Multiple stat systems have been overhauled in patch 12.10, in what could be the biggest patch in League's history.
All champions have had their health, armour and magic resist increased:
These changes were implemeneted as a reponse to a perpetually increasing amount of damage in the game. Instead of nerfing a slew of abilities, Riot have instead made all champions much more durable, and the difference is very noticeable in game.
Two classes have been affected by these buffs the most: assassins and enchanters. With all champions having more health and resistances, assassins like Rengar, Talon and LeBlanc have less one-shot potential. Meanwhile, enchanters' greatest weakness has always been their squishyness and vulnerability. However, they can now afford to play a little more aggressively with their trades and vision control.
With all champions taking less damage, all shields and heals have been nerfed to be more in line with the new average amount of damage. These include all self-heals (e.g. Ahri's passive), ally heals/shields (e.g. Soraka's W), healing/shielding runes (e.g. Font of Life), and items (e.g. Moonstone Renewer).
Consequently, the amount of healing reduction provided by Grievous Wounds has been reduced to be more in-line with these new shield and heal values. The standard Grievous Wounds is now 30% reduced healing (down from 40%), while the empowered version when the target's health is low is now 50% (down from 60%).
With sweeping changes across the board, some champions adjusted to the changes better than others. Therefore, a follow up micro-patch was released focused on champion outliers.
Some champions with abilities that deal damage based on health weren't affected as much by the increases to armour and MR. Therefore, Kayle, Vayne and Senna all received some follow up nerfs:
Meanwhile, other champions whose kits were centred on healing struggled after the nerf to their heals. Therefore, Vladimir, Yuumi and Renekton have received some compensatory buffs:
This patch is one of the most influential in the game's history, and the game now feels very different to play. It will take time before the meta stabilises once players have adjusted to these changes, so expect more volatile balance changes to come over the next few weeks!
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