Patch 5.4 Summary

[quote=PsiGuard][center][img="/images/news/patch-5-4-summary.jpg"][/center] Hi everyone, I'm [url=http://www.mobafire.com/profile/psiguard-85214][color=#ff0000]PsiGuard[/color][/url] and this is the summary for League of Legends Patch 5.4! If you're looking for the new AP item(s) Riot promised us back in 5.2, those haven't arrived yet, sorry. This patch includes a slew of champion changes including reworks for [[Veigar]], [[Zilean]] and [[Mordekaiser]]. There are also some tweaks to items and summoner spells, along with the removal of [[Revive]] (RIP). [[DJ Sona]] is also coming in this patch, and she'll be 25% off for the first 4 days after her release! [size=6][color=#ffffff]Champion Changes[/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]WHAT DID THEY DO TO MY CHAMPION?![/color][/size] [space][i]Quick access for concerned players[/i][/center] [table][tr][td width="200px"][/td] [td width="10px"][center] [color=#0080ff]*[/color] [color=#ff8000]~[/color] [color=#ff0000]-[/color] [color=#ff0000]-[/color] [color=#ff0000]-[/color] [/center] [/td] [td width="150px"] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-azir]Azir[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-janna]Janna[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-jarvaniv]Jarvan IV[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-kalista]Kalista[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-kassadin]Kassadin[/url] [/td] [td width="10px"][center] [color=#ff0000]-[/color] [color=#0080ff]*[/color] [color=#ffff00]![/color] [color=#00ff00]+[/color] [color=#00ff00]+[/color] [/center] [/td] [td width="150px"] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-katarina]Katarina[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-lissandra]Lissandra[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-mordekaiser]Mordekaiser[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-rengar]Rengar[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-syndra]Syndra[/url] [/td] [td width="10px"][center] [color=#ffff00]![/color] [color=#ff0000]-[/color] [color=#ffff00]![/color] [/center] [/td] [td width="150px"] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-veigar]Veigar[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-xerath]Xerath[/url] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-zilean]Zilean[/url] [/td] [td width="100px"][/td] [/tr][/table] [/td][/tr][/table] [/td][/tr][/table] [color=#ffff00]![/color] = Rework[space][space][space][space][color=#0080ff]*[/color] = Bugfix(es) only[space][space][space][space][color=#00ff00]+[/color] = Buff[space][space][space][space][color=#ff0000]-[/color] = Nerf[space][space][space][space][color=#ff8000]~[/color] = Mixed / No Influence [/td] [td width="35px"][/td][td vertical-align="top" padding="15px"] [/td][/tr][/table] [table width=900] [tr] [td width=200 padding=5 bgcolor=191919][center][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/skin/mordekaiser-classic-277][img=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/portrait/mordekaiser-classic.jpg width=175][/url][/center][/td] [td width=25][/td] [td width=650 padding=5] Since the removal of [[Deathfire Grasp]], Morde's been in a pretty poor spot, even worse than he was before. Riot is attempting to push [[Mordekaiser]] into more of a sustained bruiser mage (think Swain) and less of a one-shot burst mage. They're not quite ready for the full rework yet, but they're giving a couple of his abilities some pretty substantial changes. Lower health regeneration and health costs mean Mordekaiser will be rewarded for keeping [[Iron Man]] charged in trades, but won't easily sustain back from a poor trade in the early game. Extra range on [[Mace of Spades]] along with magnetic movespeed and sharing the [[Creeping Death]] buff with allies will provide him with a little bit more utility and mobility. [[Children of the Grave]] has some very different math so that Mordekaiser now gains a percentage of his ghost's HP and AP, while the ghost gains a flat amount of attack damage (up to 100 at rank 3) instead of 75% of Mordekaiser's AP. Overall, Morde's damage and sustain numbers will feel quite different, especially if he has enslaved an enemy champion. He might still need some future work, but this looks like a step in the right direction. [/td] [/tr] [/table] [table width=900] [tr] [td width=650 padding=5][[Veigar]] is another mage that relied pretty heavily on [[Deathfire Grasp]] before it was removed. While he has adapted as well as can be expected to the absence of his favorite item (even seeing some play as a support in the LCS), Riot feels that his kit is in need of some fundamental tweaks before they can comfortably adjust his power level directly. Put simply (as much as I love the champion), [[Event Horizon]] was a much too reliable stun to allow Veigar to be significantly buffed. Riot's rework adds a 0.75s delay to his stun to give enemies a chance to get out of the way, reducing some of his reliability. They also turned [[Baleful Strike]] from a targeted ability into a long range skillshot that can hit up to two targets in a line. This should help him farm safely from a distance when necessary, poke from farther away, and accumulate bonus AP more quickly. [[Primordial Burst]] went from 1.2 AP scaling to 1.0, but it's also on a 10s shorter cooldown and costs a lot less mana at high ranks. [[Dark Matter]] and [[Event Horizon]] also had mana cost reductions and slightly lower cooldowns at high ranks, along with a small range increase for Event Horizon. It's difficult to determine how successful this new [[Veigar]] can be from pure theory, but hopefully this puts him in a position where he's more fun to play against and can receive future buffs or nerfs as are appropriate.