[TFT] Patch 15.4 Summary of Changes｜Discussion of Buffs, Nerfs, and Environmental Changes

summary

In this article, we will organize the buffing, nerfing, and other changes in Patch 15.4 by category, and then discuss the meta-predictions and compositional outlook for the environment that can be read from them.

Changes

system

Champion’s target designation rules

Updated to correctly apply rule that remote champions have priority to target tanks
Changed the timing of the remote champion’s target designation at the start of the battle, to now designate the target before the proximity champion moves.

Role of the Champion

Merged melee carries (Fighter/Assassin) into the “Fighter” tag and eliminated the omnivamp grant.
Changed to a specification where attack speed increases as the stage progresses (AS is extended towards the end of the stage, designed to increase skill rotation and firepower)
Fighter
Omnivamp per stage: +8-20% ⇒ Removed
Attack speed per stage: 5/10/20/30/30% (stages 2-6)
*Basic AS of some fighters adjusted accordingly
Assassins
Role of all Assassins: Changed to Fighter
Status changes according to roles
Catalina: Role Magic Assassin ⇒ Magic Fighter / Attack Speed 0.8 ⇒ 0.75
Darius: Attack speed 0.85 ⇒ 0.8
Yasuo: Role: Attack Power Assassin ⇒ Attack Power Fighter / Attack Speed 0.9 ⇒ 0.75
Akali : Role : Magic Assassin => Magic Fighter / Attack speed 0.8 => 0.7
Bolivare: attack speed 0.9 ⇒ 0.85
Braum: attack speed 0.80 → 0.75
Lee Sin: attack speed 1.0 → 0.9
Yone: attack speed 1.0 ⇒ 0.9 / defense 70 ⇒ 75

prism orb

Increased value range/changed so that all players get the same rewards from prismatic orbs
Reward Breakdown
10%：30G
10%：Material anvil x 3 + Finished anvil x 1
10%: Belt x 4 + Re-synthesizer x 4
10%: Champion duplicator x1 + Small duplicator x2
10%: Artifact anvil x 1 + 10G
8%: 45G
8%: Finished anvil x 3
8%: spatula x 1 + re-synthesis x 1 + material anvil x 3
8%: Villain’s glove x1 + Thief’s glove x1
5%: 1 of each basic material (total 8) + golden removal device
5%: 40G + reroll x20
5%: Chest of Rediant Fortune items x 1 + Cost 5 x 2
1%: Spatula x 1 + Frying pan x 1 + 40G
1%: Small present
1%: Doubtful reward

gold orb

Artifact anvil: 5% ⇒ 0%
Champion duplicator reward: 5% ⇒ 7.5
Cost 5 x 2: 5% ⇒ 7.5

Opening encounter

Loot subs: artifact anvil ⇒ replaced by material anvil x 1 + salvager x 1

PvE Round

2-7 Krug: base attack 110 ⇒ 95
Crab Rave (stage 5 onwards): increased damage per jump 100 ⇒ 90

special characteristic

Crystal Gambit (3) – Base Gem per Defeat: +13 => +15
Crystal Gambit (3) – Stage 4 increase: 1.85 ⇒ 1.65
Heavyweight – Strength: 20/40/60% => 20/40/65%.
Luchador: no longer gains disabling and untargetable effects before jumping. Champions will now heal before taking damage, allowing them to survive if they can heal more than the damage they take. Champion no longer runs backward before jumping.
Luchador – Physical recovery: 15/35% of maximum strength ⇒ 25/50% of maximum strength
Mighty Robo (7) – Base strength: 850 ⇒ 950
Prodigy – automatic mana recovery for the whole team: 1/1/2/3 => 1 at all levels
Protector – Shield amount: 20/40/60% ⇒ 18/36/55%.
Lace – Shadow cycle: 5 sec ⇒ 4 sec
Star Guardian – individual bonuses:
- Rel – Shield: 200 ⇒ 240
- Cindra – Magic: 5 ⇒ 6
- Zaya: 50 + 60 per stage ⇒ 60 + 75 per stage
- Ary: No change
- Neeko: 10% of strength recovery and shield amount ⇒ 12% of strength recovery and shield amount
- Poppies: 15% recovery of physical strength ⇒ 18% recovery of physical strength
- Jinx: +7% attack speed, +20% on kills or assists ⇒ +8% attack speed, +25% on kills or assists
- Seraphine: 4% ⇒ 5%.
Star Guardian – Bonus per tier:

unit

Cost 1

Malfight – Strength: 750 ⇒ 700
Malfight – Defense per item: 20 ⇒ 12
Sivia – Basic Attack Power: 45 ⇒ 50
Sivia – Mana: 0/60 ⇒ 0/

