LoL Patch 13.15: More Soul Fighter Skins & Arena Mode Changes

League of Legends continues to evolve in LoL Patch 13.15, with Riot looking to make key balance changes, as well as add in some more adjustments to the brand-new game mode Arena, which has taken the world by storm and made LoL unique and fun again.

Patch 13.14 has already kicked off the big summer event and this League of Legends patch will also be continuing the celebration with a whole new cast of champions and skins. But enough fluff, time to jump into the buffs and nerfs of Patch 13.15.

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LoL Patch 13.15: Balance Changes

System Changes In Patch 13.15

There are three systems that Riot is nerfing this patch. The synergy between Statikk Shiv and Night Harvester, especially on champions like LeBlanc has been way too good and so the balance team is making some updates.

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In a previous tweet from Riot Phroxzon he explained that the team is thinking of "changing the Shiv and Night Harvester synergy to require ability hit, like other item spell effects".

Night Harvester

• Soulrend Activation Condition: Damaging an enemy champion ⇒ Damaging an enemy champion with an attack, ability, or pet damage (Note: items will no longer proc Night Harvester)

Glacial Augment

• Icy Zone Slow: 30% (+3% per 100 AP) (+4% per 100 bonus AD) (+9% per 10% heal and shield power) ⇒ 20% (+6% per 100 AP) (+7% per 100 bonus AD) (+9% per 10% heal and shield power)

Smite

• Damage to Non-Lane Minions: 600/900/1200 ⇒ 20-160 (based on level) (Note: Damage to jungle monsters and lane minions is unchanged, this should only affect minions spawned by another champion.)
• [NEW] 20% slow for 2 seconds: Unlocked on first upgrade to Unleashed Smite ⇒ Unlocked on second upgrade to Primal Smite

LoL Patch 13.15 Champion Nerfs

Not only is Statikk Shiv going to be seeing the nerf hammer, but Phroxzon also revealed that Kai'Sa, who has been the most dominant bot laner in the game is also going to see some major nerfs. Her AP build specificallyis being targeted this patch.

She isn't the only champion receiving nerfs though. There are quite a lot of other champion Riot is also looking into updating this time around, as we are nearing the 2023 League of Legends World Championship.

Kai'Sa

• Base Stats
  • Base Health: 670 ⇒ 640
• Q - Icathian Rain
  • Damage per Missile: 40/55/70/85/100 (+50% bonus AD) (+ 30% AP) ⇒ 40/55/70/85/100 (+50% bonus AD) (+ 20% AP)
  • Maximum Single-Target Damage (Unevolved): 90/123.75/157.5/191.25/225 (+112.5% bonus AD) (+67.5% AP) ⇒ 90/123.75/157.5/191.25/225 (+112.5% bonus AD) (+45% AP)
  • Maximum Single-Target Damage (Evolved): 150/206.25/262.5/318.75/375 (+187.5% bonus AD) (+112.5% AP) ⇒ 150/206.25/262.5/318.75/375 (+187.5% bonus AD) (+75% AP)
• W - Void Seeker
  • Cooldown Reduction after Evolution: 77% ⇒ 75% (Note: this is functionally an 8.7% cooldown increase on hit)

Ivern

• Base Stats
  • Magic Resistance: 32 (+2.05 per level) ⇒ 30 (+1.3 per level) (Note: this is typical for other ranged champions)
• W - Brushmaker
  • Ally On-Hit Damage: 5/7.5/10/12.5/15 (+10% of Ivern's AP) ⇒ 10/15/20/25/30 (+10% of Ivern's AP)
• E - Triggerseed
  • Shield Strength: 80/115/150/185/220 (+75% AP) ⇒ 85/125/165/205/245 (+50% AP) (Note: this will be a buff until Ivern’s gets 20/40/60/80/100 AP)
• R - Daisy!
  • Duration: 60 seconds ⇒ 45 seconds
  • Armor and Magic Resistance: 20/50/100 (+5% AP) ⇒ 30-90 (levels 6-18)
  • Health: 1300/2600/3900 (+50% AP) ⇒ 1000-4400 (levels 6-18, nonlinear scaling) (+50% AP) (Note: this is approximately a 5% durability decrease)
  • Daisy! Attack Damage: 70/100/130 (+30% AP) ⇒ 70/100/130 (+15% AP) (Note: final shockwave damage is unchanged)

Aatrox

• Q - The Darkin Blade
  • First Cast Damage: 10/25/40/55/70 (+60/70/80/90/100% AD) ⇒ 10/25/40/55/70 (+60/67.5/75/82.5/90% AD) (Note: The second cast of Q will still deal 25% more than base damage and the third cast will still deal 50% more.)

