NERFPLZ.LOL Official Patch 12.9 Notes Released!

Summary:

Nerfs on some hot running champions this patch coupled with three reworks and a sweet buff on Thresh. It's a passive buff so he'll be feeling it all the way through the game, even if the Thresh on your team can't land a hook to save his life at least he'll be a little stronger.

Buffs: Braum, Hecarim, Renekton, Thresh, Varus

Nerfs: Ahri, Master Yi, Nidalee, Renata, Rengar, Sion

Tweaks: Olaf, Pyke, Taliyah

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Champions

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Olaf

Mid-scope update, all abilities adjusted.

Despite Olaf’s popularity in Pro, he’s been one of the least mained champions in League for a while now. The flexibility of Ragnarok as an engage or escape and his fast clear speeds make him the ultimate example of a champ that walks the fine line between OP in Pro and “...meh” in all other levels of play.

With this mid-scope update, we’re aiming to shift some of his power away from his clear speed and into tools that will help players feel stronger and in more control of Olaf’s survivability as he rides the edge of disaster at low health. These changes should not only help better define Olaf’s identity as a Berserker, but also allow him to take a new place as a viable top laner.

Base Stats

AD Growth 3.5 ⇒ 4.7

AD at level 18 127.5 ⇒ 148

Health Growth 100 ⇒ 105

Mana Growth 42 ⇒ 50

Passive - Berserker Rage

Maximum Attack Speed Granted 99% ⇒ 40-100% (levels 1-18)

newFIGHT ON Berserker’s Rage now provides 10-30% life steal (levels 1-18), based on Olaf’s missing health

updatedMAD MATH Bonuses max out at 0% Health ⇒ 30% Health

Q - Undertow

Cooldown 7 seconds ⇒ 9 seconds

Damage 80/125/170/215/260 ⇒ 60/110/160/210/260

Minimum Range 300 ⇒ 425 units

Mana Cost 60 at all ranks ⇒ 40/45/50/55/60

newBEATDOWN CITY. POPULATION: YOU Q - Undertow now shreds 20/22.5/25/27.5/30% armor for 4 seconds upon hitting an enemy champion. (Note: Subsequent axes will refresh the debuff duration.)

updatedPRO AXE JUGGLER Picking up axes now fully refunds Q - Undertow's cooldown, but axes can only be thrown a maximum of once every 3 seconds. (Note: The 3 second limit scales with Ability Haste.)

updatedCOMING THROUGH Included a quality of life buff to Olaf’s Q - Undertow so that it now grants ghosting more consistently to jungle monsters who he hits or are near him when Q is cast

W - Tough It Out

updatedNAME CHANGE Vicious Strikes ⇒ Tough It Out

Cooldown 16 seconds at all ranks ⇒ 16/14.5/13/11.5/10 seconds

Attack Speed 50/60/70/80/90% ⇒ 40/50/60/70/80%

Ability Duration 6 seconds ⇒ 4 seconds

newJUST W now resets Olaf’s basic attack timer

newTOUGH On activation Olaf now gains a 10/45/80/115/150 (+25% missing health, capped at 30% of his current HP) shield for 2.5 seconds

removed IT No longer grants Life Steal

removed OUT No longer amplifies Olaf’s healing based on missing health

R - Ragnarok

Bonus Attack Damage 15/20/25 (+30% AD) ⇒ 10/20/30 (+25% AD)

Duration 6 seconds ⇒ 3 seconds

Passive Resists 20/30/40 ⇒ 10/25/40

removed I AM UNTETHERED R - Ragnarok's passive bonus resistances are no longer lost for the duration of the ability

newMY RAGE KNOWS NO BOUNDS Hitting a champion with a basic attack or E - Reckless Swing extends the duration of Ragnarok to 2.5 seconds. Olaf can refresh Ragnarok indefinitely.

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Taliyah

Mid-scope update, all abilities adjusted.

Get ready to rock and roam because the one and only Stoneweaver is ready to rumble (the ground). Taliyah has been struggling to find footing on the Rift, not only in mid, but in the jungle as well—not to mention the mechanical complexity and punishing nature of her kit.

For Taliyah’s update, we really wanted to focus on making her more fun (especially for players who’ve been playing her frequently), reviving her presence in mid, and increasing the amount of forgiveness in her kit. We’re hoping these changes shake things up and give her a clean slate to start anew!

