League of Legends Patch 10.21 notes: Aphelios and Samira changes
The patch notes for League of Legends Patch 10.21 have been revealed
League of Legends will receive its 21st update of Season 10 on Wednesday, 14 October 2020. Patch 10.21 will include balance changes for eleven champions and one rune including the likes of Aphelios, Lee Sin, and Samira. The official patch notes also list balance changes for ARAM and URF, as well as revealing nine new skins in the Harrowing and Odyssey skin lines.
As per routine, Riot Scruffy (lead gameplay designer for League of Legends) posted the fortnightly patch preview for Patch 10.21 last week to prepare the community for the upcoming balance changes. Since then, only minor updates have been made to the patch notes, including small changes for Karma, Nidalee, and Pantheon.
The largest change of Patch 10.21 is Aphelios’ long list of buffs. The Weapon of the Faithful has seen his passive lethality option increased and his ultimate ability, Moonlight Vigil, improved for all five weapons. This is no doubt an attempt by the balance team to remedy Aphelios’ awful 46.66% solo queue win rate before the ranked season ends in November.
In terms of skins, there is a bunch to look forward to on Patch 10.21. With Halloween on the horizon, Riot Games have added three new Harrowing skins to League of Legends, Pumpkin Prince Amumu, Bewitching Elise, and Little Devil Fizz. Joining them are five new additions to the Odyssey skin line as well as Hextech Kassadin.
Patch 10.21 is set to be added to League of Legends live servers on the morning of Wednesday, 14 October 2020. Check out the Riot Games service status page for maintenance updates.
Here is the full list of changes in Patch 10.21:
Champions
Aphelios
"Passive – The Hitman and the SeerLethality: 2/4/6/8/10/12 -> 3/6/9/12/15/18R – Moonlight VigilCalibrum Additional Mark Damage: 20/45/70 per mark -> 40/70/100 per markCrescendum Additional Chakrams Returned: 3 -> 4Gravitum Root Duration: 1 second -> 1.25 secondsInfernum Splash Damage Ratio: 75% of initial damage -> 85% of initial damageSeverum Heal: 200/300/400 -> 250/375/500"
Camille
"E – HookshotBonus Attack Speed: 40/50/60/70/80% -> 40/45/50/55/60%"
Corki
"Q – Phosphorus BombBonus Damage Ratio: 0.5 attack damage -> 0.7 attack damage"
Graves
"E – QuickdrawBonus Armor: 8/11/14/17/20 -> 6/9/12/15/18"
Hecarim
"E – Devastating ChargeMinimum Base Damage: 45/75/105/135/165 -> 35/65/95/125/155Maximum Base Damage: 90/150/210/270/330 -> 70/130/190/250/310"
Karma
"Passive – Gathering FireSpell Cooldown Refund: 2/3/4 seconds (based on level) -> 2/3.5/5 (based on level)Auto Attack Cooldown Refund: 1/1.5/2 seconds (based on level) -> 1 secondR – MantraCooldown: 45/42/39/36 seconds -> 40/38/36/34 seconds"
Lee Sin
"Base StatsAttack Damage Growth: 3.2 -> 3.7"
Nidalee
"Base StatsAttack Damage: 61 -> 58"
Pantheon
"Q – Comet SpearDamage: 75/110/145/180/215 (+1.0 bonus attack damage) -> 70/100/130/160/190 (+1.15 bonus attack damage)Critical Damage: 155/235/315/395/475 (+2.0 bonus attack damage) -> 155/230/305/380/455 (+2.3 bonus attack damage)Mortal Will Bonus Damage Ratio: 1.0 bonus attack damage -> 1.15 bonus attack damage"
Samira
"E – Wild RushCooldown: 15/14/13/12/11 seconds -> 20/18/16/14/12 secondsAttack Speed: 30/35/40/45/50% -> 20/25/30/35/40%"
Trundle
"Passive – King’s TributeHeal: 2/3/4/5/6% (based on level) maximum health -> 2-7% (based on level) maximum healthW – Frozen DomainCooldown: 15 seconds -> 15/14/13/12/11 seconds"
Udyr
"R – Phoenix StanceAura Total Damage: 40/80/120/160/200/240 -> 50/100/150/200/250/300"
Runes
Nimbus Cloak
"Bonus Movement Speed: 10/20/30% -> 5/20/35% (based on summoner spell cooldown)Duration: 2.5 seconds -> 2 seconds"
ARAM Balance Changes
Buffs
