V8.7

V8.7
"Yes, Riot, I'd like to order a large extra thicc Champion Update, please."
Release Date (US)	April 4th, 2018
Highlights
Champion Update: Irelia Content Efficiency Tools
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8.7 Patch Notes
Patch chronology
← Previous	V8.6
Next →	V8.8

New Cosmetics

The following champion skins have been added to the store:

• Badlands Baron Rumble ( 1350)
• Lancer Stratus Wukong ( 1350)

The following summoner icons have been added to store:

Space Food Zac

Space Day Nautilus

Ionia

Veigar's Staff

H-28G

The following emotes have been added to the store:

Deal with Grit

Everything is Okay

Little Camper

General

• Rotating Game Mode: One for All returns from 3/30/18 (8:00 AM PT) to 4/16/18 (11:59 PM PT).
  • All champions now start at level 3.
  • Experience and gold gain increased by 30%.
  • Dragon and Baron Nashor spawn sooner and more often.
  • All champions gain bonus out-of-combat movement speed.
  • Disabled Champions: Teemo and Karthus.
  • Homeguard is gained automatically at 10 minutes, instead of 20.
  • Tear of the Goddess is exchanged with Tear of the Goddess (Quick Charge).
  • Manamune is exchanged with Manamune (Quick Charge).
  • Archangel's Staff is exchanged with Archangel's Staff (Quick Charge).
  • Rod of Ages is exchanged with Rod of Ages (Quick Charge).

Content Efficiency Tools Update

• Content Efficiency Tools part three update.

Hextech Crafting

• New Masterwork Chest (cosmetics only chests).
• When in possession of multiple key fragments (more than 6), can now craft multiple Hextech Keys at once.

Voice Chat

• Audio notifications for when a player joins your party and voice chat now work more consistently across the client.
• Audio notifications now play when a party member reconnects to voice.
• In settings, you can now separate the in-game voice control panel from the scoreboard.
• If you're away from the client (that's 10 minutes without touching anything), your mic will auto-mute. Your mic sparks back up once you're back.

League of Legends V8.7

Game

Attack Move

• The 'Attack Move on Cursor' setting now checks a larger area for a valid target before defaulting to attacking the closest unit to your champion.

Minions

• Melee minions
  • Base gold reward increased to 21 from 20.
  • Gold reward growth reduced to 0 from 0.125.
• Caster minions
  • Base gold reward reduced to 14 from 17.
  • Gold reward growth reduced to 0 from 0.125.
• Siege minions
  • Base gold reward increased to 60 from 45.
  • Gold reward growth increased to 3 from 0.35.
  • New Effect: Gold reward is now capped at 87.
  • Base health increased to 900 from 828.
  • Health growth changed to 50 from 23.
  • Health growth at wave 16 increased to 60 from 32.
• Super minions
  • Base gold reward increased to 60 from 45.
  • Gold reward growth increased to 3 from 0.35.
  • New Effect: Gold reward is now capped at 87.

Champions

Ahri

• Star Guardian Ahri
  • Bug Fix: Base joke no longer plays if there's an enemy Ahri on the opposite team.

Alistar

• Hextech Alistar
  • Triumphant Roar
    • Bug Fix: The chain anchors in his recall animation no longer change positions if Triumphant Roar is triggered while recalling.

Bard

• General
  • Bug Fix: No longer T-poses when laughing.
• Magical Journey
  • Bug Fix: Is no longer missing approach lines when clicking on Magical Journey to enter the portal.
• Snow Day Bard and Elderwood Bard
  • Caretaker's Shrine
    • Bug Fix: No longer use base VFX when placing Caretaker's Shrine.
• Bard Bard
  • Magical Journey
    • Bug Fix: Is no longer missing approach lines when clicking on Magical Journey to enter the portal.

Cassiopeia

• General
  • Bug Fix: Now correctly plays the on-hit VFX for her basic attacks.

Cho'Gath

• Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath
  • Bug Fix: Maw is no longer rigged improperly when using his emotes.