Base Stats

Base Health 531 ⇒ 500

Base Health Regen 7 ⇒ 6.5

Health Regen Growth 0.7 ⇒ 0.65

Base Mana 425 ⇒ 470

Base Mana Regen 9.34 ⇒ 8

Mana Regen Growth 0.85 ⇒ 0.8

Base Armor 20 ⇒ 18

Move Speed 335 ⇒ 330

Passive - Rock Surfing

Out of Combat Bonus Move Speed 20-45% (levels 1-18) ⇒ 10/20/35/55% (levels 1/9/12/15)

Passive Fall Off Time when not near Terrain 1 second ⇒ 2.5 seconds

Q - Threaded Volley

Mana Cost 50/60/70/80/90 ⇒ 60/65/70/75/80

Cooldown 7/6/5/4/3 seconds ⇒ 6.5/5.5/4.5/3.5/2.5 seconds

1-Rock Damage 70/95/120/145/170 (+45% AP) ⇒ 38/61/84/107/130 (+50% AP)

Damage Reduction from Subsequent Stone Shards 50% ⇒ 60%

5-Rock Damage 210/285/360/435/510 (+135% AP) ⇒ 98.8/158.6/218.4/278.2/338 (+130% AP)

Damage Reduction from Subsequent Stone Shards Against Monsters 25% ⇒ 60%

newSUPER EFFECTIVE Each Stone Shard now deals an additional 30 (+10% AP) damage against monsters

newSCATTERED STONES Stone Shards now deal damage in a 175 radius area of effect (approximately 1.6 Teemos)

newROCK SOLID Q - Threaded Volley will now continue to cast while Taliyah is in Stasis

newNOT JUST A ROCK Casting Q - Threaded Volley on Worked Ground now consumes the Worked Ground to fire a single Boulder that deals double damage [76/122/168/214/260 (+100% AP)] and slows all targets hit in a 225 AoE radius by 30/35/40/45/50% for 2 seconds

Mana Cost on Worked Ground 1 ⇒ 20

Minimum Cooldown on Worked Ground 1 second ⇒ 0.75 seconds

Worked Ground Duration 25 seconds ⇒ 30 seconds

Worked Ground Radius 300 ⇒ 400

updatedLEVEL GROUNDS The size of Worked Ground on Howling Abyss now matches Summoner’s Rift

newSKIPPING STONES Q - Threaded Volley casts on Worked Ground now has new VFX, SFX, animation, and icon!

W - Seismic Shove

Mana Cost 70/80/90/100/110 ⇒ 40/30/20/10/0

Cooldown 16/15/14/13/12 seconds ⇒ 14/12.5/11/9.5/8 seconds

Knock Up Radius 200 ⇒ 225

Time Delay before Knock Up 0.8 seconds ⇒ 0.75 seconds

removedSOFT LIKE SAND W - Seismic Shove no longer deals damage

E - Unraveled Earth

Cooldown 16/14/12/10/8 seconds ⇒ 16/15/14/13/12 seconds

Damage on Initial Cast 50/75/100/125/150 (+40% AP) ⇒ 60/105/150/195/240 (+60% AP)

Slow Strength 20% (+4% AP) ⇒ 20/22/24/26/28% (AP ratio removed)

Boulder Detonation Damage 50/60/70/80/90 (+30% AP) ⇒ 25/45/65/85/105 (+30% AP)

Damage Reduction per Subsequent Boulder Hit 15% ⇒ 25%

Maximum Boulder Detonation Damage 155/186/217/248/279 (+93% AP) ⇒ 62.5/112.5/162.5/212.5/262.5 (+75% AP)

Delay Between Casting and Spawning First Row of Boulders 0.1 seconds ⇒ 0 seconds

Delay Between Spawning Rows of Boulders after the First Row 0.1 seconds ⇒ 0.17 seconds

updatedTECTONIC SHIFTS E - Unraveled Earth now spawns 6 rows of boulders extending outwards from Taliyah with 4 boulders per row (previously spawned 4 rows of boulders with 6 boulders per row)

newA ROCK AND A HARD PLACE Boulders now stun enemies that dash through them for the duration of the dash + 0.6/0.7/0.8/0.9/1 seconds. (Note: the max stun duration is 2 seconds and monsters are always stunned for the max duration).

removedIT’S JUST A BOULDER E - Unraveled Earth no longer detonates to deal additional damage after 4 seconds

