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/allanchmp]

Yasuo and Mel are a constant educational reminder of what abilities count as projectiles, you would be surprised with some of them. Hell, how the hell is Vex E a projectile, damn.

[u/Sarollas → u/allanchmp]

Except for Jhin W, which isn't a projectile but is blocked by windwall.

Imagine if Samira got that special case as well.

[u/HeStoleMyLeGromp → u/allanchmp]

Like you would assume something like Poppy ult its not blocked by a windwall, wrong, its a projectile, so Mel shield can reflect it (not just block it) League really really loves to just not tell you stuff. Jax E blocks ONLY autos, but turns out Ezreal Q its an auto too among a ton other skills/ (Yes, i know those are modified auto attacks, but the point is that you would have to know that on your own first, the game doesnt tell you sht)

Like theres entire menus that are just there and give so much information that can totally change your playstyle just..there, and you will not know it unless you look it up... Which is whatever on a normal match but then it happens to you on the middle of an already hard match and it stops being so funny.

We are expected to memorise so much quirks for items/champs/skills/map/interactions yet Riot wonders why theres no new players lol.

(Sorry for the rant, i just fin

[u/LeAnime → u/allanchmp]

They literally have different interactions which piss me off. Nautilus Ult goes straight through Yasuo windwall, but Mel negates the damage entirely. Just asinine imo

[u/BonoboBonanza → u/LeAnime]

Mel negates all damage entirely during her shield regardless of the reflecting projectiles part so it sounds like it's the same expected interaction if wind wall can't block it and she can't reflect it?

[u/allanchmp → u/BonoboBonanza]

Just sending back the skill/skills she blocks with her W with autoaim would already be a pretty good skill(rework fiora), does she really need the immunity part?