You certainly manager, over your past games, to obtain a Dragon Soul. If the Cloud one appears just a bit underpowered, you might have noticed how strong the Ocean one is. Obviously, burning your foes in AoE thanks to the Infernal is super fun, and getting a shield from the Mountain is also really strong — especially when it stacks with the passive effects brought by several Mountain drakes.
However, is it really balanced? Lately, the Drake where so strong and so impactful on our games that it affected the entire meta, forcing the jungler to focus on the mid and the bot lane during the entire game, abandoning the toplaner to a gruesome fate. Four drakes and a Soul were enough to grant you an incredible advantage over your opponent, something that was clearly intended — but to this point?
Thankfully, the Drake buffs are getting nerfed.
Drake Buff Balance Changes
Drake Buff
• 5/10/15/20% attack damage and ability power ⇒ 4/8/12/16% attack damage and ability power
Infernal Soul
• 90 (+0.25 bonus attack damage) (+0.15 ability power) (+0.03 bonus health) damage and 3 seconds cooldown ⇒ 70 (+0.18 bonus attack damage) (+0.12 ability power) (+0.02 bonus health) damage and 3 seconds cooldown
Drake Buff
• 8/16/24/32% armor and magic resistance ⇒ 6/12/18/24% armor and magic resistance
Mountain Soul
• 225 (+0.2 bonus attack damage) (+0.15 ability power) (+0.15 bonus health) shield ⇒ 170 (+0.16 bonus attack damage) (+0.13 ability power) (+0.13 bonus health shield
Drake Buff
• 3/6/9/12% missing health ⇒ 2.5/5/7.5/10% missing health
Ocean Soul
• 180 (+0.4 bonus attack damage) (+0.25 ability power) (+0.1 bonus health) healing and 90 (+0.04 mana) mana restored over 3 seconds ⇒ 160 (0.25 bonus attack damage) (+0.15 ability power) (+0.07 bonus health) healing and 70 (+0.025 mana) mana restored over 4 seconds
• Buff Duration reduced: 180 seconds ⇒ 150 seconds
• Burn Damage reduced: 90-270 true damage over 3 seconds ⇒ 75-225 true damage over 3 seconds
League of Legends should undergo big changes following the Rise of Elements update. A more dynamic Rift with new side lane alcoves and brush, the drake buffs completely reworked — the whole gameplay experience is going to change!
