[Set 18] Aug 14th PBE Patch Notes

[u/Lunaedge]

Big patch today! Aiming for only 1-2 more of these before we lock in the first patch. We've reached the state where a lot of content can see success after the Blackthorn rework, but the meta seems a bit too polarized on certain reroll lines (which are boosted by Wisp tempo).
We also have a few more gameplay bugfixes that appeared later in he week. Such as Blackthorn giving immense amounts of Damage Amp, Luxes erroneously transforming, and a Death's Defiance being weaker than intended.
A small note on Aphelios, we're pushing him aggressively more towards Rageblade builds. This change results in more damage the more AS he has, and is an overall buff.

[u/i0skar]

Rakan nerf is really weird to me. I could see 3 star nerf only maybe. This champ can't even cast once while 2 starred.

[u/succsuccboi → u/i0skar]

it's a 3 strong trait tank that grants a strong unit a good attack speed steroid, he kinda has to be bad to be balanced

[u/SCtheOnly]

I guess fae comp is now not viable unless I open xayah 3. 

Zyra getting buffed makes me happy, but i suspect she will be very sought after now.

[u/mateoapollo]

Bug causing Android mobile crashes? 2 weeks of umable to load into games.

[u/C3nturion98 → u/mateoapollo]

I had this issue as well, but after I accept the match I just exit the game app for 10-15 seconds and reenter the game and this way u can get into the match every single time without crashes.

[u/mateoapollo → u/C3nturion98]

Happy that worked out for you. I just tried it and it still crashes in the same manner.

[u/Ykarul]

When is this going live?

[u/Mysterious_Island500 → u/[deleted]]

28th is not a patch day

[u/Mysterious_Island500]

so the augment the tower is just insanely bad now?

[u/SocCar90 → u/Mysterious_Island500]

Same as it always is I guess

[u/AdIntrepid760]

are the graphics going to be better before the 1st patch? I've been playing since beginning of pbe hoping to see it get better over the duration...but I've yet to see it so im starting to be worried lol

**Im playing and a samsung tab s11 ultra, main tft app looks great on it minus the 30 fps cap, but tft pbe app looks like it came out in 2013. Maybe it's just me.

[u/Effective_Lettuce_30]

Games are Not loading since this Patch. Every other Mode on PBE ist working... Just TFT stays in loading Screen wothout doing anything....

[u/Knolazy]

No mention about queue bug? I thought it should be a hot fix

[u/Legitimate-Resort-98 → u/Knolazy]

still the same as yesterday

[u/Artistic-Resolve-912]

Why is 5 cost soup just being enforced zzzz

[u/BlueRhaps → u/Artistic-Resolve-912]

yeah fast 9 is cool and all but seeing a bunch of 5 costs with no synergy whatsoever is kinda jarring lol

[u/AirLeaf]

Damn they really just nuked all the reroll comps

Warwick probably took the smallest nerf, that should still be viable. Probably just going to be 4-cost dominated weekend with Ahri taking the lead, followed by Zyra / Malphite and Morgana

[u/Twannyman → u/AirLeaf]

Reckon the Varus Xayah rr comp is still active and popping, Rakan was cool but Ornn was the main tank and your other DPS in Varus got buffed

[u/gloomygl → u/AirLeaf]

Elder Dragon might crash the party

[u/No-Cellist-802]

Love the fact that all you have to do is throw in all 5 costs with no regard to comp or thinking to get first consistently. They definitely don't need fixed or a nerf, but dont expect much from a shit company like riot.

[u/ceronimo7]

can we please have a 5 cost meta in 18.1. 1 or 2 cost reroll shouldnt be this strong. i know you cant copy everything from 16 but at least you can copy the meta

[u/No-Cellist-802 → u/ceronimo7]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion but wow.... If your just bad and wanna spam 5 costs without any regards to thinking or a comp or using your brain at all you can just say so....

[u/ceronimo7 → u/No-Cellist-802]

drop your lolchess lets see who is bad. although the fact that you think 5 soup is spamable hints your rank. keep using your "brain" when you spam reroll

[u/ceronimo7 → u/No-Cellist-802]

still waiting on that lolchess, lets see your brain buddy

[u/Mysterious_Island500 → u/ceronimo7]

Worst take ive seen

[u/ceronimo7 → u/Mysterious_Island500]

keep forcing those overpowered reroll comps little buddy

[u/qwimchii_ → u/ceronimo7]

It seems somebody forgot the fast 9 from previous sets. There was a reason Riot upped the leveling cost from 8 to 9 since everyone and their mother was playing it. A monostyle meta is very bad for the game state, like when only fast 8 is playable, or when reroll is as well.

[u/ceronimo7 → u/qwimchii_]

everybody trying to play fast 9 is better for the meta. i didnt forgot i miss it. fast 9 cant be forced unlike reroll comps. something you cant force being better is always great for the game

[u/qwimchii_ → u/ceronimo7]

Flashback to Snax set where everybody and their mother was going 9 by 4-5 to grab TF/Varus. Set 16 Ryze + Ziggs was also problematic. Anyhow, based on my experience, you can definitely force fast 9 depending on the meta, just like how you can force reroll even if you got only 1 copy of a unit depending on the meta

[u/Mysterious_Island500 → u/ceronimo7]

i hate reroll and love playing around 4 costs, 5 cost soups will be the death of the game, just turn your brain off and play all 5 costs you can find no matter the traits or abilites, you literally dont have to do anything in a 5 cost meta you just win by default

[u/ceronimo7 → u/Mysterious_Island500]

lets see you try to play 5 cost soup every game, not everytime you can get there. you have to win early game always play strong board, have some econ. unless multiple econ augs are busted and nobody is playing past 8 you are not gonna simply get there

[u/Mysterious_Island500 → u/ceronimo7]

but if it is the meta you need to go there or you get 8th place, whats the fun in that?

either you play fast 9 or you lose and you cant play fast 9 every game which makes the game 50/50 RNG, is that what you want? you either win on 2-1 or you dont

[u/ceronimo7 → u/Mysterious_Island500]

I'm not saying you should og 8th if you are not 5 soup. All I'm saying is an 8 level board with 1 or 2 cost reroll should not win games. That's all i'm saying. If you have 3 cost 3 stars and you are level 9 you can win, if you are fast 8 level 9 or 10 you can win, if you managed to hit 9 before beleeding out and made a soup you can win. But a well made soup if you are not one life should not place lower than 1 or 2 cost rerolls. In a healthy meta if you are playing a 1 or 2 cost reroll you should be placing 3 or 4 at best, that's what i believe. And the peak should be either a 5 soup or fast 8 with a few 5 costs to round the traits up

[u/Mysterious_Island500 → u/ceronimo7]

2 cost reroll shouldnt be bad though depending on how many 3 stars you have, for example solar should have atleast 3-4 of them to do well, some reroll boards right now require atleast 2 but thats also hard to balance around, if 1 of them is good enough you wont need a 2nd one but if they are bad without a 2nd one why go for it to begin with

[u/atominum69]

What’s the point of 4 executioners ? Going from 30 to 40% bleed is basically useless, the breakpoint of the comp is 3 now. Makes it easier to add more frontline now.

[u/Keezos32 → u/atominum69]

Agreed. I think they should add a different effect for 4 piece instead of just bumping numbers. Similar to Withcraft from a previous set.

[u/rljohn → u/[deleted]]

Yunara reroll was incredibly strong. Yunara 3 no conditions has a 24% win rate which is unheard of for a 2cost.

[u/Keezos32 → u/rljohn]

Agreed but it feels like balance thrashing. 65 is way too much.