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Patch 8.24 Notes

Riot·12/4/2018, 6:15:12 PM·3 votes·214,350 views

Howdy, everyone. It's been two weeks since preseason launched and our immediate focus is to knock down the highest risers. This gives us a better sense of how our changes are settling across the field, which in turn lets us know whether we should help underperformers on a champ-by-champ basis, or whether opting for systemic buffs will bring several up at once. Depending on how 8.24 goes, you may see some of those buffs in an end-of-year "8.24b" balance patch (a patch with no skins or features). There'll be a separate set of patch notes for that, so keep an eye out!

Returning to the present, the last real patch of the year means it's time for Snowdown. Grab your cocoa and your keyboard, and get ready for League's holiday festivities!
Paul "Aether" Perscheid

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Mid-Patch Updates

12/13/2018 Nexus Blitz Balance Update

Let's start with the buffs!

Akali

BASE ATTACK DAMAGE 65 ⇒ 70
ATTACK SPEED GROWTH 3.2 ⇒ 4
HEALTH GROWTH 85 ⇒ 95
BASE HEALTH 630 ⇒ 700
ARMOR GROWTH 3.5 ⇒ 4
BASE ARMOR 28 ⇒ 32

Braum

BASE HEALTH 540 ⇒ 600
HEALTH GROWTH 87 ⇒ 100

Corki

BASE ATTACK DAMAGE 60 ⇒ 65
ATTACK DAMAGE GROWTH 3 ⇒ 4
ATTACK SPEED GROWTH 2.3% ⇒ 3%
BASE MANA 350 ⇒ 400
BASE MANA REGEN 7.4 ⇒ 10

Evelynn

BASE HEALTH 600 ⇒ 700
ATTACK DAMAGE GROWTH 3 ⇒ 4
ATTACK SPEED GROWTH 2.1% ⇒ 3%
ARMOR GROWTH 3.5 ⇒ 4

Gnar

BASE ATTACK DAMAGE 59 ⇒ 63
BASE ARMOR 32 ⇒ 35

Ivern

BASE HEALTH 585 ⇒ 620
BASE ATTACK DAMAGE 50 >> 55
ATTACK SPEED GROWTH 3.4% ⇒ 4%
BASE ARMOR 27 ⇒ 33

LeBlanc

BASE ATTACK DAMAGE 55 ⇒ 60
BASE HEALTH 528 ⇒ 620
BASE ARMOR 22 ⇒ 28

Lee Sin

ATTACK SPEED GROWTH 3% ⇒ 3.5%
BASE HEALTH 570 ⇒ 600
BASE ARMOR 33 ⇒ 36

Nunu & Willump

BASE HEALTH 590 ⇒ 650
HEALTH GROWTH 90 ⇒ 100
BASE ARMOR 32 ⇒ 36
ARMOR GROWTH 3.5 ⇒ 4
ATTACK SPEED GROWTH 2.25% ⇒ 3%

Ornn

BASE HEALTH 565 ⇒ 650
HEALTH GROWTH 95 ⇒ 105
BASE ARMOR 33 ⇒ 40

Rek'Sai

BASE ATTACK DAMAGE 65 ⇒ 70
BASE ARMOR 38 ⇒ 40
ARMOR GROWTH 3.75 ⇒ 4

Zoe

BASE HEALTH 560 ⇒ 600
HEALTH GROWTH 92 ⇒ 100
BASE ARMOR 20.8 ⇒ 25

Predator

COOLDOWN 150 - 100 seconds (levels 1-18) ⇒ 100 - 80 seconds (levels 1-18)

Electrocute

COOLDOWN 25 - 20 seconds (levels 1-18) ⇒ 20 - 15 seconds (levels 1-18)

Ghost Poro

COOLDOWN 40 seconds ⇒ 25 seconds

Minion Dematerializer

INITIAL COOLDOWN 180 seconds ⇒ 120 seconds

Doran's Lost Shield

HEALTH 80 ⇒ 100
HEALTH REGEN 12 ⇒ 15

Enchantment: Warrior

ATTACK DAMAGE 60 ⇒ 65

Stat-Stick of Stoicism

COST 7777 gold ⇒ 7337 gold
And now for the nerfs!

