The League of Legends testing cycle keeps on turning as we head towards spring, brighter mornings, and chocolate shaped like eggs and rabbits. LoL patch 10.4 is live, which means it’s time to see what League of Legends season 10 brings us next. Let’s take a look at all the goodies on the way to Riot’s MOBA in LoL patch 10.5!
It looks like the winter frost isn’t fully behind us just yet, as the latest update sees a return of the epic Blackfrost skin line. This time it’s vanguard Champ Alistar, Rek’Sai The Void Burrower, and diver Renekton’s turn to join the roster of Dark Ice Corruptants. Plus, there’s another Hextech skin to check out, too – and the Fury of the North, Sejuani, is the lucky recipient. Get a look at the splash art, in-game shots, and skin previews below.
Eternals (Champion-specific stat trackers) are also making a return with a major revamp. They’ve hit the PBE for testing and are expected to drop along with LoL patch 10.5. You can read more about the League of Legends Eternals changes here.
But that’s not all – there are already a bunch of Champion balance changes on the PBE for a certain Monkey King. That’s right, the Wukong rework is yet again being tested ahead of its launch into the live game “in a patch soon”, as LoL lead gameplay designer Mark Yetter announced recently. It’s not clear when this might be, or if it’ll arrive with LoL patch 10.5, but you can get a look at the tentative tinkerings Riot’s rolled out on the PBE below.
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PATCH 10.5 RELEASE DATE AND DOWNTIME
As reflected in the 2020 League of Legends patch schedule, League of Legends patch 10.5 will go live on Wednesday, March 4. According to Riot, the maintenance times are set for 03:00 AM PST for NA servers, 05:00 GMT for EUW servers, and 03:00 CET for EUNE servers. The downtime is estimated to last for three hours.
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PATCH 10.5 BALANCE CHANGES
Champion Changes
Alistar – buffed
- Stats:
- Base HP increased to 600 from 575
- Triumphant Roar (Passive):
- Time after which Alistar can gain new stacks once he’s consumed Triumph stacks changed to immediately from after a 3 second cooldown
Amumu – nerfed
- Curse of the Sad Mummy (R):
- Cooldown increased to 150/125/100 from 130/115/100 seconds
Bard – nerfed
- Traveler’s Call (Passive):
- Damage dealt per 5 chimes collected decreased to 12 from 15
Blitzcrank – nerfed
- Stats:
- Base armour decreased to 37 from 40
Darius – buffed
- Hemorrhage (Passive):
- Damage dealt to monsters increased to 175% from 120%
Graves – buffed
- Stats:
- Magic resist increased to 32 from 30
- Magic resist per level increased to 1.25 from 1
- End of the Line (Q):
- Mana cost changed to 60 at all ranks from 60/65/70/75/80
- Cooldown decreased to 12/11/10/9/8 from 13/12/11/10/9
Kai’Sa – changed
- Icathian Rain (Q):
- AP ratio decreased to 25% from 40%
- Number of evolved missiles fired increased to 12 from 10
- Void Seeker (W):
- Damage increased to [30/55/80/105/130 (+70% AP)(+130% tAD) from [20/45/70/95/120 (+60% AP)(+150% tAD)
- Cooldown refunded on Champion hit increased to 70% from 50%
Kayn – changed
- The Darkin Scythe (Passive):
- Orb spawn rate changed to [“smooth growth (Effectively you should get 3% more orbs)”] from [increases at 0/8/12 minutes]
- Blade’s reach (W):
- Slow effect on enemies increased to 70% from 60%
Lissandra – buffed
- Ice Shard (Q):
- AP ratio increased to 80% from 70%
Mordekaiser – buffed
- Darkness Rise (Passive):
- Maximum damage dealt to monsters increased to 28-164 from 25-120
Neeko – buffed
- Stats:
- Attack speed per level increased to 3.5% from 3%
- Attack speed ratio increased to 0.67 from 0.645
- Tangle-Barbs (E):
- AP ratio increased to 60% from 40%
- Pop Blossom (R):
- Shield increased to [75/100/125 (+75% AP)] from [50/80/110 (+50% AP)]
