League of Legends patch 10.24 nerfs AP Mythic items and Amumu, buffs Varus
Kraken Slayer increased in strength too.
As always,League of Legendspreseason is chaotic. 2021 has been particularly wild thanks to Riot Games’ complete overhaul of the item system. Patch 10.23 introduced the infrastructure, and patch 10.24 is here to fine-tune it.
For champions, there were more nerfs than buffs this update, while targeted nerfed items fell into the AP Mythic category.
Here are the winners and losers of patch 10.24.
W – Blighted Quiver
R – Chain of Corruption
Varus was a hot pick until Summer 2020, especially in pro play due to his long range poke and crowd control from Chain of Corruption. The damage on Q and E was nerfed ten patches ago. Since then, other ADCs were buffed and favored, which resulted in him not being picked at all at Worlds 2020.
Recognizing his strengths in pro play, Riot wants to bring back his “unique playstyle of charged arrows and spellweaving”. His ultimate’s missile speed was nerfed to give opponents a chance to react, while Piercing Arrow’s is now in proportion to his charge-up time.
Kraken Slayer
That’s it. That’s the message.
No additional notes from Riot were given for this buff. Kraken Slayer definitely hurts against squishy champions, but it has not been effective in dealing with the strong tank meta in the preseason. With increased base damage and damage ratio, Vayne has been given an indirect buff as Kraken is her core item.
Will this item be balanced enough to manage tanks but not be OP against everyone else?
Night Harvester (Mythic)
Demonic Embrace (Legendary)
The two-item power spike from AP mages prior to this patch was pretty powerful. Coupled with the dissolution of Hex Core, Viktor was unleashed and is an undisputed S-tier pick in the mid lane. Swain bot lane too, is now a legit choice.
Riot’s response is to decrease the AP ratios on two of their core Mythic items, Lidnary’s and Luden’s, as well as tone down the damage from two legendary items, Night Harvester and Demonic Embrace. Overall, a fair balance change.
Base stats
E – Tantrum
R – Curse of the Sad Mummy
Amumu was so strong that he got nerfed twice in this patch because the first nerf to Despair was not enough. His kit and numbers synergized so well with the preseason ecosystem that he’s been dishing out killer blows on pure tank items.
The nerfs to each ability are slight, and are unlikely to knock him out of S-tier. For now, he’ll keep crying and he’ll keep winning.
Read thefull patch 10.24 noteson Riot Games’ League of Legends site.
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