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League of Legends Patch 8.9
League of Legends Patch 8.9 was released on May 2, 2018. This update included changes to 57 champions, with 12 buffs, 2 nerfs, 43 adjustments.
Changes (43)
Items
Buffs (10)
Champions
Bandage Toss
- •Mana cost reduced to 50/55/60/65/70 from 80/90/100/110/120.
Headshot
- •Bonus damage to non-champions increased to 100% (+ 100% (+ Infinity Edge) critical strike chance) AD from 50% AD.
Sadism
- •Total health regenerated increased to 50/75/100% of maximum health from 40/50/60%.
El Macho Mundo
- •Burning Agony
- •Bug Fix: Particles are no longer base and have been restored to orange fists.
Decisive Strike
- •Base damage increased to 30/65/100/135/170 from 30/55/80/105/130.
Courage
- •Maximum bonus resistances increased to 40 from 30.
- •Total unit kill required increased to 160 from 120.
Ionian Fervor
- •New Effect: Duration now also refreshes when attacking large monsters.
Null Sphere
- •Base shield strength increased to 60/85/110/135/160 from 40/70/100/130/160.
Powerball
- •Bug Fix: Rammus Bot no longer becomes dormant while in Powerball.
Defensive Ball Curl
- •Base armor increased to 30 from 20.
Stats
- •Base attack damage increased to 49 from 46.
Power Chord
- •Base damage increased to 20 to 240 (based on level) from 15 to 235 (based on level).
Noxian Diplomacy
- •Bug Fix: Range increased to 575 from 500.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 480 from 384.
- •Mana growth reduced to 23.5 from 47.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Hexplosive Minefield
- •Base damage per mine increased to 40/75/110/145/180 from 40/65/90/115/140.
Icathian Rain
- •Upgraded missiles fired reduced to 10 from 12.
- •Missile damage is now flagged as AoE in all cases.
Supercharge
- •Bonus attack speed duration reduced to 4 seconds from 5.
- •Runaan's Hurricane bolts no longer grant Supercharge's cooldown reduction.
Stats
- •Base attack damage reduced to 63 from 66.
Jaws of the Beast
- •Target's health ratio reduced to 6/6.5/7/7.5/8% of target's maximum health from 6/7/8/9/10%.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 418 from 334.
- •Mana growth reduced to 25 from 50.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 495 from 396.04.
- •Mana growth reduced to 25 from 50.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 418 from 334.
- •Mana growth reduced to 25 from 50.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 438 from 350.56.
- •Mana growth reduced to 21 from 42.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Emperor's Divide
- •Bug Fix: Is no longer missing VO lines.
- •Bug Fix: VO lines have been added that are now consistent on all skins and base.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 469 from 375.6.
- •Mana growth reduced to 21 from 42.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 10.665 from 8.008.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 418 from 334.
- •Mana growth reduced to 31.5 from 63.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 372 from 297.2.
- •Mana growth reduced to 20 from 40.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 500 from 400.12.
- •Mana growth reduced to 28 from 56.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 500 from 400.
- •Mana growth reduced to 20 from 40.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 9.335 from 7.
Birdio
- •Bug Fix: Is no longer incorrectly listed as a Mythic skin.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 385 from 307.2.
- •Mana growth reduced to 20 from 40.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Friend of the Forest
- •Health cost reduced to 22.5% - 5.5% (based on level) of base health from 25% - 8% (based on level).
- •Grove mature duration reduced to 40 to 1 (based on level) from 40 to 6 (based on level).
Rootcaller
- •Missile width increased to 80 from 65.
Forecast
- •Bug Fix: Umbrella no longer gets burnt before the lightning strikes her during her joke animation.
Captive Audience
- •Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where they would trigger repeatedly against intro bots.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 467 from 372.48.
- •Mana growth reduced to 30.5 from 61.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Death Lotus
- •Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where it could not be cast if enemies in range could not be seen.
- •Bug Fix: Can now correctly ping her Death Lotus if no valid targets are nearby.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 375 from 322.2.
- •Mana growth reduced to 25 from 40.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Electrical Surge
- •Passive base damage changed to 10/20/30/40/50 from 15/20/25/30/35.
- •Passive bonus AD ratio increased to 60/70/80/90/100% bonus AD from 60% at all ranks.
- •Passive AP ratio reduced to 20% AP from 30% AP.
- •Active base damage reduced to 60/85/110/135/160 from 65/95/125/155/185.
- •Active AP ratio increased to 80% AP from 55% AP.
