PATCH 11.8 NOTES
AUTHORSSHIO SHOUJO, MOM CAT
TRICIA "MOM CAT" TANHANNA "SHIO SHOUJO" WOO
MID-PATCH UPDATES
4/13/2021 ARAM VFX Updates
Snowballs
New missile that should match the hitbox a bit better and be more readable in hectic team fights
New recast activation VFX on tagged target
New hit-and-miss VFXs
New SFX on missed snowball, so you know when you do hit!
Poros
New porosnax icon
New porosnax missile going from you to the closest poro in an arc, with new and cute SFX!
Poros now stop and open wide when they see a porosnax coming their way, with hearts on their eyes
New cute little chomp VFX and SFX when poros receive their porosnax
New “happy circles” hearts VFXs while poros are happy and fed, with hearts on their eyes while circling around
Added hearts VFXs that follow a poro forever once it is fed at least once
New, more ceremonial poro explosion effect once they have been fed ten times and explode in several other poros
Health Relics
New Relic VFX (the floating cross)
New pick-up VFX (for the one picking it up)
New healed VFX (for everyone healed in the area)
Others
New Respawn effect
Cleaned up Turret glows and added some subtle falling cold smoke
4/13/2021 Omnivamp, Sanguine Blade and Yorick Bugfixes
Omnivamp Items
HEALING BUGFIX Fixed an issue where all items that grant omnivamp would heal double the intended amount
JUNGLE BUGFIX Omnivamp from jungle items are now long being applied to enemy champions and minions
Sanguine Blade
PHYSICAL VAMP BUGFIX Sanguine Blade now properly heals from physical damage dealt
Yorick
R - EULOGY OF THE ISLES BUGFIX Towers now properly prioritize damaging Yorick's Maiden instead of minions when she attacks enemy champions while Yorick is not in the tower's range
PATCH HIGHLIGHTS
Blackfrost Sion, Blackfrost Vel'Koz, Dragon Guardian Galio, Dragonslayer Kayle, Dragonslayer Twitch, and Space Groove Gwen will be available on April 15th, 2021.
CHAMPIONS
NEW
GWEN
The Hallowed Seamstress
Gwen Abilities Rundown
Gwen Champion Bio
Gwen Champion Insights
Gwen Champion Teaser
Gwen Gameplay Trailer
ANNIE
W cost increased early.
W - INCINERATE
COST 70/80/90/100/110 mana ⇒ 90/95/100/105/110 mana
APHELIOS
Passive lethality increased. R main weapon effects strengthened.
PASSIVE - THE HITMAN AND THE SEER
LETHALITY 3/6/9/12/15/18 ⇒ 3.5/7/10.5/14/17.5/21
R - MOONLIGHT VIGIL
CALIBRUM DAMAGE PER MARK 40/70/100 ⇒ 50/80/110
SEVERUM HEALING 250/375/500 ⇒ 275/400/525
GRAVITUM ROOT DURATION 1.25 seconds ⇒ 1.35 seconds
INFERNUM SPLASH DAMAGE 85% of initial damage ⇒ 90% of initial damage
CRESCENDUM CHAKRAM REFUND 4 additional (5 total) ⇒ 5 additional (6 total)
CASSIOPEIA
E cost now scales down.
E - TWIN FANG
COST 50 mana ⇒ 50/48/46/44/42 mana
DR. MUNDO
Passive max health regen increased.
PASSIVE - ADRENALINE RUSH
MAX HEALTH REGENERATION 1.5% ⇒ 2.5%
Q - INFECTED CLEAVER
CAPPED DAMAGE AGAINST MINIONS & MONSTERS 300/350/400/450/500 ⇒ 100/200/300/400/500
HEALTH COST RESTORE ON ENEMY HIT 50% ⇒ 100%
E - MASOCHISM
FLAT BONUS AD 40/55/70/85/100 ⇒ 30/45/60/75/90
MAX BONUS AD 60/90/120/150/180 ⇒ 50/80/110/140/170
GNAR
W bonus movement speed decreased.
W - HYPER
BONUS MOVEMENT SPEED 30/45/60/75%, decaying over 3s (based on R rank) ⇒ 20/40/60/80%, decaying over 3s (based on R rank)
LEBLANC
Q damage and total damage increased.
