Patch 5.16 Summary

[quote=Wayne3100][center][img=http://www.mobafire.com/images/news/patch-516-summary.jpg width=550][/center] [rule] Hello and welcome to the MOBAFire Patch Summary - 5.16! Buckle up and get ready, we're in for a wild ride. [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes]Patch 5.16[/url] is hitting the servers tonight, and it's without a doubt one of the biggest ones that have been released in a while. Before you panic, there [i]is[/i] some good news. If you're in the LCS and your team is currently trying to qualify for Worlds, you won't have to worry about these changes just yet, as the rest of the playoffs (including the gauntlet) will be played on Patch 5.14. Unfortunately, there's also bad news. You're probably not. These updates are coming, and they're coming fast. Luckily, we're here to guide you through it, so stick with us as we highlight some of the key changes Riot has in store for us, including the Juggernaut gameplay update ([[Darius]], [[Garen]], [[Mordekaiser]] and [[Skarner]]), a rather long list of champions buffs and nerfs, the addition of two new items, a bunch of updates to existing items and of course new upcoming skins. Let's get straight to it! [size=6][color=#ffffff]Champion Updates[/color][/size] [table][tr][td] [table][tr][td bgcolor="2a2a2a" padding="5px"] [table width=850][tr][td bgcolor="1a1a1a" padding="10px"] [center][size=5][color=#ffffff]WTF DID THEY DO TO MY CHAMPION?![/color][/size] [space][i]quick access for concerned players[/i][/center] [table][tr][td width="10px"][/td] [td width="10px"][center] [color=#ffff00]![/color] [color=#ffff00]![/color] [color=#ffff00]![/color] [color=#ffff00]![/color][/center] [/td] [td width="150px"] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-darius]Darius[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-garen]Garen[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-skarner]Skarner[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-mordekaiser]Mordekaiser[/url] [/td] [td width="10px"][center] [color=#ff0000]-[/color] [color=#ff0000]-[/color] [color=#0080ff]*[/color] [color=#ff0000]-[/color][/center] [/td] [td width="150px"] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-ahri]Ahri[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-alistar]Alistar[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-azir]Azir[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-elise]Elise[/url] [/td] [td width="10px"][center] [color=#00ff00]+[/color] [color=#ff0000]-[/color] [color=#00ff00]+[/color] [color=#00ff00]+[/color][/center] [/td] [td width="150px"] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-kassadin]Kassadin[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-kayle]Kayle[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-leblanc]Leblanc[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-leesin]Lee Sin[/url] [/td] [td width="10px"][center] [color=#00ff00]+[/color] [color=#00ff00]+[/color] [color=#00ff00]+[/color] [color=#00ff00]+[/color][/center] [/td] [td width="150px"] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-lissandra]Lissandra[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-lucian]Lucian[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-nasus]Nasus[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-nami]Nami[/url] [/td] [td width="10px"][center] [color=#00ff00]+[/color] [color=#ff0000]-[/color] [color=#00ff00]+[/color] [color=#00ff00]+[/color][/center] [/td] [td width="150px"] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-rammus]Rammus[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-rumble]Rumble[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-tahmkench]Tahm Kench[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-teemo]Teemo[/url] [/td] [td width="10px"][center] [color=#00ff00]+[/color] [color=#ff0000]-[/color] [color=#00ff00]+[/color] [color=#00ff00]+[/color][/center] [/td] [td width="150px"] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-twitch]Twitch[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-viktor]Viktor[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-velkoz]Vel'Koz[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-volibear]Volibear[/url] [/td] [td width="10px"][center] [color=#00ff00]+[/color] [color=#00ff00]+[/color] [/center] [/td] [td width="150px"] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-516-notes#patch-zac]Zac[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-515-notes#patch-zed]Zed[/url] [/td] [td width="10px"][/td] [/tr][/table] [/td][/tr][/table] [/td][/tr][/table] [color=#ffff00]![/color] = Rework / Gameplay Update[space][space][space][space][color=#0080ff]*[/color] = Mostly bugfix(es) and/or display changes[space][space][space][space][color=#00ff00]+[/color] = Buff[space][space][space][space][color=#ff0000]-[/color] = Nerf[space][space][space][space][color=#ff8000]~[/color] = Mixed [/td] [td width="35px"][/td][td vertical-align="top" padding="15px"] [/td][/tr][/table] Because there are a lot more changes than usual in this patch, we'll split this section up in two parts. First, we'll have a look at the champions affected by the [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/page/gameplay-update-juggernauts]Juggernaut Gameplay Update[/url], starting with [[Darius]]. Once we've reviewed all four of those, we'll highlight some of the other noteworthy buffs and nerfs. [table width=900] [tr] [td width=195 padding=5 bgcolor=191919] [columns width=5] [nextcol width=90][url=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/portrait/darius.jpg][img=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/portrait/darius.jpg width=85][/url] [url=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/portrait/mordekaiser.jpg][img=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/portrait/mordekaiser.jpg width=85][/url] [nextcol width=5] [nextcol width=90][url=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/portrait/garen.jpg][img=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/portrait/garen.jpg width=85][/url] [url=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/portrait/skarner.jpg][img=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/portrait/skarner.jpg width=85][/url] [nextcol width=5][/columns] [/td] [td width=5][/td] [td width=700 padding=5] The most notable change to [[Darius]]' kit is the addition of Bloodrage to his passive, which is a state he enters for 5 seconds upon reaching 5 stacks on an opponent or killing an enemy champion with his ultimate, [[Noxian Guillotine]]. Upon entering Bloodrage, [[Darius]] gains 40-200 bonus Attack Damage and applies max [[Hemorrhage]] stacks to enemies with basic attacks or [[Decimate]]'s Blade. He will also receive significantly more AD per level, though the base damages of his Q and ultimate have been lowered to compensate for the changes that should turn him into a penta-killing machine. Though all of [[Garen]]'s abilities have received small changes, the one change to note is that he will now brand the enemy champion with the most recent kill a [b]Villain[/b]. His auto attacks and [[Judgment]] deal bonus damage to this champion, while his ultimate, [[Demacian Justice]], deals true damage to this champion instead of magic damage. [[Skarner]] is receiving a new passive - [[Crystal Spires]] - which will alter his gameplay significantly. His presence will now spawn