"Bard: +15% damage dealt & -15% damage taken -> +15% damage dealt & -20% damage takenCamille: +6% damage dealt & -6% damage taken -> +6% damage dealt & -10% damage takenKatarina: +5% damage dealt & -5% damage taken -> +5% damage dealt & -10% damage takenNocturne: +10% damage dealt & -10% damage taken -> +10% damage dealt & -15% damage takenRek’Sai: +12% damage dealt & -12% damage taken -> +12% damage dealt & -15% damage takenSamira: Normal -> -5% damage takenTahm Kench: -5% damage taken -> +5% damage dealt & -5% damage takenVi: +5% damage dealt -> +5% damage dealt & -5% damage takenVolibear: Normal -> -5% damage takenYorick: -5% damage dealt -> -3% damage dealt"
Nerfs
"Ezreal: Normal -> -5% damage dealtJinx: -5% damage dealt -> -5% damage dealt & +5% damage takenNidalee: +12% damage dealt -> +10% damage dealtRyze:: +5% damage dealt & -5% damage taken -> +3% damage dealt & -5% damage takenSona: -15% damage dealt, +15% damage taken, -20% healing, & -20% shielding -> -20% damage dealt, +15% damage taken, -20% healing, & -20% shieldingVayne: -5% damage taken -> -3% damage taken"
URF Balance Changes
Buffs
"Bard: Fixed bug where the URF-specific bonuses to Chime collection and Meep respawning were not applyingRek’Sai: +10% damage dealt & -10% damage taken -> +10% damage dealt & -15% damage takenYone: +5% damage dealt & -5% damage taken -> +10% damage dealt & -10% damage taken"
Nerfs
"Akali: +8% damage dealt & -10% damage taken -> +8% damage dealt & -8% damage takenAshe: +8% damage dealt & -5% damage taken -> +5% damage dealt & -5% damage takenNunu & Willump: +10% damage dealt, -10% damage taken, & +10% healing -> +8% damage dealt, -10% damage taken, & +10% healingPantheon: +10% damage dealt & -10% damage taken -> +8% damage dealt & -10% damage takenRammus: +10% damage dealt & -10% damage taken -> +8% damage dealt & -10% damage takenShen: Normal -> -5% damage dealtVi: Normal -> -5% damage dealtVolibear: -5% damage dealt -> -5% damage dealt & +5% damage takenYuumi: -20% damage dealt, +10% damage taken -30% healing, & -100% E cooldown -> -20% damage dealt, +20% damage taken -30% healing, & -100% E cooldownZed: -10% damage dealt -> -10% damage dealt & +5% damage taken"
Bugfixes / Quality of Life Changes
Client
"Fixed an issue where the in-game settings menu was not loading if a game had not been played since the previous patchDebug text will no longer appear during promotion ceremoniesFixed an issue where gift notifications would appear even after being acknowledged or dismissedLeague taskbar icon should now light up when notifications/messages are pendingRestoring Default Hotkeys out of game no longer unbinds “Area Is Warded Ping” in the Options Menu"
Game
"Changed how emotes are sized to make them more consistent across various resolutions and have fixed positions relative to the health barAdded an option in the in-game settings to change the size of emotes to “Normal” or “Small”, so players can choose how they appearAdded an “incoming health” UX addition to health bars, so players can see how much health they will receive from delayed health recovery sources like Redemption’s active, ARAM healing packs, and Vladimir’s R – HemoplagueFixed an issue where Mac players would see unusual fullscreen brightness when certain champions would appear on screenFixed a bug where Amumu would not apply Passive – Cursed Touch through AoE damage abilitiesCorrected Nami’s W – Ebb and Flow’s AP ratio in the tooltip from 1.5 AP to 0.5 APPsyOps Sona now correctly plays her transformation animation even when moving while leveling up R – CrescendoAdded a yellow ring under targets affected by Zed’s Passive – Contempt for the Weak to match similar passive indicators on Jarvan, Ekko, and Shaco."
Skins & Chromas
Skins
"Pumpkin Prince AmumuBewitching EliseLittle Devil FizzOdyssey KarmaOdyssey AatroxOdyssey SivirOdyssey Kha’ZixOdyssey Twisted FateHextech Kassadin"
Chromas
"Odyssey AatroxOdyssey KarmaOdyssey Kha’ZixOdyssey SivirOdyssey Twisted FateOdyssey KaynGalaxy Slayer ZedPumpkin Prince AmumuBewitching EliseLittle Devil FizzLittle Devil TeemoBewitching Morgana"