Set 18 PBE Patch 7/31

From the developer's post ▲ 4 buffs ▼ 2 nerfs 10 changes Source post

From the developer

Woke up today to a pleasant surprise that we are aiming to get out a small deploy for PBE around noon today. We have a huge balance patch planned for Monday, but were able to get a few small things added. For bugfixes, I'll communicate them as they come, but for the huge ones regarding crashes/performance, we'll be sure to communicate that as wide as possible. As for things on our radar for Balance - Coven: We know this is a cashout trait we haven't tested in a while. It's not a loss-streak trait, but more akin to Set 8 Underground. It looks weak now, and we'll see how much is power versus optimization. - 5-cost caps: To no surprise, 5-costs are good and exciting, that's awesome. But we are wary that this will choke out the other unique content in the lower-cost strategies. - Lux/Lux Traits: Similar to the above, we want Lux to be a viable option, but not overbearing on what late-game has to offer. These are things like 9 Elderwood/Blossom or every board ending on a Lux.

Augments

Chosen of the Sun

Can now only be offered to one player each game.

Worth The Wait and Weight The Worth are now mutually exclusive

In a set with Eldritch this is just too powerful, unfortunately

Balance

Champions

3 Cost

Azir buff

Cast time now scales with Azir's Attack Speed
Soldiers move faster between targets

Rammus buff

AR/MR Damage Ratio: 40/60/100% → 50/75/120%

5 Cost

Maokai buff

3 Star Sapling HP Damage Ratio: 50% → 75%

Traits

Blossom nerf

AD/AP: 12/30/45/60/100% → 12/30/40/50/100%

Lunar nerf

AS/AP: 7/10/15/20% → 7/10/14/18%

Primal buff

Phoenix Takedowns Required per Component: 16 → 14

Bug Fixes

Added a new fix so that Destiny augments grant augments from the right round

The empowered Flora Fatalis emblem can no longer be granted by Emblem Ensemble