Congratulations, LoL fans, on surviving the long, cold month of January and making it to the next stage of LoL patch 10.3 has now brought to the live game, we've got another sizeable round of tweaks and tinkerings on the PBE to share with you – it's time for League of Legends patch 10.4!
While the last update introduced some super sweet Heartseeker skins for Yuumi and Jinx – just perfect ahead of Valentine's Day – it looks like patch 10.4 is taking a slightly different direction with a return of the Blood Moon line. Three Champs get Blood Moon skins this update: Katarina, Master Yi, and Tryndamere. You can get a good look at these further down.
That's not all, however – Riot's got a whole bunch of balance top lane Soraka would be nerfed "pretty hard", and it looks like this is already on the way, with a load of changes to her abilities this patch. But she's not the only one – top lane Sona's getting nerfed too, judging by the changes Riot's made on the PBE so far.
There are also some Item and Rune changes to check out which, including pretty significant adjustments to Stopwatch and Perfect Timing. Read on to see what's in store for League of Legends patch 10.4 below.
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PATCH 10.4 RELEASE DATE AND DOWNTIME
As reflected in the 2020 League of Legends patch schedule, League of Legends patch 10.4 will go live on Thursday, February 20. Maintenance usually starts around 03:00 PT for NA servers, 05:00 GMT for EUW servers, and 3:00 CET for EUNE servers and lasts for about 3 hours, but this isn't confirmed just yet – be sure to keep checking back for exact server downtimes.
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PATCH 10.4 BALANCE CHANGES
Aphelios Change
New features
- New!
- Aphelios now displays the weapons he currently has equipped as icons next to his above-head health bar.
- The Champ's indicators for sentry range now appear red for enemies when it's not active
Champion Changes
Akali – buffed (changes already hotfixed to live)
- Shuriken Flip (E):
- Damage increased to 50/85/120/155/190 from 40/70/100/130/160.
- Perfect Execution (R):
- R1 damage increased to 125/225/325 from 85/150/215 Cooldown decreased to 120/90/60 seconds from 160/130/100 seconds.
Amumu – buffed
- Curse of the Sad Mummy (R):
- Cooldown decreased to 130/115/100 from 150/130/110
- New! Stop in the Name of Love now stops enemies in the middle of their dashes
- Bandage Toss (Q):
- Dash speed now increased to 1800 from 1350
Aphelios – nerfed
- Stats:
- Calibrum – Aphelios' attack timer no longer resets just after he's consumed a mark (though his attack timer still resets for the mark attack)
- Turret attacks have been decreased to 3 from 4
- Ranged attack damage on turrets increased to 3 from 2
- AOE spells' damage to turrets increased to 4 from 2
- Moonlight Vigil (R):
- Range of this ability decreased to 1300 from 1600
Aurelion Sol – nerfed
- Celestial Expansion (W):
- Active ability (stars) damage increase now decreased to 40% from 50%
Caitlyn – buffed
- Stats:
- Bonus attack speed increased to 20% from 10% at level 1
Darius – buffed
- Hemorrhage (ive):
- New! This ability now notes "Darius' bleed deals 120% damage to monsters."
- Decimate (Q):
- New! This ability now heals on hits against large monsters.
