Personally, making Shens ult not global is probally the best change they could do.  Giving some items some love is nice, along with the small buffs and nerfs,  but Shen needs this nerf.  Also, loving the item for Galio, looks amazing.

First off, good morning/afternoon/evening to the community. I read the title of this post and I just had to read it ASAP, so here are my two cents regarding the changes written above.

#1 - Kog'Maw's Void Oooze slow percentage decrease might not seem much but it will be quite noticeable and it will make him closer to other AD carries as I believe he stands a bit too strong right now. It will at the very least make it harder to land his ultimate.

#2 - The changes to Master Yi's Alpha Strike sound interesting as far as jungling goes and might contribute to make him a more viable pick and a stronger jungler overall, with better clear times.

#3 - I was delighted to read about Ryze here. Even though every nerf seems to come with a buff, I think the changes will make him a more steady character throughout the whole game instead of a weakling earlier and a monster later. The reduced mana cost and the increased base damage on his bread and butter ability will give him a better harass in lane and a much more dominant early game where as the reduced scaling abilities have with total mana will hinder his late game not by too much, but enough to make a difference and make him more balanced overall.

#4 - Dear Shen - I never thought I'd live to see the day. The range nerf to his ultimate was much needed and will prove invaluable in making Shen a more balanced character. Besides, this change will also lead him to being more played since he'll probably be less banned from here on out - and I do like playing Shen, so I'm happy about this.

#5 - The DRASTIC mana reduction on Talon's rake ability will definetely make him be picked a lot more and maybe even banworthy. His burst will stay the same, but his harassing capabilities will be a lot better since if this changes are actually applied, he'll be able to use rake a lot more often. Long story made short, his laning phase will be a lot better and he might now have very good odds of winning against no sustain/bad poke bruisers top even if they stack armor.

Regarding item changes, I really like the new item which seems tailored for Galio and very mana starved champions like Anivia. Morello's Evil Tome changes are Meh and won't really affect me since I don't use it in any of the APs I currently play, where as WotA nerf made me and my dear Vladimir quite sad. I might delay WotA a bit now and only get Hextech Revolver during laning phase.

TL;DR - Patch notes, if this is released, are awesome. GJ Riot.

I came. Nuff said.

Haunting Guise doesn't feel better ... Should have kept the health bonus, would have been very nice for Vlad :p

if this is true this is the best patch in months

I'm confused about Deathfire Grasp. If it's not building from the Fiendish Codex anymore, does that mean it no longer has cooldown reduction and mana regen? Anyone know?

Sad to see riot supports attentions whores like athene...

He hit the number of referals is all:

WOTA nerf :/

Shen nerf. Just wow. I personally thought it was needed but didn't think we would see it so soon. Maybe he won't be perm ban anymore.

The buffs to MFs ult and Talons Rake as well as the haunting guise buffs is what really stands out the most.

Talon is back to his previous OP state now and MFs ult finally scales off AD like it should have for so long.

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The buffs to MFs ult and Talons Rake as well as the haunting guise buffs is what really stands out the most.

Talon is back to his previous OP state now and MFs ult finally scales off AD like it should have for so long.

MF doesn't scale of AD more, it is only physical dmg, what is actually a nerf as long as you don't have enough ArPen.

Talon can spam it on lvl 1-3. But his Rake is bad on lvl 1 in terms of dmg. It is also the first skill to get maxed, and he needed to be able to spam W without runes and masteries to have a chance.
Talon is only a pure counter champ, and to change that, he needs changes.
These changes are good, but he is still far away from being as strong (and a bit OP) as he was when released. R has still a higher CD and W still costs more mana mid game. His mana reg and HP reg are still crippled by around 30%.
His lvl 1-6 mana is back to where it was before the nerfs. His HP reg, CDs and mana after lvl 6 are still nerfed, and that means he can't spam his W all the time.

You forgot to add that The Recipe of Deathfire Grasp changed from: Kage + Fiendish Codex to Kage's Lucky Pick + Blasting Wand + Amplifying Tome

new item is made for galio

I'm liking the Ryze changes, but why did he need them, I see this as a buff to one of the strongest APs in the game. Also, Amumu buffs yea!!!

Hory Shet. Shen ult nerf destroyed, Lee Sin lil nerf, AP Top and Mid Lulu nerf. Sad day.