V5.24

V5.24
Gunter Poppy, who told you can fly!? Probably the penguins...
Release Date (US)	December 9, 2015
Highlights
Poppy Full Relaunch 2015 Snowdown skins
Related links
5.24 Patch Notes
Patch chronology
← Previous	V5.23
Next →	V6.1

New Cosmetics in the Store

The following champion skins have been added to the store:

• Snow Day Bard ( 1350)

Snowdown 2015 (Legacy Content)

The Legend of the Poro King has returned:

• This includes the return of Shadow Isles, Gentleman, Dragon, Battlecast and Astronaut Poro Icons, which will be available for 250.
• This includes a new PROJECT: Poro icon.

The following Champions skins have been added to the store:

• Snow Day Gnar ( 975)
• Snow Day Syndra ( 1350)

The following Summoner icons have been added to the store:

Icy Minion ( 1500 or 250)

Bundled Minion ( 250)

PROJECT: Poro ( 250) (Legend of the Poro King)

The following Summoner icons are only available as gifts for 100, which also grants the recipient a one-win IP boost:

Snowball Fight

Traveler's Penguin

Unleashed Penguin

Penguin Toss

The following Ward Skins have been added to the store:

Penguin Skier Ward ( 640)

Minions on Summoner's Rift and Howling Abyss have donned their Snowdown outfits.

League of Legends V5.24

General

Initial Spawn

• Bonus movement speed granted renamed Homestart from Homeguard.
  • Teleport removes this bonus.

Minions

• The initial wave of minions will now spread their fire - rather than all focusing on the same minion.

Pathfinding

• Reverted to pre-V5.23 behavior.

Champions

Anivia

• Glacial Storm
  • Chill duration reduced to 1 second from 2.
  • Tether radius reduced to 1000 from 1200.

Ashe

• Ranger's Focus
  • Maximum stacks reduced to 4 from 5.

Azir

• Arise!
  • Bug Fix: Azir would perform his Command Attack before his soldiers had finished spawning.
  • Bug Fix: soldiers that hadn't finished spawning would perform an attack.
• Shifting Sands
  • Azir will now move with soldiers to their endpoint even if he catches up to them while traveling.

Bard

• Traveler's Call
  • Meep base recharge timer reduced to 8 seconds from 10.
• Caretaker's Shrine
  • Base AP ratio increased to 30% AP from 20% AP.
  • Maximum AP ratio increased to 60% AP from 45% AP.

Brand

• Pillar of Flame
  • Mana cost increased to 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 from 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90.

Caitlyn

• Headshot
  • Stacks changed to 6 at all levels from 7 / 6 / 5 (based on level).

Dr. Mundo

• Infected Cleaver
  • Damage changed to 15 / 17.5 / 20 / 22.5 / 25% of target's current health from 15 / 18 / 21 / 23 / 25% of target's current health.
  • Non-champion damage cap reduced to 300 / 350 / 400 / 450 / 500 from 300 / 400 / 500 / 600 / 700
• Masochism
  • Bonus damage reduced to 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5 / 5% of his max. health from 5% of his max. health at all ranks.
  • Removed: Bonus damage affecting structures.

Ekko

• Z-Drive Resonance
  • Bug Fix: The empowered attack was not always interacting proper with other on-hit effects.

Hecarim

• Stats
  • Base health reduced to 580 from 599.
  • Health growth reduced to 90 from 95.
• Warpath
  • Removed: Perpetual ghosting.
• Devastating Charge
  • New Effect: Hecarim is ghosted while active.

Jinx

• Switcheroo!
  • Delay before Jinx can move after attacking while using Fishbones reduced to 0.28 from 0.32. This is to match Pow-Pow, and was unintentionally reduced by the V5.22 changes.
  • Bug Fix: Runaan's Hurricane's bolts couldn't crit while using Fishbones.
  • New Effect: Runaan's Hurricane's will now fire miniature rockets while using Fishbones.

Karthus

• Wall of Pain
  • New Effect: The wall's slow reduces to 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% after 1 second.