Q - SIGIL OF MALICE
BASE DAMAGE 55/80/105/130/155 ⇒ 65/90/115/140/165
TOTAL DAMAGE 110/160/210/260/310 ⇒ 130/180/230/280/330
LEE SIN
E cooldown decreased.
E - TEMPEST
COOLDOWN 10 seconds ⇒ 8 seconds
ORIANNA
E bonus resistances decreased early.
E - COMMAND: PROTECT
BONUS RESISTANCES 10/15/20/25/30 armor and magic resist ⇒ 6/12/18/24/30 armor and magic resist
UPDATED RAMMUS
Q base damage decreased later. W now lasts longer with basic attacks. E taunt duration decreased. R updated so that Rammus now soars, slams, slows, and shocks. Ability VFX and SFX updated.
Q - POWERBALL
BASE DAMAGE 100/135/170/205/240 ⇒ 100/130/160/190/220
W - DEFENSIVE BALL CURL
NEWBALLIN’ Basic attacks now extend the duration of Defensive Ball Curl by 0.4 seconds, up to a maximum of 4 additional seconds
E - FRENZYING TAUNT
TAUNT DURATION 1.25/1.5/1.75/2.0/2.25 seconds ⇒ 1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8/2.0 seconds
R - SOARING SLAM
UPDATEDCOME ON AND SLAM, AND WELCOME TO THE… RAM Rammus leaps into the air and slams down, dealing 100/175/250 (+0.6 AP) magic damage and slowing enemies by 15/17.5/20% for 1.5 seconds. Rammus generates aftershocks at the target location for 4 seconds, dealing 20/30/40 (+0.1 AP) magic damage and stacking the initial slow up to four times. Damage near the center is increased up to 150% damage based on the distance traveled. If Soaring Slam is cast while Rammus is in Powerball, enemies near the center are also knocked up and dealt Powerball's collision damage, ending Powerball's effect.
COOLDOWN 100/80/60 seconds ⇒ 130/110/90 seconds
RUMBLE
Base magic resist and magic resist growth decreased. Passive Overheating bonus damage decreased; now scales with target’s maximum health; now grants attack speed. E now reduces the target’s magic resistance.
BASE STATS
MAGIC RESIST 32 ⇒ 28
MAGIC RESIST GROWTH 1.25 ⇒ 0.75
PASSIVE - JUNKYARD TITAN
OVERHEATING BONUS DAMAGE 25-110 (based on level) (+30% AP) ⇒ 10-50 (+6% of target's maximum health) (+30% AP)
NEWIT’S GETTIN’ HOT IN HERE While Overheated, Rumble gains 50% attack speed
E - ELECTRO HARPOON
NEWSO TAKE OFF ALL YOUR MR Electro Harpoon now reduces the target’s magic resistance by 10% (15% when in the Danger Zone) for 4 seconds, stacking additively
THRESH
E cooldown increased and now scales.
E - FLAY
COOLDOWN 9 seconds ⇒ 11/10.5/10/9.5/9 seconds
VLADIMIR
Q cooldown decreased later.
Q - TRANSFUSION
COOLDOWN 9/8/7/6/5 seconds ⇒ 9/7.75/6.5/5.25/4 seconds
YORICK
Mist Walkers damage decreased. E initial leap damage decreased; now deals increased damage over 8 attacks. Turrets now prioritize minions over the Maiden.
PASSIVE - SHEPHERD OF SOULS
MIST WALKER DAMAGE 2/3/4/5/6/7/8/14/20/26/32/38/44/55/66/77/88/99 (+30% total AD) ⇒ 2/3/4/5/6/7/8/13/18/23/28/33/38/48/58/68/78/88 (+25% total AD)
E - MOURNING MIST
MIST WALKER INITIAL LEAP DAMAGE 200% on first attack ⇒ 100% (normal damage) on first attack
NEWMARKED TERRITORY Marked targets take 40% increased damage from the next 8 attacks by a Mist Walker
R - EULOGY OF THE ISLES
TURRET PRIORITY Attacks the Maiden over melee and ranged minions ⇒ Attacks melee and ranged minions over the Maiden
ZAC
W damage increased.