Veigar

HEALTH GROWTH 94 ⇒ 80
ARMOR GROWTH 3.75 ⇒ 3

Brand

BASE HEALTH 519 ⇒ 490
HEALTH GROWTH 80 ⇒ 70
ARMOR GROWTH 3 ⇒ 2.5

Lux

HEALTH GROWTH 75 ⇒ 70
ARMOR GROWTH 3 ⇒ 2.5

Cassiopeia

HEALTH 580 ⇒ 537
MANA 500 ⇒ 418
MANA GROWTH 11 ⇒ 8

Kayle

HEALTH GROWTH 105 ⇒ 90
BASE ATTACK DAMAGE 51 ⇒ 48
BASE ARMOR 26.9 ⇒ 20

Maokai

BASE HEALTH 565 ⇒ 530
BASE ATTACK DAMAGE 63.5 ⇒ 57
BASE ARMOR 39 ⇒ 34
ARMOR GROWTH 3.5 ⇒ 3

Illaoi

ATTACK DAMAGE GROWTH 5 ⇒ 4
ARMOR GROWTH 3.8 ⇒ 3.5
BASE HEALTH 585 ⇒ 550
HEALTH GROWTH 95 ⇒ 90

Sona

BASE HEALTH 482 ⇒ 465
BASE ARMOR 28 ⇒ 24
ARMOR GROWTH 3 ⇒ 2.5
MANA GROWTH 45 ⇒ 35

Dark Harvest

BASE DAMAGE 20 - 60 ⇒ 15 - 55
Finally, a few other things.

URF Deathmatch

OUT OF COMBAT BURN Ramps up over 30 seconds ⇒ 20 seconds

Bugfixes

We've been fixing these bugs over the course of Nexus Blitz's time on live. Now seems like a good time to recap!
FLAMMABLE MATERIALS Teams can no longer win Bardle Royale events by hopping in the Battle Sled and doing donuts in their fountain until the other team burns to death
HEAT EXHAUSTION Tanks with tons of regen can no longer outheal the burn from URF Deathmatch and Prize Fight, making those events take an eternity to complete
NO RUNNERS Sion, Nunu, and Kled can no longer leave the URF Deathmatch and Prize Fight rings
ACCESSORY Riders in the Battle Sled now properly get mission credit for enemy champion knockups
LOOKS WEIRD Rengar's health bar no longer bugs out if he dies during URF Deathmatch with gray health available
FLAT TIRE Rift Scuttlers no longer sometimes get stuck above the first rock in the Scuttle Race event
RED LINES Turret targeting lasers no longer sometimes get stuck on champions
OVERLY ULTRA RAPID FIRE Champions can no longer get more than 80% cooldown reduction in URF Deathmatch
WRONG NEXUS Killing an inhibitor during Sudden Death no longer lets you kill the enemy's actual nexus instead of their walking nexus

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12/5/2018 Bugfixes

Heimerdinger

This patch's work on Heimerdinger introduced new bugs. We're fixing some particularly big ones.
BUGFIX E - CH2-Electron Storm Grenade and UPGRADE!!!'d E - CH-3X Lightning Grenade stun durations have been fixed
BUGFIX Dying while Q - H-28 G Evolution Turret's third turret charge is stockpiling no longer allows Heimerdinger to get a fourth charge
BUGFIX UPGRADE!!!'d W - Hextech Rocket Swarm once again shares a cooldown with W - Hextech Micro-Rockets
BUGFIX Heimerdinger can no longer cast UPGRADE!!!'d E - CH-3X Lightning Grenade immediately after E - CH2-Electron Storm Grenade if timed exactly

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Patch Highlights

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Champions

Neeko

Neeko, the Curious Chameleon, will appear sometime in patch 8.24! Get a peek with these links:

Aatrox

Q no longer deals bonus damage to monsters.

This mechanic was originally added to let players explore the possibility of jungle Aatrox, which never really took off. Mid Aatrox is now using it in tandem with Smite to create a lead his opponents have no real way to punish, so we're removing it as an unintended lane strength.

Q - The Darkin Blade

removedMONSTER HATE No longer deals an additional 0.1 attack damage against monsters

Akali

W duration decreased.

We're exploring deeper changes to Akali to address the frustration she causes for opponents independent of whether she's strong or weak. In the meantime, we're reducing Twilight Shroud's duration to be more appropriate for the zoning power it offers when used aggressively.

W - Twilight Shroud

DURATION 5/5.5/6/6.5/7 seconds ⇒ 4/4.5/5/5.5/6 seconds
MAX DURATION EXTENSION 3 seconds ⇒ 2 seconds

Camille

Attack speed decreased.

Camille's ability to dodge vision and gank from unusual angles has led to dominance in the jungle. Rather than cut down on her unique strength as a jungler, we're hitting her camp clearing to slow her down a bit in the early game.