Cost 2

Janna – Skill damage: 110/165/260 (magic) ⇒ 130/195/310 (magic)
Kai-Sa – Skill Damage: 38/57/90 (Attack Power) ⇒ 36/54/84 (Attack Power)
Vi – recovery: 200/250/300 (strength) ⇒ 230/280/330 (strength)

Cost 3

Malzahar – Mana: 0/35 ⇒ 0/30
Senna: The core gameplay logic has been rewritten. Skills now end quickly when there is no effective target within range of the beam. Also, the time between ending a skill and moving on to attack and move has been significantly reduced.
Senna – Skill Damage: 385/580/960 (Attack Power) ⇒ 360/540/875 (Attack Power)
Smolder – Damage: 215/325/515 (Attack Power) ⇒ 225/340/540 (Attack Power)
Udia – recovery: 160/200/250 (magic) ⇒ 130/170/220 (magic)
Jigs – Skill damage: 200/300/465 (magic) ⇒ 230/345/550 (magic)

Cost 4

Ca Sante – Durability of skills: 50/55/85% ⇒ 45/50/85%.
Poppy – Shield: 500/575/1200 (magic) ⇒ 280/330/900 (magic) + 10% of maximum strength
Poppy – Damage to main target: 200/300/3000 (attack power) + 10% of body strength ⇒ 250/375/4000 (attack power)
Poppy – Damage to sub-target: 60/90/1000 (attack power) + 5% of body strength ⇒ 125/200/1500 (attack power)
Leona – Defense taken away per potential: 1.5 ⇒ 1
Rise – Mentor skill damage: 800/1200/6000 (magic) ⇒ 770/1155/6000 (magic)
Rise – Mentor’s geyser damage: 50/75/450 (magic) ⇒ 45/65/450 (magic)
Samira – single damage: 80/120/650 (attack power) ⇒ 105/160/650 (attack power)
Yumi – Damage per page: 28/42/150 (magic) ⇒ 24/36/150 (magic)

Cost 5

Twisted Fate – Base Skill Damage: 120/180/1500 (Attack Power) ⇒ 200/300/9999 (Attack Power)
Twisted Fate – Skill damage per mark: 26/40/500 (magic) ⇒ 15/25/500 (magic)
Zaira – Skill Damage: 80/120/999 (Magic) ⇒ 90/135/999 (Magic)
Zyla – Nearby plant’s strength: 1200 (strength) ⇒ 800 (strength)
Zaira – Attack speed for the entire team: 15% + 40/60% (magic) ⇒ 10% + 25/40% (magic)

augment

Eat a pipe chair! (Dr. Mundo) – Range: 3 ⇒ 4
Eat the pipe chair! (Dr. Mundo) – Mana: 0/50 ⇒ 0/40
Cafeteria: eliminated from 2-1
9000 volts (Kenen) – Mana: 30/80 ⇒ 20/60
Space Camp – Adjustment: Each time you upgrade “The Crew” Champion, you gain a random cost 1-2 “The Crew” Champion ⇒ Each time you upgrade a cost 1 “The Crew” Champion, you gain a random cost 1-3 “The Crew” Champion Each time you upgrade “The Crew” Champion with cost 1, you will get a random “The Crew” Champion with cost 1-3.
Master Council: remove 10% increase in “mentor” bonus
Council of Teachers – Champion: Udia ⇒ Kobko
Protective Blade Invitation (Shen) – Mana: 0/60 ⇒ 0/50
Protective Blade Invocation (Shen) – Base attack speed: 0.7 ⇒ 0.75
Prism Pipeline: disabled
Giant & Mighty: Re-enabled
Giant & Mighty: Allied team becomes larger, 300 strength, +4% increase in maximum strength.
Small but intense: re-enabled.
Small but Intense: The size of the allied team is reduced by 50%, but the movement speed and attack speed are increased by 30%.
The “Rediant Relic” and “Rediant Refactor” can no longer be acquired at the same time.