Maokai

• Q - Bramble Smash
  • Bonus Damage to Monsters: 100/120/140/160/180 ⇒ 80/100/120/140/160

Sejuani

• W - Winter's Wrath
  • Initial Cast Damage: 20/25/30/35/40 (+20% AP) (+2% of maximum health) ⇒ 10/15/20/25/30 (+20% AP) (+2% of maximum health)
  • Second Cast Damage: 30/70/110/150/190 (+60% AP) (+6% of maximum health) ⇒ 20/60/100/140/180 (+60% AP) (+6% of maximum health)

Shyvana

• Base Stats
  • Attack Damage Growth: 3.4 per level ⇒ 3 per level
  • Health Growth: 109 per level ⇒ 104 per level

LoL Patch 13.15 Champion Buffs

With Kai'Sa getting nerfed this patch, though that doesn't feel like a real nerf if we're honest, there are some other bot lane champions that will be getting some love. Oh, and just in time for Worlds, Gwen is also receiving some buffs so she can be perma-picked once more.

Yasuo

• P - Way of the Wanderer
  • Shield Strength: 125-600 (based on level) ⇒ 125-600 (now mirrors base stat scaling)

Caitlyn

• P - Headshot
  • Critical Strike Rate Coefficient: 1.2 ⇒ 1.3 (Note: this will grant +27 base damage at 100% critical strike chance)

• R - Ace in the Hole
  • Critical Strike Chance to Damage Ratio: 2.5% additional damage per 10% critical strike chance ⇒ 3.5% additional damage per 10% critical strike chance

Camille

• Base Stats
  • Attack Damage Growth: 3.5 ⇒ 3.8
• R - Hextech Ultimatum
  • Base Bonus Magic Damage per Attack: 5/10/15 ⇒ 20/30/40

Gwen

• Base Stats
  • Health Regeneration per 5 seconds: 8.5 ⇒ 9
• W - Hallowed Mist
  • Bonus Armor and Magic Resistance: 17/19/21/23/25 (+7% AP) ⇒ 22/24/26/28/30 (+7% AP)

Nami

• P - Surging Tides
  • Bonus Movement Speed: 90 (+20% AP) ⇒ 100 (+25% AP)
• Q - Aqua Prison
  • Magic Damage: 75/130/185/240/295 (+50% AP) ⇒ 90/145/200/255/310 (+50% AP)

Taliyah

• Q - Threaded Volley
  • Magic Damage: 45/65/85/105/125 (+50% AP) ⇒ 50/70/90/110/130 (+50% AP)
• E - Unraveled Earth
  • Cooldown: 18/17/16/15/14 seconds ⇒ 16/15.5/15/14.5/14 seconds
  • Damage to Monsters Modifier: 150% ⇒ 175%

Yone

• W - Spirit Cleave
  • Shield Strength: 45-65 (based on level) (+65% bonus AD) ⇒ 60-80 (based on level) (+65% bonus AD)

Champion Adjustments in LoL Patch 13.15

Four champions will get some slight adjustments as well this patch, with some of their power being shifted around.

