Patch 8.17 Summary

[quote=PsiGuard][center][img=/images/news/patch-817-summary.jpg][/center] [rule] Hello and welcome to the MOBAFire Patch Summary - 8.17! Welcome to the patch of buffs. Only a couple items were adjusted this patch along with a slew of small buffs to some underused or underpowered champion. Balance-wise, this patch is pretty light-handed, but we of course have the [[Nunu]] rework included! The Nexus Blitz alpha test is also receiving a patch with a number of balance changes as well as new content. Check out the official [url=https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/features/nexus-blitz-patch-notes]Nexus Blitz patch notes[/url] for the full details. Check out the [url=https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-817-notes]full patch notes[/url] for details on any changes that interest you, and be sure to check out Riot's video summary below! [center][embed=https://youtu.be/HHqQ03ebpI8][/center] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Updates & Balance Changes[/color][/size] [[Nunu & Willump]] are receiving a full visual and gameplay update in patch 8.17! Learn more about the Boy and His Yeti below: [center][table][tr] [td padding=5][img=/images/champion/portrait/nunu-amp-willump.jpg height=300][/td] [td padding=5][embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udTIlmIa-R4][/td] [/tr][/table] [icon=Call of the Freljord size=60] [icon=Consume size=60] [icon=Biggest Snowball Ever! size=60] [icon=Snowball Barrage size=60] [icon=Call of the Freljord size=60] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaaJbFxpfyE]Champion Trailer[/url] | [url=https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/featured/champion-reveal-nunu-willump]Champion Reveal[/url] | [url=https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/champion/nunu/]Champion Bio[/url] | [url=https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/nunu-color-story/]Stone Cold[/url][/center] [center] [table] [tr] [td padding=20 vertical-align=top] [size=5][b]Buffed[/b][/size] [table border="4px solid #003300" bgcolor="#006600"] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Annie size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Bard size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Fiora size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Irelia size=60][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Kassadin size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Kayn size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Master Yi size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Rengar size=60][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Wukong size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][/td] [/tr] [/table] [/td] [td padding=20 vertical-align=top] [size=5][b]New / Adjusted[/b][/size] [table border="4px solid #0000cc" bgcolor="#003399"] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Nunu size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Taric size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Stormrazor size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Duskblade of Draktharr size=60][/td] [/tr] [/table] [/td] [td padding=20 vertical-align=top] [size=5][b]Nerfed[/b][/size] [table border="4px solid #800000" bgcolor="#990000"] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Garen size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Varus size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Yorick size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][/td] [/tr] [/table] [/td] [/tr] [/table] [/center] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Item Changes[/color][/size] [table][tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Stormrazor size=50][/td] [td padding=10][b]Critical Strike Modifier:[/b] [color=#808080][s]160-200% (at 0-30% crit chance)[/s][/color] ⇒ 140-200% (at 0-30% crit chance) [b]Attack Speed:[/b] [color=#808080][s]25%[/s][/color] ⇒ 35% [b]Attack Damage:[/b] [color=#808080][s]65[/s][/color] ⇒ 60[/td] [/tr][/table] [table][tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Duskblade of Draktharr size=50][/td] [td padding=10][b]Proc Damage:[/b] [color=#808080][s]30-200 (at levels 1-18)[/s][/color] ⇒ 30-150 damage (at levels 1-18) [b]Lethality:[/b] [color=#808080][s]18[/s][/color] ⇒ 21[/td] [/tr][/table] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Other Changes[/color][/size] [list] [*] [size=4][b]Summoner Spells[/b][/size] [list] [*] Changed a service related to summoner spell configuration. If you haven’t played a particular queue in a couple of months, your summoner spells in that queue may reset to [[Heal]]/[[Ghost]]. Just a heads up! [/list] [*] [size=4][b]Bugfixes[/b][/size] [list] [*] Fixed a bug where [[Phantom Dancer]]'s Spectral Waltz passive would sometimes not trigger. [*] Fixed a bug where [[Perfect Execution]] dealt damage to all opponents based on the health of the last enemy struck, rather than calculating damage individually for each. [*] [[Nature's Grasp]]'s sfx now correctly line up with the ability's duration. [*] Fixed a bug where ranged attacks and targeted projectiles would have their VFX appear from the champion's last seen location, if they were not currently in vision. [*] [[Deep Sea Nami]] no longer leaves her spine behind while moving during her recall animation. [/list] [/list] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Upcoming Skins & Chromas[/color][/size] The following skins will be released during patch 8.17: [center][img=/images/champion/skins/landscape/lucian-high-noon.jpg width=700] [size=5][color=#fff]High Noon Lucian (1820 RP)[/color][/size] [table] [tr] [td padding=10][img=/images/champion/skins/landscape/urgot-high-noon.jpg width=400] [size=5][color=#fff]High Noon Urgot (1350 RP)[/color][/size][/td] [td padding=10][img=/images/champion/skins/landscape/thresh-high-noon.jpg width=400] [size=5][color=#fff]High Noon Thresh (1350 RP)[/color][/size][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td padding=10][img=/images/champion/skins/landscape/irelia-divine-sword.jpg width=400] [size=5][color=#fff]Divine Sword Irelia (1350 RP)[/color][/size][/td] [td padding=10][img=/images/champion/skins/landscape/talon-enduring-sword.jpg width=400] [size=5][color=#fff]Enduring Sword Talon (1350 RP)[/color][/size][/td] [/tr] [/table] [/center] The following chromas will be released during patch 8.17: [center][table] [tr] [td padding=10][img=https://am-a.akamaihd.net/image?f=https://news-a.akamaihd.net/public/images/articles/2018/august/patch817/Urgot_Highnoon_Chromas.jpg width=400] [size=5][color=#fff]High Noon Urgot[/color][/size][/td] [td padding=10][img=https://am-a.akamaihd.net/image?f=https://news-a.akamaihd.net/public/images/articles/2018/august/patch817/Thresh_High%20Noon_Chromas.jpg width=400] [size=5][color=#fff]High Noon Thresh[/color][/size][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td padding=10][img=https://am-a.akamaihd.net/image?f=https://news-a.akamaihd.net/public/images/articles/2018/august/patch817/Irelia_lmmortal%20Journey_Chromas.jpg width=400] [size=5][color=#fff]Divine Sword Irelia[/color][/size][/td] [td padding=10][img=https://am-a.akamaihd.net/image?f=https://news-a.akamaihd.net/public/images/articles/2018/august/patch817/Talon_lmmortal%20Journey_Chromas.jpg width=400] [size=5][color=#fff]Enduring Sword Talon[/color][/size][/td] [/tr] [/table] [img=https://am-a.akamaihd.net/image?f=https://news-a.akamaihd.net/public/images/articles/2018/august/patch817/Lee%20Sin_Dragon%20Fist_Chromas.jpg width=550] [size=5][color=#fff]Dragon Fist Lee Sin[/color][/size][/center] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Share Your Thoughts![/color][/size] That's it on our end, time to hear from you guys! What do you think of the champion changes this patch? Are you excited to try out the [[Nunu]] update? Will you be buying any of the new skins or chromas? Let us know in the comments below![/quote]