[/td] [td width=25][/td] [td width=200 padding=5 bgcolor=191919][center][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/skin/veigar-classic-483][img=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/portrait/veigar-classic.jpg width=175][/url][/center][/td] [/tr] [/table] [table width=900] [tr] [td width=200 padding=5 bgcolor=191919][center][url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/skin/zilean-classic-532][img=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/portrait/zilean-classic.jpg width=175][/url][/center][/td] [td width=25][/td] [td width=650 padding=5] [[Zilean]] is quite an old champion with a lot of straightforward power that has been difficult to tweak. It seems either he is far too powerful or rather unremarkable, depending on his numbers. Riot's rework reduces the reliability of some of his spells while increasing the potential gain from his basic abilities. [[Time Bomb]] is now a lobbed skillshot that sticks to the ground or to champions for a few seconds before exploding. Throwing two time bombs on the same spot will cause the first bomb to detonate and stun all enemies in a large radius for 1.5s (the biggest non-ultimate stun in the game). [[Rewind]] and [[Chronoshift]] were nerfed so that Rewind no longer reduces the cooldown of Zilean's ultimate and Chronoshift lasts only 5 seconds instead of 7. However, Chronoshift's cooldown scales down to 60 seconds at rank 3, which helps to offset the Rewind change. [[Time Warp]] also received a big change, losing it's scaling duration down to a flat 2.5s but gaining increased slow percentage per level, up to [b]99%[/b] at rank 5. It's also on a 5 second shorter cooldown and costs much less mana, especially at early ranks. This rework introduces some unreliability to Zilean's playstyle. [[Chronoshift]] isn't the only highlight of his kit in team fights now that he has strong utility with slows and stuns, but it also expires sooner and [[Time Bomb]] can be dodged. Only time will tell whether Zilean is overtuned, undertuned or just perfect, but I would expect to see a lot more of this time traveler in the near future. [/td] [/tr] [/table] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Item Changes[/color][/size] [table width=900] [tr] [td width=200 padding=5] [center][icon=Ranger's Trailblazer size=60][space][space][space][icon=Stalker's Blade size=60] [icon=Skirmisher's Sabre size=60][space][space][space][icon=Poacher's Knife size=60][/center][/td] [td width=700 padding=5]The happy days of free item swapping are over. For all tier 2 jungle items (upgrades from [[Hunter's Machete]]) now charge you 255 gold if you want to switch between them. Now if you want that early [[Ranger's Trailblazer]] to transition into a [[Stalker's Blade]] later in the game, you're going to have to pay a premium for it.[/td] [/tr] [/table] [table width=900] [tr] [td width=200 padding=5] [center][icon=Sweeping Lens size=60][space][space][space][icon=Doran's Shield size=60] [icon=Enchantment: Warrior size=60][space][space][space][icon=Zz'Rot Portal size=60][/center][/td] [td width=700 padding=5][[Sweeping Lens]] (at level 9+) is on a 75 second cooldown from a 60 second cooldown, despite the live tooltips showing 75 seconds already. [[Doran's Shield]] hasn't been properly reducing single-target spell damage by 8, which is now fixed in patch 5.4. [[Enchantment: Warrior]] gives 40 AD instead of 45. [[Zz'Rot Portal]] is getting some usability fixes that should help the voidling AI find the nearest lane more consistently.[/td] [/tr] [/table] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Summoner Spells[/color][/size] [table width=900] [tr] [td width=200 padding=5] [center][icon=Smite size=60][space][space][space][icon=Revive size=60][/center][/td] [td width=700 padding=5][[Smite]] is getting a bit of a complicated change to the way it measures the distance between hitboxes. Basically it'll have roughly the same range against jungle camps, but it's losing about 175 range against champions. Sorry [[Stalker's Blade]] users. :( [[Revive]] has been removed from the game! Goodbye Revive![/td] [/tr] [/table] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Miscellaneous Changes[/color][/size] There are a few new usability options and features in the game (some enabled by default) and client. Click the links below to learn the details. [list] [*] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-relative-team-colors]Relative Team Colors[/url] - Allied units and structures are always blue, and enemies are always red. [*] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-minions]Minions[/url] - Minions have four different death animations! [*] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-semi-locked-camera]Semi-locked Camera[/url] - You can set your camera to move around, but keep your champion roughly near the center of the screen at all times. [*] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-drag-scroll-lock]Drag Scroll Lock[/url] - You can set the camera to follow your mouse cursor in game. [*] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-player-tooltips]Player Tooltips[/url] - Summoner status messages will include map and queue type. You can also see your own status by resting your mouse on your name or icon. [*] [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-bugfixes]Bugfixes[/url] - Fixed some technical issues associated with recent patches. [/list] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Ultimate Skin - DJ Sona[/color][/size] [center][url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes#patch-dj-sona][img=http://www.mobafire.com/images/champion/skins/landscape/sona-dj.jpg width=800][/url][/center] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Share Your Thoughts![/color][/size] Will you be buying [[DJ Sona]]? Are you excited or worried about the future of [[Mordekaiser]], [[Veigar]] or [[Zilean]]? Leave a comment below with your thoughts on the changes patch 5.4! Also please feel free to leave any thoughts you have about the format and content of this patch summary! You can also access the [url=http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-54-notes]full patch notes[/url] on Riot's site for all the details.[/quote]

