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:
- The Champion Teaser
- Irelia, The Blade Dancer – Champion Trailer
- Champion Reveal
- Champion Spotlight
- Irelia’s Biography
- Stains on a Name
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
