Patch Notes 1.6.1

Patch 1.6.1

## General Updates

* Fixed an issue where certain travel abilities, such as Ruh Kaan’s Sinister Strike and Jumong’s Black Arrow, would stop too easily when moving along walls.
* Customization items that are currently not available are no longer visible.

UI
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* Fixed a bug causing friend invites to not get a proper notification.

## Art

* Ulric visual effects optimized for gameplay and performance
* Fixed a visual bug affecting  Varesh’s weapon “Ancient Forge Conductors”
* Fixed a visual bug affecting the mount “Goblin Throne” that would cause a white box to appear
* Fixed an issue where some trails stayed alive longer than intended.

## Champions

**General**

*"With this patch we aim to smooth out current outliers in terms of Champion strength, without changing how rites or Champions work in substantial ways. We want to open up for additional choices at both the BPL Dreamhack finals and in general play, without stirring up the current state of the game dramatically."*

* Fixed another issue with certain M2 heals not finding targets correctly when throwing at a target next to a wall

Alysia

*"For Alysia we address her strong damage output slightly by adjusting some of her most popular rites. In addition it will no longer be as easy for her to apply a high duration Chill to enemies in close quarters."*

* (Space)
	+ Tooltip now shows Chill duration that is inflicted when using Arctic Wind

**Battlerites**

* + No longer deals bonus damage
* + The second jump no longer inflicts Chill
* + Damage reduced from 6 x 2 (total 12) to 5 x 2 (total 10)

Bakko

*"Bakko sees a change to his newest rite in order to make it a bit more reliable and controllable."*

**Battlerites**

* + The first attack blocked with  now grants a shield absorbing 14 damage for 3s to the closest nearby ally and yourself, as opposed to a shield absorbing 18 to the closest ally with the least health.
* + Haste factor increased from 15% to 20%.

Destiny

**Battlerites**

* + Fixed an issue where the shield gained through entering  would overwrite any shield gained through .

Iva

*"Iva has a very strong and versatile utility role in the current meta, something we want to preserve overall. However, with these changes she should be a little easier to pin down."*

**Battlerites**

* + Haste factor reduced from 40% to 35%.
	+ Haste duration reduced from 2.5s to 2s.

* + Fading Haste factor reduced from 25% to 20%.

Jumong

* (M1)
	+ Energy gain reduced from 9% to 8%.
* (Q)
	+ Total energy gain reduced from 10% (4% from initial hit, 3 x 2% percent per subsequent damage dealt) to 7% (4% from initial hit, 3 x 1% per subsequent damage dealt)

Oldur

* (M1)
	+ Fixed an issue where  would pass through .

**Battlerites**

* + Now reduces cooldown of  by 3 / 1.5 / 0.75s per attack negated instead of for 3s per attack negated.
* + Damage absorbed by the shields granted reduced from 16 to 14.

Pearl

*"This change to Pearl will remove some of her strength in 2v2 and as a singular surviving champion, without affecting her performance in 3v3 in any significant way."*

* (M2)
	+ Cooldown increased from 5s to 6s.
	+ Cooldown reduction per ally increased from 1.5s to 2s.

Rook

*"There’s no denying that Rook became a powerhouse with his latest changes. We feel like he is approaching a role of play that could be interesting, but the value he currently offers is indeed a bit over the top. For this patch we’re toning down what he currently gains from most of his popular rites."*

**Battlerites**

* + Damage reduction reduced from 33% to 25%.
	+ No longer grants bonus damage.
* + Bonus damage reduced from 6 to 4.
* + Cooldown reduction on hit reduced from 2s to 1s.
* + Damage reduction reduced from 30% to 25%.
* + No longer deals bonus damage.

Zander

* (EX Space)
	+ Damage increased from 8 to 10.
* (Q)
	+ Max cast range increased from 8 to 9.