduction (at most two procs per cast: one for Q upon hitting a champion and another if it crits on a champion)
W - Ultrashock Laser
Magic Damage 40/75/110/145/180 (+100% total AD)(+60% AP) ⇒ 10/45/80/115/150 (+120% total AD)(+70% AP)
E - Spark Surge
Cooldown 23 seconds ⇒ 28/26.5/25/23.5/22 seconds
R - Lightning Crash
Cooldown 100/90/80 seconds ⇒ 120/95/70 seconds
Items
Abyssal Mask
Abyssal Mask has taken a back seat to Force of Nature in terms of magic resist options this season. We’re buffing Abyssal Mask’s passive, Unmake, to help it stand out as an aggressive tank option which will help unmake your enemies’ MR.
Unmake Magic Resist Reduction 5 (+1% bonus health), capped at 20 ⇒ 5 (+1.2% bonus health), capped at 25
Galeforce
Galeforce has been the go-to marksman mythic for a while now and has made hypercarries like Jinx and Aphelios a bit too safe in Pro play. We’re increasing Galeforce’s active cooldown to give opponents larger windows to punish scaling marksmen before they reach their endgame.
Active Cooldown 90 seconds ⇒ 110 seconds
Moonstone Renewer
Moonstone has been eclipsing the other enchanter support options. It offers a little too much sustain with relatively little risk, so we’re tuning down the bonus shields and heals to bring it in line with other enchanter mythic items.
Bonus Heal and Shield Power Per Stack 7% (maximum 35% at 5 stacks) ⇒ 6% (maximum 30% at 5 stacks)
Umbral Glaive
Umbral Glaive hasn’t been living up to its fantasy of blacking out opponents’ maps. We’re implementing some buffs to make it a better option for supports building lethality and roaming assassins looking to be a tad sneakier.
Total Cost 2400 gold ⇒ 2300 gold
Combine Cost 600 gold ⇒ 500 gold
Blackout Cooldown 45 seconds ⇒ 35 seconds
Winter's Approach
Winter may be over for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, but Winter’s Approach is still the premier choice for mana tanks and a few mages, despite being a scaling item. We’re increasing its cost to make it less appealing as a first purchase.
Total Cost 2600 gold ⇒ 2700 gold
Combine Cost 1000 gold ⇒ 1100 gold
Health 400 ⇒ 350
BUGFIX Fixed a bug where Fimbulwinter's base shield did not properly update with champion level
Runes
Time Warp Tonic
Time Warp Tonic provides its users too much safety versus divers. Combined with the generic sustain power of Corrupting Potion, this often means ranged champions that want to play safe… always stay safe. We’re diluting the tonic a bit by taking out some of its special safety syrup, making it easier to punish.
Immediate Health & Mana Restoration 50% ⇒ 30%
Bonus Move Speed 5% ⇒ 4%
VFX Updates
Leona
We have some smaller VFX updates for Leona’s base and older skins to help modernize the Radiant Dawn.
IDLE Leona's sword and the inside of the ring at the top of her shield now have some small flames
PASSIVE - SUNLIGHT Small VFX updates
Q - SHIELD OF DAYBREAK New ground effect on stun
W - ECLIPSE Leona’s shield now shines brighter and Leona emits rays of light while W buff is active. New explosion effect upon shield detonation
E - ZENITH BLADE New missile and root effects
R - SOLAR FLARE New casting VFX, updated AoE indicators and impact
BASE LEONA Small VFX updates and touch ups
VALKYRIE LEONA Same as new base
DEFENDER LEONA Same as new base
IRON SOLARI LEONA Same as new base and MOAR FLAMES
POOL PARTY LEONA Recolored from Base VFXs, a new R decal, and more bubbles and sunflowers across her kit
PROJECT LEONA Minor tweaks
BARBECUE LEONA Same as new base and her grill now glows brighter when W is active
Orianna
We also have a complete VFX overhaul to improve Orianna's gameplay clarity and modernize her base and older skins.
