League of Legends patch notes – 13.15 finally nerfs Aatrox
League of Legends patch 13.15 is certainly thorough, bringing the much-needed nerfs for Aatrox, buffing up Caitlyn, making Camille more powerful, and also introducing new skins for the MOBA as the Soul Fighter event rolls on. If The Darkin Blade has been ruining your day lately, and you’ve been waiting for League of Legends to redress the balance, this is your lucky patch. Here’s all the League of Legends champions buffs and nerfs in LoL 13.15.
Ok, there’s a lot going on in League of Legends 13.15, with balance changes focused on Summoner’s Rift. Sejuani and Maokai are being knocked down some, while Rell is receiving a few useful quality-of-life changes. Similarly, some of the buffs for Rell have turned out to be a little too strong, so those are being dialled down.
New Soul Fighter skins for Shaco, Evelynn, Gwen, Jhin, and Viego are also on their way, and will launch Thursday, August 3, at 7am PST / 10 am EST / 3pm GMT / 4pm CET, and Friday, August 4 at 1am AEDT. Durability for Smite is also being reworked, to change how they interact with pets.
“Currently, Smite has two damage values,” Riot explains, “one for champions and one for everything else. Unfortunately for pet champions – like Annie and Ivern – that ‘everything else’ includes pets who are supposed to live long enough to be useful. Smite all but removing a champion’s ultimate is pretty unfair. We’re electing to make Smite’s interaction with pets the same as it is against the champions who summon them: low damage and, when upgraded, a slow.”
“For ultimate pets themselves, there are a few goals. First, by nerfing Smite against them, they need to become a bit less durable overall as compensation. These changes amount to roughly 5-10% less durability averaged
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