Item (normal, radiant)

Ark Angel Staff – Base Magic: +20 → +30
Ark Angel Staff – Magic per 5 seconds: +30 => +20
Blue Buff – automatic mana recovery: +6 => +5
Blue Buff – Additional 10% increase in attack and magic power from any source.
Giant Slayer – Base damage increase: 10% => 15
Kraken’s Fury – Attack Power: 20% => 10%.
Kraken’s Wrath – New: Each time you attack normally, you gain a stack that increases your attack power by 3%. Up to 20 attacks. Once you reach 20 normal attacks, your attack speed increases by 40%.
Nasher Tooth – Magic: +25 => +15
Nasher Tooth – automatic mana recovery: 2 ⇒ 0
Nasher Tooth – Critical rate: 0% ⇒ +20
Nasher Tooth – NEW: Gain an additional 2 mana on normal attacks. Increases to 4 on a critical hit.
Quicksilver – Basic attack speed: 30% ⇒ 10%.
Quicksilver – NEW: Gain a stack that increases attack speed by 3% per second.
Red Buff – Attack Speed: 40% => 45%.
Radiant Ark Angel Staff – Base Magic: +60 → +55
Radiant Ark Angel Staff – Magic per 4 seconds: +40 => +35
Radiant Blue Buff – Attack & Magic: +45 => +30
Radiant Blue Buff – Additional 20% increase in attack and magic power from any source.
Radiant Kraken’s Wrath – Attack Power: +30 => +20
Radiant Kraken’s Wrath – NEW: Each time you attack normally, you gain a stack that increases your attack power by 6%. Up to 20 attacks. Once you reach 20 normal attacks, your attack speed increases by 80%.
Radiant Giant Slayer – Base damage increase: 20% => 25
Radiant Nasher Tooth – Magic: +60 => +30
Radiant Nasher Tooth – automatic mana recovery: 4 ⇒ 0
Radiant Nasher Tooth – Critical rate: 0% => +35%.
Radiant Nasher Tooth – NEW: Gain an additional 4 mana on normal attacks. Increases to 8 on a critical hit.
Radiant Quicksilver – Base attack speed: +50% => +25%.
Radiant Quicksilver – NEW: Gain a stack that increases attack speed by 6% per second.
Rediant Red Buff – Attack Speed: 60% => 65%.

artifact

Fishbone – Attack Speed: 50% => 30%.
Flicker Blade – Attack Power per 5 normal attacks: 4% => 3%.
Flicker Blade – Magic for every 5 normal attacks: 5 ⇒ 4
Infinity Force – Strength: +250 ⇒ +300
Infinity Force – Status: +25 => +30
Pendant of Mind/Body Control – Mana recovery: 2% ⇒ 1%
Rich Bane – Damage over Stage 4/5/6: 400/480/540 ⇒ 450/525/600
Manazane – Mana recovery: 120 ⇒ 100
Rapid Fire Cannon – Attack Speed: 66% => 75
Dawn of Silvermere – Attack Power: +110 ⇒ +120
Suspicious Trenchcoat – Bug Fix: The “shadow alteration” debuff is now properly applied to the split alteration.

New Power Up

Shine More – Lux only. Each time the skill is used twice, Lux’s skill causes an explosion with a radius of 2 squares, increasing the damage dealt by 10%.
Mecha Blade – Eitrox only. Eitrox’s attack speed is increased by an amount equal to 4% of his maximum strength, and he gains an additional 5 mana from normal attacks.
Supreme Wave – Kenen only. Every time Hyakkiichimon defeats an enemy, Kenen regains 15% of his reduced strength and gains 15 mana.
Golden Gloves – Kobuko only. When interest is earned, the attack power is increased by 1.5% for every 1 gold earned.
Fierce – This unit is a “mentor”. The damage increase effect is increased by 4% and its “Mentor” upgrade is +35 attack and +35 magic. Catalina, Zaya, and Callista only.
Drift Duo – Cena and Lucien’s mana auto-healing is increased by +3. Counts are increased by 1 when both are *3.
Star Knight – Rell only. For each unit of cost 1 that you place on the board, Rell’s strength is increased by 6% and his magic is increased by 10. Units of *3 count double.

