Patch v1.16.4

Adele

SUPPORTOFFLANE12 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENAdele is receiving another round of changes to reduce her potency in the Support Role through early durability and damage reductions, but is receiving some targeted increases in other areas to maintain her relevance in both the Jungle and Offlane as alternative playstyles.

Argus

MIDLANESUPPORT3 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENArgus is once again receiving adjustments as we continue to fine-tune his damage output now that the general shape of his ability tuning is in a more desirable spot, with uptime and damage being stripped back slightly again to bring him to healthier mid-point of strength.

Bayle

OFFLANEJUNGLE8 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENBayle is receiving a range of changes targeting a reduction in his strength at Level 1-5 specifically, as this is where he tends to dominate his lane-opponent too heavily. This lost early strength is being given back in the form of increased Scaling and Growth, meaning his strength will normalize to old values once the mid/late-game rolls round. Finally, we are adjusting his BAT to reduce his efficiency when utilizing Attack Speed heavy builds, as his general gameplay shape is intended from our side to be more about heavy hits, rather than fast hits.

Countess

MIDLANEOFFLANE2 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENCountess is receiving some adjustments aimed at improving her Jungle and Offlane capabilities in some subtle ways, with her Ultimate now possessing more uptime for ganks or 1v1 all-ins, and her Sanguine Slash now offering more healing against Isolated Targets, better allowing it to serve as a viable choice into trade-heavy Melee matchups.

Dekker

SUPPORTBug fix

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Developer commentoriginal ENUltimate Haste now works for Dekker’s Ultimate.

• Fixed an issue where Dekker’s Ultimate Cooldown would not correctly be reduced by Ultimate Haste.

Drongo

CARRY11 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENDrongo’s Augments are all receiving slight increases to their strength to elevate their impact and make his options sharper. Additionally, he is receiving some increases to his general utility, and ability uptime, with Rad Rounds notably now committing its cooldown the moment he activates the ability, opening up greater build synergy with items such as Ashbringer, or Vermis’ newest Mechadrive Blessing.

Eden

CARRY5 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENEden Heat generation continues to ramp up too quickly relative to the threat she provides, and a range of adjustments are occurring to slow down the rate at which she can acquire Max heat, especially in the early-game where she can be oppressive for various Heroes to lane into.

Feng Mao

JUNGLEOFFLANE2 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENFeng Mao’s ability to burst an isolated target while remaining highly active on the map due to his unnaturally high Ultimate uptime continues to allow him to snowball too consistency. A reduction to his raw 1-shot potential, alongside his Ultimate Cooldown are needed in order to slow him down further.

Greystone

OFFLANEJUNGLE4 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENWith the previous buffs to both Greystone himself, and items he favours such as Augmentation, Greystone has once again returned to dominance thanks to how much damage he can dish out. Reductions are occurring to help tone him down further and bring him into further parity.

GRIM.exe

CARRY1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENA quick hit to Grim’s Basic Attack Scaling is occuring, reducing his late-game DPS especially as his Basic Attacks dealing Magical Damage allows his damage to accelerate due to baseline Magical Armor being lower on average. Additionally, Grim’s Reboot.Exe Augment was not offering its refund correctly, but this has now been resolved.

Ikra

MIDLANE7 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENIkra’s Hydroclasm is receiving some much needed damage amps, better rewarding him for leveraging a charged bubble in a fight. Alongside this some additional Mana is being granted to him in the mid-game to help reduce cases of running out of Mana in a moderately long fight. Finally, in return for these increases, his Health is seeing a reduction as he is currently difficult to lock down thanks to his double-stun loop, and is too naturally tanky for the damage he is capable of dishing out.

Kallari

JUNGLE6 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENKallari continues to feel overly oppressive in the average match, able to too quickly accelerate and snowball throughout a match, with her mid-game rundown and burst potential being on the high end. A range of changes are occurring, reducing her overall damage output and presence on the map, meaning Kallari will have to execute her all-in attempts with more finesse and precision moving forward.

Khaimera

JUNGLE1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENKhaimera’s Invigorate Heal was subject to a bug that was causing it to heal up to 2x the value, based on his Rage stacks. While this healing is actually at an acceptable level, in order to ensure that tooltips match intended functionality, we have resolved the issue and buffed the Health Regeneration Multiplier to compensate and ensure that the Heal remains at roughly the same level moving forward.

Legion

CARRY7 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENLegion is receiving some tuning to various Abilities, opening up different build-path possibilities thanks to lower stat requirements from his Passive, while we are also enhancing the general strength of his abilities further, better allowing him to compete with the top Carries.

