League of Legends Patch 12.9

The new patch 12.9 for League of Legends is officially live and brings, as usual, buffs, nerfs, new skins but also a mini-rework for a few champions (namely Olaf, Taliyah and Pyke)

Champions

Olaf

BASE STATS

AD growth: ~~3.5~~ ⇒ 4.7
AD at level 18: ~~127.5~~ ⇒ 148
Health growth: ~~100~~ ⇒ 105
Mana growth: 42 ⇒ 50

PASSIVE – BERSERKER RAGE

Maximum attack speed granted: ~~99%~~ ⇒ 40-100% (levels 1-18)
NEW: Berserker’s rage now provides 10-30% life steal (levels 1-18), based on Olaf’s missing health
Mad Math: ~~Bonuses max out at 0% Health~~ ⇒ 30% Health

Q – UNDERTOW

Cooldown: ~~7 seconds~~ ⇒ 9 seconds
Damage: ~~80/125/170/215/260~~ ⇒ 60/110/160/210/260
Minimum range: ~~300~~ ⇒ 425 units
Mana cost: 60 at all ranks ⇒ 40/45/50/55/60
UPDATED: Picking up axes now fully refunds Q – Undertow‘s cooldown, but axes can only be thrown a maximum of once every 3 seconds. (Note: The 3 second limit scales with Ability Haste.)
UPDATED: Included a quality of life buff to Olaf’s Q – Undertow so that it now grants ghosting more consistently to jungle monsters who he hits or are near him when Q is cast

W – TOUGH IT OUT

UPDATED: Name change: ~~Vicious Strikes~~ ⇒ Tough It Out
Cooldown: ~~16 seconds at all ranks~~ ⇒ 16/14.5/13/11.5/10 seconds
Attack speed: ~~50/60/70/80/90%~~ ⇒ 40/50/60/70/80%
Ability duration: ~~6 seconds~~ ⇒ 4 seconds
NEW: W now resets Olaf’s basic attack timer
NEW: On activation Olaf now gains a 10/45/80/115/150 (+25% missing health, capped at 30% of his current HP) shield for 2.5 seconds
REMOVED: No longer grants Life Steal
REMOVED: No longer amplifies Olaf’s healing based on missing health

R – RAGNAROK

Bonus attack damage: ~~15/20/25 (+30% AD)~~ ⇒ 10/20/30 (+25% AD)
Duration: ~~6 seconds~~ ⇒ 3 seconds
Passive resists: ~~20/30/40~~ ⇒ 10/25/40
REMOVED: R – Ragnarok’s passive bonus resistances are no longer lost for the duration of the ability
NEW: Hitting a champion with a basic attack or E – Reckless Swing extends the duration of Ragnarok to 2.5 seconds. Olaf can refresh Ragnarok indefinitely.

Taliyah

BASE STATS

Base health: ~~531~~ ⇒ 500
Base health regen: 7 ⇒ 6.5
Health regen growth: ~~0.7~~ ⇒ 0.65
Base mana: ~~425~~ ⇒ 470
Base mana regen: ~~9.34~~ ⇒ 8
Mana regen growth: ~~0.85~~ ⇒ 0.8
Base armor: 20 ⇒ 18
Move speed: ~~335~~ ⇒ 330

PASSIVE – ROCK SURFING

Out of combat bonus move speed: ~~20-45%~~ (levels 1-18) ⇒ 10/20/35/55% (levels 1/9/12/15)
Passive fall off time when not near terrain: ~~1 second~~ ⇒ 2.5 seconds

