League of Legends Patch 9.7 is here with the changes that the community has been asking for. Riot Games is buffing some champions to increase their play rates. Take a look at the adjustments and see how you feel about them.
Big Champion Changes
Kayle
– Health Regen is being lowered from 6 to 5
– Armor growth is being lowered from 3.5 to 3
Q – Radiant Blast
– Mana cost is increased from 60/65/70/75/80 mana to 70/75/80/85/90 mana.
W – Celestial Blessing
– Decreased bonus movement speed from 26/32/38/44/50 percent to 24/28/32/36/40 percent.
– Mana cost increased from 70/75/80/85/90 mana to 60/70/80/90/100 mana.
E – Starfire Spellblade
– Bonus magic damage decreased from 10/12.5/15/17.5/20 percent of target’s missing health to 8/10/12/14/16% (+1 percent per 100 ability power) of target’s missing health.
Urgot
Passive: Echoing Flames
– Damage decreased from 2/3/4/6/8 percent of target’s max health to 2/3/4/5/6 percent of target’s max health, still at levels 1/6/9/11/13.
E – Disdain
– Cooldown adjusted from 14 seconds to 16/15.5/15/14.5/14 seconds.
– Mana cost increased from 50/60/70/80/90 mana to 60/70/80/90/100 mana.
R – Fear Beyond Death
– Damage decreased from 125/150/375 to 100/125/350.
Simple Changes
Azir
– Health regeneration growth increased from 0.55 to 0.75
Q – Conquering Sands
– Damage increased from 60/80/100/120/140 to 70/90/110/130/150.
Cho’Gath
Q – Rupture
– Cooldown decreased from 9 seconds to 7 seconds.
Dr. Mundo
Q – Infected Cleaver
– Damage increased from 15/17.5/20/22.5/25 percent of target’s current health to 20/22.5/25/27.5/30 percent of target’s current health.
E – Masochism
– Minimum bonus attack damage increased from 30/45/60/75/90 to 40/55/70/85/100.
– Maximum bonus attack damage increased from 60/90/120/150/180 to 80/110/140/170/200.
Garen
W – Courage
– Passive resistances increased from 0.25 per stack, up to 40 to 0.33 per stack, up to 50.
– Cooldown decreased from 24/23/22/21/20 seconds to 23/21/19/17/15 seconds.
– Duration decreased from 2/3/4/5/6 seconds to 2/2.75/3.5/4.25/5 seconds.
Leona
E – Zenith Blade
– Cooldown decreased from 13/12/11/10/9 seconds to 12/10.5/9/7.5/6 seconds.
Lissandra
Q – Ice Shard
– Cooldown increased from 6/5.25/4.5/3.75/3 seconds to 10/8.5/7/5.5/4 seconds.
Morgana
– Base health regeneration growth decreased from 0.6 to 0.4.
W – Tormented Shadow
– Minimum total damage ratio decreased from 0.8 ability power to 0.7 ability power, still at 0 percent target missing health.
– Maximum total damage ratio decreased from 2.16 ability power to 1.89 ability power, still at 100 percent target missing health.
Pyke
Q – Bone Skewer
– Cooldown decreased from 16/14/12/10/8 seconds to 14/12.5/11/9.5/8 seconds.
E – Phantom Undertow
– Stun duration increased from 1.1 seconds to 1.25 seconds.
Rumble
W – Scrap Shield
– Movement speed increased from 10/15/20/25/30 percent to 20/25/30/35/40 percent.
R – The Equalizer
– Cooldown decreased from 110/100/90 seconds to 100/85/70 seconds.
Sylas
– Base health regeneration decreased from 9.5 to 7.5.
W – Kingslayer
– Damage decreased from 60/90/120/150/180 to 50/75/100/125/150.
– Empowered damage decreased from 90/135/180/225/270 to 75/112.5/150/187.5/225.
E – Abscond / Abduct
– Cooldown increased from 12/11.5/11/10.5/10 seconds to 18/16/14/12/10 seconds.
Items
Enchantment: Cinderhulk
– Bonus magic damage to minions and monsters increased from 200 percent to 300 percent.
The Dark Seal
– Ability power decreased from 15 to 10.