Lt. Belica

MIDLANESUPPORT4 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENLt. Belica is receiving some changes targeting a mix of improvements to her functionality and strength in the Support role, while also making her more consistent to pilot in general. For Seismic Assault especially, the ability can be overly inconsistent for her to hit relative to the risk she puts herself in when walking up, even for the top tier players, and as such the hitbox is receiving a small increase to match the pace of the match around her. Likewise, the ability can now be Blink-proxied, meaning she has another way of making a high impact play with the ability that is inline with the majority of the rest of the cast.

Maco

SUPPORT9 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENMaco continues to dominate the duo lane, largely thanks to the wide breadth of tools he has access to. While having multiple tools is not a bad thing, he needs to be less sharp in various areas such as the Movement Speed he offers to Allies to ensure other supports can reasonably shine in other areas. Combined with other reductions across his kit, and him now falling out of his Passive Speed immediately when hit, Maco will be far easier to catch out and contest for space. Finally, a large bug was fixed with his Maco Strike Stun, meaning it no longer always Stuns for at least 1s, and therefore he must now correctly take the time to charge it to achieve a longer stun, rather than kit dumping mindlessly.

Muriel

SUPPORT4 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENMuriel’s Serenity ability continues to feel a little awkward and inconsistent to use. While more work may be needed on this front in the future, for now we are taking the time to do a quick pass to its general feel and behaviour to make it feel more accurate and responsive to use, with the Projectile now being slower, but decently larger.

Narbash

SUPPORT11 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENNarbash is also receiving some changes aimed at making him feel a little more responsive to play, with March and Song Of My People no longer locking out Narbash for as long when Cast. Likewise, he is receiving some general buffs across his kit, with further increases to his Physical Power builds especially, further solidifying his off-role capabilities for those that enjoy the playstyle.

Neon

MIDLANE7 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENN3on has fallen behind the other Mages for the average player, as she was one of the few that received barely any love in the previous round of buffs to the Mage Class in general. To help elevate her up to the level of other Mages, the main improvement is reducing how Mana hungry she is with L.I.N.X and increasing the consistency of her Erase Vector Basic Attack hitbox, while small damage increases are also being peppered across her kit to allow her a more consistent shot at dueling opponents. In return, a few smaller reductions in strength are needed to reduce her Erase Vector bully potential in the early lane now it is more consistent to hit, and a lower Jump Height in Ultimate being levied to make her less obnoxious and slippery to deal with.

Phase

SUPPORT4 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENPhase continues to be problematic in higher level play especially with the various forms of safety she has for herself, and provides for her team thanks to excessive long range pulls. While this is primarily a symptom of the forgiveness window we added to the Link in v1.12, we believe this change is good for the general UX of playing Phase and not accidentally having the Link snap immediately. So, in order to both keep the forgiveness for the average Players, but limit its negative impacts at higher level play, her Link now has slightly shorter range, and it will now immediately break if she or her target move too far away from each other, regardless of the forgiveness window, as this is the interaction the average player does not utilize, but highly experienced players leverage heavily.

Rampage

JUNGLE3 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENTiny Titan continues to be a problem in the post-Eternal ecosystem, and is seeing a removal of its “No Combat Penalty" functionality to ensure that Rampage can no longer bite ankles as freely or easily, giving his opponents an easier time at spacing him.

Renna

MIDLANE7 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENRenna possesses surprisingly high laning strength despite having a sharper Scaling curve across her kit. Pair this with her ability to raw-fire her Ultimate at an opponent in the late-game (especially when paired with Vesh’s Millenia) makes her a little too powerful at various stages of the match. As a result, reduction to her early strength through hits to her Augments and Base Health, alongside some late-game Ultimate reductions are in order.

Revenant

CARRY4 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENRevenant’s general ability uptime was lessened with the additional of the Eternals to account for the various new forms of Ability Haste available in the system. However, considering he rarely opts into these options, we can adjust his cooldowns to provide him with greater uptime, and better allow him to consider maxing out various combinations of abilities, based on his playstyle preferences.

Riktor

SUPPORTJUNGLE5 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENRiktor is largely held down by his ability to hit smaller targets with his Riplash, especially with the previous Air Control values that have now been lessened. While this alone may make him feel more reliable in lane, we’re offering Riktor some various increases to the uptime and options when using his Kit, helping out his Support capabilities further, while also giving Jungle and Offlane Riktor a little more bang for their buck.

