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League of Legends Patch 9.6
League of Legends Patch 9.6 was released on Mar 20, 2019. This update included changes to 49 champions, with 35 buffs, 6 nerfs, 8 adjustments.
Buffs (35)
Items
Buffs (7)
Champions
Glacial Storm
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by DoT AoE abilities.
Summon Tibbers
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by pets (i.e. on-ability-hit effects). It is also classified as basic attacks. The fire aura is classified as an ability hit and an AoE effect.
Ace in the Hole
- •Base damage increased to 300/525/750 from 250/475/700.
Spider Queen
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by pets (i.e. on-ability-hit effects).
Crowstorm
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by DoT AoE abilities.
Rampage
- •New Effect: Now deals 10% increased damage per stack.
Elderwood
- •Bug Fix: Recall no longer uses the base skin's recall audio.
H-28G Evolution Turret
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by pets (i.e. on-ability-hit effects). Turret lasers, ult turrets shots, and ult turret lasers are classified as AoE effects, too.
Brushmaker
- •New Efefct: Now more quickly empowers his attacks when he enters brush.
Daisy!
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by pets (i.e. on-ability-hit effects). It is also classified as basic attacks. The big slam is classified as an ability hit and an AoE effect.
Death Lotus
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by DoT AoE abilities.
Slicing Maelstrom
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by DoT AoE abilities.
Ardent Blaze
- •Bug Fix: Fixed the tooltip to mention that marked targets are briefly revealed.
The Culling
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by DoT AoE abilities.
Void Swarm
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by pets (i.e. on-ability-hit effects). It is also classified as basic attacks.
Bullet Time
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by DoT AoE abilities.
Harvester of Sorrow
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by DoT AoE abilities.
Children of the Grave
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by pets (i.e. on-ability-hit effects). It is also classified as an AoE effect.
Tormented Shadow
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by DoT AoE abilities.
Fury of the Sands
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by DoT AoE abilities.
Stats
- •Base armor increased to 39 from 35.46.
Staggering Blow
- •On target cooldown reduced to 6 seconds at all levels from 9/8/7/6.
Stats
- •Attack speed growth increased to 2.5% from 1.5%.
Shapesplitter
- •Bug Fix: No longer triggers twice in a row at very high attack speeds.
General
- •Updated recommended items.
Living Forge
- •Bug Fix: Can no longer upgrade ally items mid-dash during Searing Charge and Call of the Forge God, canceling the dash.
Volcanic Rupture
- •Bug Fix: If a pillar is about to expire when he casts Searing Charge, it now lasts until his dash completes.
Bellows Breath
- •Cooldown reduced to 12/11.5/11/10.5/10 seconds from 12 at all ranks.
Ruthless Predator
- •Bug Fix: Animation no longer breaks when he casts it while not on full Conqueror stacks.
- •Bug Fix: Can once again use abilities quickly after Ruthless Predator, cancelling their animation.
Dominus
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by DoT AoE abilities.
The Equalizer
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by DoT AoE abilities.
Jack in the Box
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by pets (i.e. on-ability-hit effects).
Twilight Assault
- •Base damage increased to 10 to 40 (based on level) from 5 to 30 (based on level).
Stand United
- •Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where he was not saying his signature wind-up voiceover when casting the ability.
Frozen Domain
- •Bonus attack speed increased to 30/47.5/65/82.5/100% from 20/40/60/80/100%.
Life Form Disintegration Ray
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by DoT AoE abilities.
Siphon Power
- •New Effect: Empowered attack portion now activates on-ability-hit procs.
Deadly Plumage
- •Bonus attack speed increased to 40/47.5/55/62.5/70% from 30/35/40/45/50%.
Steel Tempest
- •New Effect: Secondary targets hit are now accounted for by runes.
- •New Effect: Sweeping Blade cast secondary targets hit are now accounted for by runes.
Shepherd of Souls
- •New Effect: Mist Walkers now trigger effects that are triggered by pets (i.e. on-ability-hit effects). Their attacks are also classified as basic attacks.
Garden of Thorns
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by pets (i.e. on-ability-hit effects).
Stats
- •Base health reduced to 560 from 576.
- •Health growth reduced to 90 from 95.
- •Base health regeneration reduced to 6 from 7.5.
- •Health regeneration growth reduced to 0.6 from 0.8.
Lightning Field
- •New Effect: Now triggers effects that are triggered by DoT AoE abilities.
General
- •Now defaults to attack damage as her default adaptive stat, from ability power.
- •Updated recommended items.
Stats
- •Attack damage growth reduced to 2.5 from 3.
- •Attack speed growth reduced to 1.5% from 2%.
Celestial Blessing
- •Movement speed AP ratio reduced to 8% per 100 AP from 10% per 100 AP.
- •New Effect: Bonus movement speed now begins on cast rather than after 0.25 seconds.
- •Removed: No longer has a 1-second cancellable window.
