Most obvious balance changes next patch
So after playing like 70 games in preseason I think some changes to come are pretty obvious.
Please do add what you think is broken or complete garbage at the moment. For sure I miss some stuff just due to my own biases and play style.
#1: Aery gets power shifted to shield ally
This is the most broken Keystone. It's disgustingly good on champs like sona who can make use of both parts(shields and damage), which is really the kind of champion this keystone should feel great on. The thing is though, aery is also NASTY good on poking champions like teemo and pantheon who arent giving a shield to anyone lol... it actually does so much damage that it's viable on nearly any champ, even those who dont give shields. This keystone's intent should be more for champs like sona, lulu, ori, lux,... etc but not for champs who dont even give shields.
#2: Many champs get some base magic resist increase(or easier access to mr in runes)
To be honest, it's been fun, but its really not that fair that all the champs got armor but then the only magic resist in runes available in runes is the "mirror shield", which is complete garbage and will probably get a buff to like 7 or 8 base mr rather than the 5 it gives now. I think many people would agree that the least "fun" role right now is adc... cuz all the sudden bursting is easier and tanks are less tanky.
#3: Tanks get more tanky
End of season the meta was what many would consider ideal for organized play being that... there's some tanks that protect high value hyper carries. Right now, tanks in general are bad, which exacerbates the "protect the carry" meta crisis. Rito likes that meta cuz it encourages team play more. I don't really mind that team play meta, but it does make solo q much funner when a particular comp doesn't just stomp by default because they have a tank and you don't.
So I think that the resolve tree will get quite a few buffs to make tanks at least viable because they are complete trash besides maokai, leona and rammus :) right now.
#Honorable nerf mentions: Maokai Rammus Xin Zhao Kleptomancy Aftershock
#Honorable buff mentions: Riven Darius Yasuo ^(I hate these champs with a burning passion but they are so screwed by these runes and i dont think Riot will leave it alone)^ Grasp