Kindred

• Wolf's Frenzy
  • Heal reduced to 43 − 94 (based on level) from 63 − 114 (based on level).
• Lamb's Respite
  • Cooldown changed to 160 / 130 / 100 seconds from 150 / 130 / 110.

Kog'Maw

• Bio-Arcane Barrage
  • Removed: AD ratio as base damage.
  • New Effect: Now has a base damage of 2% of target's max. health.

Malzahar

• Null Zone
  • Base damage reduced to 4 / 4.5 / 5 / 5.5 / 6% of target's max. health from 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8% of target's max. health.

Master Yi

• Meditate
  • Tooltip Correction: AP ratio is 15% AP not 30% AP.

Miss Fortune

• Strut
  • Bonus attack speed reduced to 40 / 55 / 70 / 85 / 100% from 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100%.
• Make It Rain
  • Slow reduced to 28 / 36 / 44 / 52 / 60% from 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60%.

Nidalee

• Javelin Toss
  • Base damage increased to 60 / 77.5 / 95 / 112.5 / 130 from 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 / 130.
  • Maximum damage increased to 180 / 232.5 / 285 / 337.5 / 390 from 150 / 210 / 270 / 330 / 390.

Poppy - Full Relaunch

• General
  • Title changed to Keeper of the Hammer from the Iron Ambassador.
  • Complete visual upgrade across all skins.
  • New splash artwork for Original Poppy, Noxus Poppy, Lollipoppy, Blacksmith Poppy, Ragdoll Poppy, Battle Regalia Poppy and Scarlet Hammer Poppy.
  • New voiceover.
  • New lore.
  • Iron Ambassador (Innate)
    • Every 18 / 14 / 10 (based on level) seconds, Poppy's next basic attack gains 「 400 bonus attack range 」「 525 total attack range 」, hurling her buckler at her target and dealing 20 − 190 (based on level) bonus magic damage. The buckler ricochets off the target to land on the floor nearby and Poppy can pick it up to shield herself for 15% maximum health for 5 seconds (enemies can step on the buckler to destroy it) If Iron Ambassador kills the target, the buckler does not fall to the ground but instead ricochets directly to Poppy.
  • Hammer Shock (Q)
    • Poppy slams the ground, dealing 40 / 70 / 100 / 130 / 160 (+ 65% bonus AD) (+ 6% target's maximum health) physical damage (80% against minions) and cracking the ground, slowing enemies in the area by 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40%. After 1 second, the ground erupts dealing the same damage again.
    • Cooldown: 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5.
    • Cost: 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55.
  • Steadfast Presence (W)
    • Passive: Poppy's total armor and total magic resistance are increased by 12%, doubled when she falls below 40% maximum health.
    • Active: Poppy gains 27 / 29 / 31 / 33 / 35% bonus movement speed and creates a zone around herself for the next 2.5 seconds. Enemies who attempt to dash into or within the area knocked down and take 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+ 70% AP) magic damage.
    • Cooldown: 24 / 22 / 20 / 18 / 16.
    • Cost: 50.
  • Heroic Charge
    • Damage changed to physical from magic.
    • Initial damage changed to 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 / 130 (+ 50% bonus AD) from 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 (+ 40% AP).
    • Secondary damage changed to 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 / 130 (+ 50% bonus AD) from 75 / 125 / 175 / 225 / 275 (+ 40% AP).
    • Stun duration increased to 1.6 / 1.7 / 1.8 / 1.9 / 2 seconds from 1.5 at all ranks.
    • Cost changed to 70 at all ranks from 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80.
  • Keeper's Verdict (R)
    • First Cast: Poppy begins charging, slowing herself by 15% but increasing Keeper's Verdict's smash range and displacement distance over the next 2 seconds (Keeper's Verdict is canceled and the cooldown is refunded by 75% if Poppy doesn't cast again after 4 seconds).
    • Second Cast: Poppy smashes the ground, sending out a fissure in the target direction that deals 200 / 300 / 400 (+ 90% bonus AD) physical damage to every non-champion it passes through. When the fissure collides with an enemy champion, a massive hammer erupts from the ground, dealing the same physical damage to all enemies in a tiny area and knocking all enemy champions hit an enormous distance towards their Summoning Platform (enemy champions are untargetable while being displaced).
    • Cooldown: 140 / 120 / 100.
    • Cost: 100.