R - Weaver’s Wall

Range 3000/4500/6000 ⇒ 2500/4500/6500

Dash Range when Jumping off Wall 400 ⇒ 700

Dash Speed when Jumping off Wall 1000 ⇒ 1200

updatedSKIPPING ROCKS Moving Taliyah while she is riding the Weaver’s Wall now causes Taliyah to dash to the location clicked, up to the maximum dash range instead of dropping her perpendicular to the wall.

updatedSURFS UP Dashing when jumping off of the wall is now more forgiving when trying to dash through terrain

newNOT SO FAST LITTLE SPARROW Damage from enemy champions or structures now prevents Taliyah from casting R - Weaver’s Wall for 3 seconds

removedTHE PIONEERS USED TO RIDE THESE FOR MILES Taking damage no longer knocks Taliyah off her wall

Bugfixes

Fixed a bug where Taliyah would sometimes lose her passive permanently if she had a spell shield active
Fixed a bug where Taliyah would sometimes not get reduced cooldown on her Q - Threaded Volley when cast on Worked Ground

Ahri

E cooldown increased. R cooldown increased at all ranks.

Ahri's been getting a lot of play time since her update. She's incredibly consistent at making picks and assassinating carries, all while remaining relatively safe and just out of reach. We're lowering the uptime on her CC and dashes to add more thrill to the chase.

E - Charm

Cooldown 12 seconds ⇒ 14 seconds

R - Spirit Rush

Cooldown 130/105/80 seconds ⇒ 140/115/90 seconds

Braum

Passive cooldown decreased late. E damage reduction increased.

Everyone’s favorite Poro Protector has been feeling a little left out in the cold recently. We’re hoping to bring a smile back to his glorious mustache (and his poros’ faces) by beefing up his protective power.

Passive - Concussive Blows

Per-Target Cooldown 8/7/6 seconds ⇒ 8/6/4 seconds

E - Unbreakable

Damage Reduction 30/32.5/35/37/40% ⇒ 35/40/45/50/55%

Hecarim

Q AD scaling increased. W cooldown decreased.

Hecarim is hecc'in weak after the last set of nerfs targeted at his tank build. We're helping him get his hooves back in the game (while being careful to avoid reintroducing his one-shot E build) by buffing his item scaling and increasing the horsepower behind his key survivability skill to more evenly distribute his power across his kit. These should help Hecarim find a more stable place in today’s meta without turning him into a pseudo-assassin race horse.

Q - Rampage

Physical Damage 60/90/120/150/180 (+85% bonus AD) ⇒ 60/90/120/150/180 (+90% bonus AD)

W - Spirit of Dread

Cooldown 18 seconds ⇒ 14 seconds

Master Yi

R bonus attack speed reduced.

The Wuju Bladesman has gotten a little too fast at killing his enemies, especially in late game. We're reducing his DPS scaling to slow him down and give his foes a chance to keep up.

R - Highlander

Bonus Attack Speed 25/45/65% ⇒ 25/35/45%

Nidalee

Base health reduced.

Nidalee's been catching prey left and right with her recently increased spell output, especially at higher levels of play. We're bringing down her early dueling power so she doesn't get such an easy Nida…lead.

Base Stats

Base Health 570 ⇒ 540

Pyke

Passive grey health conversion increased. Q mana cost increased, mana refund increased, now refunds mana upon hitting an enemy champion. R cooldown decreased, “Your Cut” opportunities reduced.

Pyke's been a little ~~bone~~ skewed toward mid ever since his changes long ago in Season 9, so we're reverting them to bring the Bloodwater Ripper back to bot lane. We're also adjusting some other parts of his kit to further tune him toward the unconventional support he is. Kills (and bags) secured.

Passive - Gift of the Drowned Ones

Damage Converted to Grey Health when near Two or more Enemies 40% (+0.5% per Lethality) ⇒ 45% (+0.5% per Lethality)

Q - Bone Skewer

newBONE APP THE TEETH Bone Skewer now refunds mana upon hitting an enemy champion

Mana Cost 50/55/60/65/70 ⇒ 74/78/82/86/90

Mana Refund:: 50% ⇒ 75%

R - Death From Below

Cooldown 120/100/80 seconds ⇒ 100/85/70 seconds

removedLIGHTER POCKETS Pyke no longer receives “Your Cut” gold upon successfully executing enemy champions with his R (last assisting ally will still receive “Your Cut”)

removedBOGO IS A NO GO Pyke no longer receives additional “Your Cut” gold when allies kill enemies within Death From Below’s execution area

Renata Glasc

Base armor decreased. Passive damage decreased.

