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'Teamfight Tactics' 9.16B Patch Notes: Brawlers, Jinx and Draven Get Much needed Nerfs

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Newsgeek League of Legends Patch notes

Unlike the main League of Legends game mode, Teamfight Tactics gets a new patch weekly. One week massive changes to the game are added, like Hextech champions, while the next we get minor quality of life buffs. This week, Riot Games is tweaking some of the most powerful units and traits in the game to balance out some truly wicked combos.

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Jinx receives a much needed Teamfight Tactics nerf Riot Games

Here are the patch notes straight from Riot Games.

Traits

  • Brawler
    • Bonus Health: 300/600/1000 ⇒ 250/500/900

Champion Nerfs

  • Draven
    • Health: 700 ⇒ 650
    • Attack Damage: 75 ⇒ 70
  • Jinx
    • Ability Bonus Attack Speed: 0.75/1.0/1.25 ⇒ 0.6/0.8/1.0
    • Rocket Damage: 100/225/350 ⇒ 100/200/300
  • Kayle
    • Shield Duration: 2/3/4 ⇒ 2/2.5/3
  • Lucian
    • Ability Damage: 150/250/350 ⇒ 100/225/350
  • Vi
    • Mana: 50/125 ⇒ 75/150

Champion Buffs

  • Aatrox
    • Spell Damage: 250/600/950 ⇒ 300/600/900
  • Anivia
    • Health: 650 ⇒ 700
  • Gnar
    • Bonus Attack Damage on Transform: 30/60/90 ⇒ 50/100/150
  • Miss Fortune
    • Ability Damage: 800/1250/1700 ⇒ 900/1300/1700
  • Morgana
    • Armor: 20 ⇒ 30
    • Ability Damage: 200/325/450 ⇒ 175/300/425
  • Shen
    • Health: 650 ⇒ 700

Items

  • Luden's Echo
    • Damage: 200 ⇒ 180

Bugfixes

  • Further adjustments to in game matchmaking to prevent seeing the same opponents as often.
  • The Hextech trait now disables Ionic Spark for the appropriate 8 seconds instead of a whole round.

Brawlers are the best unit to get in TFT right now. Matching six of the beefy bros together nets you an extra 6,000 health on powerful units. Volibear with two Rapid Firecannons and a Cho'Gath with Archangel's is a stupidly powerful combo that even a 3-star Kayle can't chunk through. Add a Jinx or Draven with any items, and the game is pretty much won for you. Nerfing both of those damage-dealers is beyond important to the health of the game.

I can't tell you how many times I've lost to a Jinx that's allowed to snowball with multiple kills. Even as a one-star, if she gets her rocket launcher, it's game over. Games of TFT are decided randomly, but there should be a limit to the chaos.

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