League of Legends Patch 11.18 Rundown

Patch 11.18 Rundown Complete Guide in League of Legends

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Published on: January 16, 2023 | Updated on: March 28, 2023

Every year, League of Legends gets hit by a major series of buffs and nerfs that breathe new life into the Summoner’s Rift by introducing changes capable of toppling the meta over. Since this usually happens during the Worlds season, you’re bound to find a bundle of spice amongst everything nice!

The first of the two Worlds patches always aims to crank the dissonance to inhumane levels. Every meta built in the past year must either ramp up or break down into smithereens. With so many changes coming one after another, we’re bound to provide you with a quick rundown of everything League of Legends!

At the start of any new season (most recently LoL Season 13), it’s great to analyze the playing field, see what has worked, what will no longer work when gaming, and to make plans to achieve a higher rank. On that note, gear up, and don your explorer hats, as we dive headfirst into one of the most chaotic bundles of changes in League’s history!

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Patch 11.18 Notes

In patch 11.18, the balance changes were aimed at weakening the dominance of certain champions in the meta in order to bring about a quick shift in the meta. This patch specifically targeted champions that were performing very well in the current meta in order to bring them more in line with other champions in the game.

The goal of these balance changes was to promote diversity and prevent any one champion or playstyle from becoming too powerful or prevalent in the meta. However, tempering this much also introduced some anomalies that went on to conquer the Worlds meta.

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Champion Changes

Let’s talk about the major changes first; the following champions got hit by this hammer:

Champion	Description	Change
Aphelios	Base Attack Damage: 57 => 55	Nerf
Ashe	W Cooldown: 14/11.5/9/6.5/4 seconds => 18/14.5/11/7.5/4 seconds	Nerf
Camille	Passive – Adaptive Defenses Cooldown: 16/13/10 seconds => 20/15/10 seconds (at levels 1/7/13)	Nerf
Draven	Passive – League of Draven: Stack count updates now displayed in All chat. R – Whirling Death: If an enemy’s health drops to or below Draven’s current Adoration stacks, it executes them.	Buff
Dr. Mundo	Q – Infected Bonessaw: Maximum damage to monsters 300/350/400/450/500 => 350/425/500/575/650. R – Maximum Dosage: On cast, immediately grants 15/20/25% of missing HP as extra Base HP for 10s. Heals 20/40/60% of max HP over 10s	Buff
Fizz	Passive – Nimble Fighter: Damage reduction vs basic attacks 4 (+1% Ability Power) => 8 (+2% Ability Power), damage reduction vs other sources unchanged. W – Seastone Trident: On-hit damage 10/15/20/25/30 (+35% Ability Power) => 20/25/30/35/40 (+35% Ability Power). R – Chum the Waters: Guppy damage 150/250/350 (+80% Ability Power) => 150/225/300 (+70% Ability Power). Chomper damage 225/325/425 (+100% Ability Power) => 200/275/350 (+85% Ability Power). Gigalodon damage 300/400/500 (+120% Ability Power) => 250/325/400 (+100% Ability Power).	Adjustment
Jayce	Passive – Hextech Capacitor: Bonus move speed and ghost duration 1.25 seconds => 0.75 seconds	Nerf
Jinx	Q – Switcheroo!: Fishbones mana cost 20 => 16/17/18/19/20	Buff
Kai’sa	E – Supercharge: Cooldown 16/15/14/13/12 seconds => 16/14.5/13/11.5/10 seconds	Buff
Kalista	R – Fate’s Call: Knockup duration 1.5/1.75/2 seconds => 1/1.5/2 seconds	Nerf
Karma	E – Inspire: Base shield 80/125/170/215/260 => 90/135/180/225/270	Buff
Kog’maw	E – Void Ooze: Damage 75/120/165/210/255 (+50% Ability Power) => 75/120/165/210/255 (+70% Ability Power)	Buff
Lee Sin	Base Attack Damage: 70 => 68	Nerf
Lillia	Base Health Regen: 1.5 => 0.5. Health Regen Growth: 0.75 => 0.55. Passive – Dream-Laden Bough: Healing against large monsters 18-94 (based on level) => 27-104 (based on level). Q – Blooming Blows: Passive stack duration 5.5 seconds => 6.5 seconds. E – Swirlseed: Cooldown 18 seconds => 16 seconds.	Adjustment
Miss Fortune	R – Bullet Time: Total waves 12/14/16 => 14/16/18	Buff
Morgana	E – Black Shield: Cooldown 26/24/22/20/18 seconds => 24/22/20/18/16 seconds	Buff
Qiyana	Base Attack Speed: 0.625 => 0.688. Health Regen: 1.8 => 1.5. Q – Edge of Ixtal/Elemental Wrath: Does 25% bonus damage against monsters. If Qiyana’s target begins a dash or teleport during her E+Q buffer, Q will aim at their last position before dashing/teleporting. If Qiyana has an E+Q buffered but does not have vision of her target when the cast completes, Q will aim the last position she could see her target in. E – Audacity: Base Damage 60/90/120/150/180 => 50/80/110/140/170	Adjustment
Renekton	W – Ruthless Predator: Empowered stun duration 1.5 seconds => 1 second. Empowered self-lockout duration 0.75 seconds => 0.52 seconds (matches normal W)	Nerf
Rumble	Passive – Junkyard Titan: Overheated attack speed 50% => 20-80% (based on level). W – Scrap Shield: Cooldown 7/6.75/6.5/6.25/6 seconds => 6 seconds	Adjustment
Singed	R – Insanity Potion: Now applies Grievous Wounds on targets upon dealing damage with Q during Insanity Potion’s duration	Buff
Soraka	R – Wish: Clears Grievous Wounds on allies before applying the heal	Buff
Taliyah	Q – Threaded Volley: Casting Threaded Volley on Worked Ground now refunds 50% of the spell’s cooldown. Worked Ground Radius: 450 => 300. Worked Ground Duration: 45 seconds => 25 seconds	Buff
Talon	Q – Noxian Diplomacy: Base Damage 65/90/115/140/165 => 65/85/105/125/145. W – Rake: Now deals 50% bonus damage against monsters	Adjustment
Thresh	Move Speed: 335 => 330. E – Flay: Maximum passive bonus magic damage 100/125/150/175/200% Attack Damage + 1 per Soul => 80/110/140/170/200% Attack Damage + 1.5 per Soul	Nerf
Trundle	E – Pillar of Ice: Slow 32/39/46/53/60% => 30/34/38/42/46%	Nerf
Twitch	R – Spray and Pray: Bonus attack damage 30/45/60 => 40/55/70	Buff
Urgot	Q – Corrosive Charge: Cooldown 12/11/10/9/8 seconds => 10/9.5/9/8.5/8 seconds. Mana Cost: 80 => 70	Buff
Varus	Attack Damage: 61 => 59. Passive – Living Vengeance: Bonus attack speed on non-champion kills 20% => 10/15/20% at levels 1/7/13	Nerf
Yone	W – Spirit Cleave: Shielding per champion hit after the first 25% of base => 50% of base	Buff
Yuumi	Passive – Bop ‘N’ Block: Cooldown 18-6 seconds (based on level) => 14-6 seconds (based on level)	Buff
Zed	Passive – Contempt for the Weak: Now deals 100% bonus damage against monsters (still capped at 300 against epic monsters)	Buff
Zoe	E – Sleepy Trouble Bubble: Cooldown 20/18.5/17/15.5/14 seconds => 16/15/14/13/12 seconds	Buff

