TFT Patch 18.5 Notes

Large Changes

Traits

@tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Blackthorn@ (6) and the base AP sacrifice are nerfed to rein in the strongest @tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Blackthorn@ comp, which runs a super-charged @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Azir@, while @tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Elderwood@ (9), @tft=set18:trait:DA_FloraFatalis18@ healing, @tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Rapidfire@ and @tft=set18:trait:DA_Riftbeast18@ (7) are toned down. @tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Fae@ gets a larger heal buff after last patch's conservative change, plus lower late Golden Pixie thresholds to smooth the econ transition.

• @tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Blackthorn@

  • 6 Piece Enhanced Bonus: 60% ⇒ 50%

  • Base AP Sacrifice: 12% Damage Amp + 2 Mana Regen ⇒ 10% Damage Amp + 2 Mana Regen

• @tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Elderwood@ (9)

  • 9-Piece Summon Bonus Health: 140% ⇒ 125%

• @tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Fae@ (2/4)

  • Heal: 2.5/4% ⇒ 3/5%

  • 4th Pixie Threshold: 30000 ⇒ 25,000

  • 5th Pixie Threshold: 70000 ⇒ 60,000

  • 6th Pixie Threshold: 110000 ⇒ 100,000

• @tft=set18:trait:DA_FloraFatalis18@

  • Max Health Healing: 8% ⇒ 7%

• @tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Rapidfire@

  • AS Per Attack: 3/5/8/12% ⇒ 3/5/7/10%

• @tft=set18:trait:DA_Riftbeast18@ (7)

  • AD/AP: 6% ⇒ 5%

Units: Tier 2

@tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Caitlyn@ gets a small buff so she fits more comps as a reroll Rageblade user.

• @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Caitlyn@

  • Empowered Auto Damage: 190/285/470 AD ⇒ 200/300/490 AD

Units: Tier 3

@tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Azir@ takes a flat damage nerf on top of nerfs to his go-to comp. @tft=set18:unit:DA_CrimsonRaptor18@'s mana lock bug is fixed with a small damage reduction as compensation, a slight buff overall, and @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Tristana@ gets a large buff.

• @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Azir@

  • Ability Damage: 46/69/110 AP ⇒ 43/65/105 AP

• @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_KhaZix@

  • Unisolated Damage: 255/360/515 AP ⇒ 250/345/500 AP

  • Isolated Damage: 285/410/605 AP ⇒ 280/390/590 AP

• @tft=set18:unit:DA_CrimsonRaptor18@

  • Mana lock now ends when the Tiny Beaks start to despawn rather than finish, reducing total Mana Lock time by ~1 second.

  • Ability Attack Damage: 22/33/52 AD ⇒ 20/30/50 AD

• @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_MasterYi_AD@

  • AD Form: Starting Attack Damage: 60 ⇒ 63

  • AP Form: AP Ability Damage: 125/190/285 AP ⇒ 135/200/320 AP

• @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Tristana@

  • Mana Buff: 0/60 ⇒ 0/50

  • Ability Damage per Attack: 10/15/25 AD ⇒ 12/18/28 AD

Units: Tier 4

With @tft=set18:trait:DA_FloraFatalis18@ nerfed, @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Malphite@ gets a stronger shield. @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Morgana@'s curse damage is buffed to help her push through frontliners, @tft=set18:unit:DA_Sentinel18@ trades unitemized power for a better AP ratio, @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Sett@ gets a small AP ratio buff that scales with vertical @tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Blossom@, and @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Soraka@'s Ability is buffed to make her a viable primary AP carry.

• @tft=set18:unit:DA_Brambleback18@

  • Alpha Mark Heal: 4% ⇒ 5%

  • Armor Ignore: 20% + 25% AP ⇒ 25% + 25% AP

• @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Malphite@

  • Shield: 700/850 AP ⇒ 735/885 AP

• @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Morgana@

  • Initial Curse Damage: 60/90 AP ⇒ 70/105 AP

  • Curse Bonus Damage: 22/33 AP ⇒ 25/38 AP

• @tft=set18:unit:DA_Sentinel18@

  • Stun Duration: 1s ⇒ 0.5s

  • Shield: 350/450 AP ⇒ 375/475 AP

• @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Sett@

  • Heal AP Amount: 225/275 AP ⇒ 250/300 AP

• @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Sivir@

  • Ability Damage: 200/300 AD ⇒ 220/330 AD

  • Bounce Damage: 20% of initial ⇒ 18% of initial

• @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Soraka@

  • Initial Star Damage: 225/335 AP ⇒ 235/355 AP

  • Additional Star Damage: 100/150 AP ⇒ 110/165 AP

Units: Tier 5

@tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Alune@'s durability passive is lowered to make room for her as an itemized carry. @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Ashe@, over-nerfed last patch, gets a buff that rewards AD items and bonus @tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Blossom@ AD, and @tft=set18:unit:DA_Taric18@ becomes tankier with a much higher AP ratio on his and his partner's empowered attacks.

