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Youmuu's Ghostblade has been changed in 26 League of Legends patches. 5 buffs, 8 nerfs, 12 adjustments. Most recently nerfed in Patch 14.23.
Serrated Dirk
Rectrix
Long SwordYoumuu's Ghostblade is at risk of becoming the preferred item for several ranged hybrid attacker-casters and we'd like to make sure they're more about repeated damage than burst. We're also wary of ranged champions simply running around too quickly, since catching them in the first place is critical to their counter-play. As such, we're nerfing some of the move speed for ranged users only, as its base speed went up last patch.
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- Haunt movement speed reduced to 20 from 20 for all users.
- Wraith Step duration reduced to 6 seconds from 6 for all users.
We're shifting both Opportunity and Youmuu's Ghostblade in ways that, on their surface, appear power neutral. However, players can choose which items they want to buy, so a more focused Opportunity will be better for burstier assassins and a more focused Youmuu's will be better for those who want to roam. We expect both of these items to find a home among various assassins and as always are happy to re-tune any items that aren't viable on anyone.
General
- New recipe: Serrated Dirk + Rectrix + Long Sword + 675 gold = 2800 gold
- Old recipe: Serrated Dirk + Rectrix + Pickaxe + 150 gold = 2800 gold
- Attack damage reduced to 55 from 60.
- Movement speed increased to 4% from 0%.
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- New Recipe: Serrated Dirk + Rectrix + Pickaxe + 150 gold = 2800 gold.
- Old Recipe: Serrated Dirk + Rectrix + 800 gold = 2700 gold.
- Haunt bonus movement speed reduced to 20 for all users from 40.
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- Bug Fix: Wraith Step and Haunt tooltips now properly display their respective ranged modifier instead of erroneous placeholders.
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- Haunt out-of-combat movement speed changed to 40 from 40 for all users.
- Wraith Step bonus movement speed changed to 20% from 20% for all users.
With more ranged champions opting to pick up Lethality in the new season, we need to dial back the amount of power they’re getting from these items. Ranged champions are using the movement speed this item is offering to keep up heavy teamfight uptime while also increasing their survivability which is a bit too much to offer on a single item for a class where movement speed is so valuable.
General
- Out of Combat Bonus Movement Speed: 40 → 40 (melee) / 20 (ranged)
- Active Bonus Movement Speed: 20% → 20% (melee) / 15% (ranged)
General
- New:
- Recipe: Serrated Dirk + Rectrix + 800 gold = 2700 gold.
- Stats: 60 attack damage, 18 lethality.
- Unique Active - Wraith Step: Gain 20% bonus movement speed and ghosted for 6 seconds (45 second cooldown).
- Unique Passive - Haunt: Gain 40 bonus movement speed while out-of-combat with enemy champions for 3 seconds.
- Limited to 1 Youmuu's Ghostblade.
- Living Forge item: Youmuu's Wake.
- Stats: 75 attack damage, 26 lethality.
- Old:
- Recipe: Serrated Dirk + Caulfield's Warhammer + 900 gold = 3100 gold.
- Stats: 60 attack damage, 15 ability haste, 18 lethality.
- Unique Active - Wraith Step: Gain 25% bonus movement speed and ghosted for 6 seconds (45 second cooldown).
- Unique Passive - Haunt: While moving, generate 1 Spectral Shard for every 55 units travelled. Gain 0.4 bonus movement speed while out-of-combat for every Spectral Shard, up to 40 bonus movement speed with 100 Spectral Shards. At maximum shards, also gain 7 to 18 (based on level) lethality. Dealing damage to an enemy champion causes Spectral Shards to reset after 3 seconds.
- Mythic Passive: Empowers each of your other Legendary items with 7 bonus attack damage.
- Limited to 1 Mythic item.
- Living Forge item: Youmuu's Wake.
- Stats: 75 attack damage, 20 ability haste, 26 lethality.
- Caption: "The dearly beloved gathered, but soon there would be much more to mourn."
Youmuu's Ghostblade isn't pulling its weight for assassins who want to get into fights and burst their primary target quickly. Instead, it's got a few decent marksman users. Youmuu's has a strong mechanic for start-of-fight lethality, so a buff to Haunt should disproportionately buff assassins without giving as much power to marksmen.
General
- Haunt lethality increased to 7 to 18 (based on level) from 3/4/12 (at level 1/8/10/12/13/14/15/16/17/18).
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- Ability haste reduced to 15 from 20.
- Haunt lethality reduced to 3/4/12 (at level 1/8/10/12/13/14/15/16/17/18) from 8 to 20 (based on level).
- Distance per shard increased to 55 units from 45.
- Youmuu's Wake ability haste reduced to 20 from 25.
Of all the new items in Patch 13.10, Ghostblade was a clear winner. We want Ghostblade to be the ideal item for roaming around the map with a small bump in damage for one big initial burst. It's currently giving way too much damage way too often, so we're lowering the bonus Lethality and slowing down how fast the stacks accumulate. This should keep Ghostblade as the speedy item option, but should limit how often it's giving tons of damage to its users.
General
- Ability Haste: 20 → 15
- Bonus Lethality at Maximum Stacks: 8-20 (based on level) → 3-12 (based on level)
- Distance Per Stack: 45 → 55 (Note: this equates to roughly 20% slower stack generation.)