Ornn – nerfed
- Living Forge (Passive):
- The level at which Ornn can start upgrading eligible items into masterwork items for himself raised to 13 from 12
- The level at which Ornn can start upgrading eligible items into masterwork items for allies raised to 14 from 13
- Bellow’s Breath (W):
- Amount of Brittle damage dealt decreased to [10-18% based on Ornn’s Level] from [12-20.5% based on Ornn’s level]
Poppy – changed
- Hammer Shock (Q):
- Maximum damage dealt to non-Champs increased to 50/80/110/140/170 from 40/60/80/100/120 [[this balance tweak doesn’t match the one on Riot’s changelist, however]
Rammus – nerfed
- Stats:
- Attack speed ratio decreased to 0.625 from 0.656
Sett – nerfed
- Stats:
- Base armor decreased to 33 from 37
- Base HP regeneration decreased to 7 from 8
- HP regeneration per level decreased to 0.5 from 0.75
- The Show Stopper (R):
- Duration of slow effect decreased to 1 second from 1.5 seconds
Sivir – changed
- Boomerang Blade (Q):
- Damage dealt per pass changed to [35/50/65/80/95 (+70/85/100/115/130% tAD)(+50% AP)] from [35/55/75/95/115 (+70/80/90/100/110% tAD)(+50% AP)]
- On the Hunt (R):
- Minimum movement speed changed to 20/25/30% from 20%
Sona – buffed
- Stats:
- Base AD increased to 49 from 45
- AD per level increased to 3 from 2
- Song of Celerity (E):
- Bonus movement speed increased to 20% at all ranks from 10/11/12/13/14%
Item Changes
Blade of the Ruined King – changed
- Unique Passive:
- New! Melee Champs now deal 12% of target’s current health as damage
Boots of Swiftness – buffed
- Effects:
- Movement speed increased to 60 from 55
Boots of Mobility – nerfed
- Cost:
- Cost increased to 1000 from 900
Death’s Dance – changed
- Recipe:
- New! Recipe changed to: [Aegis of the Legion + Vampiric Scepter + Caulfield’s Warhammer + 400 gold]
- Effects:
- AD decreased to 60 from 80
Frostfang – changed
- Unique Passive – Tribute:
- New! This item now says: “While nearby an ally Champion, damaging spells and attacks against champions or buildings grant 15 gold.”
Harrowing Crescent – changed
- Unique Passive – Tribute:
- New! This item now says: “While nearby an ally Champion, damaging spells and attacks against champions or buildings grant 15 gold.”
Ravenous Hydra – changed
- Effects:
- Life Steal effect increased to 18% from 12%
Spectral Sickle – changed
- Unique Passive – Tribute:
- New! This item now says: “While nearby an ally Champion, damaging spells and attacks against champions or buildings grant 15 gold.”
Spellthief’s Edge – changed
- Unique Passive – Tribute:
- New! This item now says: “While nearby an ally Champion, damaging spells and attacks against champions or buildings grant 15 gold.”
Titanic Hydra – changed
- Effects:
- Unique Passive – Cleave’s basic attack damage increased to [5 + 1.5% of your max health] from [5 + 1% of your max health]
- Unique Passive – Cleave’s splash damage increased to [40 + 3% of your max health] from [40 + 2.5% of your max health]
Champion Skins
Here’s the splash:
Here’s the splash:
Blackfrost Renekton – 1350 RP
Here’s the splash:
Hextech Sejuani – 10 Gemstones
Here’s the splash:
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PATCH 10.5 LOGIN SCREEN
Every League of Legends patch has its own login screen. They’re usually great, and patch 10.5’s is sure to be no exception. It’s not clear yet what its theme might be, but with some striking new Blackfrost skins on the way, perhaps we could see these take centre stage. Guess we’ll have to wait and see.
That’s all we’ve got for League of Legends patch 10.5. You can stay up to date with the current version of the game via the LoL patch 10.4 notes and our LoL tier list of the current best League of Legends champions. Be sure to check back for the LoL patch 10.6 notes in the very near future, too.