Patch 8.8 Summary

[quote=PsiGuard][center][url=/league-of-legends/forum/news/patch-8-8-summary-42259][img=/images/news/patch-88-summary.jpg][/url][/center] [rule] Hello and welcome to the MOBAFire Patch Summary - 8.8! This patch includes two mid-level reworks to [[Ahri]] and [[Leblanc]] as well as a slew of balance changes. There are also some changes to trinkets that should encourage more adaptation throughout the game. Read on below to learn more! Check out the [url=https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-88-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/Ucm9huBoZX4][/center] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Updates and Balance Changes[/color][/size] [[LeBlanc]] and [[Ahri]] both received major kit changes in patch 8.8. Hover the icons below to check out their changed abilities! [center][table width=700][tr][td width=150][img=/images/champion/lil-port/leblanc.jpg height=70%][/td] [td padding=5 width=350][icon=Mirror Image size=60] [icon=Sigil of Malice size=60] [icon=Distortion size=60] [icon=Ethereal Chains size=60] [icon=Mimic size=60][/td] [td width=150][img=/images/champion/lil-port/ahri.jpg height=70%][/td] [td padding=5 width=350][icon=Vastayan Grace size=60] [icon=Orb of Deception size=60] [icon=Fox-Fire size=60] [icon=Charm size=60] [icon=Spirit Rush size=60][/td] [/tr][/table][/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=Graves size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Lissandra size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Nautilus size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Vi size=60][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Lethal Tempo size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Oracle Alteration size=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=LeBlanc size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Ahri size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Irelia size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Varus 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=Azir size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Braum size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Galio size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Janna size=60][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Kai'Sa size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Ryze size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Sion size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Tahm Kench size=60][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Taliyah size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Xayah size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Swain size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Archangel's Staff size=60][/td] [/tr] [/table] [/td] [/tr] [/table] [/center] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Item Changes[/color][/size] [table] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Archangel's Staff size=50][/td] [td padding=10] [b]Mana to Ability Power Conversion:[/b] [color=#808080][s]3%[/s][/color] ⇒ 1% (unchanged on [[Seraph's Embrace]]) [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td padding=5][icon=Sweeping Lens size=50][/td] [td padding=10][b]Removed:[/b] Sweeping Lens is no longer available in the store. [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td padding=5][icon=Oracle Alteration size=50][/td] [td padding=10][b]Level Requirement:[/b][color=#808080][s]9[/s][/color] ⇒ 1[/td] [/tr] [/table] [b]Trinket Swap rules:[/b] Swapping from one trinket to another now retains the same percentage cooldown as the previous one, rather than resetting to a 120 second cooldown. [size=6][color=#ffffff]Rune Changes[/color][/size] [table] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Lethal Tempo size=50][/td] [td padding=10][b]Attack Speed:[/b] [color=#808080][s]30-80%[/s][/color] ⇒ 40-110% (at levels 1-18) [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Dark Harvest size=50][/td] [td padding=10][b]Bugfix:[/b] Fixed a bug where a VFX box appeared when a soul was dropped on the ground. [b]Bugfix:[/b] Fixed a bug where, if multiple players took Dark Harvest, only one of them could see the soul glow on units that will drop Dark Harvest Souls. [b]Bugfix:[/b] On ARAM, tooltip now properly indicates that champion souls are worth less soul essence. [/td] [/tr] [/table] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Other Changes[/color][/size] [list] [*] [size=4][b]Homestart[/b][/size] [list] [*] Fountain grants homestart buff until 55 seconds into the game, up from 35 seconds. [*] Homestart buff no longer falls off instantly after crossing the river line. [*] Homestart buff rapidly decays over 0.75 seconds after crossing the outer turret line. [/list] [*] [size=4][b]Bugfixes[/b][/size] [list] [*] Fixed [i]another[/i] way where [[Warwick]]'s [[Jaws of the Beast]] could double-cast. [*] Cannon minion gold value now correctly scales past 87 gold. [*] Clones can now correctly be feared by [[Volibear]]'s [[Majestic Roar]]. [*] Fixed a bug where [[Tiamat]] counted towards procs for [[Electrocute]] or [[Phase Rush]]. [/list] [*] [size=4][b]Hextech Crafting[/b][/size] [list] [*] Fixed a bug that was causing gemstones to drop 5% more often than intended. [/list] [/list] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Upcoming Skins & Chromas[/color][/size] The following skin will be released during patch 8.8: [center][url=/images/champion/skins/landscape/varus-conqueror.jpg][img=/images/champion/skins/landscape/varus-conqueror.jpg width=700][/url] [size=5][color=#ffffff][url=/league-of-legends/skin/varus-conqueror-978]Conqueror Varus (1350 RP)[/url][/color][/size][/center] The following chromas will be released during patch 8.8: [center][url=/images/champion/skins/chromas/rumble-badlands-baron.jpg][img=/images/champion/skins/chromas/rumble-badlands-baron.jpg width=700][/url] [size=5][color=#ffffff][url=/league-of-legends/skin/rumble-badlands-baron-977]Badlands Baron Rumble[/url][/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 new [[LeBlanc]] and [[Ahri]] updates? How do you feel about the balance changes this patch? Will you be buying the new [[Conqueror Varus]] skin? Let us know in the comments below![/quote]

