The League of Legends patch preview for 15.16 is now live, and there will be a plethora of balance changes hitting the Rift next week. One of the biggest highlights, however, is the buffs to Qiayana (mid/jungle), Sion (AD), and Sylas (Jungle).
Apart from this, nerfs will be making their way to picks like Shaco, Jarvan IV, Lulu, Trundle, and Yuumi. Adjustments, on the other hand, will be hitting Mordekaiser, Varus, Viego, and Warwick.
Below is a list of the changes that are expected to make their way to the Rift with LoL patch 15.16.
League of Legends patch 15.16 pre-notes
Before moving onto the list of changes, it’s important to note here that Riot will first be testing them out on the LoL PBE before officially shipping them with the 15.16 patch next week.
1) Champion Buffs
- Brand
- Gnar
- Illaoi
- Kalista
- Master Yi
- Morgana
- Nautilus (Jungle)
- Qiyana (Jungle/Mid)
- Rek’Sai
- Sion (AD)
- Sylas (Jungle)
- Zyra
When talking about the Champion Buffs, Riot states,
“When the game is in a pretty balanced state, we’re particularly interested in getting champions into multiple roles (in a way that doesn’t break the game) that can add a bit of freshness back. Things like Nautilus Jungle, AD Morde, Viego mid (a bit more speculative), Qiyana Jungle, Sylas jungle, AD Sion, etc. These opportunities are often hard to prioritize when we need to put balance fires out. At the same time, we need to be a bit careful of over-correcting; most of this sentiment is coming from people who play League for most of the day (streamers, high ELO players) and will be quite vocal. We need to be mindful of regular players too, who don’t play as often and have communicated to us that they are more sensitive to the rate of change.”
2) Champion Nerfs
- Jarvan IV
- Lulu
- Nocturne
- Rell
- Shaco
- Trundle
- Xin Zhao
- Yuumi
3) Champion Adjustments
- Mordekaiser
- Varus
- Viego
- Warwick
4) System Buffs
- Experimental ULTplate
5) System Adjustments
- Baron Nashor
League of Legends patch 15.16 release date
League of Legends patch 15.16 will be going live next week and is expected to hit the Rift on August 14, 2025.
