League of Legends 11.18 Patch Notes: Release Date, Champion Changes, New Pentakill Skins & More

Here are the specific tactics we're [Riot] employing to reach their goals

• Nerf meta dominant champions to ensure they will not crowd out diversity. That doesn't require removing them from the meta but does require a meaningful reduction in priority. As an example - a champion that is picked or banned in 80+% of games ideally would be dropped to closer to 40%.
• Look for fringe champions pros have already deemed worth considering at about 5-15% pick/ban, and give them light bumps to push them closer to 30%. These are "easier" buff targets since we already know what they do in both pro and solo queue, and just need to give them a bit more pro-focussed strength.
• Look for champions that can be pushed into the pro meta with pro-skewed changes, known to not affect solo queue much. This one is the spiciest because we'll be making changes that add or increase "pro binding", which is usually something we try to reduce in regular patch changes. Examples include increased potential for flexing into multiple lanes, better waveclear or more early game snowball threat.
• Split this work over two patches - Worlds A (11.18) and Worlds B (11.19). Expect riskier changes in A since we'll have an extra patch to gauge their effectiveness and adjust accordingly. This also gives pros more time to learn and master the more complex changes before pulling them out on-stage.
• Temporarily suspend our normal desire to balance out buffs with nerfs. Due to how speculative a lot of these changes are, we want to be free to experiment.

To expand upon how we evaluated candidates for pro-skewed changes, we had two categories of targets. We could either:

• A) Give small pushes to champions that were pro staples in the past.
  
  This is less risky because we already know what they do but also generall more boring, as these aren't exactly noval surprises when they appear in professional games. Here's an example of a changlist we're considering to give Lallia a small push towards greater viability.
  • Base AS and AS radio: 625 > 640
  • Base Health Regen: 1.5 > 1.1
  • P Large Monster Healing: 18-94 > 24-101

• B) Give bigger Taps to champions that are rarely seen in pro games.
  
  This is a lot more exciting for everyone - not just for pro fans but also for mains of the champion that could gain a tool that is exciting to use. But it's a lot more ricky. Here's an example of a changelist we're consdiering to make Draven a better pro pick
  • R - If Whirling Death's damage would leave an enemy champions health below Draven's current League of Draven stacks, he executes them.

Aphelios – Nerfed

Stats:

• Base Attack Damage decreased to 55 from 57
• Attack Speed per level decreased to 1.8 from 2.1

Ashe – Nerfed

Volley (W):

• Ability cooldown increased to 18/14.5/11/7.5/4 seconds from 14/11.5/9/6.5/4

Dr. Mundo – Buffed

Infected Bonesaw (Q):

• Monster damage cap increased to 350/425/500/575/650 from 300/350/400/450/500

Maximum Dosage (R):

• Effect changed to the following: “Dr Mundo pumps himself with chemicals, temporarily gaining [15/20/25%] of his missing health as bonus health, then gaining [15/25/25%] move speed, [4/5.5/7%] bonus health attack damage, and regenerating [20/40/60%] max health over 10 seconds”

Fizz – Changed

Nimble Fighter (Passive):

• Damage reduction against champion basic attacks increased to [8 + 2% AP] from [4 + 1%AP]

Seastone Trident (W):

• On-hit damage dealt (bonus) increased to 20/25/30/35/40 from 10/15/20/25/30

Chum the Waters (R):

• Small Shark damage dealt decreased to [150/225/300 +70% AP] from [150/250/350 +80% AP]
• Medium Shark damage dealt decreased to [200/275/35 +85% AP] from [225/325/425 +100% AP]
• Big Shark damage dealt decreased to [250/325/400 +100% AP] from [300/400/500 +120% AP]

Jayce – Nerfed

Stats:

• Passive duration 1.25s > 0.5s

Jinx – Buffed

Switcheroo! (Q):

• Attack mana cost of Fishbones decreased to 16/17/18/19/20 from a flat 20

Kai’Sa – Buffed

Supercharge (E):

• Ability cooldown decreased to 16/14.5/13/11.5/10 from 16/15/14/13/12

Kalista – Buffed

Fate’s Call (R):