Base Stats

BASE ATTACK SPEED 0.644 ⇒ 0.625

Galio

Q cost decreased, windblast damage increased, tornado flat damage removed but max health damage increased. E is faster but deals less damage to non-champions. R no longer grants damage reduction or longer knock-up vs enemies in the center.

Galio has consistently seen greater results in coordinated play than anywhere else, due in large part to his ult. We're taking out the team-reliant strengths of Hero's Entrance (plus some waveclear off Justice Punch) and adding strength back into brawlier parts of Galio's kit that solo players can more confidently rely on.

Q - Winds of War

COST 70/85/100/115/130 mana ⇒ 70/75/80/85/90 mana
WINDBLAST DAMAGE 50/80/110/140/170 (+0.8 ability power) ⇒ 70/110/150/190/230 (+0.9 ability power)
removedFLAT TORNADO DAMAGE Tornado no longer deals 30/40/50/60/70 (+0.6 ability power) flat damage
MAX HEALTH TORNADO DAMAGE 0 (+3% per 100 ability power) target's max health ⇒ 6 (+4% per 100 ability power) target's max health

E - Justice Punch

WINDUP BEFORE FORWARD DASH 0.45 seconds ⇒ 0.4 seconds
DASH SPEED 1900 ⇒ 2300
newAIMED TOO HIGH Now deals 50% reduced damage to non-champions

R - Hero's Entrance

removedDAMAGE REDUCTION The targeted ally no longer gains 20/25/30% (+8% per 100 Galio's bonus magic resist) damage reduction
removedGROUND ZERO Enemies in the center are no longer knocked up longer (now 0.75 second knockup for all enemies hit)

Heimerdinger

Slight buff bugfixes and tooltip fixes.

Turns out Heimerdinger keeps a messy lab. We did some rescripting to the Revered Inventor this patch and found some... imprecisions... in his code. These issues have been resolved—in cases where we had to choose between power-up or power-down, we leaned toward buffs.

Q - H-28G Evolution Turret

COOLDOWN REDUCTION Turret beam attack cooldown now actually scales with cooldown reduction
TOOLTIP Turret stats have been moved into the expanded tooltip (hold SHIFT). Expanded tooltip now indicates that turret health scales off Heimerdinger's ability power.

W - Hextech Micro-Rockets

TOOLTIP Now states the actual damage rockets deal to minions instead of "60%" (which was lower than actual damage dealt due to additional AP scaling)

UPGRADE!!!'d W - Hextech Rocket Swarm

MAX DAMAGE 499/687/862 (+1.83 ability power) ⇒ 503/697.5/892 (+1.83 ability power)
MISSILE 1 DAMAGE 135/180/225 (+0.45 ability power) (unchanged)
MISSILE 2,3,4,5 DAMAGE 28/39/49 (+0.12 ability power) ⇒ 32/45/58 (+0.12 ability power)
MISSILE 6-20 DAMAGE 16.8/23.4/29.4 (+0.06 ability power) ⇒ 16/22.5/29 (+0.06 ability power)

Illaoi

E cooldown decreased early. R cooldown decreased late.

The addition of rune stats gave Illaoi the freedom to spec into Conqueror without eating the inefficiency of attack speed as her path bonus. We're accompanying that stat optimization with some cooldown buffs, bringing Illaoi's ability uptime in line with other top lane fighters. These changes combined will help Illaoi stay in motion and on the offensive.

E - Test of Spirit

COOLDOWN 20/18/16/14/12 seconds ⇒ 16/15/14/13/12 seconds

R - Leap of Faith

COOLDOWN 120/105/90 seconds ⇒ 120/95/70 seconds

Irelia

W cooldown increased early, damage reduction reduced, no longer grants passive stack on cast.

We're reducing Irelia's ability to withstand enemy damage so opponents have wider windows to best her in lane, particularly mid mages whose spell rotations tend to fit cleanly inside Defiant Dance's channel time. The last line slows the rate at which Ionian Fervor comes online during skirmishes, reducing the number of trades Irelia wins when responding to enemy aggression rather than prepping her passive and initiating the fight herself.

W - Defiant Dance

COOLDOWN 16/15/14/13/12 seconds ⇒ 20/18/16/14/12 seconds
DAMAGE REDUCTION 50% ⇒ 40%
removedON-CAST FERVOR Casting Defiant Dance no longer grants a stack of Ionian Fervor (stacks still granted based on enemies hit)

Jax

R on-hit base damage reduced late.