Annie

• R - Summon: Tibbers
  • Armor and Magic Resistance: 30/60/90 (+5% AP) ⇒ 30-90 (levels 6-18)
  • Health: 1300/2200/3100 (+75% AP) ⇒ 1150-3500 (+50% AP) (levels 6-18, nonlinear scaling) (Note: this is approximately a 5-10% durability decrease)

Heimerdinger

• R - Upgrade
  • Turret Health: 850-1450 (based on level) (+25-200% (based on level) AP) ⇒ 725-1525 (based on level) (+50% AP)
  • Turret Armor: 10-80 (based on level) ⇒ 30-90 (based on level)
  • Turret Magic Resistance: 25-65 (based on level) ⇒ 30-90 (based on level)

Yorick

• R - Eulogy of the Isles
  • [NEW] Comeback Queen: Maiden of the Mist will now regenerate 2.5 health per second
  • [NEW] Maiden’s Armor and Magic Resistance: 0 ⇒ 10-50 (levels 6-18, nonlinear scaling)
  • Health: 350/1100/3300 (+75% of Yorick’s maximum health) ⇒ 400-1650 (levels 6-18, nonlinear scaling) (+60% of Yorick’s maximum health)

LoL Patch 13.15: Second Wave of Soul Fighter Skins

LoL Patch 13.15 continues the Soul Fighter event with even more great skins to unveil. The first wave, including Soul Fighter Samira, debuted with the previous patch, but there's still much more to look forward to! Here's a quick overview of the skins in store for Patch 13.15:

If the Samira Ultimate Skin didn't quite catch you, perhaps King Viego will! He looks absolutely stunning. Shaco's Prestige Skin is also quite impressive, but is it worth the 2,000 Tokens grind? Perhaps only if you're a devoted Shaco main!

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LoL Patch 13.15: Further Enhancements for Arena Mode

New Arena Mode Cameos

Riot have added new cameos into the League of Legends arena mode, with the new Soul Fighter champions getting their chance to spice things up in the Arena.

• Evelynn: Grants all players camouflage.
• Gwen: Occasionally protects the lowest health player with her W, Hallowed Mist.
• Jhin: Casts his ultimate, Curtain Call, which will alternate shots between each player.
• Shaco: Continuously places his Jack-in-the-Boxes around the Arena.
• Viego: The first player to die will instead become Viego for a period of time.

LoL Arena Champion & System Buffs

Now sit back and enjoy these changes, because Riot is going ham on balance changes for Arena. Let's go over all the buffs that have made their way into the LoL Arena mode. Finally some of the weaker champions will be viable in the game mode after this abundance of adjustments.

Akshan

• Q - Avengerang
  • Damage: 5-85 (+80% Total AD) ⇒ 15–135 (+100% Total AD)
• W - Going Rogue
  • Revive Health percentage 33% ⇒ 60%
• E - Heroic Swing
  • Attack Speed Scaling: 0.3 per 100% bonus attack speed ⇒ 0.45 per 100% bonus attack speed
• R - Comeuppance
  • AD Ratio: 10% ⇒ 20%

Bard

• Passive - Traveler's Call
  • Chimes Needed per Upgrade Tier: 5 ⇒ 2
  • Meep Damage AP Ratio: 30% ⇒ 60%
• W - Caretaker's Shrine
  • Charge Time: 10 seconds ⇒ 8 seconds
  • Ability Haste: 0 ⇒ +70
  • Max Packs: 3 ⇒ 33
  • Healing: Healing Doubled
• E - Magical Journey
• Ability Haste: 0 ⇒ +70

Blitzcrank

• P - Mana Barrier
  • Mana:Shield Ratio: 1:1 ⇒ 1:2
  • Cooldown: 90 seconds ⇒ 30 seconds
• Q - Rocket Grab
  • AP Ratio 120% ⇒ 150%
  • Ability Haste: 0 ⇒ +40
• R - Static Field
  • Base Damage: 50/100/150 + (30/40/50% AP) ⇒ 60/110/160 + (40/50/60% AP)
  • Active AP Ratio: 100% ⇒ 130%

Kassadin

• Q - Null Sphere
  • Base Damage: 65/95/125/155/185 ⇒ 100/130/160/190/210
• W - Nether Blade
  • Base Damage: 50/75/100/125/150 ⇒ 75/100/125/150/175/220
• R - Riftwalk
  • Base Damage: 70/90/110 ⇒ 100/120/140
  • Base Bonus Damage per Stack: 35/45/55 ⇒ 45/55/65

