League of Legends Patch 10.9 - Release Date, New Skins

League of Legends’ Patch 10.9 is now live, a look at its patch notes revealing the addition of FunPlus Phoenix Worlds 2019 skins and various balance changes.

According to Riot’s own patch schedule, Patch 10.9’s release date was scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, which is when the changes hit the League of Legends live servers.

League of Legends Update 10.9 Patch Notes

League of Legends’ Patch 10.9 brings buffs to Fiddlesticks and Quinn, alongside nerfs to Karthus and Wukong, among others. The Sanguine Blade item has also had its cost lowered.

Patch 10.9 also introduces five brand new skins to League of Legends. Players hopping onto the PBE can try out the FPX Gangplank, FPX Lee Sin, FPX Malphite, FPX Thresh and FPX Vayne skins, each one costing 1350 RP.

Here are all the changes introduced to League of Legends in Patch 10.9:

Bard - Nerfed

Caretaker’s Shrine (W):

Cooldown increased to 14 from 12

Movement speed decreased to 30%, decaying over 1.5 seconds from 50%, decaying over 1.5 seconds

Magical Journey (E):

Cooldown increased to 22/20.5/19/17.5/16 from 18/17/16/15/14

Cho'gath - Buffed

Vorpal Spikes (E):

Damage increased to 22/37/52/67/82 from 22/34/46/58/70

Fiddlesticks - Buffed

Reap (E):

Damage increased to 70/105/140/175/210 from 70/100/130/160/190

Gnar - Buffed

Boulder Toss (Mega Q):

Cooldown refund amount increased to 70% from 60%

Crunch (Mega E):

Damage increased to 80/115/150/185/220 from 50/85/120/155/190

Karthus - Nerfed

Stats:

Movement speed decreased to 325 from 335

Kayn - Buffed

Reaping Slash (Q):

Cooldown decreased to 6/5.5/5/4.5/4 from 7/6.5/6/5.5/5

Bonus damage against monsters now also applies to minions

Blade’s Reach (W):

Slow effect changed to 90% decaying from 70%

Lissandra - Buffed

Ice Shard (Q):

Cooldown decreased to 8/7/6/5/4 from 10/8.5/7/5.5/4

Nami - Nerfed

Stats:

Base HP decreased to 475 from 489.32

Base mana decreased to 365 from 377.24

Quinn - Buffed

Blinding Assault (Q):

Nearsight duration increased to 1.75 seconds from 1.5 seconds

Trundle - Nerfed

Subjugate (R):

Cooldown increased to 120/100/80 from 100/80/60

Wukong - Nerfed

Stats:

Armour decreased to 31 from 34

Crushing Blow (Q):

Damage decreased to 20/45/70/95/120 from 30/55/80/105/130

Warrior Trickster (W):

Clone damage decreased to 35/40/45/50/55% from 40/45/50/55/60%

Item Changes

Sanguine Blade

Stats:

AD increased to 55 from 50

Cost:

Total cost decreased to 3000 from 3100

Combine cost decreased to 1000 from 1100

Bugfixes/Qol Changes

Sylas' ultimate timer for specific champions will no longer show in spectator mode

Added voice lines from Ascension for Azir, Cassiopeia, Renekton, Sivir, and Xerath

Aatrox’s taunt lines have been moved to his joke. Three of his old ultimate's revive lines have been repurposed as his taunt.

Fixed a Champion Select issue where trades would be cancelled if more than one trade would happen at the same time

When Neeko takes on her allied Kayn's appearance with Passive - Inherent Glamour, she will now properly take on the appearance of Shadow Assassin or Rhaast if he has transformed

Lee Sin's R - Dragon's Rage's enemy-attached indicator is no longer visible through Fog of War

Viktor's Q - Siphon Power-empowered basic attacks are no longer able to destroy wards in two hits

Lux's R - Final Spark no longer goes on full cooldown when she dies during its cast

Kled now properly gains Courage when attacking champions dismounted

Riven's Q - Broken Wings will now properly activate Conqueror and give her four stacks of the rune when quickly used twice on the same target

When Fiora blocks Jhin's basic attacks with W - Riposte, she will no longer get a fake Caught Out mark on her from Jhin's PoV

Lee Sin's W - Safeguard now properly treats allied clones as champions and shields them properly when he dashes to one

Sett is no longer interrupted by player-generated terrain (like Jarvan's R - Cataclysm when casting R - The Show Stopper

Dark Star Thresh's lantern is now properly visible after he dies and respawns

Shaco's clone no longer gets a burst of movement speed from Nimbus Cloak

Rift Scuttler's speed shrine is now properly functional outside of the Death Realm even when Mordekaiser captures the champion that killed it in his R - Realm of Death
Miss Fortune's Passive - Love Tap-empowered basic attacks now properly stack Conqueror

When Warwick casts Q - Jaws of the Beast on a Sion that is about to respawn during his Passive - Glory in Death, he will no longer transport to the real Sion in the enemy fountain

Caitlyn's W - Yordle Snap Trap now properly empowers only one basic attack

Shaco no longer gets a Double Kill and double the intended gold from killing with his clone and by casting E - Two-Shiv Poison in his enemy's R - Realm of Death