Q – THREADED VOLLEY

Mana cost: ~~50/60/70/80/90~~ ⇒ 60/65/70/75/80
Cooldown: ~~7/6/5/4/3 seconds~~ ⇒ 6.5/5.5/4.5/3.5/2.5 seconds
1-Rock damage: ~~70/95/120/145/170 (+45% AP)~~ ⇒ 38/61/84/107/130 (+50% AP)
Damage reduction from subsequent stone shards: ~~50%~~ ⇒ 60%
5-Rock damage: ~~210/285/360/435/510 (+135% AP)~~ ⇒ 98.8/158.6/218.4/278.2/338 (+130% AP)
Damage reduction from subsequent stone shards against monsters: ~~25%~~ ⇒ 60%
NEW: Each Stone Shard now deals an additional 30 (+10% AP) damage against monsters
NEWS: Stone Shards now deal damage in a 175 radius area of effect (approximately 1.6 Teemos)
NEW: Q – Threaded Volley will now continue to cast while Taliyah is in Stasis
NEW: Casting Q – Threaded Volley on Worked Ground now consumes the Worked Ground to fire a single Boulder that deals double damage [76/122/168/214/260 (+100% AP)] and slows all targets hit in a 225 AoE radius by 30/35/40/45/50% for 2 seconds
Mana cost on worked ground: 1 ⇒ 20
Minimum cooldown on worked ground: ~~1 second~~ ⇒ 0.75 seconds
Worked ground suration: ~~25 seconds~~ ⇒ 30 seconds
Worked ground radius: ~~300~~ ⇒ 400
UPDATED: The size of Worked Ground on Howling Abyss now matches Summoner’s Rift
NEW: Q – Threaded Volley casts on Worked Ground now has new VFX, SFX, animation, and icon!

W – SEISMIC SHOVE

Mana cost: ~~70/80/90/100/110~~ ⇒ 40/30/20/10/0
Cooldown: ~~16/15/14/13/12 seconds~~ ⇒ 14/12.5/11/9.5/8 seconds
Knock up radius: ~~200~~ ⇒ 225
Time delay before knock up: ~~0.8 seconds~~ ⇒ 0.75 seconds
REMOVED: W – Seismic Shove no longer deals damage

E – UNRAVELED EARTH

Cooldown: ~~16/14/12/10/8 seconds~~ ⇒ 16/15/14/13/12 seconds
Damage on initial cast: ~~50/75/100/125/150 (+40% AP)~~ ⇒ 60/105/150/195/240 (+60% AP)
Slow strength: ~~20% (+4% AP)~~ ⇒ 20/22/24/26/28% (AP ratio removed)
Boulder detonation damage: ~~50/60/70/80/90 (+30% AP)~~ ⇒ 25/45/65/85/105 (+30% AP)
Damage reduction per subsequent boulder hit: ~~15%~~ ⇒ 25%
Maximum boulder detonation damage: ~~155/186/217/248/279 (+93% AP)~~ ⇒ 62.5/112.5/162.5/212.5/262.5 (+75% AP)
Delay between casting and spawning first row of boulders: ~~0.1 seconds~~ ⇒ 0 seconds
Delay between spawning rows of boulders after the first row: ~~0.1 seconds~~ ⇒ 0.17 seconds
UPDATED: E – Unraveled Earth now spawns 6 rows of boulders extending outwards from Taliyah with 4 boulders per row (previously spawned 4 rows of boulders with 6 boulders per row)
NEW: Boulders now stun enemies that dash through them for the duration of the dash + 0.6/0.7/0.8/0.9/1 seconds. (Note: the max stun duration is 2 seconds and monsters are always stunned for the max duration).
REMOVED: E – Unraveled Earth no longer detonates to deal additional damage after 4 seconds

R – WEAVER’S WALL

Range: ~~3000/4500/6000~~ ⇒ 2500/4500/6500
Dash range when jumping off wall: ~~400~~ ⇒ 700
Dash speed when jumping off wall: ~~1000~~ ⇒ 1200
UPDATED: Moving Taliyah while she is riding the Weaver’s Wall now causes Taliyah to dash to the location clicked, up to the maximum dash range instead of dropping her perpendicular to the wall.
UPDATED: Dashing when jumping off of the wall is now more forgiving when trying to dash through terrain
NEW: Damage from enemy champions or structures now prevents Taliyah from casting R – Weaver’s Wall for 3 seconds
REMOVED: Taking damage no longer knocks Taliyah off her wall

Ahri

E – CHARM

Cooldown: ~~12 seconds~~ ⇒ 14 seconds

R – SPIRIT RUSH

Cooldown: ~~130/105/80 seconds~~ ⇒ 140/115/90 seconds

Braum

PASSIVE – CONCUSSIVE BLOWS

Per-Target Cooldown: ~~8/7/6 seconds~~ ⇒ 8/6/4 seconds

E – UNBREAKABLE

Damage reduction: ~~30/32.5/35/37/40%~~ ⇒ 35/40/45/50/55%

Hecarim

Q – RAMPAGE

Physical damage: ~~60/90/120/150/180 (+85% bonus AD)~~ ⇒ 60/90/120/150/180 (+90% bonus AD)