[quote=TheRealCefor]"Can you imagine a world where Veigar is the best - and most popular - champion in the game? That's a tough vision to sell for his opponents, and we want to make sure his success is warranted." - Riot Dudes http://www.surrenderat20.net/2015/02/patch-54-notes.html I have a dream...[/quote]

[quote=Yasutsuna]Finally, DJ [[Sona]]. Take my monies, Rito Games![/quote]

[quote=MyBloodisBlack]I have my Riot Point ready - As a support player and of course a [[Sona]] player I am very excited about the upcoming DJ Sona :D Should be out by next week hopefully, maybe sooner[/quote]

[quote=Jovy]Hey, you're not Wayne...[/quote]

[quote=Vynertje]Time to start playing Leona to punish all these Sona players.[/quote]

[quote=Yasutsuna][quote=Vynertje]Time to start playing Leona to punish all these Sona players.[/quote] Aw, come on! Let [[Sona]] have a party at bot lane by killing champions.[/quote]

[quote=Vynertje]I can see myself queuing up in team builder the day Sona is being released with a friend to play some Leona+Graves botlanes vs those pesky Sona's ;-)[/quote]

[quote=Yasutsuna][quote=Vynertje]I can see myself queuing up in team builder the day Sona is being released with a friend to play some Leona+Graves botlanes vs those pesky Sona's ;-)[/quote] Thank God we're on different servers then xD[/quote]

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