PASSIVE - CLOCKWORK WINDUP Minor touch ups and new effects added
Q - COMMAND: ATTACK All VFX updated. VFX upon hitting units is now more visible
W - COMMAND: DISSONANCE VFX size adjusted for hitbox accuracy. Added VFX to indicate when W is being casted
E - COMMAND: PROTECT Small tweaks and shield visuals refined
R - COMMAND: SHOCKWAVE VFX overhaul to improve ability clarity. AoE effects are now on the ground. VFX now matches the target’s movement and displays the outer range of her ultimate more clearly. Added Hextech details and a bigger impact effect on her ball when activated
BASE ORIANNA Complete overhaul
GOTHIC ORIANNA Same as new base
SEWN CHAOS ORIANNA Same as new base
BLADECRAFT ORIANNA Recolored from new base
TPA ORIANNA Same as new base
HEARTSEEKER ORIANNA Complete overhaul
WINTER WONDER ORIANNA Recolored from new base with added snowflakes
VICTORIOUS ORIANNA Minor tweaks, new R effects based on new base
DARK STAR ORIANNA Minor tweaks, W and R updated
POOL PARTY ORIANNA Minor tweaks, W and R updated
ORBEEANNA Minor tweaks, W and R updated
Shaco
Lastly, we've also got a complete VFX overhaul of Shaco! (Does this count as Shaco lore?)
PASSIVE - BACKSTAB Back-stabs, front-stabs, and crit-stabs all now have different VFX
Q - DECEIVE New “poof” VFX, new hit VFX when exiting stealth, new particle effects when stealthed (also applies to R stealth)
W - JACK IN THE BOX New VFX upon placing boxes, updated range indicators for accuracy (in both stealth and active modes); new missiles and hit VFX
E - TWO-SHIV POISON New missile, hit, and slow VFX
R - HALLUCINATE New cast, disappearing “poof”, timer on clone, and clone explosion VFX
BASE SHACO Complete overhaul
MAD HATTER SHACO Same as new base
ROYAL SHACO Same as new base
NUTCRACKO Recolored from new base with a winter-themed recolor and added snowflakes
WORKSHOP SHACO Recolored from new base with an electric-themed recolor and added sparking effects
ASYLUM SHACO Recolored from new base
MASKED SHACO Getting new base visual effects with a red and purple recoloring
WILD CARD SHACO Same as new base
DARK STAR SHACO Same as new base, plus new hit VFX and minor tweaks
ARCANIST SHACO Same as new base, plus new hit VFX and minor tweaks
CRIME CITY NIGHTMARE SHACO Minor tweaks
ARAM
Champion Buffs
Illaoi -5% Damage Dealt ⇒ -5% Damage Dealt, -5% Damage Taken
Nunu & Willump +8% Damage Dealt, -8% Damage Taken ⇒ +8% Damage Dealt, -8% Damage Taken, +20% Healing, +20% Shielding
Champion Nerfs
Kai'Sa +5% Damage Dealt ⇒ Normal
Kog'Maw -10% Damage Dealt, +8% Damage Taken ⇒ -12% Damage Dealt, +10% Damage Taken
Soraka -20% Healing
Xerath -5% Damage Dealt, +5% Damage Taken ⇒ -10% Damage Dealt, +5% Damage Taken
Champion Adjustments
Maokai -15% Damage Dealt, +10% Damage Taken, -40% Healing ⇒ -20% Damage Dealt, +5% Damage Taken, Normal Healing
Mythic Content Overhaul
Masterwork Milestones
Hot on the heels of last patch's Phase 1 launch, we're heading into Phase 2 of the Mythic Content Overhaul! This patch, we're introducing an infinitely repeatable rewards track for Masterwork Chests. Any Masterwork Chest you open grants progress on the rewards track, regardless of whether you bought it, earned it as a reward, or received it as a gift. In addition, since we've adjusted random Mythic Essence drops from Masterwork chests from 10 ME to 5 ME, we won't revert last patch’s buff to ME—it'll remain at a 4.2% drop rate.