crystals across the map, which can be captured by both teams much like the capture points on the Crystal Scar map. [[Skarner]] gains Movement Speed, Attack Speed and restores a percentage of his Mana every second while being near a captured crystal. Last but not least, there's [[Mordekaiser]], who is being reworked to become a duo lane juggernaut (replacing the ADC). Key to this change is his new W ([[Harvesters of Sorrow]]), which allows him to gain full experience from minions he kills even while laning [i]together[/i] with someone else. Another big change is that [[Children of the Grave]] now curses Dragon: if [[Mordekaiser]]'s team slays it, he will now [url=http://news.cdn.leagueoflegends.com/public/images/pages/2015/jug/video/Juggernauts_Mordekaiser.webm]claim the ghost of the Dragon[/url] while losing any champion ghosts he has active. ...Yeah, I know. Just let that sink in for a bit. [/td] [/tr] [/table] As said, there are also a bunch of "regular" champion changes in this patch on top of this gameplay update. However, because we've given you enough to read in this section, we'll take a different approach here. Below are what we believe - in no particular order - to be the top 3 buffs and top 3 nerfs of Patch 5.16: [table width=900 bgcolor=transparent] [tr] [td width=11][/td] [td bgcolor=#002400 width=252 padding=10] [center][icon=Zac size=75] [color=#00ff00][b]Zac[/b][/color] [[Elastic Slingshot]] ⇒ Range [color=#ff0000]OLD[/color] [color=#808080]1150/1250/1350/1450/1550[/color] [color=#00ff00]NEW[/color] 1200/1350/1500/1650/1800[/center][/td] [td width=11][/td] [td bgcolor=#002400 width=252 padding=10] [center][icon=Lee Sin size=75] [color=#00ff00][b]Lee Sin[/b][/color][/center] [[Flurry]] ⇒ Energy Return [color=#ff0000]OLD[/color] [color=#808080]15 energy per hit[/color] [color=#00ff00]NEW[/color] 20 energy on the first attack, 10 energy on the second [[Dragon's Rage]] ⇒ NEW Enemy champions that collide with the target take 15/18/21% of the target's bonus health as physical damage[/td] [td width=11][/td] [td bgcolor=#002400 width=252 padding=10] [center][icon=Lissandra size=75] [color=#00ff00][b]Lissandra[/b][/color][/center] [[Frozen Tomb]] ⇒ NEW Self-casting Frozen Tomb now heals Lissandra for 100/150/200 + (0.3 ability power + 1% per 1% of your missing health)[/td] [td width=11][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td width=11][/td] [td bgcolor=#240000 width=252 padding=10] [center][icon=Elise size=75] [color=#ff0000][b]Elise[/b][/color][/center] [[Neurotoxin]] ⇒ Damage [color=#ff0000]OLD[/color] [color=#808080]40/75/110/145/180 + 8% of target's current health[/color] [color=#00ff00]NEW[/color] 40/75/110/145/180 +4% of target's current health[/td] [td width=11][/td] [td bgcolor=#240000 width=252 padding=10] [center][icon=Ahri size=75] [color=#ff0000][b]Ahri[/b][/color][/center] [[Essence Theft]] ⇒ Healing [color=#ff0000]OLD[/color] [color=#808080]3~20 (2 + 1 per champion level) per unit hit[/color] [color=#00ff00]NEW[/color] 3/5/9/18 per unit hit (at levels 1/6/11/16)[/td] [td width=11][/td] [td bgcolor=#240000 width=252 padding=10] [center][icon=Rumble size=75] [color=#ff0000][b]Rumble[/b][/color] [[The Equalizer]] ⇒ Cooldown [color=#ff0000]OLD[/color] [color=#808080]105/90/75 seconds[/color] [color=#00ff00]NEW[/color] 120/110/100 seconds[/center][/td] [td width=11][/td] [/tr] [/table] Make sure to check the "WTF DID THEY DO TO MY CHAMPION?!" table at the start of this section for any other champions you're interested in. [size=6][color=#ffffff]Item Changes[/color][/size] [center][columns width=150][icon=Sterak's Gage size=75][nextcol width=150][icon=Titanic Hydra size=75][nextcol width=150][icon=Warmog's Armor size=75][nextcol width=150][icon=Thornmail size=75][nextcol width=150][icon=Randuin's Omen size=75][/columns][/center] Not only does this patch have a big set of changes in store for League of Legends champions, there are also a ton of items which are being changed. For almost all defensive items which are being changed, this means there are slight changes to the gold cost and/or stats, with [[Thornmail]] and [[Randuin's Omen]] being the two we felt were worth highlighting. From now on, [[Thornmail]] will at first only reflect 15% of the damage from enemy auto attacks (down from 30%), but it has received a 0.25 bonus Armor scaling, meaning champions such as [[Rammus]] will be able to gain higher values than before. Meanwhile, [[Randuin's Omen]] will provide less Armor and Health (at a slightly lower cost), but has also gained a passive which reduces incoming critical strike damage by 10%. Moving onto "Juggernaut Itemization", [[Warmog's Armor]] has been changed to become an anti-siege item, as it will now restores 3% of a champion's maximum Health per second if damage hasn't been taken within 8 seconds. On top of that, [[Sterak's Gage]] is a new anti-aoe purchase which provides a Health-based shield when taking large amounts of damage in a short amount of time, and [[Titanic Hydra]] is the tanky alternative to [[Ravenous Hydra]], providing Health instead of Lifesteal. [size=6][color=#ffffff]Upcoming Skins[/color][/size] As if all of that is not enough, there are also six upcoming skins in patch 5.16, which are spread across the two combined splash arts displayed below. The [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/site/skins-project/]Project skins[/url] which were teased during a recent LCS stream will be part of a later patch. As far as the price is concerned, the two skins on the left will cost 1350 RP upon release, while the four on the right will be available for 750 RP. [center][columns width=10] [nextcol width=400] [url=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/landscape/riven-arcade.jpg][img=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/landscape/riven-arcade.jpg width=400][/url] [size=6][color=#cacaca][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/skin/riven-arcade-750]Arcade Riven[/url][/color] [color=#cacaca][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/skin/blitzcrank-battle-boss-751]Battle Boss Blitzcrank[/url][/color][/size] [nextcol width=10] [nextcol width=400] [center][url=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/landscape/ahri-academy.jpg] [img=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/landscape/ahri-academy.jpg width=400][/url] [size=6][color=#cacaca][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/skin/ahri-academy-752]Academy Ahri[/url][/color] [color=#cacaca][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/skin/darius-academy-753]Academy Darius[/url][/color] [color=#cacaca][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/skin/ekko-academy-754]Academy Ekko[/url][/color] [color=#cacaca][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/skin/vladimir-academy-755]Academy Vladimir[/url][/color][/size] [/columns][/center] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Share Your Thoughts![/color][/size] I think we've said more than enough, so it's time to kick it back over to you guys. Let us know: which of the updated Juggernauts will you be trying out once this patch is live? Do you agree with our top 3 of buffs and nerfs? What are your thoughts on the new items, and which champion do you think will they be efficient on? And finally, will you be picking up any of the new skins? Leave your comments below![/quote]

