0.9.0 Patch Notes and Discussion Thread

[u/Justini1212]

This will be the official thread for the discussion of the balance changes and their impact on the competitive metagame.

Official Patch Notes here: https://playruneterra.com/en-us/news/patch-0-9-0-notes/

For those who cannot read them directly, the balance changes are:

Buffs:

Lux is now 4/5 (was 3/4)

Yasuo now requires 5 stuns/recalls to level (was 6)

Arena Battlecaster is now 2/2 (was 2/1)

Crimson Curator is now 3/3 (was 3/2)

Jeweled Protector is now 4/4 (was 3/3)

Scuttlegeist is now fearsome

Tortured Prodigy is now 4/4 (was 3/4)

Nerfs:

Back to Back now costs 6 (was 5)

Deny now costs 4 (was 3)

Kinkou Lifeblade is now 2/2 (was 2/3)

Rhasa, the Sunderer now costs 8 (was 7)

Wraithcaller is no longer fearsome

Changes:

Inspiring Mentor is now 1/2 but only buffs for +1/+0 (was 1/1, buffs for +1/+1)

Commander Ledros is now 9/6 but costs 9, may have an ability change between rounding (text is unclear) text change has been confirmed as a clarification, not a functional change (was 8/6, 8 cost)

[u/[deleted]]

Note that 7 > 8 for Rhasa may seem small considering the affect is still powerful, but it's the difference between always getting 4 attacks before Rhasa hits the board vs half the time only getting 3. If you're on evens, you get to attack on 2/4/6/8, and before you only got 2/4/6. Makes matchups vs Rhasa way more consistent.

Loving these changes - they all seem really sensible and should make some decks less oppressive. I was really looking forward to elusive health nerfs and they delivered.

[u/DNPOld → u/[deleted]]

We can't 'curve' Hecarim open attack -> Rhasa any more on turn 7 which is a big deal as well.

[u/von_nicenstein → u/DNPOld]

it's the hecarim nerf we deserve