When she finally entered the privacy of her tent, she released a long, tense breath, and lowered herself to the reed mat. v8.17 The admiral himself hurled her to the ground, and had his warriors shatter the crest with a heavy iron maul, before ordering them to dig a fresh grave for this upstart child. A simple turn, just one elegant step, brought the blades back to her, their edges slick with blood. We're also changing Defiant Dance to a stronger anti-physical defense with no protection against magic damage to open a weakness to mages and AP assassins while strengthening her ability to counter AD threats. “If that’s what you think, then you are wrong.”. Irelia raced to it, wrenching it from Noxian hands. One of those risks was her potential to end up a stronger jungler than toplaner, and so we'd put an intentional limit on her clear speed. Divine Sword Irelia View in 3D. We're the Rioters who updated Irelia. Our bladed dancer has been falling off in extended games at all levels of play, especially in Average MMR. Irelia is known for fighting off a Noxian invading force while fiercely outnumbered, but her passive isn’t currently hitting that tone; it just makes her generically hard to lock down in teamfights. For a champion that’s kept weak for everyone else because of pro play, Irelia’s finally fallen to the low end of pro. This page was last edited on 24 November 2020, at 13:12. The decreased range should also make it riskier for her to go all-in. E range and base damage decreased. A resistance was forming, one that would not rest until Ionia was free once more. “I believed in you, Blade Dancer!” the man choked, his lips frothing red. Base armour decreased. Attack damage increased. Patch 9.3 Champions and large monsters are Marked for 5 seconds. Bladesurge's cooldown is reset if the target was Marked or dies to Bladesurge. “We all did.”, She sighed. “I believed in you,” he said again. At max (5) stacks, Ionian Fervor also grants Magic Damage on-hit. Q range, base damage, and damage ratio decreased. But that me don’t matter, because she don’t have to live in the here and now.” The old woman nodded kindly, then went back to her singing. In the splash, she looks ready for battle, surrounded by all the blades which she throws out for her ultimate. She could feel the eyes of her brothers upon her. Leaguepedia | League of Legends Esports Wiki is a Fandom Gaming Community. Now that she's in a more stable spot, we feel comfortable turning the parking brake off and letting her push down on that gas pedal. “May the Spirit bring you to peace,” said Irelia. From deep within her soul, she felt a strange rhythm begin to beat. Her band of resistance fighters joined the militia who had sworn to guard the monasteries and wild, sacred gardens. We're removing a few mechanics that weren't essential to her blade dancer combat style as well as reining in Bladesurge's late game insta-waveclear. He had come to this village, waiting for the perfect moment before making his move. Riot Games announced today that the rework for Irelia will go live in patch 8.7. The simple act of cleaning the shards had become a ritual, one that she felt compelled to undertake after every battle she fought. Irelia joined their ranks, performing her cherished dances for them in the woodland camps, to preserve some vestige of their vanishing culture. Irelia's new splash art has been revealed too, along with her Login music. (Bladesurge's minion damage is going up to offset the impact on her already-nerfed waveclear.) Irelia also looks to be able to start spinning around in place quickly in order to block enemy projectiles. or debate this issue live on our message boards. “Child, I remember peace well,” she said, thrusting one gnarled, knobby finger at Irelia. Irelia's got a lot going on across her abilities, which makes her effective in an extremely broad range of team comps and scenarios. As they surrounded her, Irelia averted her eyes, looking to the pieces of the Xan crest scattered on the ground. R cooldown increased. This was the blood of her people. They sliced cleanly through his flesh, as much an act of mercy as self-defense. The high sustain available to those champions has made it harder for her to contest enemy farming in lane, while their general tankiness has left her all-in feeling a bit too weak to finish them off. Those blades can transcend the laws of physics, but they shouldn’t be transcending downtime. DISCUSSION. Patch 9.12 R duration decreased late; damage increased; slow increased; no longer disarms. Passive attack speed increased. Her ancestors had always lived by the teachings of Karma. v8.7 Within her satchel, wrapped in protective cloth, were the shard-blades of her shattered family crest. Ask us anything! This should push Irelia to rely more on Bladesurge's mobility to maneuver through a fight. As a continuation of our changes to Irelia, we're shifting more of her power out of her abilities and into her basic attacks. Passive stack cap increased; stacks grant attack speed instead of damage; max stack bonus grants damage instead of attack speed. No doubt more information on Irelia's new kit will be coming soon, possibly as soon as tomorrow before she heads to the PBE for testing. DISCUSSION. Passive on-hit damage decreased. Many times, that thought had made Irelia weep more than any other. A fierce defender of Ionia, Irelia trained in the ancient dances of her people and adapted her art for war. He deserved better than he was given in life.” Irelia took an uncertain step closer. v8.8 Now that Irelia is no longer a new—and thus potentially volatile—champion, we feel comfortable taking risks we didn't on her release. Divine Sword Irelia Release Date? The Noxian occupation of Ionia produced many heroes, none more unlikely than young Irelia of Navori. It also seems as though her ult, or one of her other abilities, marks enemy champions in some way. Irelia spread the blades out before her—like Ionia itself, they were the fractured pieces of something that had once been far greater, now turned to violent ends. Forgive me.”. “If you will not lead Navori, the Brotherhood will.”. W cooldown increased early, damage reduction reduced, no longer grants passive stack on cast. “You were singing one of the old songs.”, “Helps keep my mind off bad things,” said the old woman, tamping down a patch of dirt on the grave. She realized that the techniques she had learned were more than mere dances—they were a powerful expression of something far greater. A dozen of Swain’s veterans fell, sowing chaos in their ranks as the other captives joined her, before she struck down the general himself—the sight of this rebellious girl hefting his severed arm over her head would be the turning point of the war. Beyond new abilities and some new artwork she's even got a new name, Irelia: The Blade Dancer. He had been determined to kill her. Using her graceful movements to levitate an array of deadly blades, the Blade Dancer cuts down any foe foolish enough to play at conqueror. This is a companion patch to 9.2 which removed extraneous mechanics from Irelia's kit and reduced her late-game waveclear. Her limbs flowing lithely around her body, Irelia whirled to the side, sending the blades out in a deadly arc. Passive bonus attack speed per stack increased later. We're swapping Ionian Fervor's bonuses—now attack speed per stack, on-hit damage when fully stacked—to reduce the burstiness of her initiation combos and give enemies a wider window before her damage is fully online. She pulled a knife from her belt, and began to pry open the nutshell. September 18th - World Championship Hotfix, From Leaguepedia | League of Legends Esports Wiki. It was said that even the religious leader Karma had been forced to strike back at the invaders with deadly magic, though her followers had now withdrawn to the Lasting Altar and would not condone any further violence. Health growth and armor increased. Cautiously strengthening her scaling and dueling potential to help bridge the gap between laning phase to mid game.