It's quite hard to keep up with Teamfight Tactics updates because we never really know whether changes will be implemented with the next patch or with the micro patch that usually follows. However, it's not confirmed: Pantheon joined the Convergence with Patch 9.17!
Get ready for Patch 9.17 and all the following changes that it brings!
Effects
Healing Reduction: 100% ⇒ 80%
Certain champions, such as Katarina and Darius. can inflict this status on enemy champions thanks to their abilities — thus reducing the amount of healing the enemy receives. Alternatively, Morellonomicon and Red Buff allow a champion to apply the Grievous Wounds effect with their abilities or attacks respectively.
These two items are great counters for Noble compositions since they literally nullify all healing for 10 seconds. They also excel at countering Swain, Nidalee, or any champion carrying a Bloodthirster or Hextech Gunblade.
However, Patch 9.17 shakes this up, since Grievous Wounds will now only reduce healing by 80%. On the other hand, the length of the effect from Morellomonicon and Red Buff will be extended to 45 seconds. In other words, if one of your champions gets affected by Grievous Wounds, they will lose 80% of all healing for the entire round.
Items
• Healing reduced from 50% AD to 40%
• Healing lowered from 33% of all damage dealt to 25% of all damage dealt
• Healing reduced from 1500 to 1200 HP
Written by Jérémie "Djey" Mathis & Thomas "Calo" Sauzin. Translated from French by Thomas "Calo" Sauzin
Teamfight Tactics Patch 9.17 looks like it's bring a huge load of changes to Shapeshifters and healing mechanics, meaning the current Noble/Void/Brawler-centered meta will probably be disrupted. What's next though?
