Patches,changes and analysis
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ULTY analysis
Many AD-focused items get buffs, notably Black Cleaver, Eclipse and Sterak's, while Sundered Sky and Hail of Blades are weakened. Fighters and bruisers should build more varied items, with less early all-in roaming. Mid mages gain relative strength from the boots changes, though how much is uncertain.
01
AD item diversification
Black Cleaver, Eclipse, Sterak's, Tiamat and the boots all go up, giving AD fighters options beyond Sundered Sky. Expect more varied bruiser builds.
02
Early roaming gets softened
Hail of Blades and Camille's shield are cut to reduce front-loaded power for roaming supports. Fights will lean toward mid-game scaling.
03
Tank-leaning reshapes
Poppy, Sunfire Cape and Bel'Veth all move toward more durable or less snowbally profiles. Their later fights are altered more than their early game.
04
Mid versus bot mages
Lower Chainlaced Crushers resistance and higher Spellslinger's penetration favor mid mages, while Kennen's buffs help a mage pick in the top lane or mid.
Our own AI-generated analysis based on the official numbers. Real stats have the final say.
R - Slicing MaelstromBonus ResistancesBuff
Before: 20 / 40 / 60Now: 25 / 50 / 75
DamageBuff
Before: 40 / 75 / 110 (+22.5% AP)Now: 40 / 80 / 120 (+25% AP)
Maximum DamageBuff
Before: 300 / 562.5 / 825 (+168.75% AP)Now: 300 / 600 / 900 (+187.5% AP)
Five extra attack speed (30% at tier 2, 45% at tier 3) is a modest but universal buff for auto-attack carries. It makes the boots more competitive against other options for ADCs and AD mids.
Before: 25%
Now: 30%
Before: 40%
Now: 45%
Melee users get +5 AD and keep the full 20 movement speed, while ranged users such as Smolder and Senna get only half the movement speed. That rewards AD fighters while limiting the item's spread among ranged carries.
Before: 40
Now: 45
Before: 20 for 2s
Now: [20 Melee || 10 Ranged] for 2s
Its max-health damage rises for both melee (8%) and ranged (5%), and the slightly smaller shield barely matters. The item becomes a better early AD option outside of lethality builds.
Before: [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Target Maximum Health
Now: [8% Melee || 5% Ranged] Target Maximum Health
Before: [160 + 40% bonus Attack Damage Melee || 80 + 20% bonus Attack Damage Ranged]
Now: [150 + 40% bonus Attack Damage Melee || 75 + 20% bonus Attack Damage Ranged]
More bolt damage (65% AD) and 5% movement speed make its positioning-dependent effect more rewarding. Crit builds are still dominant, so it likely remains a niche pick.
Before: 4%
Now: 5%
Before: 55% Attack Damage
Now: 65% Attack Damage
Its bonus AD grows from 45% to 50% of base AD, giving juggernauts and divers a little extra damage with the same shield. It becomes a stronger alternative to Guardian Angel.
Before: 45% of Base Attack Damage
Now: 50% of Base Attack Damage
A cheaper recipe (without Ruby Crystal) and 50 more health are offset by weaker healing, with its missing-health portion cut from 6% to 4%. Raw sustain drops, so the dominant AD fighter item gets less efficient in extended fights.
Before: Tunneler (1150g) + Caulfield's (1050g) + Ruby Crystal (400g) + 500g
Now: Tunneler (1150g) + Caulfield's (1050g) + 900g
Before: [100% Melee || 50% Ranged] Base Attack Damage + 6% Missing Health
Now: [90% Melee || 45% Ranged] Base Attack Damage + 4% Missing Health
Before: 400
Now: 450
It costs 100 more gold, deals less to minions and monsters, but does more damage to champions through the larger health ratio. The shift favors tanks who fight, and it hurts jungle clear a little.
Before: 20 (+1% bonus Health)
Now: 20 (+1.5% bonus Health)
Before: 160% Minion, 200% Monster
Now: 150% Minion, 180% Monster
Before: 600g
Now: 700g
Five less magic resistance makes this boot a weaker defense against mages, especially in mid lane. Mid mages can poke and trade more freely.
Before: 30
Now: 25
Two more flat magic penetration is small, but it helps mages most in the early and mid game. It should push mage power towards mid lane.
Before: 18 + 8%
Now: 20 + 8%
Five more AD makes the component more valuable on its own, so buying it early before finishing a Hydra item is more reasonable. It is a small boost for melee carries and bruisers.
Before: 20
Now: 25
Healing rises substantially at every level (15 to 160 instead of 10 to 130), which makes the keystone better at beating poke after the first few levels. It should see more play among marksmen and sustain fighters.
Before: 10-130 ( +[10% bonus AD Melee || 6% bonus AD Ranged]) ( +[5% AP Melee || 3% AP Ranged])
Now: 15-160 ( +[10% bonus AD Melee || 6% bonus AD Ranged]) ( +[5% AP Melee || 3% AP Ranged])
Melee attack speed drops from 120% to 90%, which weakens the first burst of a fight and early roams. The extra true damage helps scaling, so the net effect is a nerf to early snowball potential.
Before: 120% Melee || 60% Ranged
Now: 90% Melee || 60% Ranged
Before: 4-20 (+8% bonus AD) (+6% AP)
Now: 2-20 (+12% bonus AD) (+10% AP)
Numbers taken from Riot Games' official patch notes. Read the full notes
