Rell was just too weak
LoL: Riot Releases Micropatch Right After Patch 13.11 Drops
Rell's Mid-Scope Update has gone live recently with the champion receiving some much-needed quality of life changes, as well as making her a faster tank. Finally, Rell is going to be playable!
Unfortunately, she released rather weak and Riot quickly had to step in to give her some buffs in a mid-patch update for LoL Patch 13.11. With some insane buffs she'll hopefully become a great support in the current meta that can engage and disengage from her enemies.
LoL Patch 13.11 Hotfix: Rell Is Getting Buffed
Rell has never been the most played champion in League of Legends. Therefore, she was chosen as one of the champs to receive a Mid-Scope Update to spruce up her kit and update some of the key issues she had, such as her slow movement and attack speed.
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Now, in LoL Patch 13.11 her Mid-Scope has gone live, but it wasn't what players had hoped it would be, with her releasing weaker than anticipated. So, Riot went to work quickly, buffing her in a mid-patch hotfix.
Rell Mid-Patch Buffs
Base Stats
- Health Regeneration: 1.4 ⇒ 1.7
- Health Regeneration Growth: 0.11 ⇒ 0.17
- Base Armor: 32 ⇒ 39
- Armor Growth: 3 ⇒ 4.2
- Magic Resistance Growth: 1 ⇒ 2.05
Passive - Break the Mold
- Armor and Magic Resist Steal: 2.5% ⇒ 3%
Q - Shattering Strike
- Base Damage: 60/95/130/165/200 (+50% AP) ⇒ 70/110/150/190/230 (+60% AP)
- Damage to Jungle Camps: 250% ⇒ 300%
W - Ferromancy: Crash Down / Mount Up
- Knock Up Duration: 0.75 seconds ⇒ 1 second
- Shield: 30/55/80/105/130 (+10% maximum health) ⇒ 35/60/85/110/135 (+12% maximum health)
- Self Slow: 15% ⇒ 10%
- Damage to Jungle Camps: 250% ⇒ 300%
E - Full Tilt
- Damage: 25/35/45/55/65 (+2/2.5/3/3.5/4% Maximum Health) (+30% AP) ⇒ 35/50/65/80/95 (+4% Maximum Health) (+50% AP)
- Movement Speed: Ramps up from 50% of total speed to 100% over the first 2 seconds ⇒ Ramps up from 75% of total speed to 100% over the first 2 seconds
With these changes, Riot hopes that Rell will be as strong as the Mid-Scope was supposed to make her. Even Riot Raptorr, who worked on the updated noted initially that she released quite weak, and that she was in need of a buff.
More armor and magic resist will be great for her and make her feel like a strong tank when she jumps into the middle of the action. With her new E she's also able to disengage far easier than before.
Overall, these look like solid buffs to give Rell the love she deserves, now everyone just has to get used to her new and improved kit.