• @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Alune@

  • Moonshard Damage: 55/83 AP ⇒ 58/88 AP

  • Attack Speed: 0.8 ⇒ 0.85

  • Attuned Durability: 7% ⇒ 5%

• @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Ashe@

  • DoT Damage: 9/14 AD ⇒ 11/16 AD

• @tft=set18:unit:DA_Taric18@

  • Resists: 65 ⇒ 70

  • Ability empowered two attacks Damage: 100/150 AP ⇒ 130/200 AP

Radiant Items

• @tft=set18:item:DA_AdaptiveHelm@

  • Mana Regen: 7 ⇒ 6

  • Non Tank/Fighter AD/AP: 40 ⇒ 35

• @tft=set18:item:DA_BlueBuff@

  • Base AD/AP: 30% ⇒ 25%

Augments

Augment tailoring now offers fewer AP Augments to AD boards and vice versa. @tft=set18:augment:DA_18_FloraFatalisAugment@ is buffed alongside the @tft=set18:item:DA_18_EmblemFloraFatalis@ nerf, while @tft=set18:augment:DA_18_CovenTraitAugment_LootToAP@'s super-tank @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Elise@ strategy and @tft=set18:augment:DA_ExpectedUnexpectedness@ are nerfed.

• Augments that specifically benefit AD or AP comps are less likely to appear if you're playing into the other line

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_BronzeForLifeII@

  • Resists per Trait: 3% ⇒ 2.5%

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_BuildABud@

  • Gold Granted: 6 ⇒ 9

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_ChallengersGrace@

  • AS Buff: 25% ⇒ 30%

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_CookingPot@

  • Is now excluded from @tft=set18:augment:DA_Coronation@, @tft=set18:augment:DA_SpreadingRootsPlus@, @tft=set18:augment:DA_TheTraitTreePlus@

  • HP per Emblem: 60 ⇒ 70

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_18_FloraFatalisAugment@

  • Bonus Effectiveness: 50% ⇒ 70%

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_CryMeARiver@

  • Mana Regen Bonus: 4 ⇒ 3

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_18_CovenTraitAugment_LootToAP@

  • AP Granted: 7/12/33/50/100/175/300/400 ⇒ 5/10/28/45/85/175/300/400

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_ElectrochargeII@

  • Bugfixed to deal the proper damage

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_18_FaeTraitAugment@

  • Base AD/AP Bonus: 10% ⇒ 18%

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_ExpectedUnexpectedness@

  • Stage 3 Gold Granted: 18 ⇒ 15

  • Stage 4 Gold Granted: 20 ⇒ 18

  • Stage 4 5 Costs Granted: 3 ⇒ 2

    • 5 Cost roll reward now additionally grants 3 gold.

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_FlowingTears@

  • Mana Threshold for Cashout: 6500 ⇒ 7000

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_HeartOfSteel@

  • Re-disabled due to a bug.

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_InvestmentStrategyI@

  • Initial Gold: 6 ⇒ 3

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_InvestmentStrategy@

  • Initial Gold: 10 ⇒ 6

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_BlackthornTraitAugment@

  • No longer grants a @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Veigar@

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_MaliciousMonetization@

  • Initial Gold Granted: 4 ⇒ 6

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_NestingAnvils@

  • Gold Granted: 4 ⇒ 6

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_18_RiftbeastTraitAugment@

  • Bonus HP: 10% ⇒ 8%

  • Bonus AS: 10% ⇒ 8%

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_PandorasBench@

  • Gold Granted: 4 ⇒ 1

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_PandorasItemsII@

  • Gold Granted: 4 ⇒ 1

  • NEW: @tft=set18:augment:DA_PandorasItemsII@+

    • Appears on 3-2

    • Grants 4 gold

  • NEW: @tft=set18:augment:DA_PandorasItemsII@++

    • Appears on 4-2

    • Grants 6 gold

• Pandora's Items Augments are excluded from each other

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_PatienceIsAVirtue@

  • Initial Rerolls: 4 ⇒ 5

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_PrismaticDestiny@

  • Gold Granted: 4 ⇒ 2

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_PromisedProtection@

  • HP Granted: 200 ⇒ 175

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_SeraphimsStaff@

  • AP Threshold: 90% ⇒ 110%

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_URF@

  • Is now excluded from @tft=set18:augment:DA_Coronation@, @tft=set18:augment:DA_SpreadingRoots@, @tft=set18:augment:DA_SpreadingRootsPlus@, @tft=set18:augment:DA_TheTraitTree@, and @tft=set18:augment:DA_TheTraitTreePlus@.

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_WeStickTogether@

  • Tailoring changes from 18.3 are now correctly applied.