Darius

• Dreadnova Darius
  • Bug Fix: Recall VFX have been restored.
• Lord Darius
  • Bug Fix: Loincloth texture is now more consistent across various graphics settings.

Elise

• Venomous Bite
  • Base damage increased to 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 from 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220.
• Cocoon
  • Cooldown reduced to 12 / 11.5 / 11 / 10.5 / 10 seconds from 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10.

Galio

• Birdio
  • Winds of War
    • Bug Fix: Fade out VFX are no longer misplaced when ability is cast from lower to higher elevation change.
  • Justice Punch
    • Bug Fix: No longer has redundant white trail VFX after using Justice Punch.

Gragas

• Barrel Roll
  • AP ratio increased to 70% AP from 60% AP.
• Drunken Rage
  • AP ratio increased to 50% AP from 30% AP.
  • New Effect: Damage reduction now scales with 4% per 100 AP.
• Oktoberfest Gragas
  • Bug Fix: Seam lines have been minimized.

Graves

• Snow Day Graves
  • Smoke Screen
    • Bug Fix: On-ground indicator now properly renders over elevation change.
• Riot Graves
  • Bug Fix: Visor is now fully opaque.

Hecarim

• Spirit of Dread
  • Heal increased to 30% from 20%.

Irelia - Full Relaunch

• General
  • Title changed to the Blade Dancer from the Will of the Blades.
  • Complete visual upgrade across all skins.
  • New artwork for Original Irelia, Nightblade Irelia, Aviator Irelia, Infiltrator Irelia, Frostblade Irelia, and Order of the Lotus Irelia
  • New voice over.
  • New lore.
• Stats
  • Base movement speed reduced to 340 from 345.
  • Base attack range increased to 200 from 125.
  • Base attack damage reduced to 63 from 70.
  • Base attack speed reduced to 0.656 from 0.665.
  • Base health reduced to 580 from 607.2.
  • Base mana increased to 350 from 338.8.
  • Base magic resistance reduced to 32 from 32.1.
  • Base mana regeneration reduced to 8 from 8.1.
  • Attack speed growth reduced to 2.5% from 3.2%.
  • Attack damage growth increased to 4 from 3.3.
  • Armor growth reduced to 3 from 3.75.
  • Health growth reduced to 85 from 90.
  • Mana growth reduced to 30 from 32.
  • Health regeneration growth increased to 0.85 from 0.65.
  • Mana regeneration growth increased to 0.8 from 0.65.
• Ionian Fervor (Innate)
  • Innate: Irelia gains 1 Ionian Fervor stack for every enemy champion hit by her abilities, or if she hits at least one non-champion, stacking up to 4 times. Ionian Fervor lasts for 6 seconds, with basic attacks against champions refreshing the duration.
  • Ionian Fervor: Irelia's basic attacks deal 2.5 − 16.5 (based on level) (+ 2% − 4% (based on level) AD) bonus magic damage per stack. At maximum stacks, Irelia gains 20% / 30% / 40% (based on level) bonus attack speed and deals an additional 20 − 132 (based on level) (+ 16% − 32% (based on level) AD) magic damage against shields.
• Bladesurge (Q)
  • Passive: Enemy champions and monsters hit by Flawless Duet and Vanguard's Edge's initial barrage are marked for 6 seconds.
  • Active: Irelia dashes to the target enemy, dealing 10 / 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 (+ 80% AD) physical damage, applying on-hit effects and healing herself for 12 / 14 / 16 / 18 / 20% AD. Bladesurge deals 60% increased damage to minions.
  • Bladesurge's cooldown is refunded if the target was marked or dies to Bladesurge.
  • Target Range: 625.
  • Cooldown: 12 / 11 / 10 / 9 / 8 seconds.
  • Mana Cost: 20.
• Defiant Dance (W)
  • First Cast: Irelia aligns her blades around her, gaining 1 Ionian Fervor stack and channelling for X seconds, during which she reduces incoming damage by 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 / 65% (+ 10% per 100 AP). Defiant Dance cannot be interrupted.
  • Second Cast: Irelia swipes with her blades in the target direction, dealing 10 / 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 (+ 60% AD) (+ 40% AP) physical damage to all enemies around her and in a line, increased by 0% − 100% (based on channel time), up to 20 / 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 (+ 120% AD) (+ 80% AP).
  • The Second Cast activates automatically toward the cursor's direction at the end of the duration.
  • Target Range: 825.
  • Cooldown: 16 / 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 seconds.
  • Mana Cost: 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90.
• Flawless Duet (E)
  • Active: Irelia sends a blade to the target location for 3.5 seconds. While active, Irelia may re-activate Flawless Duet to send another blade toward another location.
  • Once both blades have been placed and after a X-second delay, they fly toward each other, dealing 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240 (+ 80% AP) magic damage and stunning enemies caught in the crossfire. Monsters receive 50% reduced damage.
  • If Irelia does not re-activate Flawless Duet the second blade will automatically be placed at her current location unless she is affected by crowd control.
  • Target Range: 900.
  • Cooldown: 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 seconds.
  • Mana Cost: 50.
• Vanguard's Edge (R)
  • Irelia launches a barrage of blades through a wide line in the target direction, exploding outwards upon hitting a champion, dealing 150 / 275 / 400 (+ 70% AP) magic damage to all enemies struck.
  • The blades form into a spade-shaped perimeter around the explosion for a 2.5 / 3 / 3.5 seconds, knocking aside all enemies. Enemies that pass the blades are dealt 125 / 200 / 275 (+ 70% AP) magic damage, and are disarmed while being slowed by 60% for 2 seconds.
  • Target Range: 1000.
  • Cooldown: 120 / 105 / 90 seconds.
  • Mana Cost: 100.

