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To finish up the year and tie up the loose ends from season 7, we’re getting one last small patch. This isn’t a patch on its own and should just be considered a a follow-up to Patch 7.24. Before Riot goes on a short winter break, the team wants to make sure that they leave the game in a playable state that’s fun for everyone, so we have Patch 7.24b.
There’s no new content in this patch. No new game mode, skins or items, but instead a handful of balance changes. These notes are broken down by position this time and a lot of champions got small tweaks to their ratios and base stats, especially fighters in the top lane (and Kayn).
As a small holiday gift, Riot has nerfed Lethality items and buffed the Tiamat line. There’s also a few changes to Sorcery runes, such as a nerf to Manaflow Band and Scorch.
You can check out Riot’s full patch notes here and our condensed notes here.
Top Lane
Aatrox
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Base stats
BASE ATTACK DAMAGE :: 68 >>> 70
Q - Dark Flight
BASE DAMAGE :: 10/35/60/95/120 >>> 20/50/80/110/140
E - Blades of Torment
BASE DAMAGE :: 75/115/155/195/235 >>> 80/120/160/200/240
Jayce
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Q - Shock Blast
BASE DAMAGE :: 80/130/180/230/280/330 >>> 70/120/170/220/270/320
E - Thundering Blow
COOLDOWN :: 15/14/13/12/11/10 seconds >>> 20/18/16/14/12/10 seconds
Kayn
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Yeah, yeah, Kayn isn't a toplaner. He's got similar issues as other fighters on this list, though, so we're lumping him in for solidarity.
Base stats
ATTACK DAMAGE GROWTH :: 2.8 >>> 3.3
Passive - The Darkin Scythe
RHAAST SPELL VAMP VS CHAMPIONS :: 25% + 1% per level (max 43% at level 18) >>> 34% + 0.5% per level (max 43% at level 18)
Kled
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Base stats
BASE ATTACK DAMAGE :: 63 >>> 65
ATTACK DAMAGE GROWTH :: 3 >>> 3.5
E - Jousting
BASE DAMAGE :: 25/50/75/100/125 >>> 35/60/85/110/135
Renekton
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Base stats
BASE ATTACK DAMAGE :: 66 >>> 69
ATTACK DAMAGE GROWTH :: 3.1 >>> 3.75
Teemo
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Base stats
HEALTH GROWTH :: 94 >>> 90
ATTACK DAMAGE GROWTH :: 58 >>> 54
Yasuo
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Base stats
MAGIC RESIST GROWTH :: 0.5 >>> 1.25
Q - Steel Tempest
BASE DAMAGE :: 20/40/60/80/100 >> 20/45/70/95/120
R - Last Breath
CAST RANGE :: 1200 >>> 1400
Tiamat Line
Tiamat
ATTACK DAMAGE :: 20 >>> 25
Titanic Hydra
ATTACK DAMAGE :: 35 >>> 40 (otherwise you'd lose AD by upgrading!)
Ravenous Hydra
ATTACK DAMAGE :: 80 (unchanged)
Lethality Items
Serrated Dirk
LETHALITY :: 12 >>> 10
Duskblade of Draktharr
LETHALITY :: 20 >>> 18
Edge of Night
LETHALITY :: 20 >>> 18
Youmuu's Ghostblade
LETHALITY :: 20 >>> 18
Mid Lane
Azir
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W - Arise!
SOLDIER DAMAGE, LV 1-6 :: 60/62/64/66/68/70 (unchanged)
SOLDIER DAMAGE, LV 7-12 :: 75/80/90/100/110/120 >>> 72/75/80/85/90/100/110
SOLDIER DAMAGE, LV 13-18 :: 130/140/150/160/170/180 >>> 110/120/130/140/150/160
Cassiopeia
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Q - Noxious Blast
COST :: 60/65/70/75/80 mana >>> 50/55/60/65/70 mana
E - Twin Fang
BONUS DAMAGE VS POISONED TARGETS :: 10/30/50/70/90 |||(+0.5 ability power) >>> (+0.6 ability power)
Corki
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Base stats
BASE ATTACK DAMAGE :: 63 >>> 60
ATTACK DAMAGE GROWTH :: 3.5 >>> 3
Q - Phosphorus Bomb
BASE DAMAGE :: 75/120/165/210/255 >>> 75/115/155/195/235
Katarina
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E - Shunpo
BASE DAMAGE :: 30/45/60/75/90 >>> 15/30/45/60/75
Zoe
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Q - Paddle Star
PADDLE JUMP :: When Zoe casts R - Portal Jump while a Paddle Star is active, the star's travel range now changes when Zoe reappears at the cast location, rather than as soon as Portal Jump is cast.
EXCUSE ME? :: The timing of Zoe's Q - Q - R combo is less forgiving
Bot Lane
Ezreal
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Base stats
ATTACK SPEED GROWTH :: 2.8% >>> 1.5%
Leona
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Q - Shield of Daybreak
BONUS DAMAGE :: 30/55/80/105/130 >>> 10/35/60/85/110
Miss Fortune
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E - Make It Rain
COOLDOWN :: 14/13/12/11/10 >>> 18/16/14/12/10
Rammus
Rammus
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(Sorry, Rammus... you didn't fit into any of the other sections. Hope that's...OK.)
Base stats
[REM] INNATE BONUS ATTACK SPEED :: Rammus no longer starts the game with 15% bonus attack speed
Sorcery Runes
The Sorcery path offers too much early power. We're hitting its damage (twice, if you take Scorch) as well as the mana sustain it provides.
Sorcery Path Bonuses
SORCERY + ANY SECONDARY :: 15 attack damage or 25 ability power, adaptive >>> 12 attack damage or 20 ability power, adaptive
INSPIRATION + SORCERY :: 16 attack damage or 27 ability power, adaptive >>> 13 attack damage or 22 ability power, adaptive
Manaflow Band
COOLDOWN :: 60 seconds >>> 75 seconds
Scorch
DAMAGE :: 30-60 (at levels 1-18) >>> 20-60 (at levels 1-18)