League of Legends players will soon have the opportunity to play as a new champion named Gwen, the Hallowed Seamstress, in Patch 11.8. The patch also includes updates to Rammus and various champion changes. Additionally, there are adjustments to some Mythic items, with nerfs to Moonstone Renewer and buffs to Staff of Flowing Water and Chemtech Putrifier. The patch is expected to go live on Wednesday, April 14. For detailed information about all the changes in Patch 11.8, you can check out the official patch notes.
Champions
[New] Gwen
Passive – Thousand Cuts
Gwen’s basic attacks deal bonus magic damage based on a percentage of her enemies’ maximum health. Basic attacks against champions also heal her for a portion of the damage dealt.
Q – Snip Snip!
Gwen rapidly snips her scissors between two and six times, dealing magic damage in a cone. The number of snips increases with each basic attack Gwen lands on an enemy.
W – Hallowed Mist
Gwen spins up the Hallowed Mist to surround her, gaining armor and magic resist. Enemies outside the mist cannot target or damage Gwen, and the mist will move to follow her once.
E – Skip ‘n Slash
Gwen dashes a short distance and empowers her attacks with increased range, speed, and on-hit magic damage. Attacking an enemy during this time reduces the cooldown of the ability.
R – Needlework
Gwen can cast Needlework up to three times, firing needles in a line that deal magic damage, slow enemies, and apply her passive magic damage. Each subsequent cast requires hitting an enemy within a certain time frame.
Annie
[W – Incinerate] – Mana cost increased.
Aphelios
[Passive – The Hitman and the Seer] – Lethality increased.
[R – Moonlight Vigil] – Various tweaks to damage and effects.
Cassiopeia
[E – Twin Fang] – Reduced mana cost.
Dr. Mundo
[Passive – Adrenaline Rush] – Increased max health regeneration.
[Q – Infected Cleaver] – Capped damage against minions and monsters reduced, and health cost restored on enemy hit increased.
[E – Masochism] – Flat and max bonus attack damage reduced.
Gnar
[W – Hyper] – Reduced bonus movement speed.
LeBlanc
[Q – Sigil of Malice] – Increased base and total damage.
Lee Sin
[E – Tempest] – Reduced cooldown.
Orianna
[E – Command: Protect] – Reduced bonus resistances.
Rammus
[Q – Powerball] – Reduced base damage.
[W – Defensive Ball Curl] – New effect added to extend duration with basic attacks.
[E – Frenzying Taunt] – Reduced taunt duration.
[R – Soaring Slam] – Updated effect and increased cooldown.
Rumble
[Magic resist] – Reduced.
[Magic resist growth] – Reduced.
[Passive – Junkyard Titan] – Changes to overheating bonus damage.
[E – Electro Harpoon] – New effect to reduce target’s magic resistance.
Thresh
[E – Flay] – Increased cooldown.
Vladimir
[Q – Transfusion] – Reduced cooldown.
Yorick
[Passive – Shepherd of Souls] – Reduced mist walker damage.
[E – Mourning Mist] – Changes to mist walker damage.
[R – Eulogy of the Isles] – Changes to turret priority.
Zac
[W – Unstable Matter] – Increased damage.
Jungle Champion Changes
Darius
[Passive – Hemorrhage] – Increased monster damage bonus.
Mordekaiser
[Passive – Darkness Rise] – Increased capped damage against monsters.
Zed
[Passive – Contempt for the Weak] – Changes to on-target cooldown and bonus damage against monsters.
Morgana
[W – Tormented Shadow] – Increased bonus damage against non-epic monsters.
Item Changes
Moonstone Renewer
[Starlit Grace] – Changes to heal amount and heal amplification.
Shurelya’s Battlesong
[Inspire damage empowerment] – Effect removed and replaced with new passive.
Staff of Flowing Water
[Rapids] – Changes to bonus movement speed and AP duration.
Frozen Heart
[Armor] – Increased.
Chemtech Putrifier
[Ability power] – Increased.
[Puffcap toxin ally empowerment] – Changes to effect and tooltip.
[Tooltip consistency] – Update to match Chemtech Putrifier.
[New] – Notification for Grievous Wounds effects.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
[Total cost] – Increased.
Hextech Rocketbelt
[Health] – Reduced.
[Magic penetration] – Added.
Titanic Hydra
[Colossus bonus AD] – Changes to bonus.
In-Game Shop Updates
– Mythic item purchase from All Items view now collapses the Mythic row.
– Fixed issues with the Social panel and Profile champion stats.
– Various performance improvements and bug fixes.
Shurima Clash
– Shurima-themed Clash tournaments on April 17-18 and May 1-2.
Season 2021 Honor 5 Chromas
– Honor 5 capsule contains tokens that can be redeemed for chromas or other rewards.
ARAM Balance Changes
– Buffs and tweaks to various champions’ damage dealt and damage taken.
Bug Fixes and Quality of Life Changes
– Fixes to client issues, champion abilities, and item interactions.
Upcoming Skins and Chromas
– New skins and chromas soon to be released.