[quote=Luther3000]Lucian buffs. [img]https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/emoticons/v1/41/1.0[/img][/quote]

[quote=Latest Legend][quote=Luther3000]Lucian buffs. [img]https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/emoticons/v1/41/1.0[/img][/quote]The W thing might actually be something. He still sucks though. I think I'm actually liking this patch. Send help. The Riven skin art looks pretty awesome, I really liked what I think was the inspiration for this too though: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cE1HWh6u_hw&t=110 http://ptcrow.tumblr.com/post/110980287811/arcade-zac-x-riven EDIT: The Blitz one is not really my thing on the other hand, so I'll Definitely Not get it.[/quote]

[quote=RottedApples]so i want to point out that steraks is BASE AD which does infact mean it will make your triforce procs stronger.[/quote]

[quote=Nex The Slayer]I would just like to point out that [[Crippling Strike]] no longer scales in anyway. Meaning their is no point in putting a point in it outside of a 1s cooldown reduction... Also Bloodrage and [[Mordekaiser]] ability to get a pet Dragon is terrifying O_O Can't wait to play both of them![/quote]

[quote=RottedApples]also i think morde now has the highest base ad at level 18 of anyone in the game with this patch.[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]Holy crap he does. Cho gath has dropped from tied with Skarner to third highest Base AD. Interesting.[/quote]

[quote=Toshabi]Riven doesn't deserve skins anymore.[/quote]

[quote=Jovy]The Riven skin is nice but all the others kinda suck a lot. Also they kinda made Randuin's look like crap, but other than that I see no changes that directly affect me, so nice.[/quote]

[quote=HiFromBuddha][quote=MissMaw]The Riven skin is nice but all the others kinda suck a lot. Also they kinda made Randuin's look like crap, but other than that I see no changes that directly affect me, so nice.[/quote] But the other skins are so anime.[/quote]