Teamfight Tactics patch 9.16B notes

Riot·Aug 21, 2019·2 votes·61,900 views

Hey Tacticians, welcome to the Teamfight Tactics patch 9.16B notes.

In true B-side fashion, this patch will be fairly light. The biggest change is to the in-game matchmaking system, which should prevent you from seeing the same opponent too often. This change will be an improvement on past versions, but we're still not completely happy with the system and we'll continue to tinker going forward. For gameplay, the meta is in a pretty good spot following the inclusion of our Hextech friends, and we're giving out a few small bumps to the outliers.

Now, let's get into it.

Blake "Riot Beernana" Edwards

Traits

Brawler

Bonus Health: 300/600/1000 ⇒ 250/500/900

Champion Nerfs

Draven

Health: 700 ⇒ 650
Attack Damage: 75 ⇒ 70

Jinx

Ability Bonus Attack Speed: 0.75/1.0/1.25 ⇒ 0.6/0.8/1.0
Rocket Damage: 100/225/350 ⇒ 100/200/300

Kayle

Shield Duration: 2/3/4 ⇒ 2/2.5/3

Lucian

Ability Damage: 150/250/350 ⇒ 100/225/350

Vi

Mana: 50/125 ⇒ 75/150

Champion Buffs

Aatrox

Spell Damage: 250/600/950 ⇒ 300/600/900

Anivia

Health: 650 ⇒ 700

Gnar

Bonus Attack Damage on Transform: 30/60/90 ⇒ 50/100/150

Miss Fortune

Ability Damage: 800/1250/1700 ⇒ 900/1300/1700

Morgana

Armor: 20 ⇒ 30
Ability Damage: 200/325/450 ⇒ 175/300/425

Shen

Health: 650 ⇒ 700

Items

Luden's Echo

Damage: 200 ⇒ 180

Bugfixes

Further adjustments to in game matchmaking to prevent seeing the same opponents as often.
The Hextech trait now disables Ionic Spark for the appropriate 8 seconds instead of a whole round.

136 Comments

Christmas EVElynAug 21, 2019321 votes

Every Patch notes should start off with a date at the very top. The date the patch notes are released. I have thought this every time over the past 4 years. PLEASE put a date at the top. It would be so easy. I finally logged in here to comment. Please put a date at the top of patch notes. Any patch notes and all patch notes. Thank you.

Christmas EVElynAug 21, 2019118 votes

Totally agree, they need to put a date on all patch notes. Thanks Christmas!

Christmas EVElynAug 21, 2019105 votes

Thanks for the support Eve! Appreciate it! Good to see the community stick together!!

4sh KetchupAug 21, 201927 votes

LMAO

Blood PlumAug 21, 201910 votes

wait a minute...

SoulPiecesAug 21, 201935 votes

Quality content right here folks

Jack ProsperAug 21, 201911 votes

[slayer-pantheon-popcorn]

DarkkorAug 22, 20193 votes

Right under bugfixes it tells you how long it's been posted for. As of now, posted 8 hours ago.

MageSupportOnlyAug 22, 201913 votes

i'm more interested in the date that the patch went live as opposed to when the patch notes came out

KatOfKatastropheAug 22, 20192 votes

Bigger text and moving it to the top would still be helpful. Had to scroll everywhere to find it and squint when I did.

The0racleAug 21, 20193 votes

this^ also lol

OrphandAug 21, 20198 votes

agreed. shouldn't they want this for logging purposes??? How do we know if the notes are live or not?!?

BlueBilberryAug 22, 20193 votes

Similar story for other things on the news forums. Try finding out which champions are purchasable. Sometimes you are thinking that things which are 2 years old are coming out this week.

PorglitAug 21, 201920 votes

Logged on just to like this comment

Why Not MFAug 21, 201914 votes

Legit first time ive logged in to up vote something :D

The JigSAWAug 22, 20194 votes

I still hope they finally make a Christmas Eve skin from years ago when you posted about it..

Hextech GateAug 23, 20194 votes

Christmas Eve and Candy Kayn would be the freaking best pair of skins.

The WizzAug 22, 20192 votes

There is always a patch release date log in the Support forums, here's a link: https://support.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018987893-League-of-Legends-patch-schedule

Goat LadyAug 22, 20193 votes

it doesn't mention the sub patches (9.16a, 9.16b, ... etc.) only the main patches (9.16, 9.17, ... etc.)

BrifterAug 22, 20193 votes

logged in just to upvote, please do the same.

sn0wwarriorAug 22, 20193 votes

Litterly logged in to upvote this, honestly think it's first time I've commented or upvoted outside of forums. Hilarious way of posting but totally agree on the date thing

Jotun70Aug 23, 20192 votes

First comment here ever. DO THIS RIOT.

infernobirdAug 26, 20191 votes

Please Please this.

ASIANGUCCISQUADAug 21, 201927 votes

just change the mf ult ai to a sol's and she'll actually be useful my god

4sh KetchupAug 21, 201915 votes

^this. She's always ulting the 1hp target in the corner either make her cost 2g or adjust her Ai. please.