Renata Glasc is on her way to monopolizing bot lane at all levels of play, and business is really starting to boom in Elite. She's been getting a bit too much value ~~prop~~ out of her passive, whereas her return on investment for damage-oriented support items has been relatively low. These small adjustments toward AP item scaling should help balance and diversify her build portfolio.

Base Stats

Base Armor 29 ⇒ 27

Passive - Leverage

Additional Magic Damage when Renata Marks a Target 1-3.5% (levels 1-13) (+1% per 100 AP) ⇒ 1-2% (levels 1-9) (+2% per 100 AP)

Additional Magic Damage Against Marked Targets 1-3.5% (levels 1-13) (+1% per 100 AP) ⇒ 1-2% (levels 1-9) (+2% per 100 AP) (damage against unmarked targets unchanged)

Renekton

Health and AD growth increased. W base damage increased, cooldown increased early and decreased late. R base damage increased.

Renekton has largely disappeared from Pro after the fighter item changes in 12.3. We're looking to add some scaling back so he feels a bit better as the game progresses. We're also reducing the gap between his W and E second max builds since that choice leads to some serious win rate losses in Average play. You heard it here first, crocs are back in fashion.

Base Stats

Health Growth 92 ⇒ 97

AD Growth 3.75 ⇒ 4.15

AD at Level 18 132.75 ⇒ 139.55

W - Ruthless Predator

Cooldown 13/12/11/10/9 seconds ⇒ 16/14/12/10/8 seconds

Total Physical Damage 10/30/50/70/90 (+75% AD) ⇒ 10/40/70/100/130 (+75% AD)

Total Physical Damage when Empowered 15/45/75/105/135 (+75% AD) ⇒ 15/60/105/150/195 (+75% AD)

R - Dominus

Magic Damage per Second 40/80/120 (+10% AP) ⇒ 50/100/150 (+10% AP)

Rengar

W damage against monsters decreased.

Rengar’s changes in 12.7 helped this kitty adapt a little too well to the outdoors to the point where he’s now the top cat in the jungle. We're reverting a buff to his clear (and that buff only) to otherwise leave him as is.

W - Battle Roar

Damage to Monsters 85-150 (levels 1-18) ⇒ 65-130 (levels 1-18)

Bugfixes

Fixed a bug where Rengar’s empowered abilities and W - Battle Roar’s heal would sometimes play through the Fog of War

Shyvana

W damage tick rate decreased.

We’re introducing some small quality of life changes and a batch of bugfixes to help fan Shyvana’s flames.

W - Burnout

Damage Tick Rate 1 second ⇒ 0.5 seconds

E - Flame Breath

newThe area of effect zone from Shyvana’s E - Flame Breath now applies marks to enemies that enter the zone.

Bugfixes

Fixed a bug where Shyvana’s Q - Twin Bite would not attack player-created targets (like Teemo’s Mushrooms or Illaoi’s Tentacles) twice
Fixed a bug where Shyvana’s Q - Twin Bite’s second attack would not deal damage if the enemy was running away from her
Fixed a bug where Shyvana’s W - Burnout VFX were not correctly displaying when inside of Mordekaiser’s R - Death Realm

Sion

Undead Sion's Passive damage against structures reduced.

Sion's been a bit too glorious in death. Although "inting Sion" had a good run, we believe it isn't a sustainable direction for him or League in the long term. Taking down towers by split pushing should certainly be doable even while behind, but when the strat requires repeatedly dying, it’s not very fun for all parties involved. We're nerfing undead Sion's split pushing power in order to restore some balance to his circle of life.

Passive - Glory in Death

newNOT A WRECKING BALL Sion now does 60% reduced damage to structures while in his reanimated frenzy form (includes runes and items)

Thresh

Passive AP and Bonus Armor per Soul increased. W shield strength scaling with Souls increased.

What is the value of a soul? (Currently, not very much… ) Thresh has fallen off quite a bit, particularly in Average and Skilled play, so we're increasing his scaling power by making it more worthwhile to collect the essence of the dead. Gotta catch 'em all.

Passive - Damnation

Ability Power and Bonus Armor per Soul 0.75 ⇒ 1

W - Dark Passage

Shield Strength 60/90/120/150/180 (+1 per Soul) ⇒ 60/90/120/150/180 (+2 per Soul)

Varus

Passive attack speed gained on minion and champion kills increased. W magic damage on-hit increased.

Varus has been relatively weak since his Lethality nerfs last season. We're buffing his on-hit builds back up to make his vengeance viable again.

