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League of Legends Patch 8.21

League of Legends Patch 8.21 was released on Oct 24, 2018. This update included changes to 17 champions, with 7 buffs, 3 nerfs, 7 adjustments.

Champions

Ashe League of Legends Patch NotesPCAsheBuff

Frost Shot

  • Base slow increased to 15 to 30% (based on level) from 10 to 20% (based on level).
  • Critical strike slow changed to double the slow amount instead of triple.

Ranger's Focus

  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug that made Runaan's Hurricane bolts fired by Ranger's Focus invisible.

Hawkshot

  • New Effect: Now pings enemies it spots if your team didn't already have vision of them.
  • Bug Fix: Vision trail duration very slightly increased to address a bug where the trail sometimes wouldn't show up on the minimap (vision duration at the destination unchanged).
Ezreal League of Legends Patch NotesPCEzrealBuff

General

  • Bug Fix: Double-pressing Ezreal's abilities no longer cancels movement commands.

Essence Flux

  • Base damage increased to 75/125/175/225/275 from 75/120/165/210/255.
Ivern League of Legends Patch NotesPCIvernBuff

Stats

  • Base movement speed increased to 330 from 325.

Brushmaker

  • Base damage increased to 30/37.5/45/52.5/60 from 20/30/40/50/60.

Triggerseed

  • Base shield strength increased to 80/115/150/185/220 from 75/110/145/180/215.
Karma League of Legends Patch NotesPCKarmaBuff

Focused Resolve

  • Root duration increased to 1.4/1.55/1.7/1.85/2 seconds from 1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2.
Karthus League of Legends Patch NotesPCKarthusBuff

Wall of Pain

  • Cooldown reduced to 15 seconds from 18.
  • Mana cost reduced to 70 from 100.

Requiem

  • Mana cost reduced to 100 at all ranks from 150/175/200.
Zac League of Legends Patch NotesPCZacBuff

Stretching Strikes

  • Base damage increased to 40/55/70/85/100 from 30/40/50/60/70.
Zoe League of Legends Patch NotesPCZoeBuff

Paddle Star!

  • Base rank damage increased to 50/80/110/140/170 from 50/75/100/125/150.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble

  • Cooldown reduced to 16/15/14/13/12 seconds from 16/15.5/15/14.5/14.
Alistar League of Legends Patch NotesPCAlistarNerf

Stats

  • Base health reduced to 573.36 from 613.36.
Irelia League of Legends Patch NotesPCIreliaNerf

Stats

  • Base movement speed reduced to 335 from 340.
Kai'Sa League of Legends Patch NotesPCKai'SaNerf

Second Skin

  • Detonation AP ratio reduced to 2.5% per 100 AP from 3.75% per 100 AP.

Killer Instinct

  • Shield duration reduced to 2 seconds from 3.
Aurelion Sol League of Legends Patch NotesPCAurelion SolChange

Stats

  • Base health reduced to 510 from 562.
  • Base health regeneration increased to 7 from 6.5.
Draven League of Legends Patch NotesPCDravenChange

Spinning Axe

  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where his basic attack couldn't crit if it switched from a normal basic attack to a Q-empowered attack during wind-up due to Draven catching an axe.
Gragas League of Legends Patch NotesPCGragasChange

General

  • Basic attacks' audio now changes based on whether he hits stone, wood, metal, or people.

Barrel Roll

  • New audio and when maximum charge state is reached.

Drunken Rage

  • Activation audio is clearer.

Body Slam

  • Collision audio updated.

Explosive Cask

  • On-cast audio clarity improved.
Nunu & Willump League of Legends Patch NotesPCNunu & WillumpChange

Call of the Freljord

  • Bug Fix: Basic attack no longer cancels if Call of the Freljord expires during the attack's wind-up.

Consume

  • Bug Fix: No longer heals if Consume is blocked by a spell shield.

Biggest Snowball Ever!

  • Snowball hitbox and steering controls updated to make using W smoother and fix various bugs around the snowball colliding (or not) with stuff.
  • Rolling into small pets (ex. Jack in the Box, Shepherd of Souls) no longer causes the snowball to explode.

Absolute Zero

  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug causing the damage and slow to sometimes be slightly off at full channel.
Yorick League of Legends Patch NotesPCYorickChange

Shepherd of Souls

  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where Mistwalkers were dealing less damage than intended.
Ziggs League of Legends Patch NotesPCZiggsChange

Mega Inferno Bomb

  • Bug Fix: Tooltip now indicates the amount of damage done in the outer ring.
Zyra League of Legends Patch NotesPCZyraChange

Garden of Thorns

  • Bug Fix: Plants no longer attempt to target stuff without health bars (ex. Demacian Standard, Dark Passage).

Items

Essence Reaver League of Legends ItemPCEssence ReaverBuff

General

  • Total cost reduced to 3000 gold from 3200 gold.
  • Combine cost reduced to 250 gold from 450 gold.
Boots of Swiftness League of Legends ItemPCBoots of SwiftnessChange

General

  • Bug Fix: Now properly reduce the self-slow on Bone Skewer.
Edge of Night League of Legends ItemPCEdge of NightChange

General

  • Total cost reduced to 3000 gold from 3100 gold.
  • Combine cost reduced to 625 gold from 725 gold.
  • Night's Veil channel duration reduced to 1 second from 1.5.

League of Legends Patch 8.21 FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions
When did League of Legends Patch 8.21 release?
League of Legends Patch 8.21 was released on Oct 24, 2018.
What changed in League of Legends Patch 8.21?
Patch 8.21 included changes to 17 champions (7 buffs, 3 nerfs, 7 adjustments), plus 3 item updates. See the full breakdown above.
What was the previous League of Legends patch before 8.21?
The previous League of Legends patch was 8.20.
What is the next League of Legends patch after 8.21?
The next League of Legends patch is 8.22.