W – SPIRIT OF DREAD

Cooldown: ~~18 seconds~~ ⇒ 14 seconds

Master Yi

R – HIGHLANDER

Bonus attack speed: ~~25/45/65%~~ ⇒ 25/35/45%

Nidalee

BASE STATS

Base health: ~~570~~ ⇒ 540

Pyke

PASSIVE – GIFT OF THE DROWNED ONES

Damage converted to grey health when near two or more enemies: ~~40% (+0.5% per Lethality)~~ ⇒ 45% (+0.5% per Lethality)

Q – BONE SKEWER

NEW: Bone Skewer now refunds mana upon hitting an enemy champion
Mana cost: ~~50/55/60/65/70~~ ⇒ 74/78/82/86/90
Mana refund: ~~50%~~ ⇒ 75%

R – DEATH FROM BELOW

Cooldown: 120/100/80 seconds ⇒ 100/85/70 seconds
REMOVED: Pyke no longer receives “Your Cut” gold upon successfully executing enemy champions with his R (last assisting ally will still receive “Your Cut”)
REMOVED: Pyke no longer receives additional “Your Cut” gold when allies kill enemies within Death From Below’s execution area

Renata Glasc

BASE STATS

Base armor: 29 ⇒ 27

PASSIVE – LEVERAGE

Additional magic damage against marked targets: 1-3.5% (levels 1-13) (+1% per 100 AP) ⇒ 1-2% (levels 1-9) (+2% per 100 AP) (damage against unmarked targets unchanged)

Renekton

BASE STATS

Health growth: 92 ⇒ 97
AD growth: ~~3.75~~ ⇒ 4.15
AD at level 18: ~~132.75~~ ⇒ 139.55

W – RUTHLESS PREDATOR

Cooldown: ~~13/12/11/10/9 seconds~~ ⇒ 16/14/12/10/8 seconds
Total physical damage: ~~10/30/50/70/90 (+75% AD)~~ ⇒ 10/40/70/100/130 (+75% AD)
Total physical damage when empowered: ~~15/45/75/105/135 (+75% AD)~~ ⇒ 15/60/105/150/195 (+75% AD)

R – DOMINUS

Magic damage per second: ~~40/80/120 (+10% AP)~~ ⇒ 50/100/150 (+10% AP)

Rengar

W – BATTLE ROAR

Damage to monsters: ~~85-150 (levels 1-18)~~ ⇒ 65-130 (levels 1-18)

Shyvana

W – BURNOUT

NEW: The area of effect zone from Shyvana’s E – Flame Breath now applies marks to enemies that enter the zone.

Sion

PASSIVE – GLORY IN DEATH

NEW: Sion now does 40% reduced damage to structures while in his reanimated frenzy form (includes runes and items)

Thresh

PASSIVE – DAMNATION

Ability power and bonus armor per soul: ~~0.75~~ ⇒ 1

W – DARK PASSAGE

Shield strength: ~~60/90/120/150/180 (+1 per Soul)~~ ⇒ 60/90/120/150/180 (+2 per Soul)

Varus

PASSIVE – LIVING VENGEANCE

Bonus attack speed on non-champions kills: ~~10/15/20% (+15% bonus Attack Speed)~~ ⇒ 10/15/20% (+20% bonus Attack Speed)
Bonus attack speed on champion kills: ~~40% (+30% bonus Attack Speed)~~ ⇒ 40% (+40% bonus Attack Speed)

W – BLIGHTED QUIVER

Bonus magic damage on-hit: ~~7/10.5/14/17.5/21 (+30% AP)~~ ⇒ 7/12/17/22/27 (+30% AP)

Items

HULLBREAKER

Champion bonus resists while hunting alone(melee): ~~20-60 (levels 1-18)~~ ⇒ 10 (levels 1-11), then 20/35/43/51/59/67/75 (levels 12-18)
Champion bonus resists while hunting alone(ranged): ~~10-30 (levels 1-18)~~ ⇒ 5 (levels 1-11), then 10/17.5/21.5/25.5/29.5/33.5/37.5 (levels 12-18)
UPDATED: ~~Deal 20% bonus damage from all sources against structures~~ ⇒ ONLY attacks deal 20% bonus damage against structures