[PC] League of Legends

"Hey all!
   More updates for Sona. The main goals here were to address the frustrations with universally increased cooldowns, give Sona more to do in lane and in team fights, while maintaining some high impact play making space.

   Change Highlights:

       Q - Hymn of Valor

           Cooldown reduced to 8 from 10 seconds.

           Bolt Damage reduced to 40/80/120/160/200 from 50/100/150/200/250

           Attack Bonus reduced to 20/30/40/50/60 from 40/50/60/70/80

           Mana cost increases reverted to live values.


       E - Song of Celerity

           Cooldown increased to 12 seconds from 10 seconds

           Bugfix - AP scaling now as the full intended effect. Previously was not increasing ally or self buffs correctly.

   The Q changes should give Sona more windows to fight and feel active in her lane, while E is to preserve the high moments the ability can have now that it's functioning as intended.

   Questions for feedback:

       What mode were you playing in?
       How many games have you played with the Sona Update?
       What was your laning experience like?
       What was your team fight experience like?
       Are there things you would want to do differently in future Sona games?
       What strengths and weakness do you feel Sona has from your play experience?
       How did you feel about the updated Ult particles?  

   Full changelist below, as it's been quite a while:

   Passive

       Q Passive does 50% bonus damage (reduced from 100% bonus damage)

   Q - Hymn of Valor

       Cooldown increased to 8 seconds from 7 seconds
       Damage decreased to 40/80/120/160/200 + (50% AP) from 50/100/150/200/250 (+50% AP)

       Aura now grants 20/30/40/50/60 (+25% AP) bonus magic damage to allies on next attack

           No longer grants AP/AD
           Aura lasts 3 seconds, extended by 0.5 seconds for each ally tagged

   W - Aria of Perseverance

       Cooldown increased to 10 seconds from 7 seconds
       Initial cast now heals Sona plus lowest health nearby ally for 25/45/65/85/105 + (20% AP) down from 40/55/70/85/100 (+25%AP)
       Heals now scale with the target's missing HP +1% healing for each 1% missing health (max 50/90/130/170/210 + (40% AP))
       Mana cost increased to 70/75/80/85/90 from 60/65/70/75/80
       Aura now grants a shield that blocks 40/60/80/100/120 + (20% AP) damage and lasts for 1.5 seconds.

           No longer grants Armor/MR

           Aura lasts 3 seconds, extended by 0.5 seconds for each ally tagged

   E - Song of Celerity

       Cooldown increased to 12 seconds
       Initial cast grants Sona a boost of 13/14/15/16/17% + (7.5% AP) Movement Speed that decays down to the ally boost
       Aura now grants allies 10/11/12/13/14% + (3.75 AP) Movement Speed that lasts for 1.5 seconds.

           Aura lasts 3 seconds, extended by 0.5 seconds for each ally tagged

           Sona's Movement Speed buff is also extended by 0.5 seconds for each ally tagged

   R

       Initial cast unchanged
       Each rank of ult now increases the power of Sona's auras, as well as the self boost of Song of Celerity

           +10/20/40 Magic Damage for Hymn of Valor

           +10/20/40 Shield for Aria of Perseverance

           +2/4/6% Movement Speed for Song of Celerity

   Thanks All!"



Balance Changes
* Remember *: The PBE is a testing grounds for new, tentative, and sometimes radical changes. The changes you see below may be lacking context or other accompanying changes that didn't make it in - don't freak out! These are not official notes.


Champions

Braum

   Glacial Fissure ( R )  knock up time reduced to 1/1.3/1.5 from 1.5 at all ranks
   Glacial Fissure ( R ) slow field amount reduced to 40/50/60% from 60% at all ranks


Evelynn

   Hate Spike ( Q ) base damage lowered to 30/45/60/75/90 from 40/60/80/100/120
   Hate Spike ( Q ) AP coefficient now scales per rank .35/.40/.45/.50/.55 from .45 at all ranks
   Hate Spike ( Q ) bonus AD coefficient now scales per rank .50/.55/.60/.65/.70 from .50 at all ranks.
   Hate Spike ( Q ) mana cost lowered to 12/18/24/30/36 from 16/22/28/34/40



Graves

   Buckshot ( Q ) enemies hit with multiple bullets now take 40% damage from each additional bullet, up from 35%
   Collateral Damage ( R ) initial damage increased to 250/400/550 from 250/350/450
   Collateral Damage ( R ) explosion damage increased to 200/320/440 from 200/280/360


Hecarim

   Rampage ( Q ) mana cost reduced to 24/26/28/30/32 from 24/28/32/36/40


Janna

   Tailwind ( Passive ) range increased to 1000 from 800


Kog'Maw

   Base HP lowered to 400 from 440
   HP Per level increased to 88 from 84
   Caustic Spittle ( Q ) MR/Armor shred changed to 12/16/20/24/28 from 20/22/24/26/28


LeBlanc

   Distortion ( W ) mana cost lowered to 80/85/90/95/100 from 80/90/100/110/120



Lee Sin

   Safeguard ( W 1 ) shield duration lowered to 2 seconds from 4 seconds
   Cripple ( E 2 ) no longer lists that it reduces attack speed ( which was 20/30/40/50/60% )


Lucian

   Relentless Pursuit ( E ) no longer lists it reduces slow effects


Lulu

   Glitterlance ( Q ) no longer lists it's minimum slow decay % AP ratio of .13 AP

   Whimsy ( W )  movement speed duration lowered to 3/3.5/4/4.5/5 seconds from 5 seconds at all ranks


Nami

   Base movement speed lowered to 335 from 340
   Ebb and Flow ( W ) cooldown increased to 10 seconds from 9 seconds


Sivir

   On The hunt ( R ) movement speed bonus reduction time increased to 2/4/6 seconds from 2/3/4 seconds


Sona
[ Remember, Sona has a rework on the PBE! These changes are relative to her new kit not her live values! Check out our PBE summary for a complete change list. ]

   Hymn of Valor ( Q ) mana cost lowered to 45/50/55/60/65 from 55/60/65/70/75
   Hymn of Valor ( Q ) cooldown reduced to 8 seconds from 10 seconds.
   Hymn of Valor ( Q ) damage lowered to 40/80/120/160/200 from 50/100/150/200/250
   Hymn of Value ( Q ) attack bonus damag reduced to 20/30/40/50/60 from 40/50/60/70/80
   Hymn of  Celerity ( E ) cooldown increased to 12 seconds from 10 seconds
   Crescendo ( R ) now lists "Song of Celerity also gains increased power in Sona's self Buff"


Tristana

   Rocket Jump ( W )  slow duration now 1/1.5/2/2.5/3.0 from 2.5 at all ranks
   Explosive Shot ( E ) dot damage lowered to 80/125/170/215/260 from 110/150/190/230/270


Vayne

   Attack speed per level increased to 4 from 3.1
   Final Hour ( R ) bonus AD increased to 30/50/70 from 25/40/55

       [ Context: R bonus AD Increased as the result of a bug fix. More info here ]


Vel'Koz

   Life form Disintegration Ray ( R ) damage reverted back to 500/700/900 ( .6 AP ) from 350/475/600 (1.5 AP )
   Life form Disintegration Ray ( R ) slow reverted back to 20% from 15%
   Life form Disintegration Ray ( R ) slow reverted back to no longer stacking

       [ Context: Looks like all  R changes reverted back to live values ]