The LoL Patches thread

Pool Party Ziggs and Astronaut Nautilus - two skins conceptualized by the community - shows up on PBE

If i had a NA account i would post my idea for a MF skin (possibly legendary)

Mrs Fortune. Full wedding dress and veil, 2 Bouquets for guns that have a flower shooting effect as the bullets come out, and wedding bells when she ults. I have the splash pictured in my head but cant make it into anything as i suck at drawing

Oh man. Two brilliant skins, and one for my favourite champion, Ziggs. Also, I love the idea above. Mrs. Fortune would be so badass.

Another idea though: Pulsefire Lux. riot pls

[video=youtube;dQLp3JmD-YQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQLp3JmD-YQ[/video]

Riot Squad Graves incoming

Okay, it appears that even though only the bonus damage crits, it's essentially still a buff to crits since the bonus AD part will be higher now, according to this post from a Rioter:

(Source)

At the same time - his late game gains are:

Judgment has 90 total more base damage.
Q has 30 more total base damage.
Q critically strikes
Judgment gets essentially doubled the previous benefit from critical strike.
20 second lower ult CD
20% Armor/Magic Resistance over 25 flat (Breakeven at 125 - GA/Merc Threads will get you there)
6 seconds of 30% DR shield / Tenacity.

Now - I'm heavily concerned about how the slow break will function overall in the new kit, so we're going to track that but I think he's gotten a lot of end-game boosts to help him deal with situations.

That's also the confirmation that Q can crit now.

Sadly, they did fix the bug where you can queue your ult while you're spinning, as shown in this video:

[video=youtube;5dUdOsQ19g8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dUdOsQ19g8[/video]

R'ing while E'ing to get extra range on the ult *was* a bug though - that affected a lot of delayed cast spell things. We fixed that - You should not be able to get extra range by putting yourself in a quasi-CC state (and it wasn't a little extra range - Basically, this bug was such that if you hit 'E', hit 'R' and then spend 3 seconds spinning away from the person, you would then R them from a screen away.)

They also clarified what the crit bonus is for Q:

It won't critically strike off your Q bonus damage. Sorry - just the total AD ratio portion.

This is how most of our on-next hits work - minus Gangplank whose had it since, forever. The other on-next hits simply don't benefit from critical strike - which we'll need to do a pass on in the upcoming months.

The ult range thing was top on the priority list of fixes. Also, if you cast your ult while spinning it stops the spin and casts the ult (or it should, anyway. If it doesn't it's bugged).

Garen report : probably a pubstomper, Youmuu's finally has a champion that can use it. Specifically, Garen is good at diving unprepared backlines. Q, sometimes W, run to the back, attack squishy, Judgement, ult, W if you didn't use it before, leave.

This is somewhat old news, but there will apparently be tiers across the whole spectrum of ranked games instead of "bronze and higher". What would this mean in terms of rewards? Who knows.

@Updated UI, the outline seems a bit thick on some areas. A little slimer would be rather nice IMO.

@Foxi UI, been using it for a while, it's awesome, but takes a while getting used to lol.

Youmuu's finally has a champion that can use it.

What about Xin?
It's more or less a staple item for him.

What about Xin?
It's more or less a staple item for him.

Well, I don't know anything about Xin Zhao or how much use he gets out of crit.

Well, I don't know anything about Xin Zhao or how much use he gets out of crit.

Since they made the change to TTS making it scale with crit damage modifiers. Crit has always been a good stat since a few TTS crits = a dead enemy, and Youmuu's always synergized with Xin's kit. Wukong is another example of a champ that can use Ghostblade.

Champion Sneak peek: Rengar, The Pridestalker

This is somewhat old news, but there will apparently be tiers across the whole spectrum of ranked games instead of "bronze and higher". What would this mean in terms of rewards? Who knows.

Interesting....:f6: Though this is the first time I've heard of this.

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Rengar Revealed

As a top-laner or jungler, Rengar’s brutal strikes and roars tear through his enemies.