Ivern

• Rootcaller
  • Bug Fix: Dashing over walls to jungle monsters now works more consistently.
• Brushmaker
  • Range increased to 1000 from 800.
• Daisy!
  • New Effect: Daisy more aggressively acquires enemies to attack.
  • New Effect: Daisy's AoE damage reduction now also protects her from epic monsters.

Karthus

• Lay Waste
  • Base damage increased to 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 / 130 from 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120.

Kayn

• The Darkin Scythe
  • Passive points gained based on minutes changed to 2.5 − 7 (based on minutes) from 0.5 − 15 (based on minutes).
• Reaping Slash
  • New Effect: Other abilities can now be queued up while casting Q.

Kled

• Sir Kled
  • Bug Fix: Weapon textures are no longer misaligned on his blade.

Leona

• General
  • Leona defaults to attack damage as her default adaptive stat.

Lux

• General
  • Bug Fix: Once again has her shiny staff VFX.
• Final Spark
  • Cooldown refund increased to 30 / 40 / 50% from 10 / 30 / 50%.
  • New Effect: Cooldown refund now also applies on enemy champions who die within 1.75 seconds of being hit by Final Spark.
• Spellthief Lux, Sorceress Lux, Commando Lux, and Imperial Lux
  • Bug Fix: Once again have their shiny staff VFX.
• Lunar Empress Lux
  • Bug Fix: Once again has her light VFX on death.

Malphite

• Stats
  • Attack damage growth increased to 4 from 3.375.
• Ground Slam
  • AP ratio increased to 60% AP from 20% AP.
• Unstoppable Force
  • Cooldown reduced to 130 / 105 / 80 seconds from 130 / 115 / 100.

Maokai

• Meowkai
  • Bug Fix: Weighting has been adjusted on his chin to avoid a weird texture break.

Miss Fortune

• Gun Goddess Miss Fortune
  • Bug Fix: Leg no longer stretches during several animations.
  • Bug Fix: Arms are no longer weighted improperly during her dance animation.

Nami

• SKT T1 Nami
  • Bug Fix: Recall signature has been restored.

Nasus

• Worldbreaker Nasus
  • Bug Fix: Seam lines have been minimized.

Nocturne

• Duskbringer
  • Trail bonus attack damage increased to 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 from 15 / 25 / 35 / 45 / 55.

Olaf

• Ragnarok
  • Bonus movement speed towards enemy champion reduced to 20 / 45 / 70% from 50 / 60 / 70%.