• Duration of knock-up decreased to 1/1.5/2 from 1.5/1.75/2

Karma – Buffed

Stats:

• Base armour increased to 28 from 26

Inspire (E):

• Shield increased to 90/135/180/225/270 from 80/125/170/215/260

Kog’Maw – Buffed

Void Ooze (E):

• Ability Power ratio increased to 70% from 50%

Lillia – Buffed

Stats:

• HP5 decreased to 3 from 7.5

Dream-Laden Bough (Passive):

• Health restored against large jungle monsters increased to 27-104 from 18-94

Blooming Blows (Q):

• Duration of move speed increased to 6.5 seconds from 5.5 seconds

Swirlseed (E):

• Ability cooldown decreased to 16 from 18

Miss Fortune – Buffed

Bullet Time (R):

• Total number of waves fired increased to 12/15/18 from 12/14/16

Morgana – Buffed

Black Shield (E):

• Ability cooldown decreased to 24/22/20/18/16 from 26/24/22/20/18

Qiyana – Changed

Stats:

• Health regeneration / HP5 decreased to 7.5 from 9 Attack speed increased to .688 from .625

Edge of Ixtal (Q):

• Base damage dealt increased to 80/110/140/170/200 from 60/85/110/135/160
• Reduced damage dealt to enemies beyond the first hit decreased to 50% physical damage from 75% physical damage
• Damage dealt to jungle monsters increased to 125% from 100%

Audacity (E):

• Base damage dealt decreased to 50/80/110/140/170 from 60/90/120/150/180

Renekton – Nerfed

Ruthless Predator (W):

• Duration of enhanced stun decreased to 1 second from 1.5 seconds

Rumble – Changed

Junkyard Titan (Passive):

• Removed! Rumble’s attack speed when overheated has been removed

Scrap Shield (W):

• Ability cooldown decreased to a flat 6 seconds from 7/6.75/6.5/6.25/6 seconds

Singed – Changed

Insanity Potion (R):

• New! This ability now includes the following effect: “During this effect, Singed’s Poison Trail also applies 40% Grievous Wounds for 1s”

Soraka – Changed

Wish (R):

• New! This ability now clears grievous wounds before healing

Talon – Nerfed

Noxian Diplomacy (Q):

• Damage dealt decreased to 65/85/105/125/145 from 65/90/115/140/165

Rake (W):

• New! This ability now deals 150% to jungle monsters

Thresh – Changed

Stats:

• Base move speed decreased to 330 from 335

Flay (E):

• Minimum damage dealt per soul increased to 150% from 100%
• Maximum damage dealt changed to [150% per soul + 80/110/140/170/200% AD] from [100% per soul + 100/125/150/175/200% AD]

Twitch – Buffed

Spray and Pray (R):

• Bonus Attack Damage increased to 40/55/70 from 30/45/60

Urgot – Buffed

Corrosive Charge (Q):

• Ability cooldown decreased to 10/9.5/9/8.5/8 from 12/11/10/9/8
• Ability’s mana cost decreased to 70 from 80

Varus – Nerfed

Stats:

• Base Attack Damage decreased to 59 from 61

Yone – Buffed

Spirit Cleave (W):

• Shield increase for each subsequent champions struck increased to 50% from 25%

Yuumi – Buffed

Bop ‘n Block (Passive):

• Ability cooldown decreased to 14-6 seconds from 18-6 seconds

Zed – Changed

Contempt for the Weak (Passive):

• New! “This ability [now] deals 200% damage to jungle monsters”

Zoe – Buffed

Sleepy Trouble Bubble (E):

• Ability cooldown decreased to 16/15/14/13/12 seconds from 20/18.5/17/15.5/14 seconds

Ravenous Hydra

Effects: New! Note the following change: “Cleave does not trigger on structures”

Tiamat

Effects: New! Note the following change: “Cleave does not trigger on structures”

Umbral Glaive

Effects: Item lethality decreased to 10 from 12

Cost: Cost decreased to 2400 from 2600Combine cost decreased to 600 from 800

Predator

Effects: Move speed increased to [ramping up to 60% over 1 second] from [ramping up to 45% over 1.5 seconds]