As the League of Legends Patch 11.6 PBE cycle continues, let’s go over all the tentative balance changes in this preview!
Balance Changes
Champions
Akali
- Base HP lowered from 575 to 500
- HP per level increased from 95 to 105
- Assassin’s Mark (Passive)
- [Removed] No longer restores energy.
- Five Point Strike (Q)
- Energy cost changed from [120/115/110/105/100] to [130/115/100/85/70]
- [Removed] No longer deals extra damage to minions & monsters at max rank.
- Twilight Shroud (W)
- [New] “Akali increases her energy by 80 while the shroud is active.”
- Shuriken Flip (E)
- E1 damage lowered from [50/85/120/155/190(+35% AD)(50% AP)] to [30% of base damage]
- Base damage: 100/187.5/275/362.5/450 (+85% AD) (+120% AP)
- E1 Damage: 30/56.25/82.5/108.75/135 (+25.5% AD) (+36% AP)
- E2 damage increased from 50/85/120/155/190(+35% AD)(50% AP) to [70% of base damage]
- Base damage: 100/187.5/275/362.5/450 (+85% AD) (+120% AP)
- E2 Damage: 70/131.25/162.5/253.75/315 (+59.5% AD)(+84% AP)
- E1 damage lowered from [50/85/120/155/190(+35% AD)(50% AP)] to [30% of base damage]
- Perfect Execution (R)
- R1 damage changed from 125/225/325 to 80/220/360
- [New] Now has 30% AP ratio
- R1 damage type changed from Physical to Magic
Gnar
- Hyper (W) bonus magic damage lowered from 10/20/30/40/50 to 0/10/20/30/40
Hecarim
- Rampage (Q) damage lowered from 60/102/144/186/228 to 60/97/134/171/208
Karthus
- Lay Waste (Q) damage lowered from 45/65/85/105/125 to 45/62.5/80/97.5/115
LeBlanc
- Distortion (W) Mana cost lowered from 60/75/90/105/120 to 60/70/80/90/100
Lillia
- Lilting Lullaby (R) cooldown increased from 130/110/90 to 150/130/110
Pyke
- Phantom Undertow (E) cooldown changed from 15 to 15/14/13/12/11
Renekton
- Dominus (R) bonus health lowered from 250/500/750 to 250/400/550
Sylas
- Petricite Burst (Passive) attack speed increased from 80% to 125%
- Kingslayer (W)
- cooldown lowered from 13/11.5/10/8.5/7 to 13/11.25/9.5/7.75/6
- base heal AP ratio lowered from 50% to 45%
- mana cost lowered from 70/80/90/100/110 to 60/70/80/90/100
Urgot
- Purge (W) on-hit modifier lowered from 75% to 50%
Volibear
- Sky Splitter (E) damage cap changed from 150/300/450/600/750 to 750
Items
Immortal Shieldbow
- Lifeline passive:
- [Removed] Lifesteal increase
- [New] 25-50% Attack Speed on proc
- Shield amount increased from 250-700 to 300-800
Ironspike Whip
- Total cost lowered from 1200 to 1100
- Combine cost lowered from 325 to 225
- Cooldown increased from 15s to 20s
Luden’s Tempest
- [New effect] Dealing ability damage to champions reduces cooldown by 0.5s (max 3 per ability)
Rabadon’s Deathcap
- Cost lowered from 3800 to 3600
- Combine cost lowered from 1300 to 1100
Seeker’s Armguard
- Armor per kill lowered from 1 to 0.5
- Max lowered from 30 to 15
Shurelya’s Battlesong
- Inspire active cooldown lowered form 90s to 75s
Sterak’s Gage
- [New] Bloodlust passive now notes “Stacks beyond the first heal for 50% less.”
Stridebreaker
- Health lowered from 300 to 200
Sunfire Aegis
- Ability haste increased from 15 to 20
- Immolate damage per stack increased from 10% to 12%
Verdant Barrier
- MR per kill lowered from 0.5 to 0.3
- Max lowered from 15 to 9
- AP lowered from 25 to 20
Void Staff
- AP increased from 65 to 70
- Cost increased from 2500 to 2700
- Combine cost increased from 400 to 600
Summoner Spells
Teleport
- Cooldown changed from [420-240] to [420-210]
- Movespeed changed from [30/40/50%] to [50%]
- “this version of TP removes the homeguard MS from both the revive homeguards & the post-20-minute homeguards.”
What do you think of the changes in the Patch 11.6 preview? Let us know in the comments!
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