LoL Patch 13.16 Notes: Duskblade Nerf and Champion Buffs (Aug 2023)
League of Legends (LoL) Patch 13.16 (August 2023) nerfs Duskblade of Draktharr's cooldown from 10 to 30 seconds and buffs underperforming champions such as Akali, Brand, Ekko, Karma, Lulu and Milio.
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In brief
AI summaryLoL Patch 13.16, published in August 2023, raises Duskblade of Draktharr's cooldown from 10 to 30 seconds and lowers Nightstalker bonus damage from 0-20% to 0-18%.
LoL 13.16 buffs underperforming champions including Akali, Brand, Caitlyn, Ekko, Karma, Lulu and Milio, and nerfs Naafiri, Shaco, Shyvana and Tristana.
LoL 13.16 item changes include Axiom Arc refunding 10% of ultimate cooldown (from 5%), Serpent's Fang Lethality 12 to 15, and Prowler's Claw cooldown 10 to 5 seconds.
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LoL 13.16 patch notes have finally been announced! In our previous article we gave information about the patch preview. As developers tried to strengthen several underperforming champions, this patch brought some important balance changes for champions and items:
LoL 13.16 Patch Notes: Champions
Akali
Q: Five Point Strike
- Increased base damage: 40/65/90/115/140 >>> 45/70/95/120/145
- Reduced energy cost: 130/115/100/85/70 >>> 110/100/90/80/70
Brand
Passive: Ablaze
- Mana regen increased: 20 – 40 (based on level) >>> 30 – 50 (based on level)
Q: Sear
- AP ratio increased: 55% >>> 65%
E: Conflagration
- AP ratio increased: 45% >>> 55%
Caitlyn
Passive: Headshot
- Stacks needed to trigger Headshot: 7 >>> 6
Ekko
Q: Timewinder
- Initial base damage increased: 60/75/90/105/120 >>> 70/85/110/115/130
- Slow increased: 32/39/46/53/60% >>> 40/45/50/55/60%
W: Parallel Convergence
- Base shield increased: 70/90/110/130/150 >>> 100/120/140/160/180
Karma
Passive: Gathering Fire
- AP ratio increased: 40% >>> 50%
Q: Inner Flame
- Explosion AP ratio increased: 60% >>> 70%
R: Mantra
- Cooldown reduced: 40/38/36/34 >>> 40/37/34/31
LuLu
Base Stats
- Health growth increased: 88 >>> 92
Q: Glitterlance
- AP ratio increased: 40% >>> 50%
E: Help, Pix!
- Damage AP ratio increased: 40% >>> 50%
Malzahar
E: Malefic Visions
- Damage trigger rate: 0.5 >>> 0.25
- Minion execute threshold: 15-45 (based on level) >>> 10-30 (based on level)
Milio
Q: Ultra Mega Fire Kick
- Base damage changed: 90/135/180/225/270 >>> 80/145/210/275/340
- AP ratio increased: 90% >>> 120%
E: Warm Hugs
- Increased base shield: 60/80/100/120/140 (+25% YG) >>> 60/85/110/135/160 (+30% YG)
Naafiri
Base Stats
- Base AD reduced: 57 >>> 55
- Base armor reduced: 32 >>> 30
- Base attack speed: 0.688 >>> 0.663
Nidalee
E: Swipe
- Damage: 40% bonus AD scaling added
Rek’Sai
Q: Queen's Wrath
- REMOVED: No longer has 21/27/33/39/45 base damage
- AD ratio changed: 50% bonus AD at all levels >>> 34/38/42/46/50% of total AD
Shaco
Base Stats
- Base mana regen reduced: 7.15 >>> 6
W: Jack In The Box
- Mana cost increased: 50/55/60/65/70 >>> 70 at all levels
Shyvana
W: Burnout
- Damage per second: 20/32/45/57/70 (+30% bonus AD) >>> 20/30/40/50/60 (+20% bonus AD)
- On-hit damage: 5/8/11.25/14.25/17.5 (+7.5% bonus HP) >>> 5/7/9/11/13 (+5% bonus HP)
Sylas
Base Stats
- Base mana increased: 310 >>> 400
Tristana
Base Stats
- Base health reduced: 670 >>> 640
- Base armor increased: 26>>> 30
- Armor growth increased: 4.2 >>> 4.5
- Base MR reduced: 30 >>> 28
Wukong
Base Stats
- Mana regen growth increased: 0.65 >>> 0.8
Q: Crushing Blow
- Mana cost reduced: 40 >>> 20
W: Warrior Trickster
- Mana cost reduced: 80/70/60/50/40 >>> 60/55/50/45/40
LoL 13.16 Patch Notes: Items
Duskblade of Draktharr
- Cooldown increased: 10 >>> 30 seconds
- Nightstalker bonus damage reduced: 0%-20 >>> 0%-18
Axiom Arc
- Base ultimate cooldown refund increased: 5% >>> 10%
Serpent's Fang
- Lethality increased: 12 >>> 15
Prowler's Claw
- Cooldown reduced: 10 seconds >>> 5 seconds
- Bonus AD ratio increased: 45% for melee and 30% for ranged >>> 55% for melee and 35% for ranged
Umbral Glaive
- Lethality increased: 10 >>> 13