Diana – buffed
- Moonsilver Blade (ive):
- New! This ability now deals 150% to all monsters
Garen – buffed
- Decisive Strike (Q):
- Bonus physical damage increased to [30/60/90/120/150 (+ 50% AD)] from [30/60/90/120/150 (+ 40% AD)]
- Courage (W):
- New! When at max resistance from enemy kills, this ability now increases bonus armor and magic resistance by 10%
- Shield amount changed to 70/95/120/145/170 (+20% bonus Health)] from [10% maximum health]
- Judgment (E):
- New! This ability now does 150% damage to monsters
Gnar – buffed
- Stats:
- Mega Gnar movespeed increased to 335 from 325
- Hyper (Mini W):
- Maximum damage against monsters increased to 300 at all ranks from 100/150/200/250/300
- Rage Gene (ive):
- Bonus movement speed decreased to 0-20 at levels 1-18 in mini Gnar form from 10-30
- Gnar! (Mega R):
- Attack damage ratio increased to 50% bAD from 20% bAD
- AP ratio increased to 100% from 50%
Jayce – buffed
- Stats:
- Mana increased to 375 from 357.2
- Mana per level increased to 45 from 37
- To the Skies (Hammer Q):
- Damage increased to 55/95/135/175/215/255 from 45/80/115/150/185/220
Lux – buffed
- Light Binding (Q):
- Damage increased to 80/125/170/215/260 from 70/115/160/205/250
- Cooldown decreased to 11/10.5/10/9.5/9 from 13/12/11/10/9
- AP ratio decreased to 60% from 70%
- Final Spark (R):
- New! Lux can Flash while casting R
Mordekaiser – buffed
- Darkness Rise (ive):
- Maximum damage against monsters increased to 25-120 from 15-100
Rammus – buffed
- Stats:
- Attack speed increased to .656 from .625
- Attack speed increased to .656 from .625
Sett – buffed
- Stats:
- Base HP regeneration increased to 9.25 from 8
Singed – nerfed
- Stats:
- Health decreased to 580 from 610 Armor decreased to 34 from 37
Sona – nerfed
- Hymn of Valor (Q):
- Mana cost increased to 75/80/85/90/95 from 50/55/60/65/70
- New! This ability now says: "Granting an ally this aura effect will refund Sona 30 mana once per cast"
- Aria of Perseverance (W):
- Mana cost increased to 105/110/115/120/125 from 80/85/90/95/100
- Tagging an ally for the first time with her aura grants Sona 30 mana
- Song of Celerity (E):
- Mana cost increased to 90 from 65
- New! This ability now says: "Granting an ally this aura effect will refund Sona 30 mana once per cast"
Soraka – changed
- Stats:
- Base HP increased to 535 from 529.04
- HP per level decreased to 74 from 78
- Mana increased to 375 from 350.8
- Mana per level decreased to 40 from 60
- Base AD decreased to 50 from 50.04
- Starcall (Q):
- Self-heal decreased to [40/50/60/70/80 (+30% AP)] from [60/80/100/120/140 (+50% AP)]
- Self-heal duration decreased to 2.5 seconds from 5 seconds
- Movement speed decreased to 10/12.5/15/17.5/20% from 15/20/25/30/35%
- Mana cost increased to 60/65/70/75/80 from 40/45/50/55/60
- Astral Infusion (W):
- Healing increased to 80/115/150/185/220 from 80/110/140/170/200
- Rejuvenation healing increased to 40/50/60/70/80 from 30/40/50/60/70
- Maximum health cost to Soraka while impacted by Rejuvenation changed to "if cast while affected with Rejuvenation, the max health cost will be reduced by 40/55/70/85/100%" from "if cast while affected with Rejuvenation, Soraka will incur no Max Health cost".
Sylas – buffed
- Chain Lash (Q):
- Damage increased to 40/60/80/100/120 from 40/55/70/85/100
Talon – buffed
- Blade's End (ive):
- New! This ability now says: "Talon's Bleed deals 120% damage to monsters."
Udyr – buffed
- Monkey's Agility (ive):
- For each Cloud Drake buff, Udyr gets 5% off his global cooldown
Yuumi – changed
- Prowling Projectile (Q – changes already hotfixed to live)
- Base damage increased to 40/70/100/130/160/190 from 40/65/90/115/140/165
- Empowered damage increased to 45/85/125/165/205/245 from 45/80/115/150/185/220
- Zoomies (E):
- Healing changed to 70/105/140/175/210 from 70/100/130/160/190
Zed – changed
- Stats:
- Monsters are now affected by energy restore
- Contempt for the Weak (ive):
- New! This ability now does 100% extra damage to monsters.