Scarlett

OFFLANEJUNGLE3 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENThe initial hotfix balance Scarlet received helped make her a little more consistent for the average player and gave her a lot of the strength she was missing. Given that she takes some additional time to master, we expect Players to continue to improve with her over time and find more success as she is currently deadly in the right hands, and therefore do not want to overly increase her output in the short-term, we do not believe she needs major adjustments just yet. However, to help resolve some of her friction points, her Energy Restore on her Third Strike, as well as her Ultimate Range are both seeing increases, which should provide her with slightly more consistent ways to navigate fights.

Serath

JUNGLEOFFLANE1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENA quick hit to Serath’s Burn Damage to reduce how quickly she can melt through a target at various stages of a match, as with the addition of Weald, she is seeing a resurgence in popularity and success.

Shinbi

OFFLANEJUNGLEBug fix

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Developer commentoriginal ENA niche bugfix for Shinbi when using Thraex.

• Fixed an issue where Shinbi would not gain Track Stacks while using Thraex’s Alpha’s Court.

Skylar

CARRY4 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENAlongside a larger bugfix to her Hypercharge + Satariel Broken Wings interaction, Skylar is having some damage trimmed out of her kit, with Air Assault especially taking a larger hit as the double missile from her Assault MK-II Augment is capable of dishing out a deceptively high amount of damage, and contributes heavier to rundown scenarios than it might seem.

Steel

OFFLANESUPPORT2 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENSteel is receiving a bump to his Jungle capabilities, with his Shield Bash now dealing more damage to monsters generically, and his Max Health Damage seeing an increase as well, making him generically more threatening in Jungle and Offlane especially.

Terra

OFFLANEJUNGLE9 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENSince the fix to various Armor Shred Effects, Terra has largely fallen out of favour and is struggling to keep up with the various other Heroes in offlane once the mid-game rolls around. To assist with this fall-off, we’re offering her more mid-game scaling and threat in general, better allowing her to take trades and threaten other Tank and Bruiser threats especially.

Silentium

LegendaryCrests1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENSilentium contributes to unnecessary burst damage loops from Supports, especially considering the strength of the Silence effect itself. A damage reduction is occurring as a result, as it primarily exists to provide confirmation feedback of the effect, rather than serve as a supplementary source of burst.

Brimstone

RareTier 24 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENBrimstone is seeing a larger change, with a reduction to its cost, in exchange for slightly less damage and Health. This better allows it to be picked up early for Tanks, and therefore allows them to keep pace with other Roles in the damage and waveclear departments where needed, further enabling various Tank Junglers and Offlaners to function.

Deathstalker

EpicAssassin2 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENDeathstalker’s build path makes it awkward to purchase, especially for those looking to pick it up in an early slot. We’re shifting it to have nicer components, as well as granting it some additional Physical Power, making it a far smoother and powerful pick-up for those that desire it.

Demon Edge

EpicAssassin2 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENDemon Edge largely exists as a safeguard within the Item System in the event there are ever too many shields in a single team-comp, and therefore will always be niche. Despite this, even when it is required, it still fails to provide enough bang for its buck, so a bump in efficiency is needed.

Dread

EpicAssassin1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENDread’s cooldown can feel overly long when it comes to late-game teamfight scenarios. While the intention is for it to only ever really fire once in a fight, in a world where a disengagement occurs, there needs to be more room for Assassins to re-gain access to the effect so that they can consider a swifter re-engage.

Infernum

EpicAssassin1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENInfernum needs to serve as an Anti-Tank outlet for Assassins to leverage when needed, but currently falls a little short when attempting to deal with a Tank-heavy comp. A small bump in its damage against Physical Armor stackers should help it feel more impactful.

Malady

EpicAssassin1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENMalady is contributing to general Assassin snowballing due to its overall strength and efficiency as a 1st-buy. A drop in Penetration is needed to alleviate this.

Basilisk

EpicFighter1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENWith Bruisers struggling to keep up in the current ecosystem, sometimes lacking the damage to threaten targets, and sometimes lacking the durability to survive long enough to finish off a target. Basilisk is one area where we can sure this up, granting it a little more Health to help a Bruiser survive long enough to ramp up in a fight and leverage its Shredding capabilities.

Citadel

EpicFighter1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENCitadel is on the extreme end of low Physical Power, making it feel underwhelming as a purchase for the various non-Basilisk Bruisers that might consider it. A small bump in power should make it feel more impactful on purchase.

Gaia Greaves

EpicFighter2 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENGaia Greaves’ Jump Height contributes to “Jump Spam” frustration, but the item itself doesn't feel like it satisfies the durability needs as a single slot Physical Armor option. As a result, we’re granting it less Jump Height, but slightly more Physical Armor.

