Here are the early patch notes of League of Legends patch 13.16
A substantial nerf is being applied to Duskblade of Draktharr as part of Patch 13.16, along with several other buffs. The focus at Riot Games is on tweaks, with Caitlyn buffs and Duskblade nerfs dominating the flavour of Patch 13.16 for League of Legends. This League update, the third before the Worlds patch, adds ten champions bonuses and five champions nerfs in addition to another half-dozen item modifications.
The head of balance at Riot, Matt Leung-Harrison, acknowledged that the team “overnerfed” a few certain champions in recent patches; some of these bad selections will now receive a dose of restoration. The developers are also giving the new champion Naafiri further nerfs in addition to those delays.
Without further ado, let’s see what Patch 13.16 have.
League of Legends Patch 13.16 notes
Champions
Caitlyn
- Number of stacks needed to Headshot reduced from six to five.
- Critical strike ratio formula changed from (1.25 x (0.875 plus 50 percent bonus crit damage) x 130 percent crit chance) to (62.5 percent total crit damage x 130 percent total crit chance).
Milio
- Q base damage changed from 90-270 to 80-342, damage ability power ratio increased from 90 to 120 percent ability power.
- E base shield increased from 60-140 to 60-160.
Naafiri
- Base attack damage reduced from 57 to 55.
- Base armor reduced from 32 to 30.
- Base attack speed reduced from 0.688 to 0.663.
Nunu
- Fixed: On release of the Snowball, no longer incorrectly checks for collision at a stored location from a previous cast if the previous cast’s channel was cancelled by either being rooted or rolling the snowball into terrain with an enemy target nearby, leading to the effect disappearing in Nunu’s field of view and affecting targets in a very different location.
Rek’Sai
- Q attack damage radtio changed from 50 percent bonus attack damage at all ranks to 34-50 percent total attack damage.
- Removed: Q no longer has a base damage of 21-45.
Shyvana
- W base damage per tick reduced from 10-35 to 10-30, bonus attack damage ratio per tick reduced from 15 to 10 percent bonus attack damage, on-hit damage changed from 50 percent of W damage per tick to 5-13 (plus five percent bonus attack damage).
Tristana
- Base health reduced from 670 to 640.
- Base armor reduced from 36 to 30.
- Armor growth increased from 4.2 to 4.5
- Base magic resistance reduced from 30 to 28.
Lucian
- Vigilance flat damage from 10 to 15
Lulu
- Health per level increased from 88 to 92.
- Q ability power ratio increased from 40 to 50 percent.
- E ability power ratio increased from 40 to 50 percent.
Karma
- Q ability power increased from 40 to 50 percent.
- R-Q explosion ability power ratio increased from 60 to 70 percent.
- R cooldown reduced from 40-34 to 40-31 seconds.
Wukong
- Mana per level increased from 0.65 to 0.8.
- Q mana cost reduced from 40 to 20.
- W mana cost reduced from 80-40 to 60-40.
Brand
- Passive mana restore increased from 20-40 to 30-50 (based on levels 1-18).
- Q ability power ratio increased from 55 to 65 percent.
- E ability power ratio increased from 45 to 50 percent.
Akali
- W damage increased from 40-140 to 45-145, energy cost reduced from 130-70 to 110-70.
Ekko
- Q outgoing damage increased from 60-120 to 70-130, slow increased from 32-60 to 40-60 percent.
- W shield increased from 70-150 to 100-180.
Sylas
- Base mana increased from 310 to 400.
Shaco
- Base mana regeneration reduced from 7.15 to six.
- W mana cost increased from 50-70 to 70 flat.
Items
Axiom Arc
- Base ultimate cooldown refund increased from five to 10 percent.
Duskblade of Draktharr
- Cooldown increased from 10 to 30 seconds.
- Nightstalker bonus damage reduced from 0-20 to 0-18 percent (based on target’s missing health).
Serpent’s Fang
- Lethality increased from 12 to 15.
Prowler’s Claw
- Cooldown reduced from 10 to five seconds.
- Bonus attack damage ratio increased from 45/30 percent (melee/ranged) to 55/35 percent (melee/ranged).
Umbral Glaive
- Lethality increased from 10 to 13.
Players should expect League patch 13.16 to arrive on the upcoming August 16, according to LoL official patch schedule.