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League of Legends Patch 5.1

League of Legends Patch 5.1 was released on Jan 15, 2015. This update included changes to 21 champions, with 5 buffs, 8 nerfs, 8 adjustments.

Champions

Alistar League of Legends Patch NotesPCAlistarBuff

General

  • New ability icons.
  • New model for all skins.
  • New/modified textures for all skins.
  • Modified animations to suit the new model.
  • New ultimate particle effects.
Elise League of Legends Patch NotesPCEliseBuff

Neurotoxin / Venomous Bite

  • Maximum bonus magic damage to monsters increased to 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 175 from 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150.
Hecarim League of Legends Patch NotesPCHecarimBuff

Rampage

  • Mana cost reduced to 20 / 23 / 26 / 29 / 32 from 24 / 26 / 28 / 30 / 32.

Spirit of Dread

  • Healing cap against minions/monsters increased to 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 / 210 from 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180.
Kalista League of Legends Patch NotesPCKalistaBuff

Martial Poise

  • While Kalista still can't cancel her basic attack, she can now select a different target during the first moments of her basic attack wind up.

Sentinel

  • Soul-Marked cooldown per target reduced to 6 seconds from 8.
  • Soul-Marked duration increased to 2 seconds from 1.5.
Skarner League of Legends Patch NotesPCSkarnerBuff

Crystal Slash

  • Mana cost reduced to 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 from 16 / 18 / 20 / 22 / 24.

Fracture

  • Cooldown reduced to 12 / 11.5 / 11 / 10.5 / 10 seconds from 12 at all ranks.
Corki League of Legends Patch NotesPCCorkiNerf

Valkyrie

  • Mana cost increased to 100 from 50.
Gnar League of Legends Patch NotesPCGnarNerf

Boomerang Throw

  • Cooldown refund on catch reduced to 45% from 60%.

GNAR!

  • Now passively increases Boomerang Throw's cooldown refund on catch to 50/55/60%.
Janna League of Legends Patch NotesPCJannaNerf

Howling Gale

  • Missile width reduced to 120 from 150.
Jayce League of Legends Patch NotesPCJayceNerf

Hyper Charge

  • Damage modifier reduced to 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110% from 70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130%.
Nautilus League of Legends Patch NotesPCNautilusNerf

Titan's Wrath

  • Base shield strength reduced to 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 from 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300.
  • Scaling changed to (+7 / 9.5 / 12 / 14.5 / 17% of maximum health) from (+15% of bonus health).
Rek'Sai League of Legends Patch NotesPCRek'SaiNerf

Queen's Wrath

  • Base bonus damage reduced to 15 / 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 from 15 / 35 / 55 / 75 / 95.
  • Bonus AD ratio reduced to 30% from 40%.

Prey Seeker

  • AP ratio reduced to 70% from 100%.

Unburrow

  • Bonus AD ratio reduced to 40% from 50%.
Sona League of Legends Patch NotesPCSonaNerf

Stats

  • Movement speed reduced to 325 from 330.

Power Chord

  • Hymn of Valor's Staccato damage reduced to 40% from 50%.
Syndra League of Legends Patch NotesPCSyndraNerf

Dark Sphere

  • Base damage reduced to 50 / 95 / 140 / 185 / 230 from 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230.

Scatter the Weak

  • Now checks for Dark Spheres more strictly.
Ahri League of Legends Patch NotesPCAhriChange

General

  • New splash artwork for Original.
Azir League of Legends Patch NotesPCAzirChange

Arise!

  • Fixed a bug where a sand soldier would appear to attack but fail to do damage.
Evelynn League of Legends Patch NotesPCEvelynnChange

Shadow Walk

  • Bonus mana regeneration while stealthed changed to +2% missing mana per second from +1% maximum mana per second.

Ravage

  • Strikes now apply on-hit effects.
  • Strikes no longer apply spell effects.
Fizz League of Legends Patch NotesPCFizzChange

Urchin Strike

  • Fixed a bug where it wouldn't proc Sheen if used too close to the target.
Renekton League of Legends Patch NotesPCRenektonChange

Reign of Anger

  • Fury decay rate increased to 4 per second from 2.

Cull the Meek

  • Healing is no longer affected by armor and is defined as specific values instead of a percentage of damage dealt. The healing cap remains unchanged.
  • Healing against minions changed to 3 / 4.5 / 6 / 7.5 / 9 (+4% bonus AD) from 5% of damage dealt.
  • Healing against champions changed to 9 / 13.5 / 18 / 22.5 / 27 (+12% bonus AD) from 20% of damage dealt.
  • Empowered healing against minions changed to 9 / 13.5 / 18 / 22.5 / 27 (+12% bonus AD) from 10% of damage dealt.
  • Empowered healing against champions changed to 27 / 40.5 / 54 / 67.5 / 81 (+36% bonus AD) from 40% of damage dealt.
  • Fury generation against minions reduced to 2.5 from 5.
  • Fury generation against champions increased to 10 from 5.

Ruthless Predator

  • Now generates a bonus 10 Fury against champions.