  • Tooltip updated for clarity

Wisps

Optimizing the bench and board to filter Wisps is now less required, as Riot considered it a heavy knowledge and APM check. A few Wisps are also adjusted for balance and ease of filtering, most notably @tft=set18:wisp:TFT18_Wisp_AbandonShip@, which was too easy to force at 0 gold, and @tft=set18:wisp:TFT18_Wisp_HandOfBaron@, which was too powerful.

• Wisp Filtering

  • Wisps that filter by number of itemized champions now also include Benched champions.

  • Wisps that filter by specific roles now snapshot the last combat rather than the current board.

• @tft=set18:wisp:TFT18_Wisp_AbandonShip@

  • Cost: 0g ⇒ 2g

• @tft=set18:wisp:TFT18_Wisp_BeggarsWisp@

  • Gold: 3/5g ⇒ 2/3g

• @tft=set18:wisp:TFT18_Wisp_BloodAndIron@

  • Cost: 3g (bug) ⇒ 4g

• @tft=set18:wisp:TFT18_Wisp_HandOfBaron@

  • Cost: 6g ⇒ 4g

  • Stats: 33/55 HP + 3/5% Resists/AD/AP/AS/Omnivamp/Durability/Damage Amp ⇒ Stats: 22/33 HP + 2/3% Resists/AD/AP/AS/Omnivamp/Durability/Damage Amp

  • Crit Chance: 10/15% ⇒ 6/8%

• @tft=set18:wisp:TFT18_Wisp_HeroicSacrifice@

  • Bonus Health: 1200/1500 ⇒ 1000/1250

• @tft=set18:wisp:TFT18_Wisp_LifeDebt@

  • Fixed a bug where its missing Health requirement wasn't functioning.

• @tft=set18:wisp:TFT18_Wisp_FoundBigFriend@

  • Added to Stage 3

• @tft=set18:wisp:TFT18_Wisp_GroveArmor@

  • Added to Stage 3

Bug Fixes

Full bug fix details for this and past patches are on the Follow the Fix website.

• Fixed an issue where in-game chat could automatically send after hitting a certain length

• Fixed an issue where @tft=set18:unit:DA_Taric18@'s passive could fail to activate on Ghost teams

• Double Up: Fixed an issue where partners could have different placements

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_CookingPot@ now correctly grants HP if the holder has uncraftable emblems

• @tft=set18:augment:DA_ItsMeBaby@ hex is now properly aligned with the rest of the hex grid

• Fixed typos in the descriptions of Health Potion and Potted Lifebloom wisps

• Fixed an issue where an invisible unit was granted if you had the Double Trouble augment active when you purchased the "Starting Town" wisp

• Fixed an issue where spatulas and pans were failing to drop in Tocker's Trial

• Fixed an issue where @tft=set18:unit:DA_Taric18@'s passive failed to activate in his first combat round if he auto-paired with a champion

• Fixed an issue where Recombolator would reapply at the start of combat on Ghost army boards

• The Coin from the "@tft=set18:augment:DA_FeelingLucky@" no longer clips through Arenas

• Fixed an issue with Team Planner window where it behaved incorrectly after saving the team

• Fixed an issue where Trait Icons briefly displayed the placeholder trait icon (Pentakill from set 10)

• Fixed an issue where @tft=set18:unit:DA_Taric18@'s passive Ability failed to activate occasionally when auto-assigned

• Fixed an issue where a champion's max Health could be reduced by equipping three Forbidden Idols.

• Fixed an issue with the 3-star given by Forged a Friend coming as individual copies

• Scouting players are able to interact with Arena features during scouting

• Fixed an issue where Team Planner failed to close during a Finisher

• Fixed an issue with Field Champion/Return to Bench hotkeys

• Fixed an issue where the Top 4 Ceremony sometimes did not play

• Fixed an issue with Disconnection then Reconnection after accepting a game

• Fixed an issue where Item Icons could sometimes be misaligned to the champion

• Fixed several issues with the following Cosmetics on PBE/Live: Chibi Arcane Caitlyn, Chibi Faker Falio Boom, Prestige Dragon Fist Rage, Chibi T1 Yunara, Chibi Galio, Chibi Firelight Ekko, Warwick Unbound, Chibi Arcane Vi, Hextech Fenroar, Jhin Unbound, Chibi Teemo, Chibi Kai'Sa (and variants), Chibi Surprise Party Amumu, Lux's Demacian Daydream Arena, Odyssey Jinx Arena, Chibi Hearsteel Sett, Heaven's Celestial Court, Sanctuary of the Ancient Arena, Pengu's 7th Anniversary Bash, Sentinel Vayne Unbound, various Booms

Performance/Stability Bug Fixes

• Fixed various server crashes: A broad code clean-up should result in fewer crashes overall.