Update v0.4.8 - Major balance changes

Hello everyone! The new update is here!

▌Major Changes

• Reduce base magic resistance 25% => 11% (5 => 2)
• Remove blur effect on Fog of War when in low resolution
• Major balance changes to heroes
• Major balance changes to items
• Reduce required experiences up to level 10
• Make maximum movement speed 130 => 135
• Fixed a bug when Vampiric Rod did not heal the owner.
• AP Damage to towers increased 50% => 75%

▌Heroes

Kumihu

Kumihu will now have slightly worse wave clear and K damage now deals much higher damage when hit the target twice.

Base magic resistance 25% => 11%

Magical Orb (K)

• Base damage 60 => 50
• Cooldown 7s => 7.5s
• Damage modifier 64% => 65%
• Bonus damage on Magical Orb 2nd hit 35% => 45%
• Tier 2 talent - Blind duration 3.5s => 5s

Charm (L)

• Duration 0.8s => 1s
• Base damage 90 => 85
• AP Damage modifier 100% => 110%
• Tier 2 talent - Damage is now reduced by 30% per every hit

Sparrow

Sparrow will have much faster gameplay now, overall this is a strong buff. It will make her more DPS oriented than tanky.

• Base magic resistance 25% => 11%
• Attack / Cast animation decreased by ~20%
• Base health 575 => 550
• Base attack speed 1.1 => 1.15
• Damage per level 2 => 2.5
• Attack speed per level 0.01 => 0.02
• Health per level 28 => 25
• Base health regen 2 => 1

Attack (J)

• Enhanced Attack: Knockback duration 0.2 => 0.25
• Enhanced Attack: Distance 95 => 100 (Speed is adjusted too)

Demonic Wrath (L)

• Projectile speed 310 => 320
• T2 Talent - Bonus damage 5% => 6%
• Percent damage based on missing health 12% => 14%

  Belle

Belle was very strong last patch, this will make her slightly weaker due to armor reduction, but cast animation and reduction of base MR will be huge buff

• Base magic resistance 25% => 11%
• Base armor 2 => 1
• Improve Attack and Cast animation by ~12%

Prickly Vine (K)

• Stun Duration 1.2s => 1s

Floral Ambush (L)

• Damage per level reduced 1.5 => 1
• Base damage reduced 45 => 40
• AP Modifier 55% => 60%

I'Ceat

I'Ceat was one of the strongest AP heroes last patch. These changes are significant nerfs to his one shot kit, but improve his CC.

• Base magic resistance 25% => 11%
• Base health 525 => 520

Attack (J)

• Tier 1 Talent - Attack slow duration 1s => 1.25s
• Tier 1 Talent - Attack speed reduction 30% => 40%
• Tier 1 talent - Movement speed reduction 9 => 12

Icicle Bolt (K)

• Base damage 50 => 42
• Damage per level 2 => 1.5
• AP Damage modifier 60% => 66%
• Slow duration 3s => 2s
• Slow effectivity 12ms => 20ms
  • Reworked T2 Talent - No longer increase icicle bolt count by 1
  • New talent - Increase freeze duration by 0.8s

Cold Embrace (L)

• Base Damage 45 => 40
• Damage per level 2 => 1
• Bonus movement speed when active 40 => 30
• Tier 1 Talent - Additional bonus movement speed 15 => 20

 Thomas

He doesn't need it.

• Base magic resistance 25% => 11%
• Base Health 560 => 550
• Base Damage 51 => 50
• Base Attack speed 1.1 => 1.15
• Base hp regen 1.5 => 1
• Improve cast / attack animation by ~15%

Shuriken Toss (K)

• T1 Talent - Reduce cooldown of Shuriken Toss by 1.5s => 2s
• Damage modifier 20% => 25%
• Base damage 6 => 8

Shadow Carrot (L)

• Jump slow 35ms => 45ms
• Tier 1 talent - Bonus damage 35 => 40

 Veil

• Base magic resistance 25% => 11%
• Improve cast time by 12%

Attack (J)

• Enhanced attack base damage: 12 => 8
• AP Modifier 60% => 70%

Astral Blades (K)

• Base damage 60 => 55
• AP Modifier 90% => 100%

Astral Step (L)

• Slow 25ms => 30ms
• Tier 1 talent - Increase slow duration 0.75s => 1s

  Flin

• Base magic resistance 25% => 11%
• Improve attack time by 12%
• Base attack speed 1.15 => 1.2
• Attack speed per level 2% => 3%

 Kira

• Base magic resistance 25% => 11%
• Base health 520 => 510
• Improve attack animation by 12%

Attack (J)

• Enhanced attack no longer target enemies that are not visible (Invisible, Hidden in FoW or Bushes)
• Enhanced Attack - Healing reduced to 70% to 60%
• Enhanced Attack - Base damage 40 => 30
• Enhanced Attack - Damage modifier 50% => 60%

Rain of Sparks (K)

• Base Damage 20 => 18
• AP Damage modifier 20% => 23%

Void Phantasm (L)

• Base Damage 110 => 100
• Damage per level 8 => 6
• AP Damage modifier 200% => 225%

 Hazel

This change makes her do less damage when playing a full tank build, but also makes her able to run AD or Hybrid builds.

