TFT Patch 11.18 Notes: Balance Changes (September 2021)

Teamfight Tactics patch 11.17 has become available to players and gone live on their local servers. While players' attention shifts to the newly organized TFT World Championship, Riot Games did not hold back from making one last adjustment to the game. TFT patch 11.18, which will change the meta and all the balance, fortunately won't affect the TFT World Championship that is being held. Still, we can say big changes are coming for players who will compete in both normal and ranked matches.

Here is what we learned from the PBE server about the TFT 11.18 patch notes overshadowed by the championship:

TFT 11.18 Patch Notes: Release Date

TFT patch 11.18 will reach the local servers on Thursday, September 9, one day after the date given in the patch schedule. The servers are expected to go down for maintenance at around 05:00 TRT and reopen after a 3-hour period.

TFT 11.18 Patch Notes: Balance Changes

The game's developer Stephen ''Mortdog'' Mortimer said on Twitter, ''We're nearing the end of Set 5.5 and are trying to balance as many comps as possible before the finals.'' The Revenant comp, which got even stronger with Set 5, had become a favorite of many players with the new update. Fiddlesticks returning to the board had led all players to go straight for the Revenant composition. Since Riot wants more variety, it looks like it will step in on this.

Making individual balance changes to the Revenant composition, Riot is changing Volibear's ability and nerfing Ivern's stun duration to solve this problem. In addition, to move Fiddlesticks away from being a frontline unit, it makes him more fragile while adding some ability buffs so that he is an AP carry.

Champion Balance Changes

Gragas

• Damage increased from 175/250/400 to 175/250/475.

Pyke

• Pyke now always picks a new combat target after his dash. This increases consistency, especially in short-range corner stun units while running quickly.

Nidalee

• Health reduced from 800 to 750.

Nunu

• Damage reduced from 500/750/1800 to 450/700/1750.

Yasuo

• Yasuo's ability duration reduced.

Aphelios

• AD increased from 350/375/425 to 350/375/450.
• Bonus damage increased from 150/200/400 to 150/200/500.

Diana

• Damage increased from 300/450/2000 to 300/450/3000.

Draven

• AD increased from 90 to 95.
• Spell % AD increased from 170/180/340 to 170/180/400.
• Spell damage increased from 150/200/800 to 150/225/900.

Fiddlesticks

• Damage increased from 150/200/600 to 150/200/750.

Galio

• Damage increased from 200/300/1200 to 200/300/1500.
• Damage reduction increased from 60%/70%/90% to 60%/70%/95%.

Ivern

• Daisy's stun duration reduced from 1.5/2/6 seconds to 0.5/0.5/6 seconds.
• Daisy's AD increased from 80 to 90.
• Daisy's health increased from 1500/2400/10000 to 1600/2600/10000.

Jax

• Health reduced from 1000 to 950.
• Ability magic damage increased from 200/220/300 to 200/220/400.
• Ability attack speed reduced from 30%/35%/100% to 20%/30%/100%.

Karma

• Damage increased from 230/290/750 to 230/290/850.
• Mana cost reduction increased from 15/15/30 to 15/15/40.

Kayle

• AD increased from 75 to 80.
• First Ascension % AD reduced from 80/90/1000 to 60/80/1000.

Viego

• Damage reduced from 180/360/2000 to 150/400/2000.

Volibear

• The ability no longer removes shields. Instead it deals double damage to shields.
• Damage reduced from 150/300/5000 to 125/250/5000.

Team Balance Changes

• Attack speed increased from 10%/30%/70%/130% to 10%/30%/80%/140%.

Item Balance Changes

Radiant Bloodthirster

Max HP shield reduced from 60% to 40%.

Radiant Frozen Heart

Starting mana reduced from 60 to 45.

Radiant Sunfire Cape

New Radiant Bonus: 200 bonus HP for all allies at the start of combat. Shield reduced from 600/700/800 to 400/500/600.

Radiant Rapid Firecannon

Bonus attack speed reduced from 40% to 30%.

Radiant Statikk Shiv

MR shred increased from 50% to 70%.

Bug Fixes

• Bramble Vest no longer blocks more critical strike damage than intended
• Teemo's ability now slows attack speed for three seconds.
• Kennen and Riven's stuns now stop Lucian's ability from firing.
• Cannoneers carrying Deathblade will no longer, in rare scenarios, try to fire an empty bullet related to Deathblade.