When jungling, Jax falls into the power farming camp with champs like Graves and Shyvana, but boasts much better rank-up scaling than his peers. We're toning down his ult's base damage at ranks 2 and 3 so Jax doesn't diverge as hard from the rest of his pack. He'll still have best-in-class throughput come late game, but not by such a significant margin. This also helps even out Jax's performance across skill levels, as higher-tier matches (where Jax isn't as out of line) end faster than lower-tier matches.

R - Grandmaster's Might

3RD ATTACK ON-HIT DAMAGE 100/160/220 ⇒ 100/140/180

LeBlanc

W cooldown increased early.

Preseason's introduction of Dark Harvest was a significant buff to LeBlanc, meaning her preseason strength didn't fall in line the way we had hoped. While this patch's Dark Harvest nerf affects LeBlanc, we're also issuing a direct nerf to push toward a net power-down for the new season. A higher cooldown on Distortion in lane means LeBlanc will have longer windows of vulnerability and ganks will have to be better coordinated with her jungler.

W - Distortion

COOLDOWN 14/13/12/11/10 ⇒ 18/16/14/12/10

Viktor

Q base damage decreased, cooldown increased. E ratio increased, cooldown decreased.

We're nerfing top Viktor's harass (which relies on base damage due to lack of AP) and giving power back to his mage build in mid.

Q - Siphon Power

COOLDOWN 8/7/6/5/4 seconds ⇒ 9/8/7/6/5 seconds
MISSILE BASE DAMAGE 60/80/100/120/140 ⇒ 50/65/80/95/110

E - Death Ray

COOLDOWN 13/12/11/10/9 seconds ⇒ 12/11/10/9/8 seconds
RATIO 0.5 ability power ⇒ 0.6 ability power (Aftershock ratio unchanged)

Skillshot Targeting with Flash

Updated several skillshot targeting interactions when Flash is used mid-cast.

Recent under-the-hood code work has led to a few skillshots not interacting with Flash the way they were intended to.

Skillshot fires toward target position (direction changes)

  • Ezreal's Q - Mystic Shot (same as pre-update behavior)
  • Ezreal's W - Essence Flux
  • Kai'Sa's W - Void Seeker

Skillshot fires in target direction (position changes)

  • Irelia's R - Vanguard's Edge
  • Aatrox's W - Infernal Chains

Clone Debuff Visuals

We finally got to doing this while working on Neeko.
WHICH ONE DID I IGNITE If a champion is affected with a debuff when they create a clone, the clone will now also have that debuff

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Animation Updates

More of these updates in patches to come!
ALISTAR New run animation added during E - Trample
FIORA New walk animation added without boots
KARMA New fast run animation added
SHACO New run animation added
VIKTOR New walk animation added without boots (currently base skin only)

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VFX and SFX Updates

Anivia

Anivia's attacks and abilities need some audio and visual love to get to current League quality and readability standards.
LOTS OF SFX Anivia's SFX have been cleaned up for her joke, taunt, dance, laugh, death, and idle actions (voiceover unchanged)
BASIC ATTACK New missile and hit VFX
PASSIVE - REBIRTH Glow VFX increase the closer she is to revival and the hatching moment is more impactful
Q - FLASH FROST VFX more clearly indicate the hitbox and center zone
W - CRYSTALLIZE Updated wall model and frosty ground VFX. SFX updated for clarity and icy thematics.
E - FROSTBITE Missile is more distinct from Anivia's basic attack. "Crit" hit is brighter and better defined.
R - GLACIAL STORM Freljord range indicator added. Blizzard VFX improved. New SFX added for when the storm is fully formed and when Glacial Storm deactivates.
BLACKFROST ANIVIA Q and R visuals updated to retain impact of a legendary skin
FESTIVAL QUEEN ANIVIA Gold range indicator adjusted to better match hitbox

Dr. Mundo

Dr. Mundo's attacks and abilities need some audio and visual love to get to current League quality and readability standards.
BASIC ATTACK New trail and hit VFX. New hit SFX.
Q - INFECTED CLEAVER New trail VFX added. Hit VFX improved. Clearer throw and hit SFX.
W - BURNING AGONY VFX now shows actual area of effect. Enemies are visually set on fire when damaged. Activation SFX is clearer.
E - MASOCHISM New buff VFX on wrists. Zaun SFX elements added.
R - SADISM Initial burst VFX are bigger. Effect VFX are easier to see and read more as a heal. Zaun SFX elements added.
CORPORATE MUNDO W and R now have "buy/sell" arrow and paper VFX. Basic attacks and Q now have paper/briefcase SFX. W and R have digital SFX. New idle sounds added.