CloudIsFeedingAug 21, 201927 votes

Personally I'd like to see Braum's mana go from 0/50 to 25/75, it's up way too frequently and he's a monster with even the slightest itemisation

SlydawgAug 22, 20192 votes

Right? I once had Draven throw (I counted) 13 axes at Braum, and he literally took nooooo damage. Probably a glitch.

KaraharuAug 22, 20191 votes

they were probably running knights with braum. i've done it, if you run knights, all allies block entirely any damage 15 or below. if you max out the trait, they block 80 damage or below entirely, and braums spell lowers the damage he takes by a ton, which means he can proc knights passive pretty well

MageSupportOnlyAug 22, 20192 votes

remind me again why you have full knights in any scenario?

jmlinden7Aug 22, 201910 votes

To make your braum invincible.

SlNATRAZAug 21, 201914 votes

Wheres the Noble nerf ?

BiruAug 21, 201916 votes

It was in a hot-fix several days ago.

BeyondLAug 21, 20194 votes

I was expecting another

duvaxPAug 22, 20193 votes

The did Nerf Lucian their best mid game carry and the reason 6 nobles is pretty easy to get without dying in the progress.

EvilTonyAug 21, 201912 votes

@Riot Going to finally fix the exploit people are doing at the start of the game to get through the shared draft circle?

PogolothoinAug 21, 20199 votes

I literally stopped playing TFT because of the Hextech set, it completely destroys the satisfaction of building your champions. I'd rather lose to a maxed out champion than get massacred by maxed out champions WITH Hextech buff. Just remove it please, TFT was way fun and enjoyable until it arrived.

AWOLxEvangelionAug 21, 201923 votes

The only thing is that hextech forces people to learn how to position faster now sure I think it deserves a nerf but to be taken out is just dramatic I have one against countless hextech comps. It's all about positioning and stop putting your team in a corner and turtleing up.[zombie-brand-facepalm]

HvsaoAug 21, 20197 votes

[sg-lulu] IS that really a morgana buff. After what happened to demons...

RealJesusChristAug 21, 20198 votes

it's a berf

Jorge JoestarAug 21, 20193 votes

Adjust, will help her be frontline more

AWOLxEvangelionAug 21, 20197 votes

Where is the nerf to leonas perma stun? I get that it needs to be long but wow literally had my jinx stunned the entire match XD

GlasletterAug 23, 20192 votes

I think it's turned into a glitch at this point tbh.

NikeriAug 21, 20196 votes

Man... I was honestly waiting for this patch all week thinking "they'll definitely lower hextech length in the next patch." I mean I was upset with the strength of Jinx and some other things that were addressed, but hextech just makes the game not fun. I'm not complaining because of I have to strategize around it or I think it's super broken, it's just not fun. I thought everyone was on the same page here; it's all I hear from streamers. So disappointed because I love(d) TFT.

micknexAug 21, 20193 votes

We all are for the most part I have polled my games and the common consensus is that draven needs to be nerfed. Brawlers need a overall nerf plus. cho needs more targeted nerfs. Jinx needs to be nerfed. Noble buff needs to be nerfed or reworked to have better counter-play hextech needs to be either nerfed or removed. The existence of hextech with its current champ synergies help kill so many comps because they cant position to deal with there items being disabled and position to adequately take out the carry or handle the giant beefy cc heavy brawlers. to be exact sorc orentated comps (minus the brawler variant) are struggling along with full yordle,and ranger comps. The first to a lesser extent to the later are damn near extinct in ranked play. In My elo plat we consistently have people playing for 6 noble variant as to avoid brawlers and its honestly boring and frustrating and has made me stop my climb to diamond.

iGeometrixAug 21, 20195 votes

Ya im a bit disapointed about the lack of noble nerf.. and the morg "buff" was a bit out of nowhere. I think hextech needs to be looked at. 8 seconds for a 2unit buff is pretty OP. Glad to see the matchmaking changes though, hopefully they feel better.

Sir AlooAug 21, 20195 votes

"For gameplay, the meta is in a pretty good spot following the inclusion of our Hextech friends" lol wut. I wouldnt be surprised if there was a sudden influx of people quitting the game cuz of hextech and the staleass go noble every game and hope for kayle meta.

cardshark331Aug 21, 20195 votes

'hope for kayle meta'.. i wish i didn't feel this as strongly as i do ;_ [zombie-nunu-bummed] :

shadowleopardAug 22, 20194 votes

Need more champ card slots, and really, shop space

TridorokiAug 22, 20193 votes

Is the ABAB matchmaking bug still in the game? Im still facing this issue and its really annoying having to face 1st and 2nd every other match.

xBeWarnedxAug 23, 20192 votes

Was there a patch that lowered LP by VAST amounts? just won a game in Silver 2, got 37 LP, but if i go 5th or lower i lose like 50-60. 4th-2nd only give me like 10-20