– Sellback value lowered from 245 gold to 140 gold.
Wit’s End
– Total cost increased from 2400 gold to 2900 gold.
– Build path is changed from Recurve Bow + Negatron Cloak + Dagger + 380 gold to Recurve Bow + Negatron Cloak + Dagger + 880 gold.
– Attack speed increased from 40 percent to 50 percent.
– Magic resist increased from 40 to 50.
– Now gives 5 percent more movement speed.
– On-hit damage adjusted from 42 to 15-80 through levels 1 to 18.
– Now heals for the amount of on-hit damage dealt by Wit’s End, is 33 percent effective for ranged champions.
– Basic attacks no longer steal magic resist.
Runes
Eyeball Collection
– Max stacks decreased from 20 to 10.
– Stacks have been adjusted from 2 per champion kill, 1 per champion assist, and 1 per ward kill to 1 per champion takedown (kill or assist).
– Adaptive force increased from 1 per stack and 20 total to 2 per stack and 20 total.
– Completion bonus now grants 10 adaptive force.
Ghost Poro
– Standing in brush no longer converts trinket into a Ghost Poro. Placing a Ghost Poro in enemy territory no longer grants adaptive force.
– Wards now spawn a Ghost Poro when they expire, giving vision in the area until it’s scared away by enemy champions. Wards killed by enemies don’t spawn Ghost Poros.
– Spawning a Ghost Poro grants 2 adaptive force up to 10 times (max 20). At 10 Ghost Poro spawns, gain an additional 10 adaptive force.
Zombie Ward
– Damaging a champion after clearing a ward no longer deals bonus damage.
– Clearing a ward grants 2 adaptive force up to 10 times (max 20). At 10 ward clears, gain an additional 10 adaptive force.
Cut Down
– Damage increased from 5-12 percent to 5-15 percent, still at 10-100 percent max health difference.
Demolish
– Damage increased from 100 plus 30 percent max health to 100 plus 35 percent max health.
Overgrowth
– Completion bonus increased from a 2.5 percent max health increase to a 3.5 percent max health increase.
Predator
– The monster burn effect of Hunter’s Talisman and its upgrades no longer interrupts the Predator channel.
Ultimate Hunter
– Ultimate cooldown reduction increased from 5 (+2 percent per stack) and max 15 percent to 5 (+3 percent per stack) and max 20 percent.
Practice Tool
– Can now destroy the enemy team nexus through the Cheat Menu.
– Can now stack Tear of the Goddess immediately through the Cheat Menu.
ARAM Changes
Patch 9.7 brings experimental changes to the ARAM game mode. From a new banning system to new summoner spells, let’s see how these changes affect gameplay on the Butcher’s Bridge. Check out all the new additions.
Mac Client
– Mac client is becoming 64-bit this patch. No downloads or reinstalls needed—just patch up like normal!
– End of Game Victory/Defeat screens have reverted to static images.
Your Shop Returns
Personalized discounts are back from April 4, 2019, at 1:00 pm PT to April 25, 2019 at 11:59 pm PT.
Bugfixes
– Fixed a bug where Akali’s W – Twilight Shroud’s cooldown was incorrectly calculated with her cooldown reduction.
– Jarvan IV’s R – Cataclysm cast VO lines no longer play during its recast.
– Buffs auras on Battlecast Alpha Skarner, Zombie Brand, AstroNautilus, Star Guardian Jinx, Pool Party Fiora, Underworld Wukong, Snow Day Malzahar, Pool Party Leona, PROJECT: Leona, and Guardian of the Sands Rammus now properly follow the models during certain animations.
– Morgana’s R – Soul Shackles no longer hits targets if the effect ends prematurely by her death.
– Vi’s E – Excessive Force no longer fizzles when Phantom Hit triggers on Guinsoo’s Rageblade.
– Conqueror now properly procs from pets, except for Malzahar’s Voidlings and Yorick’s Maiden of the Mist, which are still bugged.
– Omni-vamp effects now properly grant reduced healing from pets.
Upcoming Skins & Chromas
The following skins will be released this patch:
– Dunkmaster Ivern
– Hextech Jarvan IV
The following chromas will be released this patch:
– Dunkmaster Ivern
All images via Riot Games.
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