• Base magic resistance 25% => 15% (The only hero with higher base MR)
• Base health 570 => 580

Triumphant Upheaval (K)

• Damage based on current health 14% => 12%

Justice's Wrath (L)

• Damage modifier 140% => 155%
• Base damage 15 => 5

Arel

• Base magic resistance 25% => 11%
• Base attack speed 1 => 1.05
• Improve attack animation by 15%

Attack (J)

• Enhanced: Second attack damage increased from 50% => 60%
• Tier 1 talent - Bonus attack range 5 => 6

Ticking Bomb (L)

• Trigger damage modifier 105% => 110%
• Tier 1 talent - Bonus Ticking bomb damage 25% => 30%

Alvar

• Base magic resistance 25% => 11%
• Base attack speed 1 => 1.1
• Base health 555 => 560
• Improve cast animation by 20%
• Attack speed per level 2 => 3

Attack (J)

• Mark base damage 5 => 15

Furious Kick (K)

• Now procs an additional AoE Buff even if does not hit an enemy
• Bonus movement speed 8 => 10
• Stun duration 0.5s => 0.6s
• T2 Talent - Bonus stun duration 0.6s => 0.8s

Heavenly Kick (L)

• Damage modifier 125% => 110%
• Slow effectivity 35ms => 45ms
• Slow duration 500 => 800

 Foxy

• Base magic resistance 25% => 11%
• Base attack speed 1.05 => 1.1
• Damage per level 2.5 => 3
• Improve attack animation by 15%

 Magdalene

Magdalene's Swarm of Ghosts will be weaker if she builds full tank. Now she will need a little bit of AP to deal more damage

• Base magic resistance 25% => 11%
• Improve cast animation by 15%
• Base armor 2 -> 1

Scream of Pain (K)

• Base damage 90 => 80
• AP Modifier 100% => 110%

Swarm of Ghosts (L)

• Base damage 60 => 45
• Damage per level 2 => 1
• Damage AP modifier 60% => 70%

▌Items

All items have reduced ability power by roughly 25%

 Shadow Slayer

• Shadow slayer now deals 2% Pure damage on every hit
• Shadow slayer passive no longer deals 6% pure damage on trigger
• Cooldown 24s => 25s
• Ability Haste 2 => 0
• Damage 15 => 12
• Attack speed 15% => 20%

Cold Sword

• Now applies 4 movement speed slow per stack 
• Attack Speed: 15% => 0%
• Armor: 0 => 2

Spike Shield

• Reworked to Active
• When activated, returns 100% of all damage taken for 2 seconds. Cooldown - 40sec

Divine Shield

• Now is in a Magical Shield tree
• Now provides 5 Magic resistance instead of armor
• ACTIVE: Bonus health regen 15 => 25
• Cost: 400 => 450
• Max Health: 110 => 100
• Ability Haste: 3 => 2

 Berserker Ring

• Bonus attack speed per stack 6% => 8%
• Max Health: 100 => 110
• Attack Speed: 30% => 25%

 Iron Rod 

• PASSIVE: Base damage 10 => 15
  
• Attack Damage: 10 => 12

Orchid of Malevolence

• PASSIVE: Base damage 10 => 15
• Attack Damage: 15 => 14
• Attack Speed: 25% => 30%

 Magic Harpoon

• PASSIVE: AP Modifier 40% => 50%

 Corrupted Longbow

• ACTIVE: Bonus movement speed 10 => 12
• Attack Speed: 25% => 30%
• Attack Damage: 15 => 12

 Plate Shield

• ACTIVE: Slow movement 30 => 40

 Garun's Defender

• PASSIVE: Radius 65 => 75
• Armor 4 => 5
• Health 100 => 90

Burning Rod

• PASSIVE: Damage rescaled 3.5% => 3%
• PASSIVE: Duration 2sec to 2.4sec
• Cost: 550 => 500
• Max Health: 70 => 75

