The big League of Legends Patch 8.2 removes support items from the game, brings a new Gragas skin, and distributes buffs and nerfs to Ornn, Jinx, and other champions. We show you what changes.
In the new Patch 8.2, a lot will change in League of Legends. Minions will decide more reliably whom to attack. Additionally, some champions who were too strong will be adjusted. Others will receive the necessary power boost to keep up with the rest.
Buffs and Nerfs in Patch 8.2 – Which Champions were changed?
To ensure a general balance between the strengths of the champions, Riot has adjusted some heroes again.
Ekko – Buff
- Now gains 10% additional attack speed at level 1
Evelynn – Nerf
- E – Whiplash
Unempowered damage: 4% of the target’s maximum health (+2.5% per 100 ability power)Unempowered damage: 3% of the target’s maximum health (+1.5% per 100 ability power)- Empowered:
6% of the target’s maximum health (+3.5% per 100 ability power)4% of the target’s maximum health (+2.5% per 100 ability power)
Ezreal – Nerf
- Q – Mystic Shot
- Base damage
35/55/75/95/11515/40/65/90/115
- Base damage
Jinx – Changed
- Base Stats
- Attack damage:
6661 - Attack damage growth
2.412.7
- Attack damage:
- Passive “Get Excited!”
- Updated: Attack speed from Get Excited! will no longer be increased
- “Over 9000” – While Get Excited! is active, Jinx can exceed her maximum attack speed
- Q – Switcheroo!
- Updated: Attack speed of the minigun
30/40/50/60/70%30/55/80/105/130% - Removed: The attack speed of the minigun will no longer increase when Jinx levels up.
- Updated: Attack speed of the minigun
Ornn – Nerf
- W – Fire-Breath
- Removed: Ornn is no longer unstoppable when this ability is active.
- R – Call of the Forge God
- Cooldown:
130/100/70 seconds140/120/100 seconds
- Cooldown:
You can read about all further changes in Patch 8.2 on the official League of Legends website. Here is Leagueoflegends.com
Item Changes
The developers removed the Eye items “Sightstone” and “Ruby Sightstone” in Patch 8.2.
In addition, the support items Frostfang, Nomad’s Medallion, and Targon’s Brace were reworked so that they upgrade to the Eye item upon quest completion, which effectively serves as a replacement for the removed Sightstones.
Why the developers made these changes to the support items in LoL, we explain to you here.
Minions Gameplay
A few changes to the minions now ensure they have improved threat detection. In the patch notes, the developers explain that targeted damage spells will now attract the minions’ attention toward champions.
As an example, they mention Pantheon’s Q spell or Cassiopeia’s E spell. These spells previously did not interest the minions and did not induce any aggro increase. However, this will change with Patch 8.2.
Snowball Gragas Skin
In Patch 8.2, you can expect an icy skin for Gragas. Snowball Gragas (in English Arctic Ops Gragas) will be introduced to you here in the spotlight video.