Like we needed more bruisers.

He's been out in PBE for a while, just so you know.

He's extremely powerful. It's going to be a pomegranate fest once he hits the live server.

On another note, I really do not like the new Katarina. It's significantly weaker than the old one.

He's been out in PBE for a while, just so you know.

Okay and...? I've honestly never seen him being played, nor did I actively seek a stream on his play. Neither do the majority of LoL players, who don't know that GD exists.

For the rest of us, including me, PBE signups have been restricted. I don't know the full details. But it involves Riot's desires to weed out the trolls and ragers that ruin the large scale testing data that PBE was meant to produce.

Mid-August Patch Notes

Rengar will be released at a later date.

League of Legends v1.0.0.145

Rengar, the Pridestalker

Pending the completion of some further testing on PBE, Rengar will be released at a future date


Garen

General
Base Health Regen reduced to 8.25 from 9.85
Health Regen per level reduced to 0.75 from 0.85
Base Attack Damage reduced to 56 from 60.1
Attack Damage per level increased to 3.5 from 3

Perseverance (Passive)
Delay increased to 9 seconds from 7 seconds
No longer deactivates when damaged by lane minions
Now displays the Health Regen gained in the tooltip

Decisive Strike
Cooldown reduced to 8 seconds at all ranks from 12/11/10/9/8
Movement Speed increased to 35% at all ranks from 15/20/25/30/35%
Movement Speed duration adjusted to 1.5/2.25/3/3.75/4.5 seconds from 4 at all ranks
Base damage increased to 30/55/80/105/130 from 30/45/60/75/90
Silence duration reduced to 1.5/1.75/2/2.25/2.5 seconds from 2.5 at all ranks
Now removes slows on activation
Can now critically strike again
Buff duration reduced to 4.5 seconds from 6
Fixed: Garen's next basic attack after Decisive Strike no longer occurs unusually quickly
Fixed: Decisive Strike is no longer consumed if Garen fails to finish attacking
While performing Decisive Strike, Garen now continues to follow his target if they are moving

Courage
Changed to passively increase Armor and Magic Resist by 20% rather than 0 to 25 based on kills
Damage reduction adjusted to 30% from 20/24/28/32/36%
Active now additionally grants 30% Crowd Control Reduction
Duration adjusted to 2/3/4/5/6 seconds from 3/3/3/3/3
Cooldown adjusted to 24/23/22/21/20 seconds from 30/27/24/21/18

Judgment
Damage adjusted to 20/45/70/95/120 (+0.7/0.8/0.9/1.0/1.1 total Attack Damage) from 50/90/130/170/210 (+1.4 bonus Attack Damage)
Damage dealt to minions increased to 75% from 50%
No longer removes slows on activation or reduces the duration of incoming slows while active
Ignores unit collision during Judgment but takes a 20% Movement Speed penalty when spinning through minions
Fixed: Judgment no longer locks out Garen from taking other actions longer than intended

Demacian Justice
Cooldown adjusted to 160/120/80 seconds from 140/120/100


Gangplank

Remove Scurvy
Fixed: Remove Scurvy now removes Blinds


Jayce

General
Improved the responsiveness of his basic attacks, primarily in Hammer stance
Fixed: The first basic attack after swapping to Mercury Cannon is now more responsive


Katarina (Gameplay and Art Remake)

Voracity (Passive)
Champion kills or assists reduce Death Lotus's cooldown by 10 seconds and refresh basic abilities

Bouncing Blades
10/9.5/9/8.5/8 second cooldown
Katarina throws a dagger which deals 50/85/120/155/190 (+0.5 Ability Power) magic damage. The dagger bounces to the 4 closest enemies dealing 10% less damage with each bounce
Enemies hit are marked for 4 seconds. Katarina's basic attacks or spells will consume the mark dealing 15/30/45/60/75 (+0.2 Ability Power) magic damage

