Unofficial PBE Patch Notes for 5/27/2014 - Braum, Kha'Zix, LeBlanc Changes, Karthus VU Splash

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UPDATE: Patches keep coming, Kha'Zix's Evolved Q is no longer a mystery

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Karthus VU Splash

Champion Changes

Braum

  • Base damage is now 53.2 (down from 56.2)
  • Winter's Bite [ Q ] - Now deals 60/105/150/195/240 damage (down from 60/110/160/210/260)
  • Stand Behind Me [ W ] - Armor and Magic Resist granted on arrival is now 15 / 17.5 / 20 / 22.5 / 25 (changed from 10/15/20/25/30)
  • Stand Behind Me [ W ] - Additional Armor and Magic Resist granted is now 10 / 11.5 / 13 / 14.5 / 16 % of Braum's bonus Armor/Magic Resist (down from 12/14/16/18/20 %)

Kassadin

  • Base Movement speed is now 340 (down from 350)

Kayle

  • Righteous Fury [ E ] - Now increases the attack range by 400 (up from 350) [Back to Live values]

Kha'Zix

  • Taste Their Fear [ Q ] - Active: Now deals 55/80/105/130/155 damage (down from 70/100/130/160/190)
  • Taste Their Fear [ Q ] - Active's damage now scales by 1.2 bonus AD (down from 1.5 bonus AD)
  • Taste Their Fear [ Q ] - If the target is isolated, the damage is now increased by 20% (down from 45%)
  • Taste Their Fear [ Q ] - Evolved Enlarged Claws: Now increases the damage to 66/96/126/156/186 + 10 for each level (+ 2.4 bonus AD)

Kha'Zix was level 3 when the screenshot was taken, so this is 30 damage. Adding said 30 to the flat 96 (for skill's rank 2) gives us 126 (which you see in the image).
At the same time he had 20 AD from items which gives him almost 49 bonus AD since it's a bit over 2.4 bonus AD. NOTE: The numbers are a bit weirder on Dominion though.

  • Void Spike [ W ] - Now also deals 20% bonus damage to monsters
  • Void Spike [ W ] - Evolved Spike Racks: Now slows enemies for 50% (up from 30%)
  • Void Spike [ W ] - Evolved Spike Racks: Added to the tooltip: "If target is a champion,granting sight of their location to kha'zix for 2 seconds."
  • Void Assault [ R ] - Evolved Active Camouflage: No longer grants Kha'Zix 50% Damage Reduction while stealthed

LeBlanc

  • Distortion [ W ] - Now costs 80/90/100/110/120 Mana (up from 80/85/90/95/100 Mana) [Back to Live values]
  • Mimic [ R ] - Mimicked Sigil of Silence and Ethereal Chains now deal 100/200/300 damage (up from 60/110/160) [Back to Live values]
  • Mimic [ R ] -  Mimicked Sigil of Silence and Ethereal Chains' damage now scales by 0.65*AP (up from 0.5*AP) [Back to Live values]
  • Mimic [ R ] - Mimicked Distortion now deals 150/300/450 damage (up from 90/165/240) [ Back to Live values]
  • Mimic [ R ] - Mimicked Distortion's damage now scales by 0.975*AP (up from 0.75*AP) [Back to Live values]
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    #117 ChaosThief Posted 5/28/2014 9:02:18 AM

    I like this change to Kha'zix. It rewards full AD builds and less two damage items and tank builds.

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    #131 UNOvven Posted 5/28/2014 12:55:08 PM

    "it rewards full AD builds" .... by making him deal 0 damage even when building full ad? I dont think you quite realize what this change does. First, laning kha is worthless. Yay. Then, khas burst without evolved q and isolation is worthless. Even moreso than it already is. Yay. Third, even if isolated, his damage is still worthless. Yay? Fourth, no more damage reduction, so if you go in and dont kill someone instantly (which you cant because you dont have burst that is remotely sufficient) you will die instantly. Yay?? So now full AD Kha is someone who goes in, fails to burst even the squishiest target in less than 5 seconds, dies in less than 1, and does nothing. Yeah. These changes dont promote building full AD. These changes promote not picking Kha.

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    #143 Porkle Posted 5/29/2014 3:00:35 AM

    These changes don't promote nothing. First, Why is he worthless? This doesn't even make sense. They just changes the damage from his Q to the ISOLATED mechanic, which was their goal from the beginning but made his "normal" Q quite too strong. Second, Evolving the Q for damage and isolate targets IS WHAT THEY WANTED. Third, did I mention the scaling on his evolved Q? Fourth, that.is.how.an.assassin.is.played.goddammit. Imagine an Akali with 50% Damage reduction in her bubble or after jumping. Yeah. PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS OLD KHA. Goddamn stupid. 

    You're another one who plays the fuckin' OP champs because it's incredible hard to fail with them and feel like a boss while being fed. He just needed a nerf. It was no fun at all playing with or against him. With: He goes Solo-Rambo, leaves you behind and all you can do is watching. Against. He goes Solo-Rambo, fucks you up and all you can do is watching.

    Now you need actual skill to master him. Wow. rito pls. buff back the insect.unplayable. fuck. need another op champ now. Come on, this game's about balance and you don't understand anything of it.

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    #144 RoakOriginal Posted 5/29/2014 3:30:52 AM

    u know akali gets bonus armor and mr in buble right?

