League of Legends’ Patch 10.9 is now live, a look at its patch notes revealing the addition of FunPlus Phoenix Worlds 2019 skins and various balance changes.
According to Riot’s own patch schedule, Patch 10.9’s release date was scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, which is when the changes hit the League of Legends live servers.
League of Legends Update 10.9 Patch Notes
League of Legends’ Patch 10.9 brings buffs to Fiddlesticks and Quinn, alongside nerfs to Karthus and Wukong, among others. The Sanguine Blade item has also had its cost lowered.
Patch 10.9 also introduces five brand new skins to League of Legends. Players hopping onto the PBE can try out the FPX Gangplank, FPX Lee Sin, FPX Malphite, FPX Thresh and FPX Vayne skins, each one costing 1350 RP.
Here are all the changes introduced to League of Legends in Patch 10.9:
Bard - Nerfed
Caretaker’s Shrine (W):
- Cooldown increased to 14 from 12
- Movement speed decreased to 30%, decaying over 1.5 seconds from 50%, decaying over 1.5 seconds
Magical Journey (E):
- Cooldown increased to 22/20.5/19/17.5/16 from 18/17/16/15/14
Cho'gath - Buffed
Vorpal Spikes (E):
- Damage increased to 22/37/52/67/82 from 22/34/46/58/70
Fiddlesticks - Buffed
Reap (E):
- Damage increased to 70/105/140/175/210 from 70/100/130/160/190
Gnar - Buffed
Boulder Toss (Mega Q):
- Cooldown refund amount increased to 70% from 60%
Crunch (Mega E):
- Damage increased to 80/115/150/185/220 from 50/85/120/155/190
Karthus - Nerfed
Stats:
- Movement speed decreased to 325 from 335
Kayn - Buffed
Reaping Slash (Q):
- Cooldown decreased to 6/5.5/5/4.5/4 from 7/6.5/6/5.5/5
- Bonus damage against monsters now also applies to minions
Blade’s Reach (W):
- Slow effect changed to 90% decaying from 70%
Lissandra - Buffed
Ice Shard (Q):
- Cooldown decreased to 8/7/6/5/4 from 10/8.5/7/5.5/4
Nami - Nerfed
Stats:
- Base HP decreased to 475 from 489.32
- Base mana decreased to 365 from 377.24
Quinn - Buffed
Blinding Assault (Q):
- Nearsight duration increased to 1.75 seconds from 1.5 seconds
Trundle - Nerfed
Subjugate (R):
- Cooldown increased to 120/100/80 from 100/80/60
Wukong - Nerfed
Stats:
- Armour decreased to 31 from 34
Crushing Blow (Q):
- Damage decreased to 20/45/70/95/120 from 30/55/80/105/130
Warrior Trickster (W):
- Clone damage decreased to 35/40/45/50/55% from 40/45/50/55/60%
Item Changes
Sanguine Blade
Stats:
- AD increased to 55 from 50
Cost:
- Total cost decreased to 3000 from 3100
- Combine cost decreased to 1000 from 1100
Bugfixes/Qol Changes
- Sylas' ultimate timer for specific champions will no longer show in spectator mode
- Added voice lines from Ascension for Azir, Cassiopeia, Renekton, Sivir, and Xerath
- Aatrox’s taunt lines have been moved to his joke. Three of his old ultimate's revive lines have been repurposed as his taunt.
- Fixed a Champion Select issue where trades would be cancelled if more than one trade would happen at the same time
- When Neeko takes on her allied Kayn's appearance with Passive - Inherent Glamour, she will now properly take on the appearance of Shadow Assassin or Rhaast if he has transformed
- Lee Sin's R - Dragon's Rage's enemy-attached indicator is no longer visible through Fog of War
- Viktor's Q - Siphon Power-empowered basic attacks are no longer able to destroy wards in two hits
- Lux's R - Final Spark no longer goes on full cooldown when she dies during its cast
- Kled now properly gains Courage when attacking champions dismounted
- Riven's Q - Broken Wings will now properly activate Conqueror and give her four stacks of the rune when quickly used twice on the same target
- When Fiora blocks Jhin's basic attacks with W - Riposte, she will no longer get a fake Caught Out mark on her from Jhin's PoV
- Lee Sin's W - Safeguard now properly treats allied clones as champions and shields them properly when he dashes to one
- Sett is no longer interrupted by player-generated terrain (like Jarvan's R - Cataclysm when casting R - The Show Stopper
- Dark Star Thresh's lantern is now properly visible after he dies and respawns
- Shaco's clone no longer gets a burst of movement speed from Nimbus Cloak
- Rift Scuttler's speed shrine is now properly functional outside of the Death Realm even when Mordekaiser captures the champion that killed it in his R - Realm of Death
- Miss Fortune's Passive - Love Tap-empowered basic attacks now properly stack Conqueror
- When Warwick casts Q - Jaws of the Beast on a Sion that is about to respawn during his Passive - Glory in Death, he will no longer transport to the real Sion in the enemy fountain
- Caitlyn's W - Yordle Snap Trap now properly empowers only one basic attack
- Shaco no longer gets a Double Kill and double the intended gold from killing with his clone and by casting E - Two-Shiv Poison in his enemy's R - Realm of Death
- Damage caused by active items will properly proc Dark Harvest </ul>