[quote=Hamstertamer][[irelia]] buffs and red [[kayn]] buffs. [[yorick]] nerfs. [[gangplank]] massive indirect nerf with Stormrazor. 'nuff said. I think Rito has lost the plot.[/quote]

[quote=VexRoth]I honestly don't understand Riot at times. Why give [[Annie]] 50 range back at once? They took it away for a reason. Give her 25 back to start with and see how that goes. [[Irelia]] buffed. New Irelia skin. thinking... [[Master Yi]] buffs. Yuck. If you don't have the CC to deal with him you already have a major problem before the buffs. If you do, probably not going to change much. [[Yorick]] nerfs too harsh. [[Kayn]] buffs :/ He is weak because he often spends the first 14 minutes of the game in a suboptimal form. SA Kayn is kind of cancer already and Rhast is arguably stronger. I get that they want to make the choice meaningful, but it just feels bad to be half a champion for a good portion of the game. [[Garen]] ?nerfs? hahahahaha. Garen is too flipping tanky for the amount of damage he does. They should have hit [[Courage]] and/or [[Perseverance]]. [[Fiora]] world buff? Not super happy when this champion is META. [[Duskblade of Draktharr]] - AKA we want more counterplay to assassins so we are lowering how much burst they have on tap but we are going to give them an item that gives them more burst. smh And while I really like having the ward finder + insta deleting passive. It really sucks for the losing team because good luck keeping any wards up especially if they have any another DoD users on their team.[/quote]

[quote=Hamstertamer]Agreed, [[courage]] is OP. Riot doesn't understand that armor and MR are not symmetrical. 40 armor is fine, 40 MR is too much. [[insanity potion]] has the same problem, 80 MR for 25 seconds is broken. But the problem goes deeper with these type of champions being too tanky (Irelia has the same issue). Personally I think [[sterak's gage]] needs a straight up nerf. The item already gives godlike stats (up to 75 AD and 450 HP), so it shouldn't give a 75% bonus HP (!!!) shield on top of it. That shield can go up to 2000 to 3000, it's completely overtuned. It also lasts way too long (8 seconds!). It's literally a [[kayle]] ulti in practice. Sterak is an AD item that gives more tankiness than tank items.[/quote]