Katarina

• Passive - Voracity
  • Damage AD Scaling: +60% bonus AD ⇒ +80% bonus AD
  • Cooldown Reduction on Kills: 15 seconds ⇒ 20 seconds
• Q - Bouncing Blade
  • Damage: 80/110/140/170/200 (+35% AP) ⇒ 80/110/140/170/200 (+50% AP)
• E - Shunpo
  • Damage: 20/35/50/65/80 (+ 40% AD) (+ 25% AP) ⇒ 50/65/80/95/110 (+50% AD) (+35% AP)
• R - Death Lotus
  • Damage per Dagger: 25/37.5/50 (+19% AP) (16% Bonus AD) ⇒ 50/62.5/75 (+22% AP) (16% Bonus AD)

K'Sante

• Q - Ntofo Strikes
  • Base Cooldown: 3.5 seconds ⇒ 2.75 seconds
• E - Footwork
  • Ability Haste: 0 ⇒ +20

Rammus

• Q - Powerball
  • Bonus Movement Speed: 25-39% (based on level) ⇒ 50-78% (based on level)
  • AP Ratio: 100% ⇒ 125%
• W - Defensive Ball Curl
  • Bonus Armor: 35 (+40/50/60/70/80% total armor) ⇒ 35 (+60/70/80/90/100% total armor)
  • Bonus MR: 10 (+30/35/40/45/50% total MR) ⇒ 10 (+40/45/50/55/60% total MR)
• E - Frenzying Taunt
  • Taunt Duration: 1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8/2 seconds ⇒ 1.6/1.8/2/2.2/2.4 seconds
  • Bonus Attack Speed Duration: 1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8/2 seconds ⇒ 1.6/1.8/2/2.2/2.4 seconds
• R - Soaring Slam
  • AP Ratio: 60% ⇒ 100%

Xerath

• Passive - Mana Surge
  • Damage to Plants: 1 ⇒ 2
• W - Eye of Destruction
  • Base Slow: 25% ⇒ 40% (Note: enhanced slow is unchanged)
• R - Rite of the Arcane
  • Bonus Base Damage per Stack: 20/25/30 ⇒ 30/35/40

Ziggs

• Q - Bouncing Bomb
  • Base Damage: 70/110/150/190/230 ⇒ 100/140/180/220/260
• E - Hexplosive Minefield
  • Ability Haste: 0 ⇒ +30
  • AP Ratio: 30% ⇒ 40%
  • Slow: 10/20/30/40/50% ⇒ 30/40/50/60/70%

Echoes of Helia

• Heal per Shard: 20-80 ⇒ 40-160
• Damage per Shard: 30-180 ⇒ 45-270

Guardian's Dirk

• Lethality: 10 ⇒ 15

Hectech Gunblade

• Ability Power: 70 ⇒ 80
• Omnivamp: 15% ⇒ 20%

Prowler's Claw

• AD Ratio: 20 ranged/15 melee ⇒ 45 ranged/30 melee

Staff of Flowing Water

• Movement Speed: 10% ⇒ 15%
• Passive Proc AP granted: 45-70 ⇒ 60-90
• Passive Proc Ability Haste Granted: 30 ⇒ 35

Earthwake

• Base Explosion Time: 1 second ⇒ 0.75 seconds

Perseverance

• Base Health Regeneration: 500% ⇒ 600%
• Amped Regeneration 1000% ⇒ 1200%

LoL Arena Champion & System Nerfs

There are quite a few nerfs for Arena as well, with overpowered champions getting some attention as well so that players can have some more fun in Arena. Will these nrefs make a difference in the meta?

Alistar

• W - Headbutt
  • Ability Haste: 0 ⇒ -30
• R - Unbreakable Will
  • Ability Haste: 0 ⇒ -50

Of course these nerfs will only go into effect once Alistar has been re-enabled by Riot Games!