5 MASTERWORK CHESTS 5 Mythic Essence and 1 skin shard of any tier
10 MASTERWORK CHESTS 5 Mythic Essence
15 MASTERWORK CHESTS 5 Mythic Essence and 1 975 RP+ tier skin shard
20 MASTERWORK CHESTS 5 Mythic Essence
25 MASTERWORK CHESTS 5 Mythic Essence and 1 1350+ tier skin shard
We're also introducing two adjustments to the Masterwork system relative to our original plan. Our original model would've led to Masterwork Chests granting more Mythic Essence than the new system has been tuned to support, and we felt it'd be better to do these changes now rather than later.
removedBOX IN A BOX Masterwork Chests no longer have a 10% chance to drop a bonus Masterwork Chest and Hextech Key
RANDOM MYTHIC ESSENCE DROPS FROM MASTERWORK CHESTS 10 Mythic Essence ⇒ 5 Mythic Essence (Hextech Chests still drop 10 ME)
SILVER LINING The above changes mean we no longer need to revert last patch's buff to Mythic Essence drop rates from Masterwork Chests (4.2%, up from 3.6%)
We'll be following up soon with the other half of Phase 2, our first Showcase Milestone release!
Ranked Season 2022 Split 2 Start
Get ready, because the second Split of Ranked begins on Friday, April 22 at 11:59 p.m. local time for your region! The exclusive rewards for Split 2 are a Renata Glasc summoner icon, Renata Glasc emotes, 1 Renata Glasc Champion permanent, and a Series 1 Eternals Capsule.
Piltover Clash
Team formation for the Clash Piltover Cup begins on April 11, and the tournament begins on April 16 and 17! Team formation for week 2 of the cup will start on April 25 with the tournament days being April 30 and May 1.
Bugfixes & QoL Changes
- Fixed a bug where Orianna’s R - Shockwave would sometimes originate from Orianna despite just having moved her ball to an ally with E - Command: Protect
- Fixed a bug where Kled could use Hextech Flashtraption to change directions during his R - Chaaaaaaaaaarge!!!
- Fixed a bug where Sylas’ ultimate would not revert back to R - Hijack if he died with Vex’s ultimate, R-Shadows Surge, on its kill reset cooldown
- Fixed a bug that caused Tibbers and Daisy to walk away when hit by abilities and effects that reduced armor or magic resist
- Fixed a bug where Warwick’s Q - Jaws of the Beast would sometimes have no cooldown if it killed a target
- Fixed a bug where sound effects were playing from the Fog of War despite not having visibility of the item effect/champion ability that triggered the sound effect
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused Aatrox’s voice lines to not play (there goes the silence of annihilation)
- Fixed a bug where Akshan’s second attack would gain 2 stacks of Lethal Tempo
- Fixed a bug where Tahm Kench could R - Devour an ally champion from a bush and, upon being spat out, the champion would be invisible to enemy players
- Fixed a bug where the cooldown indicators on certain items (Redemption, Youmuu’s Ghostblade, and Knight’s Vow) would not accurately reflect the item’s actual cooldown timer
- Fixed a bug in Treasure Hunter’s tooltip that would show 170 gold bounty available despite having already claimed the bounty on all enemy champions
- Fixed a bug that caused Locket of the Iron Solari’s tooltip to display an incorrect shield amount
- Fixed a bug that was not allowing players to purchase suggested starter item bundles by left-clicking on the bundle icon twice
- Fixed a bug that caused champions to become stuck inside Mordekaiser’s R - Realm of Death if it was cast on Tahm Kench as he was spitting out an ally he previously used R-Devour on
- Fixed a bug that caused the tooltip for Lee Sin’s Q - Sonic Strike to display incorrect damage values
Upcoming Skins & Chromas
The following skins will be released in this patch:
Arcana Ahri
Arcana Hecarim
Arcana Ryze
Arcana Xayah & Arcana Rakan
The following chromas will be released this patch:
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