W - UNSTABLE MATTER
DAMAGE 25/40/55/70/85 (+4/5/6/7/8% of target’s maximum health) (+2% per 100 AP) ⇒ 35/50/65/80/95 (+4/5/6/7/8% of target’s maximum health) (+4% per 100 AP)
JUNGLE CHAMPION CHANGES
DARIUS
PASSIVE - HEMORRHAGE MONSTER DAMAGE BONUS 175% ⇒ 300%
DIANA
PASSIVE - MOONSILVER BLADE DAMAGE TO NON-EPIC MONSTERS 150% ⇒ 300%
PASSIVE - MOONSILVER BLADE BONUS ATTACK SPEED 10-40% (based on level) ⇒ 20-40% (based on level)
MORDEKAISER
PASSIVE - DARKNESS RISE CAPPED DAMAGE AGAINST MONSTERS 28-164 (based on level) ⇒ 180 (at all levels)
ZED
PASSIVE - CONTEMPT FOR THE WEAK ON-TARGET COOLDOWN Affects all targets once every 10 seconds ⇒ Applies to enemy champions once every 10 seconds (i.e. no longer affects minions and monsters)
REMOVEDPASSIVE - CONTEMPT FOR THE WEAK BONUS DAMAGE AGAINST MONSTERS No longer deals increased damage by 100% against monsters
PASSIVE - CONTEMPT FOR THE WEAK CAPPED DAMAGE AGAINST MONSTERS 200/350/500 (based on level) ⇒ 300, capped only for epic monsters (at all levels)
MORGANA
W - TORMENTED SHADOW BONUS DAMAGE AGAINST NON-EPIC MONSTERS 150% ⇒ 200%
ITEMS
Support Mythics
MOONSTONE RENEWER
STARLIT GRACE HEAL 50-100 (based on target's level) ⇒ 60 (at all levels)
STARLIT GRACE HEAL AMPLIFICATION Each second spent in combat increases the base heal by 12.5%, stacking up to 4 times, up to 50% ⇒ Each second spent in combat increases your healing and shielding power by 4%, stacking up to 5 times, up to 20%
MYTHIC PASSIVE Empowers each of your other Legendary items with 5 ability haste ⇒ Increases Starlit Grace’s heal by 10
SHURELYA'S BATTLESONG
REMOVEDINSPIRE DAMAGE EMPOWERMENT No longer empowers the next 3 instances of damage to deal an additional 35-55 magic damage
NEWPASSIVE - MOTIVATE Empowering or protecting another allied champion (excluding yourself) grants both allies 25% movement speed over 1.5 seconds
MYTHIC PASSIVE 3% movement speed ⇒ 5 ability haste
STAFF OF FLOWING WATER
RAPIDS Grants 15% bonus movement speed and 20-40 (based on target's level) AP for 3 seconds ⇒ Grants 20 ability haste and 20-40 AP for 4 seconds
FROZEN HEART
ARMOR 70 ⇒ 80
CHEMTECH PUTRIFIER
ABILITY POWER 50 ⇒ 55
UPDATEDPUFFCAP TOXIN ALLY EMPOWERMENT Healing or shielding an allied champion (including yourself) empowers the ally’s next damage to an enemy champion with 60% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds ⇒ Healing or shielding another allied champion (excluding yourself) empowers both the ally’s and your next damage to an enemy champion with 60% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds
UPDATEDTOOLTIP CONSISTENCY To match Chemtech Putrifier, Ardent Censer’s tooltip has been updated to specify the requirement of another ally. Their functionality is entirely unchanged.
NEWNO MORE GRIEVANCES Items that apply Grievous Wounds will now be called out in chat to notify your team when purchased
IONIAN BOOTS OF LUCIDITY
TOTAL COST 900 gold ⇒ 950 gold
HEXTECH ROCKETBELT
HEALTH 350 ⇒ 250
NEWMAGIC PENETRATION 6
UPGRADED AEROPACK (ORNN UPGRADE) HEALTH 450 ⇒ 350
NEWUPGRADED AEROPACK (ORNN UPGRADE) MAGIC PENETRATION 10
TITANIC HYDRA
COLOSSUS BONUS AD Equal to 1% maximum health ⇒ Equal to 2% bonus health
IN-GAME SHOP UPDATES
Purchasing a Mythic item from the All Items view now collapses the Mythic row. You can't buy another one anyway so we saved you some space!
Fixed an issue where scaling the HUD could break parts of the shop. (Allan, add a joke about scaling here.)
Various performance improvements and bug fixes. Now you can lose because of your lane phase rather than the shop.