Slice and Dice

  • Now generates 2.5 Fury for each minion hit and 10 Fury for each enemy champion hit.
Rumble League of Legends Patch NotesPCRumbleChange

Electro Harpoon

  • Fixed a bug where the cooldown between Harpoon casts was shorter on Super Galaxy.
Sion League of Legends Patch NotesPCSionChange

Glory in Death

  • Fixed a bug where if Sion was killed while affected by a healing debuff (ex. Grievous Wounds), he would revive in his zombie form with reduced health.
Xerath League of Legends Patch NotesPCXerathChange

Shocking Orb

  • Tooltip updated to reflect the actual maximum stun duration of 2.25 seconds from incorrectly listing 2 seconds.

Items

General

  • Recipe: Raptor Cloak + Negatron Cloak + 950g = 2800g
  • Stats: +50 armor, +50 magic resistance, +100% base health regeneration
  • Unique Passive - Point Runner: Grants +30% bonus movement speed that build up over 2 seconds when near turrets or Void Gates.
  • Unique Active: Spawns a gate at the target location for 150 seconds (150 second cooldown, can't be placed near turrets). Every 4 seconds the gate spawns a volatile voidspawn that travels down the nearest lane. Voidspawn will behave as standard minions except they will ignore champions and explode on contact with a turret, dealing a burst of damage. After 4 seconds, a voidspawn's health will rapidly decay to 0. The fourth voidspawn and every voidspawn thereafter will deal bonus damage equal to 50% of your resistances.
  • Void Gate
  • Health: X + (Yxlevel)
  • Voidspawn
  • Health: X + (Yxlevel)
  • Attack Damage: X + (Yxlevel) increasing by (+50% armor) (+50% magic resistance) after 3 voidlings have spawned
  • Explosion Damage: X + (Yxlevel) increasing by (+50% armor) (+50% magic resistance) after 3 voidlings have spawned
Farsight Orb League of Legends ItemPCFarsight OrbBuff

General

  • Cost reduced to 250g from 475g.

General

  • Cost reduced to 250g from 475g.
  • Cooldown reduced to 60 seconds from 90.

General

  • Cost reduced to 250g from 475g.
  • Cooldown reduced to 120 seconds from 180.
Guardian Angel League of Legends ItemPCGuardian AngelBuff

General

  • Combine cost reduced to 1200g from 1250g.
  • Total cost reduced to 2800g from 2850g.
Guardian's Horn League of Legends ItemPCGuardian's HornBuff

General

  • Combine cost reduced to 435g from 445g.
  • Total cost reduced to 1015g from 1025g.
  • Health increased to 200 from 180.
  • Health regeneration increased to 125% from 100%.
  • Easter Egg: Can now be found by searched "Golden Arm of Kobe", "Golden Bicep of Kobe", "Horn of the ManWolf", or "ManWolf".
Hunter's Machete League of Legends ItemPCHunter's MacheteBuff

General

  • Bonus gold increased to 15 from 10.
Phantom Dancer League of Legends ItemPCPhantom DancerBuff

General

  • Critical strike chance increased to 35% from 30%.
Poacher's Knife League of Legends ItemPCPoacher's KnifeBuff

General

  • Bonus gold increased to 30 from 20.
  • The cooldown reduction mechanic now affects the recharge timer instead of the cooldown.

General

  • Bonus gold increased to 30 from 20.

General

  • Bonus gold increased to 30 from 20.
Infinity Edge League of Legends ItemPCInfinity EdgeNerf

General

  • Critical strike chance reduced to 20% from 25%.
Morellonomicon League of Legends ItemPCMorellonomiconNerf

General

  • Recipe cost increased to 880g from 680g.
  • Total cost increased to 2300g from 2100g.
Oracle's Lens League of Legends ItemPCOracle's LensNerf

General

  • Cooldown increased to 75 seconds from 60.

General

  • Trinkets, unenchanted jungle items, and boot enchantments can now be exchanged.
  • Trinkets can be exchanged with other trinkets of equal level.
  • Cost: 100% cost of the new trinket - 70% cost of the old trinket.
  • 120 second cooldown unchanged.
  • Exchanging Oracle's Lens for another trinket will not refund gold.
  • Rengar's Bone Tooth Necklace cannot be exchanged.
  • Unenchanted jungle items can be exchanged with another unenchanted jungle item.
  • Cost: Free.
  • Jungle item enchantments cannot be exchanged.
  • Boot enchantments can now be exchanged.
  • Cost: 100% cost of the new enchantment - 50% cost of the old enchantment. Boot cost not considered.
Stalker's Blade League of Legends ItemPCStalker's BladeChange

General

  • Bonus gold increased to 30 from 20.
  • Chilling Smite slow reduced to 20% from 50%.
  • Chilling Smite now steals the movement speed, granting the user a bonus.

League of Legends Patch 5.1 FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions
When did League of Legends Patch 5.1 release?
League of Legends Patch 5.1 was released on Jan 15, 2015.
What changed in League of Legends Patch 5.1?
Patch 5.1 included changes to 21 champions (5 buffs, 8 nerfs, 8 adjustments), plus 16 item updates. See the full breakdown above.
What was the previous League of Legends patch before 5.1?
The previous League of Legends patch was 4.21.
What is the next League of Legends patch after 5.1?
The next League of Legends patch is 5.2.