League of Legends Patch 10.16 Breakdown: The Playoffs Patch
The official patch notes for League of Legends Patch 10.16 have been released
Playoffs are right around the corner, the final ranked split is on its way, and the League of Legends balance team have made their final adjustments to the Season 10 meta with over 26 champion changes on Patch 10.16.
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In his patch preview, Riot Scruffy (lead gameplay designer) revealed that the balance team intends to “diversify” the playoffs meta with Patch 10.16 before “fine-tuning” it ahead of the 2020 World Championship. As a result, there are plenty of small changes that could have a huge impact on each role’s current champion pools.
The most exciting changes come in the jungle role as the three most powerful champions – Kha’Zix, Sett, and Volibear – all face big nerfs that could limit their impact on the Rift. On the other hand, less utilized champions like Evelynn, Hecarim, and Skarner are receiving buffs, which could lead to the dawn of a brand new jungle meta.
There are also some potentially meta-defining buffs for Fiora, Jax, and Lucian which could open up opportunities for players to pop off and single-handedly carry games both in solo queue and pro play over the coming weeks and months.
Yone is also set to be released at some point during Patch 10.16 but won’t be available for competitive playoffs. Keep an eye out on Riot Games’ socials to see when he is officially released!
Here’s a full list of the changes on Patch 10.16:
Champions
Akali
"Q – Five Point StrikeBase Damage: 30/55/80/105/130 -> 35/60/85/110/135E – Shuriken FlipDamage Type: Physical -> Magic"
Ashe
"Q – Ranger’s FocusBonus Attack Speed: 20/30/40/50/60% -> 20/25/30/35/40%"
Bard
"Base StatsHealth: 575 -> 560W – Caretaker’s ShrineMaximum Heal: 70/110/150/190/230 -> 55/95/135/175/215"
Evelynn
"Q – Hate SpikeCooldown: 8 seconds -> 4 seconds[Removed] Hitting a monster no longer refunds 50% of Hate Spike’s cooldown"
Fiora
"Q – LungeCooldown: 16/14/12/10/8 seconds -> 13/11.25/9.5/7.75/6 secondsEnemy Hit Cooldown Reduction: 60% -> 50%"
Hecarim
"E – Devastating ChargeBonus Movement Speed: 25/37.5/50/62.5/75% -> 25/43.75/62.5/81.25/100%"
Jax
"E – Counter StrikeCooldown: 16/14/12/10/8 seconds -> 14/12.5/11/9.5/8 seconds"
Jhin
"Passive – WhisperFinal Shot Damage to Structures: 1.2 total attack damage -> 1.5 total attack damage"
Karma
"Q – Inner FlameCost: 50/55/60/65/70 mana -> 65 manaCooldown: 7/6.5/6/5.5/5 seconds -> 9/8.5/8/7.5/7 seconds"
Karthus
"Q – Lay WasteDamage Ratio: 0.35 ability power -> 0.3 ability power"
Kha’Zix
"Q – Taste Their FearIsolated Target Bonus Damage: 120% -> 110%"
Lucian
"Q – Piercing LightBase Damage: 85/120/155/190/225 -> 95/130/165/200/235R – The CullingShots Fired: 20/25/30 -> 22/28/34"
Miss Fortune
"Base StatsAttack Damage: 50 -> 52"
Morgana
"Q – Dark BindingCooldown: 11 seconds -> 10 seconds"
Nautilus
"W – Titan’s WrathShield: 60/70/80/90/100 -> 45/55/65/75/85"
Neeko
"Q – Blooming BurstDamage: 70/115/160/205/250 -> 80/125/170/215/260Bloom Damage: 35/55/75/95/115 -> 40/60/80/100/120"
Nocturne
"Passive – Umbra BladesCooldown: 10 seconds -> 14 secondsCooldown Refund Against Monsters and Champions: 2 seconds -> 3 seconds"
Rakan
"R – The QuicknessBonus Movement Speed: 50% -> 75%"
Sett
"W – HaymakerBase Damage: 80/105/130/155/180 -> 80/100/120/140/160E – FacebreakerBase Damage: 50/80/110/140/170 -> 50/70/90/110/130"
Skarner
"Q – Crystal SlashTotal Damage Ratio: 0.15 attack damage -> 0.20 attack damageCost: 15 mana -> 10 mana"
Syndra
"Q – Dark SphereBase Damage: 70/110/150/190/230 -> 70/105/140/175/210"
Tristana
"E – Explosive Charge[New] Damage is increased by 1% per 3% critical strike chance"
Veigar
"Base StatsMagic Resist: 30 -> 32"
Volibear
"Q – Thundering SmashBonus Movement Speed: 15/20/25/30/35% -> 10/14/18/22/26%"
Yasuo
"Base StatsMagic Resist: 30 -> 32R – Last BreathBase Damage: 200/300/400 -> 200/350/500"
Yone
Yone is set to be released on Patch 10.16. Check out a full breakdown of the champion’s abilities here.
Ziggs
"Passive – Short FuseBonus Damage Ratio: 0.3/0.4/0.5 ability power -> 0.5% ability powerBonus Damage to Towers: 200% -> 250%"
Runes
Nimbus Cloak
Bonus Movement Speed: 15%/25%/35% -> 10%/20%/30% (based on summoner cooldown)
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League of Legends Patch 10.15 will hit live servers on the morning of Wednesday, 5 August. Keep an eye on the Riot Games server status page for maintenance updates.