SHURIMA CLASH
SEASON 2021 HONOR 5 CHROMAS
Medieval Twitch
Grey Warwick
ARAM BALANCE CHANGES
11.8 Buffs
AURELION SOL Normal ⇒ -5% damage taken
FIORA Normal ⇒ -5% damage taken
KASSADIN +5% damage dealt, -5% damage taken ⇒ +5% damage dealt, -10% damage taken
OLAF Normal ⇒ -5% damage taken
RAMMUS Normal ⇒ -5% damage taken
RENGAR +5% damage dealt, -8% damage taken ⇒ +8 damage dealt, -8% damage taken
RYZE +5% damage dealt, -10% damage taken ⇒ +8% damage dealt, -10% damage taken
11.8 Nerfs
AKALI +20% damage dealt, -20% damage taken ⇒ +5% damage dealt, -5% damage taken
AMUMU Normal ⇒ +5% damage taken
LEONA Normal ⇒ +5% damage taken
ORNN -5% damage dealt ⇒ -10% damage dealt, +5% damage taken
SERAPHINE -15% damage dealt, +15% damage taken, -15% healing, -15% shielding ⇒ -15% damage dealt, +15% damage taken, -20% healing, -20% shielding
VARUS -5% damage dealt ⇒ -5% damage dealt, +5% damage taken
XERATH -5% damage dealt ⇒ -5% damage dealt. +5% damage taken
YORICK Normal ⇒ Increasing the number of deaths required to spawn a grave from 2 to 5
ZIGGS -18% damage dealt, +15% damage taken ⇒ -18% damage dealt, +18% damage taken
BUGFIXES/QOL CHANGES
LEAGUE CLIENT: Fixed an issue where the Social panel would continuously flicker when loading the client
LEAGUE CLIENT: Fixed an issue where players would not be able to see specific champion stats in their Profile
Rakan's E - Battle Dance's second cast now properly triggers Summon Aery
Sion's R - Unstoppable Onslaught now properly knocks up really big targets
Corrected Corki's E - Gatling Gun's tooltip to properly match its actual values
Fixed a bug where Kennen's W - Electrical Surge SFX would continue to play after cast until his death
Alistar can now generate E - Trample stacks against Morgana's E - Black Shield and Malzahar's Passive - Void Shift
Fixed a bug where Kindred's Wolf's W - Frenzy would not attack the Rift Scuttler if the ability was cast prior to it entering the respective ability area
Trundle's W - Frozen Domain now properly increases the healing received from omnivamp
Fixed a bug where Jarvan IV would be able to leave R - Cataclysm's terrain if he activates Stridebreaker and casts the ability simultaneously
Fixed Orianna's tooltip which switched the damage and shield values of E - Command: Protect
Yuumi can no longer activate Moonstone Renewer when casting W2 - Change of Plan repeatedly on an out-of-range ally that is in combat
Fixed an issue where Ironspike Whip's, Goredrinker's, and Stridebreaker's passives would not remove spell shields from enemy champions
Fixed a bug where Prowler's Claw's Sandswipe passive would still apply damage and its debuff to targets with spell shields
Knight's Vow's Sacrifice passive now properly redirects damage from allied Pledged champions to the user even when they're untargetable
When Kayle has Kraken Slayer and uses E - Starfire Spellblade as a third attack, she will now properly deal true damage
Jayce now properly deals true damage on his third attack (with Kraken Slayer equipped) with Mercury Cannon in all instances, not just when he crits
Dark Waters Diana's VO now properly play when she casts Q - Crescent Strike
Battle Academia Caitlyn's W - Yordle Snap Trap hit VO now plays from Caitlyn's location instead of the trap's location. Her R - Ace in the Hole cast VO also now plays for all enemies and allies.
Fiora's R - Grand Challenge VO now plays from her location instead of her target's location
UPCOMING SKINS & CHROMAS
The following skins will be released in this patch:
Blackfrost Sion
Blackfrost Vel'Koz
Dragon Guardian Galio and Dragonslayer Kayle
Dragonslayer Twitch
Space Groove Gwen
The following chromas will be released this patch:
Blackfrost Sion
Blackfrost Vel'Koz
Dragonslayer Twitch
Dragon Guardian Galio
Dragonslayer Kayle
Space Groove Gwen