Annie

• R - Summon: Tibbers
  • Tibbers’ Base Health: Reduced by 50%

Corki

• Passive - Hextech Minitions
  • Package Duration: 60 seconds ⇒ 15 seconds
• E - Gatling Gun
  • Ability Haste: 0 ⇒ -30

Heimerdinger

• Q - H-28 G Evolution Turret
  • Turret Health: Reduced by 30%
• E - CH-2 Electron Storm Grenade
  • Ability Haste: 0 ⇒ -30

Jax

• E - Counter Strike
  • Ability Haste: 0 ⇒ -30
• R - Grandmaster-at-Arms
  • Passive Proc Base Damage: 60-160 ⇒ 40-120

Kayle

• R - Divine Judgement
  • Ability Haste: -50 ⇒ -100
  • Base Damage: 200-400 ⇒ 50-150

Kennen

• W - Electrical Surge
  • Magic Damage: 70/95/120/145/170 (+80% AP) ⇒ 70/90/110/130/150(+60% AP)
• R - Slicing Maelstrom
  • Bonus Armor and MR: 20/40/60 ⇒ 20/30/40
  • Magic Damage per Bolt: 40/75/110 (+22.5% AP) ⇒ 30/55/80 (+18% AP)

Poppy

• W - Srteadfast Presence
  • Ability Haste: 0 ⇒ -30
• E - Heroic Charge
  • Ability Haste: 0 ⇒ -30

Wukong

• Q - Crushing Blow
  • Base Damage: 20-120 ⇒ 10-90
• W - Warrior Trickster
  • Ability Haste: 0 ⇒ -30
• R - Cyclone
  • Base Maximum HP Damage per Second: 4-8% ⇒ 3-6%

Yorick

• Passive - Shepherd of Souls
  • Grave Spawn Time: 6 seconds ⇒ 8 seconds
  • Ghoul Health: Reduced by 30%

Windspeaker's Blessing

• Armor and MR Resistances: 45-105 (based on level) ⇒ 30-90 (based on level)

Naafiri (Cameo)

• Percent Maximum Health Damage: 20-60% ⇒ 10-20%

LoL Arena Quality of Life Updates

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There are also a few quality of life changes that Riot have made to the game, which should make the matches a bit better, as well as the general UI of the game mode as well, which was bugged a few times, especially early on upon release.

• The Ring of Fire will now apply increasing amounts of Grievous Wounds
• Player Frame Augment Panel has been added as an additional stats panel in the UI
• The item shop has been reordered to go from Starter, to Epic, to Mythic, and finally to Legendary.

ARAM Adjustments in LoL Patch 13.15

Of course, we also have to check out ARAM. Just because everyone is playing Arena these days doesn't mean there aren't a few people out there also enjoying ARAM still, right?

ARAM Buffs

• Hecarim: 95% Damage Taken ⇒ 90% Damage Taken
• Darius: 100% Damage Dealt ⇒ 105% Damage Dealt
• Lucian: 0 Ability Haste ⇒ 10 Ability Haste
• Amumu: 105% Damage Taken ⇒ 100% Damage Taken
• Corki: 0 Ability Haste ⇒ 10 Ability Haste
• Pantheon: 100% Damage Dealt ⇒ 105% Damage Dealt

ARAM Nerfs

• Lissandra: 100% Damage Taken ⇒ 105% Damage Taken
• Aatrox: 95% Damage Taken ⇒ 100% Damage Taken
• Singed: 105% Damage Taken ⇒ 110% Damage Taken
• Teemo: 90% Damage Dealt ⇒ 85% Damage Dealt
• Zyra: 0 Ability Haste ⇒ -20 Ability Haste
• Nasus: 95% Damage Dealt ⇒ 90% Damage Dealt
• Lillia: 105% Damage Taken ⇒ 110% Damage Taken
• Swain: 90% Healing Done ⇒ 80% Healing Done
• Pyke: 90% Damage Taken ⇒ 95% Damage Taken

Want to know more about LoL Arena? Then make sure to read out interview in which we talk about the future of the game mode!

These are all the balance changes this League of Legends patch. With the Arena game mode being so big, there were quite a lot of extra changes from previous patches, but hopefully Arena will continue to do well, so Riot can include it in the future again as well!