[quote=Vicious Skittle]Varus' Change is real nice. I think it's a nerf overall (Passive/W lower) but the W into Q change is *really* nice for picking up kills. Also the new skin looks dope.[/quote]

[quote=Jovy]A little sad to see Sweeping Lens go, it had some uses that Oracle Alt. simply doesn't have. I wish they'd go back to what they did way back when trinkets were first introduced, and have one basic trinket be upgradable into several different trinkets. So like you'd start with Lens then be able to upgrade to Oracle or an improved version of Lens (longer range, shorter CD etc)[/quote]

[quote=Hamstertamer]"[[taliyah]] OP, she's way too tanky" : said no-one ever lul. Oh well. [[leblanc]] is finally playable since the 1.5 second wait to deal damage was removed. And [[ahri]] change is not a rework but a straight up damage buff. [[galio]] really got rekt. Probably went a bit too hard there.[/quote]

[quote=Lady Amelyne][quote]Oh well. [[leblanc]] is finally playable since the 1.5 second wait to deal damage was removed[/quote] How do you mean she wasn't playable before lol. She was always oppressive as hell if you knew how to use her. [quote][[galio]] really got rekt. Probably went a bit too hard there.[/quote] Galio absolutely deserved that. They should've been rougher on him, his ult isn't the sole reason he's so strong and the longer cooldown doesn't take away from his strength as he doesn't spam it anyway.[/quote]

[quote=Hamstertamer][quote=Lady Amelyne][quote]Oh well. [[leblanc]] is finally playable since the 1.5 second wait to deal damage was removed[/quote] How do you mean she wasn't playable before lol. She was always oppressive as hell if you knew how to use her. [/quote] She was oppressive in lane but that was it. Afterwards she dropped off super hard because she had literally zero teamfight presence. When you have to stay linked to your target for 1.5 seconds to do any damage you have no burst, so she had to way to kill key targets in a fight unlike any other assassin who can do that pretty well (and assassins are already considered bad in teamfights). Look at any good LB guide they'll tell you that. So LB was reduced to being that awkward splitpusher, which wasn't even good. Now she can burst down any squishy in a TF with W-Q-RQ-E and then escape. It's a million times better. [quote] Galio absolutely deserved that. They should've been rougher on him, his ult isn't the sole reason he's so strong and the longer cooldown doesn't take away from his strength as he doesn't spam it anyway.[/quote] It's the same cooldown as [[shen]]'s ult, literally the highest ult cooldown in the game. Only having your ult up every second teamfight is incredibly punishing.[/quote]