Gragas

Gragas' attacks and abilities need some visual love to get to current League quality and readability standards. (He got some SFX updates a few patches ago!)
BASIC ATTACK New hit VFX
Q - BARREL ROLL Range indicator and grog VFX more clearly indicate area of effect
W - DRUNKEN RAGE Gragas now glows to indicate the damage reduction effect. Bubble VFX reduced.
E - BODY SLAM Added new dash VFX to indicate area of effect. Hit VFX are more impactful.
R - CASK TOSS Grog and barrel trail VFX improved to indicate area of effect and feel more impactful. VFX and SFX changed to be more distinct from Q.
OKTOBERFEST E pretzel dash VFX (finally!) restored

Renekton

Renekton's attacks and abilities need some audio and visual love to get to current League quality and readability standards. The visual changes are here with 8.24; audio changes are still in the works.
BASIC ATTACK New hit VFX
PASSIVE - REIGN OF ANGER Glowing hand VFX are more clear when empowered. Eyes now glow red as well.
Q - CULL THE MEEK VFX more clearly indicate area of effect (scaling with R). Pool Party and SKT T1 unempowered casts are recolored.
W - RUTHLESS PREDATOR Mostly unchanged
E - SLICE AND DICE VFX cleaned up; ground sand added. Empowered cast VFX are much clearer.
R - DOMINUS New sandstorm and range indicator VFX. Dragonflies changed to scarabs. Outback and Prehistoric use base VFX. Galactic and Bloodfury use recolored base VFX. Rune Wars, Scorched Earth, Pool Party, SKT T1, and Renektoy have unique ult effects.

Teemo

Teemo's attacks and abilities need some visual love to get to current League quality and readability standards.
BASIC ATTACK New missile and hit VFX
Q - BLINDING DART Missile is more distinct from Teemo's basic attack; hit VFX improved
W - MOVE QUICK Run trail VFX added with skin-specific effects
E - TOXIC SHOT Missile is more distinct from basic attack and Q
R - NOXIOUS TRAP Explosion now shows actual area of effect. Skin-specific explosion effects added for Astronaut, Cottontail, Super, and Panda skins.

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Items

Death's Dance

Healing now works on all damage.

Many AD fighters have sources of magic damage on their kit, such as Jax. This change makes Death's Dance a more attractive option for them to consider without letting it run wild for pure physical damage champs like Riven who already pick it up.
HEALING 15% of physical damage dealt (5% per target for area-effect abilities) ⇒ 15% of all damage dealt (5% per target for area-effect abilities)

Eye of the Herald

Can no longer be activated during combat with non-minions.

This is a quality-of-life improvement to stem cases where players reflexively try to use their trinkets (ward-hopping, maintaining vision on an enemy that ran into brush) while they've got Eye of the Herald.
I BLINKED Eye of the Herald now goes on a 3-second cooldown during combat with non-minions
removed

Poacher's Dirk

Effects like the ones on Poacher's Dirk, Mejai's Soulstealer, and Cull are interesting because there's a clear mini-objective you're trying to achieve and opponents can change up their decision-making to deny you the payoff. In this case, unfortunately, both the mini-objective and the payoff are too specific for Poacher's Dirk to be considered in a reasonable number of games. Leaving it in the shop might not harm junglers who know it's not a great option, but it's a trap for newer players who haven't yet learned to skip over it. So, we're saying goodbye to Poacher's Dirk.
REMOVED Removed

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Runes

Dark Harvest

Base damage decreased. Can't proc off other procs.

We followed up 8.23 with a few quick nerfs to Dark Harvest's damage, and 8.24 brings another. We're shaving off baseline strength, particularly in the early game, to ensure Dark Harvest's performance relies on how effectively its users can stack it up. On that note, we're also making it harder to stack by removing its proc-off-proc cases, which actually makes the premise a bit more clear: If your target's below the threshold before you hit them, you'll get a stack.
BASE DAMAGE 40-80 (lv 1-18) ⇒ 20-60 (lv 1-18)
PROC MODEL Can no longer proc off other procs (ex. Scorch, Liandry's Torment) aside from Luden's Echo, whose effect is built to behave like a separate ability

Mid-Patch 8.23 Balance Updates

These changes shipped partway through last patch and are already live!