Pantheon

• Perseus Pantheon
  • Bug Fix: Seam lines have been minimized.

Quinn

• Behind Enemy Lines
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where Skystrike would fail to activate when cast after respawning.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where Behind Enemy Lines could not be cast until she respawned or returned to the summoning platform if she got interrupted during her Vault dash.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where Blinding Assault would visually pass through targets if cast during Behind Enemy Lines.

Rakan

• Grand Entrance
  • Bug Fix: Has been optimized, which will eliminated reported frame drops.
• Sweetheart Rakan
  • Grand Entrance
    • Bug Fix: Has been optimized, which will eliminated reported frame drops.

Rengar

• Stats
  • Base attack damage increased to 68 from 65.
• General
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a number of cases where he would stop attacking and stand still after using Savagery on an enemy champion.
• Night Hunter Rengar
  • Thrill of the Hunt
    • Bug Fix: Player screen once again has a blue overlay when it is active.

Rumble

• Flamespitter
  • Total base damage increased to 175 / 210 / 245 / 280 / 315 from 135 / 180 / 225 / 270 / 315.
  • Damage to minions changed to 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80% from 75%.

Ryze

• Uncle Ryze
  • Realm Warp
    • Bug Fix: Eagle screech can once again be heard when he uses Realm Warp.

Sejuani

• Stats
  • Health growth reduced to 88 from 95.
• Permafrost
  • Stun duration reduced to 1 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.4 seconds from 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2.

Shaco

• Deceive
  • Empowered basic attack delay after exiting stealth reduced to 0.25 seconds from 2.5. Cooldown reduction stills trigger within 2.5 seconds.
  • Bonus AD ratio reduced to 40% bonus AD from 70%.

Singed

• Beekeeper Singed
  • Fling
    • Bug Fix: When in a mirror match, the opposing Singed no longer steals Beekeeper Singed's Fling VFX.

Sivir

• Pizza Delivery Sivir
  • Bug Fix: No longer uses classic VFX and SFX when using her auto attacks.
  • Bug Fix: Auto attack projectile is no longer misaligned.

Sona

• DJ Sona
  • Bug Fix: Concussive form VO lines are no longer cut off when played.

Swain

• Ravenous Flock
  • Icon can now be pinged to show allies the remaining cooldown on the pull.
• Death's Hand
  • Cooldown increased to 7.5 / 6.25 / 5 / 3.75 / 2.5 seconds from 5.5 / 4.75 / 4 / 3.25 / 2.5.
  • Base damage reduced to 55 / 75 / 95 / 115 / 135 from 65 / 85 / 105 / 125 / 145.

Tahm Kench

• Urf Kench
  • Bug Fix: Seam lines have been minimized.

Teemo

• Cottontail Teemo
  • Bug Fix: Seam lines have been minimized.

Vladimir

• Blood Lord Vladimir
  • Bug Fix: Idle blood orb VFX have been restored.

Warwick

• Jaws of the Beast
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where sometimes it would deal damage twice.

Wukong

• Radiant Wukong
  • Bug Fix: No longer keeps a stone overlay once reviving.
  • Bug Fix: Homeguard animation has been restored.

Xin Zhao

• Viscero Xin Zhao
  • Bug Fix: Seam lines have been minimized.

Zed

• Razor Shuriken
  • Secondary bonus AD ratio increased to 54% bonus AD from 45%.
  • Secondary base damage increased to 48 / 69 / 90 / 111 / 132 from 40 / 57.5 / 75 / 92.5 / 110.

Zyra

• Wildfire Zyra
  • Deadly Spines
    • Bug Fix: The back side of Thorn Spitters' leaves are now fully textured.

Items

Abyssal Mask and Infernal Mask

• New Effect: The aura now increases in size if their users increase in size.

Bami's Cinder

• New Effect: The aura now increases in size if their users increase in size.

Cinderhulk

• New Effect: The aura now increases in size if their users increase in size.

