Full 7.9 notes on tank-inspired patch update
Support items and quests
UPDATED Ancient Coin Line
Favor update
WAHOO! UNIQUE Passive – Favor: Nearby enemy minions killed by anyone other than Ancient Coin’s holder have a chance to drop either a gold or mana coin to picked up by the Coin user. (Think Thresh souls.) After one coin type has spawned, the next spawn is guaranteed to be the other type.
MAGNETISM Coin pickup range scales moderately with champion attack range
GOLD COINS 20 gold for Ancient Coin, increased to 30 gold for Nomad’s Medallion, Talisman of Ascension, and Eye of the Oasis
MANA COINS 8% of missing mana (minimum 15 mana)
NEW LET’SA GO Ancient Coin and its upgrades now grant +2 gold per 10 seconds
Quest rewards
QUEST Complete Ancient Coin’s quest by earning 650 gold through the Favor passive and upgrading to Nomad’s Medallion or higher (progress preserved through item upgrades)
YOUR EMPEROR HAS RETURNED Favor is upgraded to Emperor’s Favor on quest completion, causing takedowns on enemy champions to spawn gold and mana coins
ABOVE AND BEYOND On quest completion, gain an Elixir of Skill that instantly grants a skill point when consumed. (You still have a max of 18 skill points per game meaning you’ll finish leveling your abilities at level 17.) The elixir is automatically consumed if no inventory space is available.
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Relic Shield Line
Quest rewards
QUEST Complete Relic Shield’s quest by earning 650 gold through the Spoils of War passive and upgrading to Targon’s Brace or higher (progress preserved through item upgrades)
USE PROTECTION Relic Shield’s item line gains Shield Battery on quest completion, granting a permanent shield that regenerates out of combat. Executing minions accelerates the regeneration.
Spellthief’s Edge Line
Quest rewards
QUEST Complete Spellthief’s Edge’s quest by earning 650 gold through the Tribute passive and upgrading to Frostfang or higher (progress preserved through item upgrades)
GOTTA GO FAST Tribute is upgraded to Queen’s Tribute on quest completion, causing procs to grant a short burst of movement speed
Tribute mechanics
DELIBERATION Tribute charges can only proc once every 1.25 seconds
MINION PENALTY Last-hitting minions disables Tribute for 12 seconds, refreshing with subsequent minion kills ⇒ 6 seconds, stacking per minion kill. (Reminder: this penalty only affects Spellthief’s Edge and Frostfang)
Frostfang
BASE MANA REGEN 75% ⇒ 50%
ABILITY POWER 15 ⇒ 20
Frost Queen’s Claim
BASE MANA REGEN 75% ⇒ 50%
ABILITY POWER 50 ⇒ 60
Eye of the Watchers
BASE MANA REGEN 100% ⇒ 50%
ABILITY POWER 25 ⇒ 35