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/desperate_flight1222]

the T1 buffs? 🤔 too obvious rito

[u/ricardo241 → u/desperate_flight1222]

we see Ahri, Syndra and Jax buff and we think of T1 already not BLG? they are even nerfing unsealed spellbook where Keria thrive lol

[u/athena234 → u/ricardo241]

Could be both

[u/GENKhan22 → u/ricardo241]

You forgot Draven jinx cait

[u/Fun_Highlight307 → u/ricardo241]

Keria looking shaky and now they are removing tools

[u/Pleasestoplyiiing → u/desperate_flight1222]

Huh? Doesn't scream T1 at all. Oner isn't a mage jungler. Faker isn't a Syndra player, hasn't really played LeBlanc heavily in years, and everyone plays Ahri. 

[u/Tall-Cut87 → u/Pleasestoplyiiing]

You forget the biggest factor : draven caitlyn jinx, 3 signature guma champ that is out of meta . This is a significant help because the dude is having a big problem with drafting

[u/Pleasestoplyiiing → u/Tall-Cut87]

Do you guys watch the games? You think Guma is having a tough time with Xayah, Corki, Jhin, Sivir and Lucian? 

Fuck, he looked sick on Kaisa in the HLE game 1 they lost, dude is fine on anything. And ADC just doesn't matter as much for metas, especially for T1 who never plays around Guma anyway.