Patch Notes 8.7

The long awaited rework of one of the oldest League of Legends champions, Irelia, hits the live servers. While the original post jokingly suggests this is a nerf to her, we all well know how League’s reworks turn out (I’m looking at you Swain).

Another big change coming to this patch is the nerf of Ninja Tabi, the current most favorite pair of boots of the ADC. The 10 points of armor reduction, which until now was the biggest counter to lethality items, will welcome the assassins back into the meta. To make it even worse for the squishy champions, some of the assassins (including Nocturne, Zed, Kayn) gained an increased damage in their kit.

Finally, this patch introduced changes to most jungle champions, which will result in some shift in the current meta.

You can see all the changes in detail below.

Patch Highlights Video

Champion Changes

Irelia

Irelia’s rework is hitting the live server.

You can find more information about her skillset, her visual update as well as her new lore in the following links:

Gragas

Q – Barrel Roll

DAMAGE RATIO ~~0.6 ability power~~ ⇒ 0.7 ability power

W – Drunken Rage

RATIO ~~0.3 ability power~~ ⇒ 0.5 ability power

(new) FEEL NO PAIN Drunken Rage grants Gragas additional damage reduction equal to 4% per 100 ability power

Elise

Q – Venomous Bite

BASE DAMAGE 60/100/140/180/220 ⇒ 70/110/150/190/230

E – Cocoon

COOLDOWN 14/13/12/11/10 seconds ⇒ 12/11.5/11/10.5/10 seconds

Hecarim

W – Spirit of Dread

HEAL ~~20% of damage taken by enemies~~ ⇒ 30% of damage taken by enemies

Ivern

Q – Rootcaller

BUGFIX Dashing over walls to jungle monsters now works more consistently

W – Brushmaker

CAST RANGE: ~~800~~ ⇒ 1000

R – Daisy!

DAISY! NOT DAISY: Daisy more aggressively acquires enemies to attack

FLOWER POWER: Daisy’s AoE damage reduction now also protects her from epic monsters

Karthus

Q – Lay Waste

BASE DAMAGE ~~40/60/80/100/120~~ ⇒ 50/70/90/110/130

Kayn

Passive – The Darkin Scythe

HEAD START: Increased the amount of points gained from interacting with enemy champions pre-10 minutes

IN THE PAST NOW: Decreased the amount of points gained from interacting with enemy champions post-15 minutes

Q – Reaping Slash

ONE TWO SLASH: Other abilities can now be queued up while casting Q

Lux

R – Final Spark

COOLDOWN REFUND ON KILL: ~~10/30/50%~~ ⇒ 30/40/50%

THE SPARK THAT LIGHTS THE FIRE: ~~Cooldown refund is granted if one or more enemy champions die to Final Spark~~ ⇒ die within 1.75 seconds of being hit by Final Spark

Malphite

Base Stats

ATTACK DAMAGE GROWTH ~~3.375~~ ⇒ 4

E – Ground Slam

RATIO ~~0.20 ability power~~ ⇒ 0.60 ability power

R – Unstoppable Force

COOLDOWN ~~130/115/100~~ ⇒ 130/105/80

Nocturne

Q – Duskbringer

BONUS ATTACK DAMAGE ON TRAIL: ~~15/25/35/45/55~~ ⇒ 20/30/40/50/60

Olaf

R – Ragnarok

HASTE TOWARDS ENEMY CHAMPIONS ~~50/60/70%~~ ⇒ 20/45/70%

Quinn

R – Behind Enemy Lines/Skystrike

BUGFIX Fixed a bug where Quinn’s R – Skystrike would fail to activate when cast after respawning

BUGFIX Fixed a bug where Quinn’s R – Behind Enemy Lines could not be cast until she

respawned or returned to the summoning platform if she got interrupted during her E – Vault dash

BUGFIX Fixed a bug where Quinn’s Q – Blinding Assault would visually pass through targets if cast during R – Behind Enemy Lines

Rengar

Base Stats

BASE ATTACK DAMAGE 65 ⇒ 68

DISTRACTED CAT Fixed a number of cases where Rengar would stop attacking and stand still after using Q on an enemy champion

Rumble

Q – Flamespitter

BASE DAMAGE ~~135/180/225/270/315~~ ⇒ 175/210/245/280/315

DAMAGE TO MINIONS ~~75%~~ ⇒ 60/65/70/75/80%

Sejuani

Base stats

HEALTH GROWTH 95 ⇒ 88

E – Permafrost

STUN DURATION ~~1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2 seconds~~ ⇒ 1/1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4 seconds

Shaco

Q – Deceive

BE SNEAKIER Shaco’s next basic attack within 2.5 seconds ⇒ 0.25 seconds of exiting invisibility deals bonus damage and reduces Deceive’s cooldown (cooldown reduction on proc still 2.5 seconds)

EMPOWERED ATTACK RATIO ~~0.7 bonus attack damage~~ ⇒ 0.4 bonus attack damage

Swain

Passive – Ravenous Flock

THE FLOCK GATHERS Ravenous Flock’s icon can now be pinged to show allies the remaining cooldown on the pull