existing power up

Adaptive Skin – Defense: +60 ⇒ +80
All out – increased attack power: 40% ⇒ 45
Mastery of Attack – Boost in attack power from external sources: 30% ⇒ 35%.
The best child – Smolder’s attack power: 12% ⇒ 14%.
The best child – Cog-Maw’s magic: 12% ⇒ 14%.
Blade nade – additional damage: 20% => 25
Heavy Strike – Physical Defense Ignored: 40% => 45
Desperado – Damage: 120% => 140%.
Desperado – removed from ner
Double Strike – modified not to be presented to Udia
Fairy Tail – Damage: 80-250 ⇒ 80-275
Lasso – Damage increase: 4% ⇒ 4.5
Final Ascent – Level 7 Bonus: +5 magic for every 3 normal attacks => +6 magic for every 3 normal attacks
Final Ascent – Level 10 Bonus: 55% (damage) ⇒ 60% (damage)
Finalists – Bonus for each player eliminated: 2% => 3%.
Gathering Strength – Damage per mana: 40% ⇒ 45%.
Hungry Hero – Attack power per sacrifice: 3% => 4%.
Hungry Hero – Stamina per Sacrifice: 75 ⇒ 100
Super Active – Increased Attack Speed: 90% ⇒ 100%.
Ice Bender – additional damage: 30% ⇒ 25
Huiyan – Physical Defense Ignored: 40% => 45
Biological barrier – attack speed per defense: 1% ⇒ 1.5
Mage – Damage reduction: 25% ⇒ 20%.
Magic Mastery – Magic boost for external sources: 30% ⇒ 35%.
Max Arcana – Changed to track the number of kills remaining between rounds instead of resetting to 0.
Max Arcana – Base Magic: +22 ⇒ +20
Max Attack – Changed to track the number of kills remaining between rounds instead of resetting to 0.
Maximum speed – changed to track the number of kills remaining between rounds instead of resetting to 0.
Maximum speed – attack speed per stack: 1.5% => 1%.
Mecha-Pilot – Magic/Attack/Strength: 100% ⇒ 80
mediocre – attack speed: 30-85% ⇒ 40-100%.
9000+ – Attack power/magic/attack speed: 4% => 5%.
9000 or more – Increased strength: 40 ⇒ 50
9000+ – Increased defense: 4 ⇒ 8
9000+ – changed to not be presented to Dr. Mundo, Malphite, Rams, Lel, Shen, Udia, Vi
Pack Tactics – Damage: 15% ⇒ 18
Serious Slam – Fixed so that the additional damage does not critically hit and the damage increase is not applied. From now on, the damage is no longer affected by the overriding of normal attacks (e.g. Bolivare’s slam), but is now based on the base attack power of the equipped person.
Serious Slam – Damage: 175% ⇒ 210
Fixed “singularity” not being critical and not applying increased damage
Socialite – Strength: +150 ⇒ +120
Socialite – Damage increase: 12% => 10%.
Socialite – Round effect duration: 5 ⇒ 4
Soul Slasher – magic defense reduced: 4 ⇒ 5
The One Who Stands – Increased strength: 35% => 30%.
Strong Spark – Damage: 9% ⇒ 11
Surge 66 – Attack speed: 15% ⇒ 20%.
Unstoppable – Slightly shortened dash distance.
Small Fear – Duration: 4 sec ⇒ 3 sec
Small Terror – Attack speed: 12% ⇒ 15%.

Item Specifications

Quicksilver (and Radiant) – no longer disables action blocking when equipped in combat, but gains stacks of attack speed.
Protector’s Oath (and Radiant) – no longer grants mana at the start of combat if equipped on a champion during combat.
Crown Guard Defense (and Radiant) – No change in mechanics. Increases magical power when equipped during combat, but does not grant shielding.

About Wave Theory

After much deliberation and scrutiny of doctoral dissertations, literature reviews, and IRB (investigational review board) submissions on wave theory and #lowrollgate, we have fixed two bugs that affect the number of champions in a pool (and their occurrence in a store).
This should improve the playability of the store somewhat.
Now that these bugs have been found, we will continue to investigate if there are other systems that affect the champion pool.

consideration

This patch will focus on slowing down the pace of matches and diversifying builds by reworking items/roles (roles).
The supply of artifacts will also be curtailed, and the overall tempo is expected to settle down further.
As a result, 1-2 cost rerolls will return, and the “orthodox progression” of slamming items aggressively and finishing with a Fast 8/9 will become more viable.

In particular, we expect that configurations that utilize the newly enhanced Poppy (Star Guardian, Heavyweight, etc.) and Samira (Soul Fighter/Edge Lord, etc.) will emerge at the top of the meta.
In addition, crew configurations and reroll configurations with Malzahar and Smolder as mainstays are also expected to emerge due to the buffing of Sivia and Jiggs.

In general, it can be said that there are more “winning options” than in the previous patch.
In the beginning, it is important to decide whether to reroll or to steer to Fast8/9, depending on how you spend your time.

Manager, Yama-Koyama

Wave theory was really there,..,