BASE DAMAGE 50-80 (lv 1-18) ⇒ 40-80 (lv 1-18) (overwritten by the new change above)
DAMAGE PER SOUL 8 ⇒ 5
ARAM DAMAGE PER SOUL 4 ⇒ 2

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Jungle

Murkwolf & Raptor Spawn Time

Murkwolves and raptors initially spawn later.

The header says "jungle" but this is really a mid-lane change. Bumping Murkwolf and Raptor spawn up by a few seconds means midlaners who poach a camp will be a little more vulnerable to interference before they get to lane.
FIRST MURKWOLF SPAWN 1:29 ⇒ 1:30
FIRST RAPTOR SPAWN 1:28 ⇒ 1:30

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Nexus Blitz

Nexus Blitz is back for another test run this Snowdown! Stay tuned for more information on when this experimental mode will be available to play.

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Non-Summoner's Rift Modes

The new bounty system broke the old bounty system on maps that didn't switch over (i.e. maps that weren't Summoner's Rift). It's fixed now!

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Hotkeys

new

Extra Champion Interactions

New hotkeys added for champs with additional buttons.

Sometimes you wanna interact with these mini-menus without losing a beat.
CHAMPION-SPECIFIC INTERACTIONS New hotkeys have been added for champions with extra buttons, like Kindred's hunt bar and Neeko's shapeshift bar. These hotkeys won't do anything for champions without extra actions.
DEFAULT KEYBINDING SHIFT-F1 through SHIFT-F5
OPTIONS MENU These new bindings can be changed via Options -> Hotkeys -> Additional Hotkeys -> Abilities and Summoner Spells

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Ranked

A swath of Ranked 2019 changes land for preseason testing. Splits, position ranks, and positional matchmaking will come at season start.

Placements

See your rank after just one game.

Placements suck: Deposit ten games into the anxiety box and hope for the best. We fixed that.
JUST ONE See a provisional rank after just one Ranked game. It’s only visible to you until your placements are complete.
ALL THE WAY UP In your remaining placement games, you earn bonus LP in wins and can’t lose LP
UNLOCKED After your placement games, your rank will be available for all to see
NO RESET There’s no reset during preseason, so you’ll need to be unranked in a queue to try new placements before season start

Tiers & Divisions

Iron slots in below Bronze, and Grandmaster snuggles in between Master and Challenger. Division V is removed from all tiers.

New tiers make for a smoother climb over the course of the season, and fewer divisions mean fewer promo series.
BOTTOM’S UP Iron tier added below Bronze
GRANDILOQUENT Grandmaster tier added between Master and Challenger
RIP MEMES Division V removed from all tiers
CONGRATS All players in Division V moved up to Division IV
HELD HORSES As part of preseason testing for Grandmaster promotions, all players in Master and above will be set to Master tier, 0LP; details here

Ranked Armor

Ranked armor, a new reward, now reflects your current rank across your profile, hovercard, and game lobby.

Ranked armor will upgrade as you rack up wins and promote across next year. Your past rank will be reflected in a banner draped off the back of your armor. Details here.
OOH SHINY A new way to show off your current rank now appears on your profile, Ranked dashboard, hovercard, and in-game lobbies
ON MY LEVEL Switch between Ranked and level armor by clicking on your summoner icon

Ranked UI

A clarity pass across the end-of-game screen and the Ranked dashboard includes a variety of changes.

WHAT DID I WIN The end-of-game screen is rejiggered to make your LP gains more clear
PROMO WHEN The Ranked dashboard for Master, Grandmaster, and Challenger now more clearly shows promotion and demotion cutoffs

