Unofficial PBE Patch Notes for 12/16/2013 - Kassadin, Soraka, Olaf & Anivia Changes, Spirit Visage, SotSW & Sunfire Cape Changes

Unofficial PBE Patch Notes for 12/16/2013

[ Patch 3.15 Notes (Official, Live) ]

[ PBE 3.16 Patch 1 ]

Champion Changes

Soraka

  • Infuse [ E ] - Tooltip now says: "On Ally Cast: Donates up to 15 Mana to restore 35 Mana (20/40/60/80/100 plus 5% of Soraka's maximum Mana) to an ally Champion."

Olaf

  • Undertow [ Q ] - Now slows for 29/33/37/41/45% ( down from 35/40/45/50/55% compared to last PBE patch)

Anvia

  • Basic attack - Missile speed is now 1400 (down from 1100 compared to last PBE patch)
  • Flash Frost [ Q ] - Now costs 80/90/100/110/120 Mana (down from 80/100/120/140/160 Mana compared to last PBE patch)
  • Crystallize [ W ] - Now costs 70 Mana at all ranks (down from 70/90/110/130/150 Mana compared to last PBE patch)

Kassadin

  • Null Sphere [ Q ] - Now deals 80/100/120/140/160 damage (down from 80/115/150/185/220 compared to last PBE patch)
  • Nether Blade [ W ] - Passive no longer restores mana.
  • Nether Blade [ W ] - Passive now deals 30/45/60/75/90 (+0.4) bonus magic damage
  • Nether Blade [ W ] - Active no longer causes he basic attacks to deal an additional 30/45/60/75/90 (+0.3) magic damage.
  • Nether Blade [ W ] - Active now charges the Nether Blade for his NEXT basic attack (changed from 'for 5 seconds' compared to last PBE patch)
  • Nether Blade [ W ] - Active now doubles the Nether Blade's Passive damage to 60/90/120/150/180 (+0.8)
  • Nether Blade [ W ] - Active now restores 20/25/30/35/40 Mana
  • Nether Blade [ W ] - Active's Mana restore triples to 60/75/90/105/120 against champions
  • Nether Blade [ W ] - Cost is removed
  • Nether Blade [ W ] - Cooldown is now 9/8/7/6/5 (down from 12 compared to last PBE patch)
  • Force Pulse [ E ] - Now deals 80/110/140/170/200 damage (down from 80/130/180/230/280 damage compared to last PBE patch)

Item Changes

Spirit Visage

  • Now grants 10% Cooldown Reduction ( down from 20% compared to last PBE patch)

Spirit of the Spectral Wraith

  • Now grants 50 Ability Power (up from 40 compared to last PBE patch)
  • UNIQUE Passive - Spirit Drain: Maximum AP granted is now 30 (down from 40 compared to last PBE patch)

Sunfire Cape

  • UNIQUE Passive - Now deals 25 (+ character level) damage (changed from 40 compared to last PBE patch)

Updated Lunar Goddess Diana Model

The lower part of the shoulders has been lifted up.

Here is the old one for comparison:

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    #127 Dj0z Posted 12/18/2013 6:57:31 AM

    If they nerf Kass's ranged spell AP ratios instead of bases, that will be a great mini-rework alongside those W changes. Otherwise he will just keep sniping people and never actually need to auto them for W anyways.

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    #123 ZingsBlade Posted 12/17/2013 8:06:44 PM

    Kassadin top seems like its going to be introduced, as an AP bruiser. The base dmg on his W is insane, and scaling makes it scale into late game so well. Introducing kassadin top seems really strong since alot of strong top laners are casters, and that silence makes him that much better in top. His E makes landing autos easy,ur silence makes it impossible for them trade back, and ur ult is amazing for avoiding ur enemy from trading after ur Q+E+W+AA combo. The mana sustain he gets is insane, if u max W 120 mana regened per auto when attacking champions. That makes stacking ur ult so much easier, and takes out Seraphs as a essential item on him, which can be replaced with something more offensive or defensive. Like I said b4 "AP bruiser", since the fact that you need to get into auto attack range to deal alot of ur dmg, which would require you to become abit tanky for teamfights. 

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    #120 dnagemo Posted 12/17/2013 7:48:47 AM

    That spirit visage nerf was well deserved ... Way too cost efficent and useful. 

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    #116 Xyltin Posted 12/17/2013 4:00:23 AM

    lvl 6 Kassadin: ~570 + 3.4 AP burst with Q -> R -> AA -> W -> E

    Don't forget that every following AA still does more dmg (+0.05 higher AP than before).

