Patch 11.15 is now live and with it comes numerous changes, including a new champion.
As expected, Riot Games has released its latest Patch 11.15 update into League of Legends, which introduces a host of changes and a new champion, Akshan. He is now available in-game as a marksman who swings into action while bringing teammates back to life. Besides the new debutant, a flurry of champions is receiving various changes, including Hullbreaker.
Aside from that, Riot Games is also bringing updates into the Ultimate Spellbook alongside its matchmaking process as well as various bug fixes. To top it all off, Riot Games introduced numerous quality of life updates to the gameplay for a better overall experience.
Champions - Buffs & Nerfs
Annie - nerfed
Disintegrate (Q)
- Damage ratio reduced from 80% AP to 75% AP
Aurelion Sol - nerfed
Starsurge (Q)
- Increased cooldown from 11/10/9/8/7 to 12/11/10/9/8 seconds
Blitzcrank - buffed
Rocket Grab (Q)
- Increased damage from 70/120/170/220/270 (+100 AP) to 90/140/190/240/290 (+120 AP)
- Increased base armour from 37 to 40
Caitlyn - buffed
Piltover Peacemaker (Q)
- Increased damage ratio from 130/140/150/160/170% AD to 130/145/160/175/190% AD
Cassiopeia - buffed
Twin Fang (E)
- Increased base empower damage from 10/30/50/70/90 to 20/40/60/80/100
Gwen - nerfed
Skip 'N Slash (E)
- Reduced bonus attack speed from 40/50/60/70/80% to 20/35/50/65/80%
Irelia - nerfed
Defiant Dance (W)
- Reduced damage ratio from 50% AD (150% maximum AD) to 40% AD (120% maximum AD)
- Reduced physical damage from 40 ~ 80% to 40 ~ 70% (level 1 to 18)
- Reduced magical damage from 20 ~ 40% to 20 ~ 35% (level 1 to 18)
Kayle - nerfed
- Reduced magical resistance from 30 to 26
Kennen - buffed
Thundering Shuriken (Q)
- Increased damage from 75/115/155/195/235 (+75 AP) to 85/130/175/220/265 (+80 AP)
Mordekaiser - buffed
Indestructible (W)
- Decreased cooldown from 14/13/12/11/10 seconds to 12/11/10/9/8 seconds
- Increased stored post-mitigation damage from 35% to 45%
Nidalee - buffed
- Increased based HP from 545 to 570
- Increased health growth from 85 to 95
Rell - buffed
Ferromancy (W)
- Decreased cooldown from 13 to 11 seconds
Rumble - reworked
Junkyard Titan (Passive)
- Decreased overheating duration from 6 to 5.25 seconds
- Fixed heat decay and overheat bug
Electro Harpoon (E)
- Fixed out of range bug where Rumble stops moving when targeting E at extremely long distances
Shyvana - buffed
Twin Bite (Q)
- Decreased cooldown from 9/8/7/6/5 seconds to 7/6.5/6/5.5/5 seconds
- Increased first hit damage ratio from 25% AP to 35% AP (AD ratios unchanged)
- Increased second hit damage ratio from 15% AP to 25% AP (AD ratios unchanged)
Sylas - nerfed
Chain Lash (Q)
- Increased detonation damage from 60/115/170/225/280 (+80 AP) to 70/125/180/230/290 (+90% AP)
Kingslayer (W)
- Decreased heal from 30/60/90/120/150 (+45% AP) to 25/50/75/100/125 (+40% AP)
- Decreased maximum heal from 60/120/180/240/300 (+90% AP) to 50/100/150/200/250 (+80% AP)
Syndra - buffed
Dark Sphere (Q)
- Reduced mana cost from 60/65/70/75/80 to 40/50/60/70/80
Thresh - nerfed
Flay (E)
- Increased cooldown from 11/10.5/10/9.5/9 to 13/12.25/11.5/10.75/10 seconds
Viego - nerfed
Blade of the Ruined King (Q)
- Decreased base damage from 25/40/55/70/85 to 15/30/45/60/75
- Increased bonus damage against monsters from 10 to 20
- Decreased healing from damage against marked minions from 50% to 10%
Wukong - nerfed
- Decreased base stats from 4 to 2.5
Xayah - buffed
Featherstorm (R)
- Decreased cooldown from 160/140/130 to 140/120/100 seconds
Items
Hullbreaker
- Increased boarding party resistances from 20 ~ 45 bonus armour and magic resistance to 20 ~ 60 (level 9 - 18)
- Increased boarding party minions resistances from 60 ~ 135 bonus armour and magic resistance to 60 ~ 180 (level 9 - 18)
What happens to the meta?
Riot Games have come out for what it's worth and said that there's nothing too wild with Patch Update 11.15. At most, they're adding some much-needed buffs to certain champions that have barely seen the light of day.
The likes of Blitzcrank, Kennen, and Xayah are just some of the names that have received some considerable buffs to bring them back to the Rift. As for the nerfs, popular picks like Gwen, Wukong, and Annie received some big nerfs, which hopefully brings a greater sense of balance to the game.
The change to Hullbreaker could cause some concern as it allows for greater solo split pushing opportunities. This legendary item gets a much-needed buff, giving players who love to solo split push even greater efficiency and value for their gold.