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Bugfixes

  • Fixed a bug causing Alistar's W - Headbutt to stun his target without displacing them if he cast recall in the middle of his W+Q combo to cancel the combo
  • Master Yi's basic attack no longer cancels if Passive - Double Strike's stack counter expires mid-attack
  • Fixed a bug that allowed Varus' allies to detonate W - Blighted Quiver
  • Fixed a bug causing the audio on Jayce's basic attacks to sometimes be missing
  • Dark Star Thresh's Q - Death Sentence no longer has classic particles when breaking the chain
  • Guardian of the Sands Rammus recall SFX are no longer heard globally if Rammus is in vision
  • Nightbringer and PROJECT: Yasuo's Q - Steel Tempest audio cues have been restored
  • PROJECT: Vi's recall particles are now timed properly with the animation
  • K/DA Akali's transition into her slowed animation has been restored
  • K/DA Akali's R - Perfect Execution SFX volume no longer stacks when hitting multiple targets
  • Minimized clipping during Praetorian Graves' run animation
  • Urfwick's empowered recall no longer ignores forced facing/orientation
  • Pool Party Rek'Sai's recall ground water VFX no longer clip through elevated terrain
  • Infernal Amumu Ruby Chroma's head flame VFX are now much more visible on all graphics settings
  • Sad Robot Amumu's W - Despair particles no longer separate and clip through elevated terrain
  • Restored Pug'Maw E - Void Ooze's self and ally view bubble VFX and enemy view bubbles are now more red
  • Dragon Trainer Tristana's champion-specific taunt and joke VO lines are now properly synchronized with her animations
  • Blood Moon Evelynn's left lasher no longer shrinks at the end of her death animation
  • Shadowfire and Super Galaxy Kindred's models no longer use classic skin textures upon death
  • Mecha Kha'Zix's W - Void Spike's on-hit VFX are no longer significantly louder than base
  • Beemo now properly plays his channel animation (ex. when activating Eye of the Herald)
  • Dragon Master Swain's skin-specific VO has been restored
  • Pulsefire Ezreal's recall VO has been restored
  • Tahm Kench's W - Devour SFX have fully been restored

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Upcoming Skins & Chromas

The following skins will be released this patch. Grab the League Displays app for full-res splashes!

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285 Comments

Good Sir12/4/2018, 7:35:53 PM131 votes

"We're exploring deeper changes to Akali to address the frustration she causes for opponents independent of whether she's strong or weak. In the meantime, we're reducing Twilight Shroud's duration to be more appropriate for the zoning power it offers when used aggressively."

What if, and I know this sounds utterly ridiculous, Akali could be seen when stealthed under turret? I know, sounds ridiculous :D

Best Veigar FL12/4/2018, 7:16:15 PM50 votes

So with Galio's ult being nerfed can the longer cooldown on his ult be reverted? Tank Galio deserves some love too. [galio-happy]

DONGCHEESE4U12/4/2018, 7:36:12 PM48 votes

Removing Poacher's Dirk is so ridiculous. Who cares if newer players build it and suck? It's called trial and error. You try something, it sucks, maybe don't do it again. For the players that know when it is a good option and can get away with getting the upgrade, Riot is giving them a big "fuck you". Sometimes it feels like Riot gets so caught up in coming up with nerfs/buffs/updates that someone spitballs and idea and no one else gives a shit so it goes through.

Aadion12/4/2018, 7:20:14 PM46 votes

The poacher's dirk removal leaves me pretty salty tbh. I love that item. It's a snowball item with a great risk/reward (Possibility of dying during invade, free 600 gold upon completion.) If you don't want new players to buy it just don't put it in the recommended items sections for builds because that's all new players look at. I remember when duskblade was broken I would buy it first item on pre-rework eve, climbed to Plat 1 with that, and now I'm diamond and still buy it most of my shaco/blue kayn games. RITO I WANT ITEM OPTIONS

Trippin Treecko12/4/2018, 11:14:02 PM30 votes

Why has Galio been stripped of his magic resist mage status??? It feels bad to build mr instead of pure ap now with all these changes. The core identity of this champion has been completely lost and I miss the rewarding feel good games where you pick him into a magic heavy team comp. Stop with the ap nuke assassin galio and give me some meaningful mr scaling and feel he's suppose to have. RIP old galio

MrWizard712/4/2018, 9:05:25 PM29 votes

I actually just might not level Galio’s ulti anymore. The whole point of the ability is to protect an allied champion and jump to them so that you can win with a numbers advantage in sidelane fights, if they die before you get there then there is literally no point. Very silly nerf.

Nivix Zixer12/4/2018, 8:04:26 PM22 votes

So, it's now possible for me to drop even lower than Bronze.

Alzon12/4/2018, 8:12:24 PM21 votes

Death’s Dance will now be very strong with Conqueror since all true damage counts as single target. It’s also going to be busted on Yi...

Full Brain12/4/2018, 9:24:46 PM20 votes

It was bs that Galio could build near full ap and be one of the best tanks in the game. Rito's answer is removing all of his ability to be a tank and making him a mid range burst dive mage. /slowclap Sounds Rito to me.