Quinn

• Stats
  • Base AD reduced to 54.46 from 56.46.
• Blinding Assault
  • Mana cost increased to 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 from 50 at all ranks.
  • Base damage reduced to 20 / 45 / 70 / 95 / 120 from 25 / 55 / 85 / 115 / 145.
  • Total AD ratio reduced to 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120% AD from 80 / 95 / 110 / 125 / 140% AD.

Rammus

• Powerball
  • Collision radius reduced to 225 from 325.
  • Slow duration reduced to 2 seconds from 3.
  • Rammus will no longer path around units during Powerball - he will always path through them.

Riven

• Stats
  • Health regeneration increased to 5.34 from 3.34.

Sivir

• Ricochet
  • AD ratio increased to 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80% AD from 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70% AD.

Skarner

• Fracture
  • Removed: Hitting a maximum of 6 units.
• Impale
  • AD ratio reduced to 60% AD from 100% AD.

Soraka

• Starcall
  • Range reduced to 800 from 950.
• Astral Infusion
  • Mana cost increased to 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 from 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40.
• Wish
  • Removed: No longer removes Grievous Wounds.

Swain

• Nevermove
  • Root duration reduced to 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 seconds from 2 at all ranks.

Tahm Kench

• Devour
  • Removed: Bonus movement speed while moving away from enemy champions while holding an ally.

Twisted Fate

• Wild Cards
  • Base damage reduced to 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 from 60 / 110 / 160 / 210 / 260.

Xin Zhao

• Three Talon Strike
  • Bug Fix: The empowered attacks were happening at reduced attack speed.
  • Bug Fix: Each attack was not refreshing the empowerment duration.

Ziggs

• Short Fuse
  • Damage to structures increased to 「 200% 」「 40 − 320 (based on level) (+ 50 / 60 / 70 (based on level)% AP) 」from「 150% 」「 30 − 240 (based on level) (+ 37.5 / 45 / 52.5 (based on level)% AP) 」.

Items

Banner of Command

• Now tracks the gold earned in the tooltip.

Dead Man's Plate

• Health reduced to 500 from 600.

Essence Reaver

• Critical strike chance to reach the cap increased to 30% from 20%.
• Cooldown reduction per critical strike chance is no longer linear (i.e. it's not 0.67% CDR per 1% critical strike chance).
  • CDR = Crit × (Crit/10  + 1) ÷ 6

Farsight Alteration

• Cooldown reduction versus Warding Totem changed to 60 flat from 60%.
  • Cooldown increased to 120–60 seconds from 72–48. Although note that the first value given is at level 1 - which is not possible to obtain.
• Area vision reduced to 500 from 900.

Guinsoo's Rageblade

• Damage area of effect radius reduced to 350 from 450.

Phantom Dancer

• Total cost increased to 2800 from 2700.
• Attack speed increased to 45% from 40%.

Rapid Firecannon

• Total cost increased to 2600 from 2500.
• The bonus damage to your target from Rapid Firecannon and Statikk Shiv no longer stack. Only the greater damage is dealt.

Relic Shield / Targon's Brace / Face of the Mountain / Eye of the Equinox

• Bug Fix: Spoils of War could execute champion clones.

Runaan's Hurricane

• Total cost increased to 2600 from 2500.

Statikk Shiv

• Total cost increased to 2600 from 2500.
• The bonus damage to your target from Rapid Firecannon and Statikk Shiv no longer stack. Only the greater damage is dealt.

Stealth Ward / Vision Ward / Farsight Ward

• Bug Fix: The amount of vision granted wasn't accurantly represented by the range indicator.
• Bug Fix: The vision radius was varying slightly based on source.
• Bug Fix: Monsters were pushing wards away in their path. Will continue to push wards out of their starting position.
• New Effect: Wards that are targeted within 25 units of a brush will now seek out and plant themselves into the brush instead.

Sweeping Lens / Oracle Alteration

• Wards are now disabled for an additional 1-second after the drone expires.