Item Changes

The following items received a key change in League of Legends patch 11.18:

Item	Change	Buff/Nerf
Ravenous Hydra	Removed: Turret Cleave – Ravenous Hydra’s cleave no longer activates on turrets	Nerf
Titanic Hydra	Removed: Turret Cleave – Titanic Hydra’s cleave no longer activates on turrets	Nerf
Umbral Glaive	Cost: 2600 => 2400. Lethality: 12 => 10	Nerf

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Rune Changes

Fortunately/unfortunately, the only rune to receive a change in this patch was Predator:

Rune	Change	Buff/Nerf
Predator	Move Speed Ramp-Up Time: 1.5 seconds => 1 second. Maximum Move Speed: 45% => 60%	Buff

Bugfixes & General Changes

Here are the general changes that occurred during League of Legends Patch 11.18 downtime:

Champion	Change
Quinn	Remastered base voice lines
Viego	Cannot access Ornn’s forge while possessing him
Akshan	Bugfix: E – Heroic Swing could be interrupted or cancelled by CC
Dr. Mundo	Bugfix: Passive – Goes Where He Pleases could be broken by subsequent CC
Samira	Bugfix: Q – Flair did not apply lifesteal to E – Wild Rush
Camille	Bugfix: E – Hookshot was cancelled by consumables
Shen	Bugfix: Passive – Ki Barrier broke when hit by basic attack in W zone
Sona	Bugfix: Q – Hymn of Valor granted Accelerando even when negated by spell shield
Singed	Updated W – Mega Adhesive tooltip to include slow percentage
Lucian	Updated R – The Culling tooltip to remove mention of bonus damage to monsters
Ekko	Updated Passive – Z-Drive Resonance tooltip to include damage to jungle monsters
Soraka	Updated E – Equinox tooltip to specify that it only damages enemy champions

Takeaway

Aside from the mentioned changes, we also got to see the Pentakill III: Lost Chaptr skin line for Yorick, Kayle, Olaf, Mordekaiser, Karthus and Sona, along with two rarer skins called Dissonance of Pentakill Viego, and Hextech Tristana.

Needless to say, the patch was filled to the brim with a bundle of changes. So, are you excited for the Worlds season to bloom once again? Let us know!