Sinister Steel
4 second cooldown
Whirls daggers in a circle dealing 40/80/120/160/200 (+0.5 bonus Attack Damage) (+0.35 Ability Power) magic damage. If she hits an enemy Champion, Katarina gains 12/20/28/36/44% Movement Speed for 1 second

Shunpo
14/12/10/8/6 second cooldown
Moves to a target's location. Deals 40/70/100/130/160 (+0.5 Ability Power) magic damage if the target is an enemy
After using Shunpo, Katarina gains 20% damage reduction for 3 seconds

Death Lotus
60/55/50 second cooldown
Becomes a flurry of blades, throwing daggers at the closest 3 enemy Champions dealing 400/500/600 (+3 bonus Attack Damage) (+1.75 Ability Power) magic damage over 2 seconds
Daggers apply Grievous Wounds, reducing incoming healing by 50% for 3 seconds


Kayle

Righteous Fury
Ability Power ratio increased to 0.4 from 0.2


Pantheon

Aegis of Zeonia
Slight increase in the speed of the jump
Now places Pantheon slightly in front of the target instead of directly on top of the enemy


Shyvana

Dragon's Descent
Fixed a bug where Dragon's Descent would hitch on initial use when using skins


Teemo

Toxic Shot
Damage on impact increased to 10/20/30/40/50 (+0.4 Ability Power) from 9/18/27/36/45 (+0.14 Ability Power)
Poison Ability Power ratio reduced to 0.1 from 0.14
Fixed: Fixed a bug where the poison was lasting longer than intended
Fixed: Damage values will now update correctly when Teemo hits a unit with a lower level Toxic Shot poison


Varus

Piercing Arrow
Fixed: Piercing Arrow no longer sometimes fires from a point above his bow
Fixed: Piercing Arrow now more reliably hits targets at the end of its range

Blighted Quiver
Ability Power ratio on Blight stack detonation increased to 0.02 per stack from 0.01

Chain of Corruption
Missile width increased to 100 from 60
Increased missile visibility
Spread range from primary target to nearby targets increased to 550 from 450
Tendril break range increased to 600 from 550


Ziggs

Fixed: Satchel Charge's timeout tone will now play properly


Zyra

Rise of the Thorns (Passive)
Now properly cancels spell casts upon activation
Rampant Growth
Destroying a seed no longer breaks spell shields
Plant selection radius increased slightly
Grasping Roots
Modified the vine particle to be easier to see


General

Friend List notes
Pending the completion of some further testing on PBE, Friend List notes will be released at a future date
Updated tooltips for Cho'Gath
The main HUD health and mana bars will now display regen per second as opposed to regen per 5 seconds
The "Reset HUD" button in the "Interface Options" menu will now set the global scale value to the correct amount
Fixed: Wraiths and Lesser Wraiths no longer state they steal life in the tooltip


Proving Grounds

Nexus turrets
Amount increased back to 2 from 1
Health reduced by 900
Armor reduced by 20
Base Attack Damage reduced by 30


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On another note, I really do not like the new Katarina. It's significantly weaker than the old one.

Weaker or significantly less binary? The old Kat was literally either a faceroll or a free 4v5. If by making her weaker she's less of a one or the other, then that's fine by me.

Now places Pantheon slightly in front of the target instead of directly on top of the enemy

PRAISE JESUS.

I'd say flat out weaker. It's nigh impossible to be aggressive early game without putting a neon sign above your head saying "come gank me" because her attacks push the lane even more than before and her Shunpo has a ludicrously long level 1 cooldown (14 seconds), with very low damage so there's no other incentive to level it up.

She can't successfully sneak in any meaningful harass in lane without putting herself at a massive risk. Q does very little damage on it's own, so you have to blink into melee range and W/pop the Q mark, then run away. The sad part about this harass combo is that for the level of danger you're putting yourself in, it doesn't do very much damage. A simple Annie Q/W combo hits harder, stuns, and is far safer. In the end, she went from being a "high risk, high reward" champion to a "high risk, low reward" champion. :\

Teemo 0.4 per ap on poison dart? Teemo gonna get even more annoying.