Legends of Runterra continues its long road out of the beta with a new patch bringing some card balance changes as well as some tweaks of the Expeditions.
Card Balance Changes
Champions
- Hecarim (Level 1)
Health: 6 → 5
Level Up: You've attacked with 8+ [Ephemeral] units. → You've attacked with 7+ [Ephemeral] units.
- Hecarim (Level 2)
Health: 7 → 6
Old Text: Attack: Summon 2 attacking [Spectral Rider]. [Ephemeral] allies have +2 |+0.
New Text: Attack: Summon 2 attacking [Spectral Rider]. [Ephemeral] Allies have +3 |+0.
- Onslaught of Shadows / Hecarim's Onslaught of Shadows
Cost: 3 → 2
- Spectral Rider
Power: 3 → 2
- Kalista (Level 1)
Health: 2 → 3
Old Text: [Fearsome] Play: Bond with an ally. Grant it +2 | +0 while we are bonded. Level Up: I've seen 3+ allies die.
New Text: [Fearsome] Level up: 4 allies die
- Kalista (Level 2)
Health: 3 → 4
Old Text: [Fearsome] Play: Bond with an ally. Grant it +2 | +0 while we are bonded. Attack: Revive that ally attacking and reforge our bond. Level Up: I've seen 4+ allies die.
New Text: [Fearsome] The first time I attack each round, revive an attacking [Ephemeral] copy of the [Strongest] dead allied follower. This round, we're bonded and it takes damage for me.
- Black Spear / Kalista's Black Spear
Cost: 2 → 3
Followers & Spells
- Border Lookout
Becomes "Vanguard Lookout"
- Mageseeker Inciter
Power: 1 → 4
Health: 4 → 3
Old text: Discard a spell to grant me Power equal to its cost.
New text: Grant me 2|+2 once you've cast a 6 cost spell this game.
- Mageseeker Investigator
Old Text: Play: If you cast a spell this round, remove all text and keywords from an enemy follower.
New Text: Create a once you've cast a 6+ cost spell this game.
- Mageseeker Persuader
Cost: 6 → 2
Power: 4 → 3
Health: 1 → 2
Old Text: [Challenger] Play: Discard a spell to grant me Health equal to its cost.
New Text: Grant me 1|+1 and [Challenger] once you've cast a 6 cost spell this game.
- Crowd Favorite
Health: 2 → 1
- Iceborn Legacy
Cost: 3 → 5
Old Text: [Burst] Grant an ally and all allied copies of it EVERYWHERE +1|+1.
New Text: [Slow] Grant an ally and all allied copies of it EVERYWHERE +2|+2.
- Pack Mentality
Old Text: Give an ally and other allies of its group +3|+3 and [Overwhelm] this round.
New Text: Give allies +2|+2 and Overwhelm this round.
- Poro Snax
Cost: 4 → 3
- Troop of Elnuks
Old Text: Play: Summon each Elnuk in the top 10 cards of your deck.
New Text: Play: For the top 6 cards in your deck, summon each Elnuk and shuffle the rest into your deck.
- Navori Conspirator
Power: 3 → 2
- Chump Whump
Health: 4 → 3
- Flash of Brilliance
Old Text: Create a random spell in hand. Refill your spell mana.
New Text: Create a random spell that costs 6+ in hand. Refill your spell mana.
- Rummage
Old Text: To play, discard 2. Draw 2.
New Text: To play, discard 2. Draw 2. If you have exactly 1 other card in hand, discard 1 to draw 1.
- Unstable Voltician
Old Text: When I'm summoned, grant me 4|+0 and [Quick Attack] if you've cast a 6 cost spell this game.
New Text: Grant me 4|+0 and [Quick Attack] once you've cast a 6 cost spell this game.
- Brood Awakening
Cost: 6 → 5
- Mark of the Isles
Old Text: Grant an ally +3 | +3 and [Ephemeral].
New Text: Grant an ally +2 | +2 and [Ephemeral].
- The Rekindler
Cost: 6 → 7
Expeditions Archetypes
- Demacian Steel
Added: Mobilize
Removed: Back to Back
- Noxian Might
Added: Guile
Removed: Elixir of Wrath
- Shroom and Boom
Added: Scrapdash Assembly
Removed: Amateur Aeronaut
- Spellbound
Added: Back to Back
Removed: Detain
- Relentless
Added: Lucian, Laurent Duelist
Removed: Garen, Brightsteel Protector
- Battle Scars
Added: Might, Alpha Wildclaw, Avarosan Marksman, Battle Fury
Removed: Blood for Blood, Bull Elnuk, Kindly Tavernkeeper, Starlit Seer
- Shadows and Dust
Increased the chance that Shadows and Dust will appear in Wild Picks when it’s your primary archetype.
- Total Recall
Added: Amateur Aeronaut
Removed: Golden Crushbot
- Arachnophilia
Added: Elixir of Wrath
It's been just over a month since Legends of Runeterra went into open beta — the opportunity for Riot to share some thoughts on the state of the game, go over some remarks and talk about priorities for the year.
