The 8th season of League of Legends is approaching. At the start, there will be buffs and nerfs for the champions. So when does the new 8th season in LoL actually begin?
There are only a few hours left until the start of the eighth season of League of Legends. Then you will again have the chance to compete against other summoners and climb the ranking.
Whether you will continue with your favorite champion or need to change your strategy is shown by the patch notes.
League of Legends Season 8 – Start and End
The League of Legends season of 2017 ended on November 7 and rewarded players who reached at least a Gold rating with the Victorious skin for the shotgun marksman Graves.
In January 2018, the new season will fully commence:
- As Riot revealed, the 8th season of League of Legends begins on January 16, 2018. We assume that the season will then end as usual in November and transition into the preseason.
Which rewards, such as skins or emblems, you will receive for the eighth season is currently not yet determined.
New gameplay experience in Season 8 due to preseason changes
During the preseason, several changes were already made in League of Legends. The rune system has been revised and now has a significant impact on your matches.
Patch 8.1 – Champion balance changes
When patch 8.1 will be deployed on the “League of Legends” servers is currently unknown. It is currently expected on January 9 or 10.
There are already many balance updates on the test servers that provide an overview of which champions the developers are adjusting. Some of these changes were already included in patch 7.24b.
We summarize here the balance updates that are already available on the PBE server, but will probably only find their way into the game with patch 8.1.
Please note that these are changes on the test servers. They can be reverted or changed at any time and do not necessarily have to be transferred to the live servers in this form.
Update – January 10: The official patch notes have now been released, and we have adjusted the values.
- Brand – Buff
- Passive – Blaze
- Damage increased to 4% of maximum health – Previously 2%
- Passive – Blaze
- Graves – Buff
- Q – End of the Line
- Cooldown reduced from 14/13/12/11/10 seconds to 13/12/11/10/9 seconds
- Manacost reduced from 60/70/80/90/100 to 60/65/70/75/80
- W – Smokescreen
- Slow increased from 15/20/25/30/35% to a constant 50% at all ranks
- Duration of the slow reduced from 1.5 seconds to 0.5 seconds
- Q – End of the Line
- Heimerdinger – Nerf
- Q – Evolution Turret
- The turret buffed by “Upgrading!!!” (R) now deals 100/140/180 damage instead of 200/270/340 damage with its magic beam
- Q – Evolution Turret
The complete patch notes can be found on the official League of Legends website. Here you go to euw.Leagueoflegends.com
Hype video gets you ready for the 8th season
Perfectly timed with the start of the eighth season in League of Legends, the LoL team releases a cinematic video intended to motivate some summoners for the upcoming matches.
With Yasuo, Ekko, Taliyah, Blitzcrank, Lucian, Riot showcases only a small repertoire of the champions that will be selected in the ranked fights.
Which champion (or role) do you plan to use to make a great start in the 8th season of League of Legends?
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