Starfire Spellblade
- •New Effect: Cast time is now identical to her basic attack windup, from 0.25 seconds.
- •Bug Fix: The basic attack portion of Starfire Spellblade's attack can now properly critically strike.
Riot
- •Updated VFX to be more wee-woo.
Silver
- •Updated VFX to be more blue.
Battleborn
- •Updated VFX to be less yellow.
Judgment
- •Updated VFX to be more spooky.
Aether Wing
- •New death animation.
- •Removed robotic VO processing.
Sigil of Malice
- •AP ratio reduced to 30% AP from 40% AP.
Void Rush
- •Cooldown increased to 100/90/80 seconds from 100/80/60.
- •Bonus AD ratio reduced to 175% bonus AD from 200%.
- •Bug Fix: No longer crashes the server if it hits unpassable terrain.
Kingslayer
- •Heal AP ratio reduced to 40% AP from 45% AP.
- •Bonus healing at low-health reduced to 75% from 100%.
Hijack
- •Bug Fix: No longer gains unlimited shrooms and missiles after using Hijack on Noxious Trap and Missile Barrage, respectively.
- •Bug Fix: After stealing Noxious Trap, Hijack no longer goes on a 30-minute cooldown after casting his Abscond / Abduct and using up remaining shrooms.
Sleepy Trouble Bubble
- •Cooldown increased to 20/18.5/17/15.5/14 seconds from 16/15/14/13/12.
- •Maximum slow strength reduced to 10/15/20/25/30% from 10/20/30/40/50%.
General
- •Bug Fix: Buff icons on the buff/debuff bar no longer show up as blank boxes.
Infernal Chains
- •Bug Fix: Now properly pulls targets even if they're untargetable.
World Ender
- •Bug Fix: Passive is no longer removed when he's reviving.
Moonsilver Blade
- •Bug Fix: Cleave effect no longer misses its target after dashes.
Moonfall
- •Bug Fix: No longer draws nearby enemies in the wrong direction (away from her).
Stats
- •Base mana increased to 340 from 300.
- •Mana regeneration growth increased to 0.8 from 0.6.
Echoing Flames
- •Removed: No longer deals 10% reduced damage to enemies damaged in the last 5 seconds, stacking up to 3 times.
Purge
- •Removed: No longer grants a shield for 30/60/90/120/150 (+ 15% bonus health) for 4 seconds.
- •Mana cost reduced to 40/30/20/10/0 from 65 at all ranks.
- •Cooldown reduced to 12/9/6/3/0 seconds from 17/15/13/11/9.
- •New Effect: At maximum rank, Purge can now last for an infinite duration, and becomes a toggled ability.
- •Percentage of on-hit damage increased to 50% from 33.3%.
Disdain
- •New Effect: Urgot now shields himself for 60/80/100/120/140 (+ 150% bonus AD) (+ 15% bonus health) on cast for 4 seconds.
- •Base damage changed to 90/120/150/180/210 from 60/100/140/180/220.
- •AD ratio changed to 100% bonus AD from 50% total AD.
- •Cooldown changed to 14 seconds at all ranks from 16/15/14/13/12.
- •Mana cost increased to 50/60/70/80/90 from 50 at all ranks.
Fear Beyond Death
- •Range increased to 2500 units from 1600.
- •Cast time increased to 0.5 seconds from 0.4.
- •Base damage increased to 125/250/375 from 50/175/300.
- •AD ratio reduced to 50% bonus AD from 50% total AD.
Death Mark
- •Bug Fix: "Unit will die to Death Mark" indicator is no longer miscalculated.
Items
General
- •New Effect: Can now only purchase one Awe item.
General
- •New Effect: Critical strike chance is no longer Unique.
General
- •New Effect: Damage reduction now behaves consistently against all DoT abilities.
General
- •New Effect: Can now only purchase one Awe item.
General
- •New Effect: Can now only purchase one Awe item.
General
- •New Effect: Can now only purchase one Awe item.
General
- •New Effect: Can now only purchase one Awe item.
General
- •Bug Fix: Tribute gold is no longer paused when minions are killed if the owner has completed the quest.
General
- •Bug Fix: Tribute gold is no longer paused when minions are killed if the owner has completed the quest.
General
- •Bug Fix: Tribute gold is no longer paused when minions are killed if the owner has completed the quest.
General
- •Bug Fix: Tribute gold is no longer paused when minions are killed if the owner has completed the quest.
League of Legends Patch 9.6 FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
- When did League of Legends Patch 9.6 release?
- League of Legends Patch 9.6 was released on Mar 20, 2019.
- What changed in League of Legends Patch 9.6?
- Patch 9.6 included changes to 49 champions (35 buffs, 6 nerfs, 8 adjustments), plus 11 item updates. See the full breakdown above.
- What was the previous League of Legends patch before 9.6?
- The previous League of Legends patch was 9.5.
- What is the next League of Legends patch after 9.6?
- The next League of Legends patch is 9.7.
