LoL – World Championship hotfix notes

Riot Games has introduced a few new changes to the balance of champions in order to make way for the Season 2 World Championships. Can’t imagine many people are too thrilled with the changes made to Rengar, the Pridestalker. Check below to see if your champions have been affected by these balance tweaks.

Anivia

• Fixed a bug where Glacial Storm’s slow was stacking with Flash Frost

Caitlyn

• Piltover Peacemaker
  • Damage falloff per subsequent target reduced to 10% from 15%
  • Minimum damage increased to 50% from 40%
• 90 Caliber Net can no longer be cast while rooted

Galio

• Bulwark is now castable during Idol of Durand

Irelia

• Bladesurge no longer fails to refresh or grant mana return when killing certain enemies

Jayce

• Thundering Blow mana cost increased to 40/50/60/70/80 from 40 at all ranks

Maokai

• Sapling Toss explosion particle can no longer be seen though fog of war

Miss Fortune

• Strut
  • Out of combat activation time reduced to 5 seconds from 7
  • Ramp up time to reach max speed reduced to 5 seconds from 13
• Bullet Time
  • Windup time significantly reduced
  • Mana cost reduced to 100 from 150

Nidalee

• Cougar form attack range increased to 125 from 100

Rengar

• Rengar can no longer speak his VO lines when he is dead
• Unseen Predator
  • After leaping, Rengar will now immediately attack the target if it is a Champion
  • Jumping between targets is now smoother
  • Unseen Predator now correctly shows up in death recap
• Savagery
  • Damage increased to 30/60/90/120/150 from 30/55/80/105/130
  • The attack speed bonus now applies to his first attack after activation
• Battle Roar
  • No longer has a cast time (can be cast while moving)
  • Ability power ratio reduced to 0.8 from 1
  • Rengar no longer loses his attack command after using Battle Roar
• Bola Strike
  • Now procs Sheen/Trinity Force/Lich Bane
• Thrill of the Hunt
  • Movement Speed bonus increased to 20/25/30% from 10/15/20%

Vayne

• Base movement speed increased to 305 from 300

Vladimir

• Tides of Blood damage reduced to 60/85/110/135/160 from 60/90/120/150/180

Wukong

• Crushing Blow now grants an additional 125 Attack Range for the attack
• Fixed a bug with Crushing Blow that would cause it to cancel when chasing an enemy

Xerath

• Locus of Power can now be cast while rooted

Yorick

• Ghoul base movement speed at level 1 reduced to 300 from 350 (Ghouls gain movement speed as Yorick levels and will reach the same max movement speed as before by level 12)
• Ghouls no longer block pathing for enemies
• Omen of Pestilence mana cost increased to 55/60/65/70/75 from 40/45/50/55/60

Ziggs

• Satchel Charge
  • Knockback range on Ziggs has increased
  • Knockup height on enemies has increased
• Mega Inferno Bomb
  • Secondary damage increased to 80% from 75%

General

• Blessing of the Lizard Elder damage now displays properly in death recap