Lightning Rush
- •New Effect: If Lightning Rush damages an enemy champion, he gains 30/40/50/60/70% bonus attack speed for 4 seconds upon exiting Lightning Rush.
- •Bonus resistances now only persists while in lightning form, from a static 4 seconds.
Death Blossom
- •Evolved Wings
- •Bug Fix: Wings no longer lose textures and transparency when recalling.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 475 from 304.
- •Mana growth reduced to 30 from 60.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 5.672.
Stats
- •Health growth reduced to 85 from 91.
- •Base mana increased to 480 from 384.
- •Mana growth reduced to 23.5 from 47.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
- •New: Now has 7% bonus attack speed at level 1.
- •Attack speed growth reduced to 1% from 1.36%.
Light Binding
- •Base damage increased to 70/115/160/205/250 from 50/100/150/200/250.
- •Cooldown reduced to 10 seconds at all ranks from 13/12.5/12/11.5/11.
- •Mana cost reduced to 40/45/50/55/60 from 50/55/60/65/70.
Prismatic Barrier
- •Returning wand now always shields for twice as much, instead of needing to hit an ally first.
- •Now shields herself and fires the missile at the start of cast, instead of after the 0.25 second cast time. She is still rooted for the cast time.
Lucent Singularity
- •Missile speed reduced to 1200 from 1300.
- •Radius reduced to 310 from 350.
- •Mana cost reduced to 70/80/90/100/110 from 70/85/100/115/130.
- •Cooldown reduced to 10/9.5/9/8.5/8 seconds from 10 at all ranks.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 375 from 300.
- •Mana growth reduced to 27.5 from 55.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Call of the Void
- •Bug Fix: VFX no longer flicker.
Captain Fortune
- •Bug Fix: Shoulders no longer clip through her coat during her recall animation.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 418 from 334.
- •Mana growth reduced to 25 from 50.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Glaive Warrior
- •Bug Fix: Cape now moves more naturally during all of his animations.
Stats
- •Base movement speed reduced to 340 from 345.
Iron Ambassador
- •Buckler total range increased to 350 from 300.
Steadfast Presence
- •Bonus movement speed reduced to 30% at all ranks from 32/34/36/38/40%.
- •Increased armor ratio reduced to 10% total armor from 15%.
- •Increased magic resistance ratio reduced to 10% total magic resistance from 15%.
Heroic Charge
- •Range increased to 475 from 425.
Keeper's Verdict
- •New Effect: Uncharged attack now makes the enemies targetable.
- •Uncharged attack knockup duration reduced to 0.75 seconds from 1.
- •Base damage reduced to 200/300/400 from 210/310/410.
- •Charged missile speed increased to 2000 from 1600.
Pool Party
- •Tunnel
- •Bug Fix: Tunnels now properly use the correct textures and base tunnels can no longer be seen through the deflated tunnels.
Dragonblade
- •Valor
- •Bug Fix: Trail is no longer invisible on lower graphics settings.
Burnout
- •Removed: Damage per second scaling with 10% AP.
- •Removed: On-hit damage scaling with 2.5% AP.
Flame Breath
- •Fireball AP ratio increased to 70% AP from 30% AP.
Dragon's Descent
- •AP ratio increased to 100% AP from 70% AP.
- •Bug Fix: Shyvana Bot no longer becomes dormant while in Dragon form.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 468 from 374.
- •Mana growth reduced to 28.5 from 57.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 480 from 384.
- •Mana growth reduced to 30 from 60.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Transcendent
- •Dark Sphere bonus changed to (15% bonus damage against champions) from (2 seconds bonus duration).
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 425 from 340.
- •Mana growth reduced to 30 from 60.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 9.335 from 7.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 334 from 267.2.
- •Mana growth reduced to 20 from 40.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 9.6 from 7.206.
Noxious Trap
- •Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where mushrooms would trigger repeatedly against intro bots.
Worlds 2013
- •The Box
- •Bug Fix: VFX are no longer misplaced if the ability is cast while moving.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 333 from 265.84.
- •Mana growth reduced to 19 from 38.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Blighted Quiver
- •Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where the basic attack played the base skin's sound effects instead of those for whatever skin was in use.
- •Bug Fix: Unique SFX have been restored for Varus and all skins.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 490 from 392.4.
- •Mana growth reduced to 26 from 52.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 469 from 375.6.
- •Mana growth reduced to 21 from 42.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 405 from 324.
- •Mana growth reduced to 25 from 50.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 459 from 366.96.