 Titan's Armor

• ACTIVE: Health Regeneration 90 => 100
• Health 180 => 200

 Void Armor

• ACTIVE: Bonus damage 15 => 20

 Shield of Defiance

• PASSIVE: Bonus health regen 4 => 3

Kirin's Bow 

• NEW PASSIVE: Now apply poison bow stacks on attack
• NEW PASSIVE: Now apply Kirins bow Stacks on Attack. When hit target 3 times, it will trigger a poison nova, that will deal 30 damage to all nearby enemies and apply 5 stacks of poison to all nearby enemies. (Can't be triggered on minion)
• Attack speed: 25% => 35%
• Ability Power and Ability Haste removed
• Damage: 6
• Max Health: 50

 Divine Ring

• PASSIVE: Reduce healing amp 40% => 35%
• NEW ACTIVE: Now has Corrupted ring's active (Dash)
• Ability power 15
• Ability Haste 4
• Health 70

Demon Sabre

• Cost: 475 => 500
• PASSIVE: Now reduces 1.8 flat armor per stacks (up to 5.4 or 3 stacks)
• Damage 25 => 22

 Demonic Ring

• PASSIVE: Reduce armor by 30%
• PASSIVE: Demon ring stack damage 0.8 => 0.6 (16 => 12)

 Magical Bow

• PASSIVE: Bonus movement speed 10 => 12
• Movement Speed: 0 => 3
• Ability Haste: 3 => 0

 Corrupted Light Slayer

• PASSIVE AURA: Bonus lifesteal 8% => 12%
• PASSIVE AURA: Damage 7 => 8
• Lifesteal 8% => 12%

 Plague Ring

• PASSIVE: Increase duration of all negative effects by 25% => 30%
• Health Regeneration: 2 => 3

 Hunter's Bow

• PASSIVE AURA: Attack speed bonus 25% => 30%

 Potion of Magic

• CONSUME: Ability power +9 => +7

 Nimble Longbow

• Cost: 550 => 500
• PASSIVE: Bonus projectile range 6 => 8  & Speed 20% => 35%

 Wizard Charm

• PASSIVE: Reduce MR and duration of positive effects 25% => 30%
• Cost: 550 => 500

Corrupted Ring

• REWORKED: Now has passive, AP alternative to Nimble Longbow. Provide additional 8 range to projects and 35% speed 
• Cost: 460 => 475
• Max Health: 0 => 60

Chest of Malevolence

• Health 180 => 200
• Duration: 2.5s => 3s
• Fixed a bug when the passive did not reduce movement speed

 Divine Katana

• ACTIVE: Radius: 80px => 85px
• Attack Damage: 22 => 20

 Katana

• Price: 450 (650 total) -> 400 (600 total)
• Attack Damage: 20 => 18

 Corrupted Katana

• Attack Damage: 21 => 22

  Iron Sword

• Attack Damage: 12 => 10
• Health: 70 => 75

  Divine Sword

• Attack Damage: 17 => 16

 Spiked Mace

• Cost: 550 (1050 total) => 500 (1000 total)
• Attack Speed: 20% => 18%

 Poison Bow

• Cost: 325 (525 total) => 300 (500 total)

 Berserker Bow

• Attack Speed: 30% => 35%

 Enduring Shield

• Cost: 300 (500 total) => 250 (450 total)

 Vampiric Shield

• Cost: 550 => 600

 Iron Buckler

• Armor: 4 => 3

 Magical Shield

• Cost: 300 (500 total) => 250 (450 total)
• Magic Defense: 4 => 3

 Kirin's Defender

• Cost: 450 => 500
• Magic Defense: 7 => 6

 Ring of Regeneration

• Cost: 300 (450 total) => 250 (400 total)

 Ring of Time

• Cost: 275 (425 total) => 300 (450 total)

 Frost Ring

• Ability Haste: 2 => 3
• Health Regeneration: 2 => 3

 Chronos Ring

• Ability Haste: 3 => 4

 Iron Pendant

• Cost: 250 (400 total) => 300 (450 total)
• Max Health: 75 => 80

 Swift Boots

• Movement Speed: 14 => 15

  Divine Boots

• Max Health: 70 => 75
• Armor: 3 => 2

 Wizard Staff

• Cost: 300 (500 total) => 350 (550 total)

 Vampiric Rod

• Max Health: 70 => 80
• Health Regeneration: 0 => 2

 Kirin's Staff

• Cost: 550 => 500

 Frozen Staff

• Ability Haste: 2 => 0

 Rod of Nature

• Max Health: 60 => 70

 Divine Staff

• Max Health: 70 => 100