Legacy

EpicFighter2 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENLegacy is another item that is not providing enough Physical Power to Fighters to help them stay on curve, and likewise, its Cleanse Cooldown is exceptionally high where it's rarely available, making it difficult to justify picking up. Both elements are being enhanced.

Mistmeadow Buckler

EpicFighter1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENA quick Health Regen bump for Mistmeadow, making it more desirable as a counter-buy against Magical threats in lane.

Rapture

EpicFighter1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENPaired with Krix, Rapture is simply dealing far too much damage. A reduction to its Health Scaling is required to reduce the impact it can have on the likes of Rampage.

Rebirth

EpicFighter1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENRebirth’s primary use-case should be as a defensive option to help Heroes survive and reset engagements, not provide too much raw Power. Currently its too high on the Physical Power side, allowing it to be picked up early in builds without enough downside.

Salvation

EpicFighter1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENA bump to Salvation's shield, providing a strong outlet for Fighters to survive and fight through incoming burst in situations where Rebirth is less optimal.

Solstice

EpicFighter1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENSolstice, especially when paired with Eternals such as Demiurge and Satariel, allows for too much upfront burst damage from a single attack which tends to allow Assassins to overkill targets too easily. A bump down in its Effect Scaling is needed to help alleviate this.

Tyranny

EpicFighter1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENGiven its more utility and ultimate-orientated effect, Tyranny lacks the base stats to hold up outside of those windows and is being granted some additional Physical Power to better allow it to compete with alternatives.

Volcanica

EpicFighter1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENMore bulk for Volcanica, allowing its users to survive for more rotations of abilities.

Vyzar Carapace

EpicFighter1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENVyzar is positioned as an aggressive short-trade option, but outside of its Shield Effect, can make its Users feel too fragile compared to other options.

Astral Catalyst

EpicMage1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENAstral Catalyst tends to be too potent on supportive Heroes such as Mourn and Muriel, and has to be tuned to lower values to ensure Utility Ults are not overly benefitted by it. To get away from this bottleneck, the Ultimate Refund is being split for Kills and Assist, better rewarding Midlaners that play for kills, while helping control the frequency at which Supportive Heroes can repeat their Ultimates throughout a match.

Vanguardian

EpicSupport1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENVanguardian’s Aura does not currently provide enough team-wide Magical Durability to stand up as an Anti-AoE buy when looking to deal with larger Mage Ultimates so we’re offering it some additional Magical Armor.

Xenia

EpicSupport1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENA small price cut for Xenia, further separating it from mainline Tank options and providing a cheaper durability option for Supports that need the raw bulk.

Cursed Scroll

EpicTank3 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENCursed Scroll continues to be too performant since the addition of Krix due to the scaling synergies they have with one another. Another larger hit is being issued to ensure that Health-stackers are not melting through their targets as quickly.

Elafrost

EpicTank2 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENGiven that Fire Blossom is also receiving some power increases, Elafrost needs some additional efficacy in order to be competitive.

Fire Blossom

EpicTank4 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENWith the change to Brimstone, we’re adjusting Fire Blossom to be more powerful in its effect and feel more premium in early builds, with a small increase to its cost to ensure there is an adequate gap between the Tier 2 and the item itself, but more damage to its burn throughout a match.

Giant's Ring

EpicTank2 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENGiant’s Ring is often overlooked, with its Gigantism Effect feeling hard to appreciate. We’re enhancing it to make its durability spike more meaningful, and thereby allowing its Users to leverage the window to make more aggressive plays.

Developer commentoriginal ENIn Update 1.14 we added a bunch of new Icons and Banners for each Eternal, and made them exclusive drops from Ion cores. We know a lot of players were happy with this, but the main feedback pointed at their rarity and the lack of duplication protection, which made them more of a frustrating experience rather than an exciting one. The Eternal Bundle Core is a Common Loot Core drop from Ion Cores and has a 4% drop rate, the following rates were changed to support this.

Developer commentoriginal ENAir Control is being reduced, making the ability to manoeuvre and steer in the air less powerful, as currently it is too easy to spam jump and avoid various abilities, such as Riktor’s Riplash. We intend to look further into ways to limit the negative outcomes of “jump-spamming” in future updates, but for now, the reduced Air Control should help re-introduce some much needed risk to committing to a Jump in a fight, as your landing position will now be slightly more predictable and telegraphed. We have adjusted the default camera mode (this is the normal Camera you have when not targeting or using an ability) to no longer have Camera Lag. In simple terms, this makes aiming snappier and more precise to your inputs, and should result in gameplay feeling more cleaner and more responsive.