Q – Death’s Hand

COOLDOWN ~~5.5/4.75/4/3.25/2.5 seconds~~ ⇒ 7.5/6.25/5/3.75/2.5 seconds

BASE DAMAGE ~~65/85/105/125/145~~ ⇒ 55/75/95/115/135

Warwick

Q – Jaws of the Beast

BUGFIX Fixed a bug where sometimes Warwick’s Q would deal damage twice

Zed

Q – Razor Shuriken

DAMAGE TO UNITS BEYOND FIRST ~~50%~~ ⇒ 60%

Items

Guinsoo’s Rageblade

COST ~~3000 gold~~ ⇒ 3300 gold

Locket of the Iron Solari

BASE SHIELD 38 ⇒ 30

SHIELD PER TARGET’S LEVEL 22 ⇒ 15

BONUS HEALTH RATIO ~~2-36%~~ (at levels 1-18) ⇒ 20%

MULTIPLE SHIELD REDUCTION AMOUNT ~~50%~~ ⇒ 75%

MULTIPLE SHIELD REDUCTION DURATION ~~8 seconds~~ ⇒ 20 seconds

Ninja Tabi

ARMOR 30 ⇒ 20

BASIC ATTACK DAMAGE REDUCTION ~~10%~~ ⇒ 12%

Relic Shield Line

Relic Shield

GOLD PER 10: 2 ⇒ 1

Targon’s Brace

GOLD PER 10: 4 ⇒ 1

Remnant of the Aspect

GOLD PER 10: 4 ⇒ 1

Runes

Resolve Tree

RESOLVE PRIMARY: ~~65 health~~ ⇒ 15-135 (at levels 1-18)

INSPIRATION + RESOLVE: ~~140 health~~ ⇒ 35-300 health (at levels 1-18)

Manaflow Band

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Hitting enemy champions with a spell grants 25 maximum mana, up to 250 mana

COOLDOWN: 15 seconds

MASTER: Upon earning 250 mana, Manaflow Band restores 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds

Presence of Mind

THE ULTIMATE MANA REFUND: Enemy champion takedowns restore 20% of your maximum mana and refund 10% of your ultimate’s cooldown

Legend: Tenacity

TENACITY:~~5% + 1.5% per stack~~⇒ 5% + 2.5% per stack

MAX TENACITY:~~20% at 10 stacks~~⇒ 30% at 10 stacks

Cut Down

DAMAGE MULTIPLIER: ~~4-10% (at 150-2000 max health difference)~~ ⇒ 4-12% (at 150-2000 max health difference)

Zombie Ward

ZOMBIE WARD DURATION: ~~60-180 seconds (at levels 1-18)~~ ⇒ 30 seconds at levels 1-4; 36-120 seconds at levels 5-18

Approach Velocity

MOVEMENT SPEED: ~~10%~~ ⇒ 15%

Absolute Focus

BUGFIX Now lists how much it gives in the description at level 1.

Minions

Melee Minions

BASE GOLD 20 ⇒ 21

GOLD GROWTH EVERY 3 WAVES 0.125 ⇒ 0

Caster Minions

BASE GOLD 17 ⇒ 14

GOLD GROWTH EVERY 3 WAVES ~~0.125~~ ⇒ 0

Siege Minions

BASE GOLD 45 ⇒ 60

GOLD GROWTH EVERY 3 WAVES ~~0.35~~ ⇒ 3

BASE HEALTH ~~828~~ ⇒ 900

HEALTH GROWTH EVERY 3 WAVES 23, increased to 32 for waves 16 onward ⇒ 50, increased to 60 for waves 16 onward

Super Minions

Keeping super minion gold equal to siege minions.

BASE GOLD45 ⇒ 60

GOLD GROWTH PER 90 SECONDS ~~0.35~~ ⇒ 3

Voice Chat

Beep boop: Audio notifications for when a player joins your party and voice chat now work more consistently across the client

Boop beep: Audio notifications now play when a party member reconnects to voice

Conscious uncoupling:In settings, you can now separate the in-game voice control panel from the scoreboard

Mute after 10 If you’re away from the client, (that’s 10 minutes without touching anything), your mic will auto-mute. Your mic sparks back up once you’re back.

Bugfixes

Fixed a bug where Circlet of the Iron Solari (Ornn’s Locket of the Iron Solari upgrade) would not grant shields to units affected by a recent cast of Locket or Circlet of the Iron Solari
Birdio no longer has redundant white trail VFX after using E- Justice Punch
Birdio’s Q – Winds of War fade out VFX are no longer misplaced when ability is cast from lower to higher elevation change
Cassiopeia now correctly plays the on-hit VFX for her basic attacks
Blood Lord Vladimir’s idle blood orb VFX have been restored
Night Hunter Rengar’s player screen once again has a blue overlay when R – Thrill of the Hunt is active
SKT Nami’s recall signature has been restored
Star Guardian Ahri’s base joke no longer plays if there’s an enemy Ahri on the opposite team
DJ Sona’s Concussive form VO lines are no longer cut off when played
Pizza Delivery Sivir’s auto attack projectile is no longer misaligned
Sweetheart Rakan and base Rakan’s R – Grand Entrance has been optimized, which will eliminated reported frame drops
The chain anchors in Hextech Alistar’s recall animation no longer change positions if Passive – Triumphant Roar is triggered while recalling
Lunar Empress Lux once again has her light VFX on death
When in a mirror match, the opposing Singed no longer steals Beekeeper Singed’s E – Fling VFX
Battlecast Prime Cho’Gath’s maw is no longer rigged improperly when using his emotes
Bard no longer T-poses when laughing
Snow Day Bard and Elderwood Bard no longer use base VFX when placing W – Caretaker’s Shrine
Bard and Bard Bard are no longer missing approach lines when clicking on E – Magical Journey to enter the portal
Sir Kled’s weapon textures are no longer misaligned on his blade
Radiant Wukong’s homeguard animation has been restored
Snow Day Graves’ W – Smoke Screen on-ground indicator now properly renders over elevation change
Riot Graves’ visor is now fully opaque