Riot Games to Apply Hotfix Targeting Champions and Banner of Command
By Zac Cameron ·
A lot of changes were made to League of Legends in Patch 8.11, and now it seems a few more need to be made to some Champions, and one pesky little item.
While patch 8.11 certainly shook things up in League of Legends, it seems in a few key areas it may have shaken the tree a little too hard, prompting Riot Games to put together an update to fix a few Champions, as well as an oddly persistent item. Let’s break down what is being affected by the update, and how.
Yasuo: Base damage is being increased from 60 to 63, and the crit damage from his Q ability, Steel Tempest, is being improved from 150% to 180%. Additionally, a bugfix is being implemented that will allow the combination of Brawler’s Gloves and Infinity Edge to properly grant Yasuo 40% critical strike chance.
Kai’Sa: Plasma base on-hit damage is being lowered from 7-12 at level 1-16, to 4-10 at level 1-16. Plasma per-stack damage is also copping a hit, with a decrease from 1-9 to 1-5 at level 1-17. Plasma AP ratio is also being lowered from 0.2/0.25/0.3/0.34/0.4 to 0.1/0.125/0.15/0.175/0.2 for stacks 1-5. Finally, her W ability, Void Seeker, is having its ratio changed from 0.45 AP to 0.6 AP.
8.11 balance update! Not sure when the patch notes will be updated since it's late Friday and teams are offline, but in the meantime, here's a screenshot (now not-for-ants size).
— Paul Perscheid (@RiotAether) June 2, 2018
Yasuo, Taliyah buff
Kai'Sa, Ezreal, Banner nerf pic.twitter.com/aWuS5WauWd
Ezreal: His AD growth is being lowered from 3.11 to 2.5, and his passive, Rising Spell Force, is having its attack speed changed from 10/12/14% per stack, to 10% per stack at all levels.
Taliyah: Her base AD is being increased from 56 to 58, and her Q ability, Threaded Volley, is having its damage reduction for multiple hits on the same champions lowered, now dealing 60% for rocks beyond the first, up from 40%. Finally, her E ability, Unraveled Earth, is having its damage increased from 34/45/55/65/75 to 50/60/70/80/90.
The Banner of Command: Saving the best for last, the problematic item Banner of Command is having the buffs it received in patch 8.11 toned down, with the damage reduction granted to the minion being reduced from 70% down to 40%.
These changes should have already rolled out to most people, however some tooltips will not reflect the changes until patch 8.12 is rolled out. For more changes to League of Legends, check out Riot Games new deal with ESPN+ that should see the NA LCS making a more mainstream appearance.