- There is a cap of [200/350/500 at 1/7/17] damage against monsters.
Item Changes
Bami's Cinder – changed
- Unique ive – Immolate:
- Unique ive – Immolate effect now reads: "Burns nearby enemies for [6 to 23] magic damage per second. Once every 10 seconds, your next immobilizing spell deals [6 to 23] (+2% Your Bonus HP) bonus magic damage and releases a fire nova that also deals that bonus damage around you. Immolate's damage is increased by 100% to minions and monsters."
Cinderhulk – changed
- Unique ive – Immolate:
- Unique ive – Immolate effect now reads: "While in combat, burns nearby enemies for [12 to 29] magic damage a second. Once every 10 seconds, your next immobilizing spell deals [12 to 29] (+4% Your Bonus HP) bonus magic damage and releases a fire nova that also deals that bonus damage around you. Immolate's damage is increased by 300% damage to minions and monsters."
Forgefire Cape – changed
- Unique ive – Immolate:
- Unique ive – Immolate effect now reads: "Burns nearby enemies for [26 to 43] magic damage per second. Once every 10 seconds, your next immobilizing spell deals [26 to 43] (+5% Your Bonus HP) bonus magic damage and releases a fire nova that also deals that bonus damage around you. Immolate's damage is increased by 50% to minions and monsters."
Gargoyle Stoneplate – changed
- Cost:
- Combine cost decreased to 330 from 380
Guardian Angel – changed
- Cost:
- Combine cost decreased to 50 from 100
Stopwatch – nerfed
- Cost:
- Increased to 650 from 600
Sunfire Cape – changed
- Unique ive – Immolate:
- Unique ive – Immolate effect now reads: "Burns nearby enemies for [26 to 43] magic damage per second. Once every 10 seconds, your next immobilizing spell deals [26 to 43] (+5% Your Bonus HP) bonus magic damage and releases a fire nova that also deals that bonus damage around you. Immolate's damage is increased by 50% to minions and monsters."
Zhonya's Hourglass
- Cost:
- Combine cost decreased to 250 from 300
Rune Changes
Perfect Timing – changed
- Effects:
- Timer of stopwatch increased to 14 minutes from 10 minutes
- New! This Rune now now reduces the timer by 120 seconds for every takedown you get
- This Rune no longer reduces Zhonya's Hourglass, Guardian Angel, and Gargoyle Stoneplate's cooldown 15%
Phase Rush – buffed
- Effects:
- Amount of time given to carry out 3 attacks or spells increased to 4 seconds from 3 seconds
- This ability now increases movement speed to 30-50% for melee Champions
Hail of Blades – changed
- Effects:
- Time elapse between hits allowed increased to 3 seconds from 2 seconds
- Cooldown changed to [8 seconds out of combat with Champions] from [4 seconds out of combat]
Prototype: Omnistone (Inspiration Keystone):
- Effects:
- Now says: "Omnistone's first roll can't be PTA or Conqueror"
Champion Skins
Blood Moon Katarina – 1350 RP
Note! This has been updated since the first PBE version! Riot says Katarina now has a facial scar and VFX tweaks, and her red warpaint has been removed from the base skin. Check out her new in-game appearance and splash art below:
Here's the splash:
Blood Moon Master Yi – 1350 RP
Here's the splash:
Blood Moon Tryndamere – 1350 RP
Here's the splash:
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PATCH 10.4 SCREEN
Every League of Legends patch has its own screen. They're usually great, and patch 10.4's is sure to be no exception. It's not clear yet what its theme might be, but with some new and spooky Blood Moon skins on the way, perhaps we could see these take centre stage – or it could be a Valentine's Day-themed screen featuring those Heartseeker skins. Guess we'll have to wait and see.
That's all we've got for League of Legends patch 10.4. You can stay up to date with the current version of the game via the LoLpatch 10.5 notes in the very near future, too.