CHAMPIONS

Lissandra is a frustrating champion to play against, with the ability to negate a melee unit while printing power. Even while she’s not our best 5-cost (by win rate data) she is our most impactful (most-played in end-game boards), and positioning her well can completely deny melee carry, or solo frontline playstyles.

Our nerf here is a stop-gap solution that will significantly slow her second cast, which should reduce frustration with playing against her. We plan on making bigger changes to her kit with 14.10 to address the anti-melee component of her kit while also keeping her a satisfying 5-cost. 

• Lissandra max Mana nerf: 40/100 ⇒ 60/120

ARTIFACTS

While most of our Artifacts were released at a relatively balanced level, one clearly ascended through the ranks. 

• Talisman of Ascension Base Health: 400 ⇒ 300
• Talisman of Ascension Damage increase: 150% ⇒ 120%
• Talisman of Ascension Time to proc: 18 sec ⇒ 22 sec

BUG FIXES

• Ghostly now properly does damage for non-Ghostly champions.
• Cursed Blade is temporarily disabled. Note: This was the case with 14.9, but was not reported, as the Artifact was pulled out at the last second due to a bug.

Link to official Patch 14.9 notes