Modifications to Stopwatch gadgets reside on League PBE
Considered one of League of Legends’ most controversial gadgets, Stopwatch, is getting extra modifications within the close to future with the intention of placing it and the gadgets that construct out of it in a more healthy spot.
The modifications are reside on the present PBE and can seemingly drop on the reside servers within the upcoming Patch 12.17.
Initially posted by [email protected] mod Spideraxe on Twitter, Stopwatch is having its value elevated from 650 to 750 gold, which by extension is bumping up the price of Zhonya’s Hourglass and Guardian Angel.
To additional push the id of Zhonya’s Hourglass into that of a premier AP merchandise versus the situational, support-friendly purchase it’s now, the merchandise is gaining an extra 300 gold value on high of the 100-gold enhance from Stopwatch’s new value. In return, the merchandise is receiving 15 further Skill Energy and 5 extra Skill Haste. Assist Amumu gamers and the like must assume somewhat bit more durable earlier than dropping an enormous chunk of their hard-to-come-by gold on the merchandise.
Guardian Angel additionally noticed its mixed value go as much as high the merchandise’s whole value out on the similar 3,000 gold mark as Zhonya’s, however it’s additionally gaining 5 AD in stats because of this. Seeker’s Armguard is gaining an extra 10 AP with no value distinction, however its passive, Witch’s Path, will solely grant 10 further armor as a substitute of 15 (20 stacks, down from 30).
Stopwatch itself began being abused in the previous couple of years, particularly on the professional degree. Gamers would purchase the merchandise earlier than teamfights for use, bought, and purchased once more earlier than the following one, resulting in high-leverage teamfights in professional play having extra potential outplay moments, however ones principally based mostly on one button relatively than champion and teamfight mastery.
In Patch 10.23, the lead-up to the Mythic merchandise overhaul, Stopwatch turned a one-use merchandise with the addition of Damaged Stopwatch, which is what it might flip into as soon as used as only a part versus being part of a costlier merchandise.
Earlier this yr, in Patch 12.8, Riot cracked down even more durable on Stopwatch abusers, making it in order that the merchandise couldn’t be bought if both a Zhonya’s Hourglass or a Guardian Angel was already in a participant’s stock.