Trinity Force

• Combine cost reduced to 200 from 300.

Zeal

• Total cost increased to 1300 from 1200.
  • Combine cost increased to 600 from 500.

Zhonya's Hourglass

• Updated visual effects.

Masteries

 Assassin - NEW!

• Tier-2 Cunning Mastery.
• Deals 1.5% increased damage while no allied champions are nearby.

 Bond of Stone

• Base damage reduction increased to 3% from 2%.
• Enhanced reduction reduced to 6% from 8%.
• Health threshold for disabling damage redirection reduced to 5% from 15%.

 Deathfire Touch

• Damage per half-second reduced to 1 (+ 2.5% AP) (+ 6.25% bonus AD) from 1 (+ 3.33% AP) (+ 8.33% bonus AD).
• 「 Single Target duration increased to 4 seconds from 3 」「 Total damage increased to 8 (+ 20% AP) (+ 50% bonus AD) from 6 (+ 20% AP) (+ 50% bonus AD). 」
• 「 AoE duration increased to 2 seconds from 1. 」「 AOE total damage increased to 4 (+ 10% AP) (+ 25% bonus AD) from 3 (+10% AP) (+25% bonus AD). 」
• 「 DoT duration reduced to 1 second from 1.5. 」「 DOT total damage reduced to 2 (+ 5% AP) (+ 12.5% bonus AD) from 3 (+ 10% AP) (+ 25% bonus AD). 」

 Explorer

• Movement speed increased to 15 from 12.

 Feast

• Cooldown increased to 25 seconds from 20.

 Fervor of Battle

• Removed: Generating stacks versus non-champions.
• New Effect: Stacks from ability damage now has a 2-second cooldown.
• New Effect:Melee attacks and Ability damage now generate 2 stacks (up from 1).
• Stack time-out period increased to 6 seconds from 5.

 Precision

• Base armor penetration increased to 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 from 0.6 / 1.2 / 1.8 / 2.4 / 3.
• Armor penetration per level increased to 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.5 from 0.06 / 0.12 / 0.16 / 0.24 / 0.3.

 Thunderlord's Decree

• AD ratio increased to 30% AD from 20% AD.

 Unyielding

• Resists reduced to 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5% from 1.2 / 2.4 / 3.6 / 4.8 / 6%.

 Veteran's Scars

• Health changed to 9 / 18 / 27 / 36 / 45 from 0.8 / 1.6 / 2.4 / 3.2 / 4% maximum health.

 Warlord's Bloodlust

• Bug Fix: Its cooldown was sometimes being ignored.

 Windspeaker's Blessing

• Armor changed to 5 − 22 (based on level) Armor based on level from a 15% increase.
• Magic resistance changed to 2.5 − 11 (based on level) based on level from a 15% increase.
• Level is taken from the highest between the caster and the target.

Summoner's Rift

Jungle

General (excluding Epic Monsters and Rift Scuttler)

• Amount of health gained per level reduced to 100-170% of per-level coefficient from 100-200%.
• Amount of armor gained per level increased to 100-300% of per-level coefficient from 100%.

Rift Scuttler

• Gold increased to 70 from 50.

Ancient Krug

• Base health increased to 1450 from 1440.
• Base armor reduced to 10 from 12.

Greater Murk Wolf

• Base health reduced to 1300 from 1320.
• Base armor increased to 10 from 9.

Rift Herald

• Now properly classified as an Epic Monster (5 stacks on Devourer).
• Removed: Eye no longer stays open if brought into kill threshold.
• Doom's Eve
  • Removed: Granted to killer.
  • New Effect: Granted by a shrine that drops to the ground on-kill. The shrine is visible to both teams but can only be collected by the killer's team.
• Bug Fix: Nunu's Consume was not granting a Well Fed bonus.

Patch Rundown

Patch Rundown 5.24 – Preseasoning ft. Zikzlol

December 15th Hotfix

Poppy

• Heroic Charge
  • Range increased to 525 from 475.
  • Range now uses edge range instead of center range. Essentially increased range versus larger targets.
  • Range indicator will not be updated until next patch.

References

Patch History