[quote=Lady Amelyne][quote] She was oppressive in lane but that was it. Afterwards she dropped off super hard because she had literally zero teamfight presence. When you have to stay linked to your target for 1.5 seconds to do any damage you have no burst, so she had to way to kill key targets in a fight unlike any other assassin who can do that pretty well (and assassins are already considered bad in teamfights). So LB was reduced to being that awkward splitpusher, which wasn't even good. look at any good LB guide they'll tell you that. Now she can burst down any squishy in a TF with W-Q-RQ-E and then escape. It's a million times better. [/quote] By all means, direct me to a good LB guide, then. Being relevant on her in late game entirely depends on your (in)ability to use her kit and facilitating your lead early-mid game, nothing more. I don't know how you can call her splitpushing awkward when she was arguably the best split pusher of all mid laners with her enormous damage and sustain. Killing the backline is also not always her primary goal, her role in teamfights is actually pretty versatile (also true for the live version of LeBlanc). [quote] It's the same cooldown as Shen's ult, literally the highest ult cooldown in the game. Only having your ult up every second teamfight is incredibly punishing.[/quote] Every second teamfight? Its cooldown went up by 20, 30 and 40 seconds for each rank respectively lol. It's an ability he'd use in skirmishes and such, Galio shouldn't start looking for picks whenever his ult comes back up again.[/quote]

[quote=Hamstertamer][quote=Lady Amelyne] By all means, direct me to a good LB guide, then. [/quote] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjmfZr4Sq6o [quote=Lady Amelyne] Being relevant on her in late game entirely depends on your (in)ability to use her kit and facilitating your lead early-mid game, nothing more. [/quote] You can be a 1000 LP challenger player with 6 items, you'll still feed when you try to tether the enemy ADC in a teamfight for 1.5 seconds. [quote=Lady Amelyne] I don't know how you can call her splitpushing awkward when she was arguably the best split pusher of all mid laners with her enormous damage and sustain. [/quote] She wasn't very threatening since she can only kill squishies. If the enemy toplaner (tank or bruiser) follows you around to counterpush you can do nothing, unlike your typical Jax/Fiora/Trynda who can dive and solo kill anyone. [quote=Lady Amelyne] Killing the backline is also not always her primary goal, her role in teamfights is actually pretty versatile (also true for the live version of LeBlanc). [/quote] She's a burst mage. The backline is all she can kill. Look at the video I linked where he says in a late game teamfight you're basically just a support trying to peel for your adc with E lul.[/quote]

[quote=Lady Amelyne]That same person whose guide you're referencing has, I shit you not, stated on multiple occasions how LeBlanc is really, really bad for game health and is in need of damage nerfs across the board. Of course you'll feed if you try to tether them. You don't actually think you're meant to dash into them and wait for your chain expecting to live, right? A smart player is never going to die on LeBlanc while splitpushing. A squishy comes to defend, you kill them. A bruiser/tank can never really threaten you, and you outsustain them anyway. Multiple people come to defend - gratz, you've done your job as a splitpusher. ? I literally just said her role is versatile LOL[/quote]

[quote=Hamstertamer][quote=Lady Amelyne]That same person whose guide you're referencing has, I shit you not, stated on multiple occasions how LeBlanc is really, really bad for game health and is in need of damage nerfs across the board. [/quote] Sure he wasn't talking about the pre-rework LB? Because this reverted LB can easily be broken. One-shot squishies instantly and then escape safely *is* really bad for game health. That was the whole reason she got reworked in the first place. [quote=Lady Amelyne] Of course you'll feed if you try to tether them. You don't actually think you're meant to dash into them and wait for your chain expecting to live, right? [/quote] Except that's the only way for the previous LB to deal any damage because passive. So what did she do in a teamfight? Peel for her adc with E? [quote=Lady Amelyne] A smart player is never going to die on LeBlanc while splitpushing. A squishy comes to defend, you kill them. A bruiser/tank can never really threaten you, and you outsustain them anyway. Multiple people come to defend - gratz, you've done your job as a splitpusher. [/quote] You're the midlaner. If all you can do is keep the enemy toplaner busy and never kill him you're not doing your job. You're supposed to carry the game.[/quote]