Circlet of the Iron Solari and Locket of the Iron Solari

• Cooldown increased to 120 seconds from 90.
• Base shield strength reduced to 45 − 300 (based on highest level between target and caster) from 60 − 434 (based on highest level between target and caster).
• Bonus health ratio changed to 20% of caster's bonus health at all level from 2% − 36% (based on level).
• Lockout time after being affected by another Locket of the Iron Solari increased to 20 seconds from 8.
• Lockout shield strength after being affected by another Locket of the Iron Solari reduced to 25% from 50%.
• Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where Circlet of the Iron Solari would not grant shields to units affected by a recent cast of Locket or Circlet of the Iron Solari.

Forgefire Cape and Sunfire Cape

• New Effect: The aura now increases in size if their users increase in size.

Guinsoo's Rageblade

• Total cost increased to  3300 from 3000.
  • Combine cost increased to  990 from 690.

Ninja Tabi

• Armor reduced to 20 from 30.
• Unique passive effect increased to 12% from 10%.

Relic Shield

• Passive gold per 10 seconds reduced to 1 from 2.

Remnant of the Aspect

• Passive gold per 10 seconds reduced to 1 from 4.

Righteous Glory

• New Effect: The proximity check now increases in size if their users increase in size.

Targon's Brace

• Passive gold per 10 seconds reduced to 1 from 4.

Runes

Absolute Focus

• Tooltip now read the adaptive stats granted at level 1.

Approach Velocity

• Bonus movement speed increased to 15% from 10%.

Cut Down

• Maximum bonus damage increased to 12% from 10%.

Legend: Tenacity

• Tenacity per stack increased to 2.5% from 1.5%.
  • Tenacity at 10 stacks increased to 30% from 20%.

Manaflow Band

• New Effect: Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana (15 second cooldown). After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.
• Removed Effect: Your next ability with a mana or energy cost has its mana or energy cost refunded, and restores 8% of your missing mana or 8% of your missing energy.

Presence of Mind

• New Effect: Takedowns restore 20% of your maximum mana and refund 10% of your ultimate's cooldown.
• Removed Effect: You restore mana equal to 100% of mana expended for 7 seconds whenever you score a champion takedown or level up.

Trait: Domination

• Resolve secondary:
  • Bonus health changed to 15 − 135 (based on level) from 65.

Trait: Inspiration

• Resolve secondary:
  • Bonus health changed to 35 − 300 (based on level) from 145.

Trait: Precision

• Resolve secondary:
  • Bonus health changed to 15 − 135 (based on level) from 65.

Trait: Resolve

• Precision secondary:
  • Bonus health changed to 15 − 135 (based on level) from 65.
• Domination secondary:
  • Bonus health changed to 15 − 135 (based on level) from 65.
• Sorcery secondary:
  • Bonus health changed to 15 − 135 (based on level) from 65.
• Inspiration secondary:
  • Bonus health changed to 30 − 270 (based on level) from 130.

Trait: Sorcery

• Resolve secondary:
  • Bonus health changed to 15 − 135 (based on level) from 65.

Zombie Ward

• Duration reduced to 30 − 120 (based on level) seconds from 60 − 180 (based on level).

Buffs

Crest of Cinders

• Removed: Dealing true damage to turrets.

Hotfixes

April 5th Hotfix

Kai'Sa

• General
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where she could partially resist displacement by spamming her joke.

Irelia

• Stats
  • Base attack damage reduced to 60 from 63.
  • Base armor reduced to 31 from 34.
  • Base health reduced to 550 from 580.
• Bladesurge
  • AD ratio reduced to 70% AD from 80% AD.
• Flawless Duet
  • Stun duration reduced to 0.75 seconds at all ranks from 0.8 / 0.9 / 1 / 1.1 / 1.2.
• Vanguard's Edge
  • Disarm and slow duration reduced to 1.5 seconds from 2.

Rengar

• Savagery
  • Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where he would cancel move orders if he was in the middle of his Savagery attack.

Manaflow Band

• Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where Zombie States could interrupt and prevent the stacking of Manaflow Band.

Cloud Drake

• Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where it took bonus damage from behind periodically, as though it had Rift Herald's Eye mechanic.

Bots

• Irelia Bot removed

References

Patch History