Here's the full 5.20 patch notes with an introduction by Scarizard:
Greetings, Summoners.
Welcome to patch 5.20, the one where we continue our slower pace while making sure to buff Teemo. Preseason and the ongoing World Championship are big topics for us as of late, but not so much that we’d leave the rest of y’all non-pros out to dry.
So what have we got this time? We’re full-steam ahead on our preseason work, but still taking the time to tackle outliers on both sides of the balance spectrum. Mundo’s been hitting the gym, Teemo’s tuning his shrooms for maximum fungal-firepower, and Darius’ axe is losing a bit of its edge (probably worn down from all the pentakilling). Moving on from champion changes, the original featured game mode, One For All, is back to let you experiment with some of the wackiest compositions and interactions League has to offer.
That’s it for us! Check below for the specifics, and we’ll see you on the Rift, battling it out for those sweet end-of-season rewards. Until then, may all your journeys be magical, and all your Kenches unbenched.
(Seriously, play Tahm Kench and Bard on One For All. You’ll be glad you did.)
Patrick "Scarizard" ScarboroughChampions
Kindred
Kindred, the Eternal Hunters, will be released later during patch 5.20! To learn more about League's next champion, check the following links:
Azir
R starts further behind Azir.
As part of our rescripting efforts for Azir, a change in code to Emperor’s Divide had the unfortunate side-effect of spawning the Phalanx closer to his body, reducing its effective range. We’ve tweaked the ultimate back to its original range, so you’ll have the benefit of smoother wall interactions while still scooping the assassins and back-line threats like you used to.
R - Emperor's Divide
SOLDIER STARTING POSITION175 units behind Azir ⇒ 325 units behind Azir
Darius
Q width decreased. E slow decreased.
Still going strong. We’re tuning back the reliability of top lane’s most notorious dunklord. Underneath all the raw bulk and resets are intricate elements of spacing and positioning - given the ‘blank’ space on Decimate - but they simply aren’t working as well as we’d hoped. Creating more opportunities to ‘dodge’ Decimate by taking advantage of its decreased width and Apprehend’s weaker slow means more opportunities for you to profitably retaliate before Darius achieves prime dunking position.
Q - Decimate
BLADE WIDTH270 ⇒ 220
E - Apprehend
SLOW90% ⇒ 40%
Dr. Mundo
W ticks faster. E now resets Mundos’ basic attack and scales with maximum health.
Mundo’s best-in-class at going where he pleases, but his effectiveness at anything beyond that has been lacking. A few quality-of-life changes for the good doctor should improve his reliability as a threat to anyone unlucky to be in his way.
W - Burning Agony
FIRE GOODDamage and health cost occur every half-second instead of every second (Identical damage and cost to 5.19)
E - Masochism
NEWGOT THE RESETNow reset’s Mundo’s basic attack timer
NEWHEALTH SCALINGMundo’s next basic attack after activating Masochism increases his basic attack range by 25 and deals an additional 5% of his Maximum Health
NEWPOUND OF FLESHMundo’s health cost is paid once he strikes his target, not upon activating the ability
Evelynn
W has a mana cost.
The introduction of Runeglaive’s done wonders for solving Evelynn’s dependence on mana... which is tricky, given the fact that Eve’s love/hate relationship with mana costs was key to keeping her in check when running down her prey. With that gate loosened substantially, adding a cost to Dark Frenzy amplifies the importance around when and how Evelynn manages her movement in combat.
W - Dark Frenzy
COSTNo Cost ⇒ 40 mana
Fiora
R’s healing zone duration lowered, but scales with vitals hit.
Since her rework, Fiora’s risen in the ranks of solo queue and professional play alike as a truly dominating solo lane. While we chipped off some of her base stats last time around to make Fiora more exploitable in bad matchups, it appears we’ll have to go further to knock the Grand Duelist off her throne.
This patch we’re focused entirely on the reward incentives for Grand Challenge. While it makes sense for Fiora to receive a massive heal for successfully and skillfully slashing away at her opponent’s Vitals, it’s instead often used as a low-effort way to reset the fight after her team collapses on a single target. We want Fiora to provide benefits for her team, but this skewed the ability too far toward a ‘massive teamfight ult’ on a champion that’s already adept in 1v1 situations. We’re clipping its effectiveness as a ‘fire-and-forget’ ability, but keeping the greatest reward for when Fiora truly exposes her challengers.
R - Grand Challenge
DURATION5 seconds ⇒ 2 seconds
VICTORY ROSEHeal duration goes up by 1 second for every Vital Fiora strikes beyond the first
MAXIMUM DURATIONUnchanged
Kalista
Short summary here: we found a bug with Kalista's W passive where it wasn't interacting properly with melee Oathsworn champions. We're tracking down a proper fix for the issue but do not plan to disable Kalista for the time being.
So what is the bug? Basically if Kalista marks a champion with her W passive, her melee Oathsworn buddy must hit that champion twice to trigger the passive (also: the passive won't trigger if the buff wears off before the second hit). Most melee champions won't have enough base attack speed in the early game to attack twice in the duration of a single mark, so potential workarounds include the melee champion marking the opponent first, or Kalista 'refreshing' the mark with multiple hits. Thanks for your patience as we fix this bug!
W - Sentinel
TEMPORARY MATH ADJUSTMENTSWe are aware of a bug where melee Oathsworn champions must hit a marked champion twice before they trigger the passive damage bonus.
