Overview
We’re going to give you a quick rundown of key points from the latest patch. You can also see how these changes have affected the meta by looking at our Champion Statistics page, which highlights changes in Win Rate between patches.
This is primarily a balance patch!
For a full breakdown of exactly what has been changed, check out Riot’s official patch notes here.
Champions
Buffs
Ashe (Q damage builds stacks on structure hits)
Diana (Passive monster damage increased)
Elise (Passive bonus damage increased)
Rengar (R cooldown decreased)
Ryze (W damage decreased, R passive overload damage increased)
Sivir (W bounce damage increased at lower ranks)
Twisted Fate (Q damage increased)
Twitch (E AP ratio increased)
Udyr (R damage increased)
Nerfs
Aatrox (Passive damage decreased. Q Sweet Spot damage increased. W damage type changed to physical. )
Annie (early game buffed, late game nerfed)
Cho'Gath (Armor growth decreased)
Lucian (E cooldown increased)
Smolder (Base armor and health regen decreased)
Changed
Annie (early game buffed, late game nerfed)
Garen (Lots of changes aimed to make him more a fighter and reduce his burst damage. W and E adjusted. R damage decreased)
Kassadin (early game buffed, late game nerfed)
Samira (Lifesteal increased, damage decreased)
Otherwise there are a ton of balance adjustments in the temporary Brawl mode, which you can read in full here.