Judah the Hammer12/4/2018, 9:33:24 PM19 votes

Nobody asked them to remove Poacher's Dirk. They certainly didn't take it out as a "noob trap". Mid-lane assassins were building it off of poached raptors, etc... Although, I think that this was an intentional valid use of the item. I don't believe the reasoning provided in the patch-notes. Noobs are barely aware that the item exists. Notice that Cull was NOT removed. Buying the item tended to force the enemy to shift their vision in exploitable ways. The possibility of getting more than 2 kills ahead, for non-interactive behaviour.

Removal of this item in this fashion is an upsetting auger of the season to come.

OG Sleeper12/5/2018, 5:26:28 AM15 votes

Could you guys fix a little bug with Vi E: Excessive Force and how it interacts with Rageblade? Right now, if you play Vi and stack up Rageblade then use E as Rageblade applies its double effect, the E disappears and deals no additional damage but consumes the spell, eating mana and putting it on cooldown.

Rocker3k12/5/2018, 5:50:59 PM14 votes

Akali's shroud isn't broken because of her duration, it's broken because she can't be attacked at all under towers when under her shroud, fix the broken W before nerfing the cooldown.

WonkoBonko12/5/2018, 1:38:15 PM14 votes

How does "Galio has consistently seen greater results in coordinated play than anywhere else" translate to "lets justs ruin his ult"? That just sounds like you're punishing Galio players for knowing how to use him with a half decent team.

Polarbeers12/5/2018, 2:24:04 AM13 votes

A little disappointed in the removal of the Poacher's Dirk because laners have the option of purchasing items that help them get ahead if they're behind. or for additional gold, if they desire. Now Poacher's Dirk provided a fair option for AD junglers (leaving ap junglers without any) but, now all junglers have no option. I personally would purchase a Poacher's Dirk anytime I would play Khazix, sometimes I would get two.

Many games start losing players when they start catering the game to new players instead of catering to the players that they already have. I would hate to see League go down that path... I certainly hope these updates don't keep getting worse...

Let them learn the game like we all did. Thanks.

Koto Koto12/4/2018, 7:51:52 PM13 votes

Where is ARURF? 😞

ValiantDogFood12/4/2018, 7:24:51 PM13 votes

On PBE:

Hero's Entrance (R) Cast duration lowered from 3 seconds to 2.75 seconds [Changed Effect] No longer knocks up enemies in the center for a longer duration. All enemies hit by Hero's Entrance are knocked up for .75 seconds

Where did the 3->2.75 seconds go?

A Salt Elemental12/4/2018, 9:26:35 PM12 votes

Real talk, I forgot Poacher's Dirk was even in the game. I thought they removed it last season.

TomTheTree12/4/2018, 8:29:13 PM12 votes

Remove a decent fun item from the game but don't worry. Ya'll need more skins and chromas right? Don't worry about the broken champions like akali or leblanc or shaco. They fit RIGHT into this meta. Nahh just give us like 5 more bucks and we promise you will love it!

Holy god riot can we just cut it out and fix the game? Thanks.

Rivini12/5/2018, 12:05:01 AM12 votes

I don't understand the need for the huge Death's Dance buff. AD champs have more than enough sustain options as it is.

How about giving AP champs meaningful sustain? They already don't have right-click power, except for a small handful of them. Feels terrible playing AP now.

Main Got Nerfed12/4/2018, 9:28:39 PM10 votes

Is "Your shop" coming this patch?

Rolling SEvans12/5/2018, 2:08:32 AM9 votes

Do you plan to make league a 1v1 game in the near future? For most of the year all you have done is gut anything that isn't pure damage or that allows for winning through things other than constant fighting. Removing the damage reduction from his ult wasnt necessary. Reducing the knock up duration was fine enough to nerf but now it's gonna feel even worse to use. I dont get why you consistently emphasize solo play over team play when literally the game is a TEAM game with objectives as the goal, not kills. Like in all seriousness, why not push players to play together, play smart, use vision(which needs added back to the game) to secure objectives and win the game. A well played game shouldn't have to be a bloodbath. Hell a well played game should only include a few kills period if the its played well enough.

tiny puma12/4/2018, 11:44:18 PM7 votes

I hope that Death's Dance passive doesn't heal off true damage, otherwise it's gonna be really OP.

RavenHusky12/4/2018, 7:14:13 PM5 votes

If a champion is affected with a debuff when they create a clone, the clone will now also have that debuff

Gamebreaking Lux nerf T_T

aconartist12/5/2018, 1:28:40 PM4 votes

Hi,

Wondering if we can get a quality of life improvement. Please make a "mute all" button in game, instead of the user having to individually click all mute buttons. Thanks!