Youmuu's has always been a staple of the Assassin item system. With Prowler's being moved to a Legendary item, we're polishing Youmuu's into a shiny new Mythic. This item should excel for Assassins who want to invest into upfront burst and high map mobility. If you're looking for more extended fights or to finish off low health targets, Eclipse and Duskblade will be the better options.
General
- New:
- Recipe: Serrated Dirk + Caulfield's Warhammer + 900 gold = 3100 gold.
- Stats: 60 attack damage, 20 ability haste, 18 lethality.
- Unique Active - Wraith Step: Gain 25% bonus movement speed and ghosted for 6 seconds (45 second cooldown).
- Unique Passive - Haunt: While moving, generate 1 Spectral Shard for every 45 units travelled. Gain 1 bonus movement speed while out-of-combat for every 4 Spectral Shards, up to 40 bonus movement speed with 100 Spectral Shards. At maximum shards, also gain 8 to 20 (based on level) lethality. Dealing damage to an enemy champion causes Spectral Shards to reset after 3 seconds.
- Mythic Passive: Empowers other Legendary items with 7 bonus attack damage.
- Limited to 1 Mythic item.
- Living Forge item: Youmuu's Wake.
- Stats: 75 attack damage, 25 ability haste, 26 lethality.
- Old:
- Recipe: Serrated Dirk + Caulfield's Warhammer + 800 gold = 3000 gold.
- Stats: 55 attack damage, 15 ability haste, 18 lethality.
- Unique Active - Wraith Step: Gain 20% bonus movement speed and ghosted for 6 seconds (45 second cooldown).
- Unique Passive - Haunt: Gain 40 bonus movement speed while out-of-combat.
- Limited to 1 Youmuu's Ghostblade.
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- Bug Fix: Cooldown indicator now accurately reflects the actual cooldown timer.
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- Total cost increased to 3000 gold from 2900 gold.
- Combine cost increased to 800 gold from 700 gold.
Youmuu's went from being a beloved aggressive pick to an underutilized niche item. We nerfed its generic power last season to give room for other situational items, but we're seeing now that we went a little too far. AD assassins have been yearning for a good general item rather than defaulting to counter pick-ups like Serpent's Fang. So, *drumroll please*... we're reverting the Patch 10.23 changes and welcoming back 2020’s Youmuu's Ghostblade!
General
- New Recipe: Serrated Dirk + Caulfield's Warhammer + 700 gold = 2900 gold.
- Old Recipe: Serrated Dirk + Pickaxe + 1025 gold = 3000 gold.
- Ability haste increased to 15 from 0.
- Attack damage reduced to 55 from 60.
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- Updated icon.
- New:
- Recipe: Serrated Dirk + Pickaxe + 1025 gold = 3000 gold.
- Stats: 60 attack damage, 18 lethality.
- Unique Active - Wraith Step Gain +20% bonus movement speed and ghosted for 6 seconds (45 second cooldown).
- Unique Passive - Haunt: +40 movement speed out-of-combat.
- Limited to 1 Youmuu's Ghostblade.
- Old:
- Recipe: Caulfield's Warhammer + Serrated Dirk + 700 gold = 2900 gold.
- Stats: 55 attack damage, 10% cooldown reduction.
- Unique: +18 lethality.
- Unique Passive: +40 movement speed out-of-combat.
- Unique Active: Gain +20% movement speed and ghosted for 6 seconds (45 second cooldown).
- Living Forge item: Youmuu's Wraithblade.
- Stats: 75 attack damage, 10% cooldown reduction.
- Unique: +25 lethality.
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- Bug Fix: Out-of-combat movement speed effect goes on cooldown when affected by CC effects.
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- Can only be forged by Ornn. Limited to one Master Craftsman item.
- Recipe: Youmuu's Ghostblade = 2900 gold.
- Stats: +75 attack damage, +10% cooldown reduction.
- Unique Passive: +25 Lethality.
- Unique Passive: +40 movement speed out-of-combat.
- Unique Active: Gain +20% movement speed for 6 seconds (45 second cooldown).
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- Lethality reduced to 18 from 20.
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- Lethality increased to 20 from 18.
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- Out of combat movement speed increased to 40 from 20.
- Lethality increased to 18 from 15.
- Attack damage reduced to 55 from 60.
- New Effect: Tooltip now states how much armor the item's lethality is currently negating.
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- Lethality reduced to 15 from 20.
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- Attack damage reduced to 60 from 65.
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- Active: Now lasts increased to 6 seconds on ranged characters, from 4 seconds.
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- Flat armor penetration is now UNIQUE.
Youmuu's Ghostblade added to League of Legends
General
- Recipe: Avarice Blade + The Brutalizer + 600 gold = 2687 gold
- Stats: +30 attack damage, +15% critical strike chance
- Unique Passive: +20 armor penetration
- Unique Passive: +15% cooldown reduction
- Unique Active: Gain 20% bonus movement speed and 50% bonus attack speed for 4 seconds. Attacking enemy units with melee attacks increases the duration by 2 to a maximum of 8 seconds. Cooldown: 60 seconds.