Teemo
Traps arm faster and have a lower cooldown.
Heads Up! Due to a mistake behind the scenes, only the tooltip for Noxious Trap’s cooldown was changed, not the actual value. As-is, only the arm time change will be in 5.20. We’ll have the CD fix in for the next patch. Sorry!
We’ll leave the Teemo jokes at the door; we recognize the scout’s not performing well after our last round of changes, so we’re stepping in to aid his swift recovery. The big idea for 5.15 was to broaden Teemo’s traps applications (trapplications?), allowing him the option to convert advantages from a solo lane to teamfights, but we drained too much power in the process. Administering a booster-shot to Noxious Trap’s arm-time and ammo count helps Teemo’s reliability across all phases of the game, no matter how you choose to terrorize your enemies.
R - Noxious Trap
ARM TIME1.5 seconds ⇒ 1 second
COOLDOWN35/31/27 seconds per charge ⇒ 34/28/22 seconds per charge
Vayne
3 AD.
Vayne’s dominance over the current state of the game is an interesting case. On one hand, Silver Bolts’ max health % true damage and Tumble’s in-combat mobility seem like natural fits for a metagame where Juggernauts and other melee fighters roam free. On the other, for a champion that’s meant to have a weak laning phase and a high skill curve, the frequency with which Vayne’s seeing play - and succeeding - does raise a few alarms. In keeping with her identity, we’re lowering Vayne’s effectiveness in the early game relative to other marksman while still preserving her potent late-game threat against the tankier champions in League.
BASE ATTACK DAMAGE53 ⇒ 50
Jungle
Patience
Addressing some pain points with the Patience system we introduced last patch. Mostly it feels weird to wait for a monster to reset to full health before you can fight them again. We’ll continue to adjust the system as necessary to perform up to par, so keep feedback coming if you see anything weird when it comes to jungle leashing!
AIN’T GOT ALL DAYMonsters now respond to aggression from players as long as they’ve reached their home camp. (Previously, you had to wait for them to be above 90% health)
TACTICAL RETREATMonsters will get a temporary increase to their regeneration rate if they lose all their patience and retreat back to camp
Featured Game Modes
One for All
One for All will be making a return during patch 5.20!
Mac Load Time Improvements
GENIUSMac players now load into games up to 30% faster, matching speeds with their Windows teammates
Splash Updates
Our splash art team is ramping up to the long-term task of updating our older/less faithful skin splashes. We’re working out a consistent plan when it comes to releasing updates for some of our older champions (Nidalee splashes where?) but, for now, you can enjoy the slick new look of the 5 skins below!
SPLASH ATTACKThe following skins have received updated splash arts (click the names to view the full image!)
Assassin Master Yi
Jade Dragon Wukong
Frosted Ezreal
Chosen Master Yi
Vandal Brand
Bugfixes
- Clumped-up minions and champions no longer randomly speed up or skip forward to get around each other
- Fixed an issue where certain files were being unnecessarily re-downloaded during patches
- Mecha Kha'Zix's claws have been slimmed back down to their proper shape
Upcoming Skins
The following skins will be released during patch 5.20:
Points of Interest from the 5.20 PBE
Here's a brief look at a few of the new things included in patch 5.20, including things mentioned above in the patch notes and things discovered during the last PBE cycle! This coverage includes preview screen shots and video taken during the 5.20 PBE cycle and may vary from what is pushed to live.New Champion - Kindred
While originally planned for release in 5.19, KINDRED, THE ETERNAL HUNTERS will be released sometime in 5.20! As usual, expect them to released sometime after the patch goes live but not immediately!
Check out our 5.19 PBE coverage for an in-depth look at Kindred, including additional screen shots, abilities & ratios, voiceover, and much more!
Kindred's release skin is Shadowfire Kindred!
Shadowfire Kindred
1350 RP (will be on sale for 975 RP on release)
More on Kindred can be found here:
- 5.19 PBE Coverage
- They are coming. Listen to their tale.
- Champion Reveal: Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
- "A Good Death" - Kindred Short Story
- Kindred Login Theme
- Kindred Champion spotlight
Upcoming Champion Skins
Patch 5.20 is set to include THREE new champion skins - Spirit Fire Brand, Cosmic Reaver Kassasin, and Demon Vi! We'll have a full preview up once these new skin is released and available for purchase.Spirit Fire Brand
1350 RP (On Sale for 975 at Release)
Cosmic Reaver Kassadin
1350 RP (On Sale for 975 at Release)
[On sale for 675 RP on OCE on release! See this post for more info!]
[On sale for 675 RP on OCE on release! See this post for more info!]
Demon Vi
1350 RP (On Sale for 975 at Release)
Updated Skin Splash Art
This patch also includes five updated splash arts for previously released skins, including Vandal Brand, Frosted Ezreal, Assassin Master Yi, Chosen Master Yi, and Jade Dragon Wukong.
Vandal Brand
Frosted Ezreal
Assassin Master Yi
Chosen Master Yi
Jade Dragon Wukong
One for All: SR returns
One for All, our first featured game mode, will be returning to Summoner's Rift during 5.20! As the name implies, this 5v5 featured game mode on Summoner's Rift has each team vote on a champion that EVERYONE ON THEIR TEAM will use - could be five Tahm Kench vs five Blitzcrank, five Jinx vs five Vi, or any combination!
Check L4T3NCY's PBE boards post for more information and look forward to the returning mode in 5.20!
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