- •Mana growth reduced to 22 from 44.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Razor Shuriken
- •Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where the bonus attack damage did not count towards his bonus attack damage scaling on Razor Shuriken.
Shockblade
- •Bug Fix: Ruby chroma no longer steals particles from Worlds 2016 if both skins are present in the same game.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 425 from 340.
- •Mana growth reduced to 25 from 50.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 6.
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 418 from 334.
- •Mana growth reduced to 25 from 50.
- •Base mana regeneration increased to 15.335 from 11.5.
Items
General
- •New Recipe: Tear of the Goddess + Lost Chapter + 1050 gold = 3200 gold.
- •Old Recipe: Tear of the Goddess + Amplifying Tome + Lost Chapter + 915 gold = 3200 gold.
- •New Effect: When gaining maximum mana from Mana Charge, now preserves the percent current mana, instead of restoring the same amount of maximum mana gained.
General
- •Ability power increased to 75 from 70.
General
- •Ability power increased to 35 from 30.
General
- •Combine cost reduced to 450 gold from 650 gold. Total cost unchanged at 2800 gold.
- •Mana increased to 600 from 500.
- •Slow duration increased to 2 seconds from 1.
- •Missile speed increased to 2000 from 1600.
- •Missile spread time reduced to 0.2 seconds from 0.3.
General
- •New Recipe: Amplifying Tome + Sapphire Crystal + Amplifying Tome + 80 gold = 1300 gold.
- •Old Recipe: Amplifying Tome + Sapphire Crystal + 315 gold = 1100 gold.
- •Ability power increased to 40 from 25.
General
- •New Recipe: Lost Chapter + Blasting Wand + 1050 gold = 3200 gold.
- •Old Recipe: Lost Chapter + Amplifying Tome + Blasting Wand + 915 gold = 3300 gold.
- •Mana increased to 600 from 500.
General
- •Combine cost reduced to 675 gold from 775 gold. Total cost unchanged at 2400 gold.
- •New Effect: When gaining maximum mana from Mana Charge, now preserves the percent current mana, instead of restoring the same amount of maximum mana gained.
General
- •Ability power increased to 90 from 85.
General
- •Total cost reduced to 1100 gold from 1200 gold.
- •Combine cost reduced to 65 gold from 165 gold.
General
- •Ability power increased to 70 from 60.
General
- •Total cost increased to 3000 gold from 2900 gold.
- •Combine cost increased to 1180 gold from 1080 gold.
- •Infernal Mask total cost increased to 4000 gold from 3900 gold.
General
- •Glory needed for bonus movement speed reduced to 10 from 15.
General
- •Total cost increased to 850 gold from 750 gold.
- •Combine cost increased to 375 gold from 275 gold.
- •Mana cost refund reduced to 10% from 15%.
- •New Effect: When gaining maximum mana from Mana Charge, now preserves the percent current mana, instead of restoring the same amount of maximum mana gained.
General
- •Removed: +50% base mana regeneration.
- •Removed Unique Passive: Restores 4 mana upon killing a unit.
- •New Effect: Grants 5 mana regeneration per 5 seconds.
- •New Passive: Basic attacks deal 5 on-hit bonus physical damage to minions.
General
- •Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where it interacted with other bonus attack damage-granting effects to grant more attack damage than intended (Jhin, but also Infernal Drake and Master Yi, etc.).
General
- •Can now be sold for 1680 gold instead of 0 gold.
General
- •Can now be sold for 2240 gold instead of 0 gold.
General
- •Total cost increased to 2900 gold from 2800 gold.
- •Combine cost increased to 800 gold from 700 gold.
- •Ability power increased to 120 from 100.
- •Active ability power reduced to 0 to 80 (based on charges) from 0 to 100 (based on charges).
- •Active bonus movement speed increased to 0% to 50% (based on charges) from 0% to 30% (based on charges).
General
- •Combine cost increased to 300 gold from 200 gold. Total cost unchanged at 2900 gold.
- •Ability power increased to 75 from 70.
League of Legends Patch 8.9 FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
- When did League of Legends Patch 8.9 release?
- League of Legends Patch 8.9 was released on May 2, 2018.
- What changed in League of Legends Patch 8.9?
- Patch 8.9 included changes to 57 champions (12 buffs, 2 nerfs, 43 adjustments), plus 19 item updates. See the full breakdown above.
- What was the previous League of Legends patch before 8.9?
- The previous League of Legends patch was 8.8.
- What is the next League of Legends patch after 8.9?
- The next League of Legends patch is 8.10.
