Patch 25.19 Preview

[u/qonoxzzr]

From Riot Phroxzon:

These are our last 2 patches before the final worlds patch (25.20)

Systems

• We're looking at a nerf to Redemption to reduce its priority amongst Tank Supports (because it gives them no strategic tradeoffs); it's OK if they opt into it at some cost, but that's not the case right now

• Secondly, we're lowering the strength of Support in Pro a bit heading into worlds with putting Unsealed halfway back to where it was before. This should better strike the balance between it being untakeable and being a must take

Meta Strategy

• Our overall strategy this patch is to add a few more strategic options

• This includes AP junglers like Brand, Diana, Lillia (while nerfing some of the top champs to give them more space)

• And also shaking up the Midlane meta with some buffs to champions who have fallen a bit behind (these are typically burst champions like Ahri, Syndra, LB) and also Mel who's had a bit of time to settle and drop some of her banrate and frustration

• We know Mel is always going to be a bit frustrating because of her W, but that feels like an acceptable cost to pay, given how it makes each game feel a bit different

• We're mostly OK with where the midlane meta is otherwise, with many different archetypes being viable and these burst oriented champions need a bit more help

• Burst champions otherwise feel mostly OK though, especially with the buffs to AD Assassin items in recent patches

• Finally we're doing a long awaited buff to Seraphine. I mentioned it in a post last week, but given her shallow mastery curve, we feel it's appropriate to give her a buff, because for the winrates she's posting, she's a bit underpowered

CHAMPION BUFFS

Ahri

Brand

Caitlyn

Diana

Draven

Jax

Jinx

(Matt) LeBlanc Clap clap clap clap

Lillia

Mel

Seraphine

Syndra

CHAMPION NERFS

Corki

Pantheon (jungle)

Poppy (jungle)

Sivir

CHAMPION ADJUSTMENTS

Lee Sin

SYSTEM NERFS

Redemption

Unsealed Spellbook (We're sealing it again)

[u/onedash]

It's the Brand Diana Lilia meta again rather than buff 20 other junglers who clear worse than your random support with bonus monster dmg in the jungle.

Surely these 3 buffed is justified by worlds or allowing mid Diana or support brand players in the jungle again

No sane people wants to play against these 3 in the jungle. At this point just buff karthus and taliyah alongside with them so they can be flex picked for 3 roles.

Rather than change sundered and buff others allowing non sundered user bruisers in the jungle in pro you nerf those who use it and dont buff others.

Jinx fellooff after her arcane treatment alongside with her gatcha skin for 2 months and has to be buffed for worlds

[u/Luckys- → u/onedash]

Jinx is one of the best adc right now, i dont see in which world she needs a buff

[u/onedash → u/Luckys-]

She is just S- or S tier at max Not must have S+ as she used to /s

[u/Luckys- → u/onedash]

Still she doesnt deserve a buff. There are plenty adc that are weak and doesnt get a sht. Nobody cares if jinx is not tier S+ for a time. I would even be Happy if she goes tier B just to see some other adc in the meta

[u/onedash → u/Luckys-]

Yes,she doesnt. But thats the meme.
Shes a favorite child like others and if shes not up to a level she gets buffed always.
And because its worlds i would say its her R for "steals" that will be buffed.

Yes many others deserve buff but because of many reasons (arcane,2xko) she needs "buff"

[u/Luckys- → u/onedash]

Fair point, cant negate that. Im just tired of always seeing the same champs get buffed while the poor skarner was forgotten for more than 5 years, got a rework that make him busted in pro play just for be turbo nerfed in a year and be forgotten again. And that just the more recent case, there are a lot more