    The biggest buff is that it is an hit modifier, and so it gives him an AA reset, granting him an AA with 90 +0.4 extra dmg and 180 +0.8

    A lot of burst lvl 6 champs (Syndra and co) get around 600-700 burst dmg out if they hit everything (skill shots), but only have around 2.5-3.0 AP ratio.

    Kassadins new AP ratios are the real broken thing. 0.4 on every AA without any limitation and 0.8 with the active.

    That's why I said that they should change the following things:
    - Q back to 180-200 dmg maxed
    - W 20-60 + 0.25 AP down from 30-90 + 0.4, but active has triple dmg instead of double dmg (same base dmg but 0.05 lower AP ratio).
    - Base AD reduced to 52 + 3.5 from 52.3 + 3.9

    Last edited by Xyltin: 12/17/2013 4:04:24 AM
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    #125 Itachi Posted 12/17/2013 11:43:53 PM

    He'll be bad because his W active only works once now. He needed it for mana in laning phase.

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    #114 Glenhimself Posted 12/17/2013 1:49:11 AM

    BIRDY LOVE! 

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    #113 Itachi Posted 12/17/2013 1:31:34 AM

    I hope Kassadin will still be competitive after these nerfs. He is my absolute favorite champion and it would make me sad if he ends up like Diana or something.

     

    Edit: nevermind he will be terrible

    Last edited by Itachi: 12/17/2013 11:42:51 PM
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    #108 exerior88 Posted 12/17/2013 12:05:59 AM

    that 0,8 ratio is only for one attack right?

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    #109 Glenhimself Posted 12/17/2013 1:26:00 AM
    Quote from exerior88 »

    that 0,8 ratio is only for one attack right?

    Yes.

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    #112 Itachi Posted 12/17/2013 1:31:03 AM

    No.

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    #122 iP4thy Posted 12/17/2013 3:06:50 PM
    Quote from Itachi »

    No.

    yes

    Nether Blade [ W ] - Active now charges the Nether Blade for his NEXT basic attack 

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    #124 Itachi Posted 12/17/2013 11:42:26 PM
    Quote from iP4thy »
    Quote from Itachi »

    No.

    yes

    Nether Blade [ W ] - Active now charges the Nether Blade for his NEXT basic attack 

    Oh, my mistake. He is going to be unplayable.

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    #96 aguyyouknow Posted 12/16/2013 8:37:00 PM

    Hopefully, Riot will fix the enormous Kassadin bug that now exists where his W never works again if he dies O.o

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    #97 gtjio Posted 12/16/2013 8:47:41 PM
    Quote from aguyyouknow »

    Hopefully, Riot will fix the enormous Kassadin bug that now exists where his W never works again if he dies O.o

    Oh so that's how it was triggering! It happened to me and at first I thought it was because I was at full mana (Similar to the passive from Xerath's rework, where it wouldn't restore mana if it would put you above maximum)

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    #106 aguyyouknow Posted 12/16/2013 10:17:41 PM

    Nope, you die, it disappears forever. Kinda like that Gragas bug from a little while ago >.>

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    #110 Itachi Posted 12/17/2013 1:28:51 AM
    Quote from aguyyouknow »

    Hopefully, Riot will fix the enormous Kassadin bug that now exists where his W never works again if he dies O.o

    Does it happen every time or just sometimes? Do I have to stop playing Kassadin if I want to win?

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    #94 iP4thy Posted 12/16/2013 7:57:23 PM

    Image removed due to its file extension: http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/board/attachment.php?attachmentid=813136&d=1383089924

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    #90 lionspawN7 Posted 12/16/2013 7:13:23 PM

    SV nerf is a buff to Ryze. He finally has a good MR item that doesnt put him over CDR cap now. 

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    #91 BlazingSalvo Posted 12/16/2013 7:34:59 PM

    Not really a "buff" - you have 10 less CDR if you rush Visage first. Sure you aren't capped with Frozen Heart, but it didn't get any cheaper anyway so you don't get anything out of it.

    Plus this makes the Gauntlet Build weaker (IBG is more mana and more AP than frozen heart - optimal for damage) - now with IBG you only have 30% cdr.

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    #95 TehMunchster Posted 12/16/2013 8:15:46 PM

    Utility Tree>? And Offensive Tree? That gives 10% CDR if you go 9/0/21 and some nice AP (that you don't really need but why the heck not?).

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