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League of Legends Patch 26.20 Notes

v26.20official notes ↗

TL;DR

  1. Small Monster Targeting : Enabled ⇒ Removed
  2. Last patch's adjustment to help normalize mid and bot performance ended up landing as a nerf for bot lane, so we're following up with a buff to make up for the lost power.
  3. Rocketbelt's adjustment this patch will probably land as a small nerf for Neeko, so we're giving her some minor compensation
  4. Smolder has lost quite a bit of power over the last few patches, with the Cleaver ranged nerf and bot lane meta changes disfavoring him significantly. We're further encouraging crit builds to bring his bruiser and full crit builds closer in power.
  5. We're giving Swain mid a moderate buff this patch while also making an adjustment that should help normalize his mid and bot lane performance.

+Buffs8

  • Base Mana : 480 ⇒ 450
  • Shield Bonus Health Ratio : 11% ⇒ 14%
  • Kindred is currently a bit weak, so we're giving them buffs in areas that won't make them much more overwhelming in early invades. Optimistically, they'd also make a pretty unique addition to the meta.
  • Monster Mod : 150% ⇒ 165%
  • Mana Cost : 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 ⇒ 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 / 65
  • We're giving Swain mid a moderate buff this patch while also making an adjustment that should help normalize his mid and bot lane performance.
  • Base Magic Resistance : 31 ⇒ 34
  • Slow Stacking : Stacks with other slows ⇒ No longer stacks with other slows

−Nerfs8

  • Attack Damage per Level : 3.5 ⇒ 3
  • Base Health : 630 ⇒ 610
  • Bonus Attack Speed : 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80% ⇒ 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90%
  • W Base/All-Out Damage Reduction : 30 / 75% ⇒ 25 / 70%
  • Rocketbelt's adjustment this patch will probably land as a small nerf for Neeko, so we're giving her some minor compensation
  • Base Armor : 25 ⇒ 23
  • Base Healing : 10 / 13.75 / 17.5 / 21.25 / 25 ⇒ 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50
  • Ability Haste : 20 ⇒ 10

~Fixes8

  • Q - Dark Flight : Aatrox flies up and crashes down, damaging and knocking up enemies in the area.
  • Bug Fix : Fixed a bug where the empowered attack was critting for too much damage.
  • Bug Fix : Fixed a bug where the shield wasn't factoring in armor or magic resistance.
  • Several of our tank items are underperforming. It turns out, they've got too little health regen, so they're being increased. And we have a shop display bugfix for Banshee's Veil so you can find it when searching for health items.
  • Fixed a bug where an incorrect translation was displayed in Fizz's (E) ability description in a Classic match.
  • Fixed a bug where Shyvana's Burnout (W) could be cast while it was still active.
  • Fixed a bug where Miss Fortune's Splash Art used the Classic one for the Base.
  • Fixed a bug where Shyvana’s Dragon’s Descent (R) did not cancel channels.

*New2

  • NEW     Quinn and Valor
  • NEW     Ranged Mod : 80% of the 7%

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