Passive - Living Vengeance

Bonus Attack Speed on Non-Champion Kills 10/15/20% (+15% bonus Attack Speed) ⇒ 10/15/20% (+20% bonus Attack Speed)

Bonus Attack Speed on Champion Kills 40% (+30% bonus Attack Speed) ⇒ 40% (+40% bonus Attack Speed)

W - Blighted Quiver

Bonus Magic Damage On-Hit 7/10.5/14/17.5/21 (+30% AP) ⇒ 7/12/17/22/27 (+30% AP)

Items

Hullbreaker

Hullbreaker is an important tool for empowering split pushing, but when rushed as a first item, its bounty-ful bonus resists can invalidate laning and lead to unpleasant experiences. We still think it's a valuable addition to the game since, unlike past split push items like Zz'Rot, Hullbreaker requires champions to stay in the lane they’re split pushing. So we're nerfing its early game potency.

Champion Bonus Resists While Hunting Alone (Melee) 20-60 (levels 1-18) ⇒ 10 (levels 1-11), then 20/35/43/51/59/67/75 (levels 12-18)

Champion Bonus Resists While Hunting Alone (Ranged) 10-30 (levels 1-18) ⇒ 5 (levels 1-11), then 10/17.5/21.5/25.5/29.5/33.5/37.5 (levels 12-18)

updatedSTURDIER HULLS Deal 20% bonus damage from all sources against structures ⇒ ONLY attacks deal 20% bonus damage against structures

MSI Clash

MSI 2022 is here, and so are the MSI-themed Clash tournaments! Team formation for the Clash MSI Cup started on May 9, and the tournament begins on May 14 and 15! Team formation for week 2 of the Cup will start on May 16 with the tournament days being May 21 and 22!

As part of MSI Clash, players who purchase a Premium Ticket during Clash are eligible for the following rewards: (NOTE: JP region is excluded from this reward due to legal restrictions.)

Players who place 1st through 5th in the tournament will receive a random legacy Conqueror Skin Permanent

Players who place 6th-8th will receive a legacy Conqueror Skin Shard

Client Update

We have removed the self-repair button from the League of Legends client settings menu as it was a redundant feature. Client self-repair can still be accessed through the Riot Games client settings menu.

Bugfixes & QoL Changes

Fixed a bug where Swain’s old ability descriptions were displaying in the Champion Details Page
Fixed a bug where Swain could reactivate his E - Nevermove to pull enemies closer to him even if they had cleansed the Root effect
Fixed a bug where Rengar could still deal damage with his Q - Savagery when blinded by Teemo’s Q - Blinding Dart
Fixed a bug where Chaos (Red) side inhibitors would display blue icons when selected
Fixed a bug where Kayle’s movement and attack VO lines were not playing correctly while Ascended
Fixed a bug where Elise’s W - Volatile Spiderling was ignoring Baron and not exploding
Fixed a bug where Nocturne’s R - Paranoia VO line would play louder than intended if players had visibility of more than 1 champion affected by nearsightedness
Fixed a bug where Black Belt Udyr’s Bear Stance was not displaying the correct visual textures
Fixed a bug where Irelia would only receive stacks of her Passive - Ionian Fervor for Champions hit when hitting Champions and minions/monsters simultaneously
Fixed a bug where Lillia was not receiving the correct among of healing from her Passive - Laden Bough
Fixed a bug where the sound effects for Ashe’s W - Volley would stop playing if it was leveled up to Rank 2 on-cast
Fixed a bug where Gangplank’s R- Cannon Barrage would cancel allies’ auto attacks if it was upgraded with Raise Morale
Fixed a bug where Ekko’s Q - Timewinder tooltip was displaying the incorrect AP ratio
Fixed a bug where the damage from Janna’s Q - Howling Gale was not correctly factoring in the ability’s base AP ratio
Fixed a bug where Wukong’s E - Nimbus Strike into Q - Crushing Blow combo would fail to stack Conqueror
Fixed a bug where Turrets would prioritize and target enemies damaged by Kog’Maw’s Passive - Icathian Surprise
Fixed a bug where Master Yi’s Q - Alpha Strike sound effects would sometimes be audible to the enemy team in the Fog of War
Fixed a bug where Shaco’s Passive - Backstab was sometimes audible to the enemy team from the Fog of War
Fixed a bug where Aphelios’ gun swapping and ability sound effects would sometimes be audible from the Fog of War
Fixed a bug where the sound of Scuttle’s shield breaking would play through the Fog of War