League of Legends Update 10.16 - Buffs, Nerfs, and more.

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July 29, 2020

League of Legends patch 10.16 is officially on its way, and this one isn't as flashy. Pro playoff games are on the horizon, and Riot is shaking up the competitive meta in preparation for its annual update ahead of Worlds 2020.

Where do we start my friend? Riot is pulling all stops in this cycle, although developer Mark Yetter has confirmed that most tweaks will be "small". The goal, he continued, is to “diversify the playoff meta” before the start of Worlds 2020.

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"These changes in patch 10.16 are not 100% final [for the live release], but are getting close to final," Yetter added in a July 28 tweet. “We have a good meta, so a lot of small changes will strengthen it, and we try not to ruin the balance.”

League of Legends patch 10.16 Nerf

Right off the bat, a hefty chunk of competitive champions are coming under the hammer these two weeks. Syndra, Volibear, Ashe, Sett and Karthus ⁠ who just got a mini rework in patch 10.14.

Nocturne, Kha'zix, Karma, Bard and Nautilus, who have recently appeared in the professional game at the same time one after the other, are also targeted. However, Eternal Nightmare's nerfs will only focus on his middle lane selection.

League patch 10.16 buffs

League Patch 10.16 boasts more planned buffs than nerfs, if you can believe it. The main champions getting a slight boost will be Yasuo, Fiora, Akali, Nico, Tristana, and Miss Fortune.

Ziggs, Veigar, Jax, Hecarim, Lucian, Morgana and Rakan will also be cleared. Finally, jungle assassin Evelyn will be tapping into her flex lane potential in a big August update. Agony's Embrace could be a viable mid lane choice after the buffs.

10.16 Patch Preview: (Summer Playoffs Patch)

This is a very big list, but most of these changes are going to be small ones. Diversifying the playoffs meta as much as we can before fine tuning it for worlds. pic.twitter.com/Q2xDeVH20y
—Mark Yetter (@MarkYetter) July 27, 2020

Release date

League League Patch 10.16 isn't big enough for you, even with all the balance changes in the August 4 update? Okay, we also have Yasuo Yone's late brother when he was officially announced on last week.

After the release of the new jungler Lilly in patch 10.15 , Yone has been confirmed by Riot as the second champion to join the League of Legends roster during the ongoing event Blossoming holiday.

League players can expect Yone to hit the live servers along with the patch update. If not, it will arrive one day later on August 5th. Here everything we know about resurrected swordsman , including his abilities and more.

The magic rune Nimbus Cloak will also be tested for small nerfs in LoL 10.16 patch, Yetter confirmed. Peak Artifact currently grants a halo and 15-35% movement speed after casting a summoner spell for 2,5 seconds.

League of Legends Patch 10.16 will be released together with regular Teamfight Tactics update on Tuesday, August 4th. The full preview is below.

League of Legends Patch 10.16 preview notes

Champions

Akali

E damage type physical → magical.

Ash

Q attack speed 20-60 → 20-40%.

Bard

Base HP 575 → 560; W at full power heals 70-230 → 55-215.

Evelinn

Cooldown 8 → 4s; [Removed] Q returns 50% cooldown when it hits a monster.

Fiora

Cooldown 16-8 → 13-6s; Q Return when hitting an enemy 60% → 50%.

Hecarim

E Movement Speed 25-75% → 25-100% for 3 seconds.

Jax

Cooldown 16-8 → 14-8.

Karma

Q mana cost 50-70 → 65; Cooldown 7-5 → 9-7s.

Kartus

Power factor Q skills 35 → 30%.

Kha'zix

Q damage isolation bonus 120% → 110% total attack damage.

Lucian

Q damage 85-225 → 95-235; R shots 20-30 → 24-36.

Miss fortune

Base attack damage 50 → 52.

Morgan

Cooldown 11 → 10s.

Nautilus

W shield base 60-100 → 45-85.

Nico

Q initial damage 70-250 → 80-260; Q damage bloom 35-115 → 45-125.

Nocturne

Passive cooldown 10 → 14; Basic passive attacks against monsters and champions return 2 → 3s.

Rakan

Movement speed R 50 → 75%.

Sett

W damage 80-180 → 80-160; E damage 50-170 → 50-130.

Scarner

Q mana costs 15 → 10; Q total attack damage ratio 0,15 → 0,20.

Sindra

Q damage 70-230 → 70-210.

Tristana

[NEW] E-damage increased by 1% per 2% critical chance.

Veigar

Base magic resistance 30 → 32.

Volibir

Q movement speed 15-35 → 10-26%.

Yasuo

Base magic resistance 30 → 32; Attack bonus ratio R bonus 150 → 175%.

Ziggs

Passive ability power factor 30-50 → 50%; Tower passive damage 200 → 250%.

Системы

Nimbus Cloak

Movement Speed 15-35% → 10-30% (depending on the cooldown of the summoner spell).