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    #145 UNOvven Posted 5/29/2014 3:59:18 AM

    "That is how an assasin is played, goddammit", actually no. Most assasins are played this way: Go in, burst down in 1 second (talon, Leblanc, Assasin pantheon (rare), Fizz, Old kassadin, Katarina if fed enough, Assasin Lee, Diana if she werent underpowered) OR Fight and then get out very quickly (Zed) OR fight and have something that allows them to stay in the fight that makes up for their lower burst (Akali, bubble, SV, Kassadin, passive, Q). Kha? Takes 3 seconds to kill anyone, dies in 1. Yeah, good luck with that.

    "third, did i mention the scaling on isolated Q?" Yes, you did. Newsflash. Its a whooping .... 0.23 per bonus ad more. And thats compared to an unevolved isolated q.

    Suuuuure. Thats why i play assasin kha, who, again, is worthless since 4.5, and dont play fighter Kha, who is the actual broken. And yes, if we were talking about FIGHTER kha, you would be right. Its incredibly hard to fail with him. He is a boss when fed. It wasnt fun playing against him. And he did need a nerf. Assasin kha? Polar opposite. Its very hard NOT to fail with him, he is weak even when fed (compared to other assasins), Playing againt him is not un-fun as he is too easy to deal with.

    Actually, no. Now you need skill to master him, and then you need to be at least 50% better than the enemies to successfully manage to have a .... 40% win rate. But hey, if you are so clever, tell me. Why would i pick Kha? His burst damage is the lowest out of ANY ASSASIN, his sustained damage is also worthless now, his resets already werent threatening before and sure as hell arent now, his laning is shit, his jungling is meh, but i dont jungle Kha anyway, he has no good utility. What does Kha bring to the table? Low Burst, Low sustained damage, Weak CC, Low utility, Low survivability, Bad laning, Mediocre jungling and thats it. He is worthless.

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    #112 acheron16 Posted 5/28/2014 6:06:11 AM

    Lol these changes:

    LeBlanc got a no counterlay kit? No problem, just keep your absurd damage with marginally higher mana costs (like she didn't build chalice anyway...)

    Kha'Zix got the weakest burst of any assassin and the most variables into his optimal damage (got the right evolutions? is target isolated?) lets go and nerf his Q and give him more sticking power on his W, because an assassin (not a fighter!) clearly needs that. Oh and on the way, lets make sure his R is pretty much useless to evolve again.

    Its like they don't know what they want for Kha'Zix, on one hand they decrease his damage so he can't assassinate worth shit, being forced to "fight" his targets. On te other hand, they increase his sticking power which a proper assassin shouldn't have (but a fighter would love that!)

    Its like we've come full circle: Q was OP, then W was OP, then R was OP, now W will be op again...

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    #118 ChaosThief Posted 5/28/2014 9:03:02 AM

    I personally think it's fine. Evolved Q gets double damage scaling, after all. It'll be wonderful :)

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    #139 PICACCIU98 Posted 5/28/2014 3:57:56 PM

    yes but when ur target never be isolated ? ur DMG IS 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ( sry if my eng suck)

     

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    #106 DarkWings05 Posted 5/28/2014 4:16:28 AM

    god damm that super buff in kayle...you know what riot, remove the sword from kayle and make her a ranged champ...god damm people!!!

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    #107 RoakOriginal Posted 5/28/2014 5:11:37 AM

    god damn people who didnt learn to read in primary school...

    Last edited by RoakOriginal: 5/28/2014 5:11:47 AM
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    #101 MoltenPotatoe Posted 5/28/2014 2:58:23 AM

    What does [Back to Live values] actually mean?

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    #103 DogefireGrasp Posted 5/28/2014 3:07:30 AM

    It means that they have changed the value to the  way it is on live servers (EUW, NA, etc.)

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    #104 wkluegel Posted 5/28/2014 3:11:43 AM

    It just means that they reverted the changes that they were testing on the PBE to what they are on the live servers

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    #119 ChaosThief Posted 5/28/2014 9:05:21 AM

    It's the same in the actual servers.

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    #100 xdxAngeloxbx Posted 5/28/2014 2:41:22 AM

    Wow guys !! Kha'zix changes !! Now just just Evolve Q,w,e and forget R ! :) I mean they wanted to make all skills equaly strong xD

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    #105 wkluegel Posted 5/28/2014 3:12:27 AM

    Kha'zix changes make him barely viable, honestly... they nerfed his damage extremely hard.

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    #108 n4zArh Posted 5/28/2014 5:15:23 AM

    He can jump in, kill and jump out now. He needs to be tuned, you know...

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    #121 ChaosThief Posted 5/28/2014 9:20:01 AM

    Keep in mind he gets double scaling in evolved Q now. from 1.5 to 2.4 with Evolved Q, even when he has no missing health bonus will hurt like hell, and be less dependant on their health. The 20% bonus on that would add .5 to that, so almost 3x his AD would be used; double his old scaling.

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    #132 UNOvven Posted 5/28/2014 12:59:15 PM

    Except he cant, like, at all. I mean, its not like burst is the lowest out of ANY assasin and incapable of killing even the squishiest target, right? Right??? Of course it is like that. His full burst damage with a FULL build is 2.3k. Before armor or magic res. Yeah, good luck killing anyone with that. This misconception is why people fear the wrong Kha. Fighter Kha is broken. Not because he jumps in kills and jumps out, no Kha can do that, no, because he jumps in, fights, doesnt take damage, kills you, and goes to the next one.

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    #120 ChaosThief Posted 5/28/2014 9:18:57 AM

    Sooo Triple stealth for two seconds each is weak? Hm...

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