With this patch, we have a bunch of systems adjustments aimed at some of the strategies that have been emerging in bot lane, as well as opening up some space for itemization diversity in jungle.
Recently we’ve been seeing increased support roaming really early into the game, to the point where they seem to be operating as a second jungler. While this may be interesting as a strategic option, we feel it is damaging to game integrity when it’s the default approach and supports are no longer meaningfully participating in a lane, so we’re making higher tradeoffs for this playstyle by tweaking role quest progress for supports and directly addressing specific champions like Camille who have moved into the support role leading this meta.
Related, mages are picking up as a prominent class selection in bot lane in both pro and regular play. While they’ve been niche but powerful picks for a long time, both from your feedback and the stats, it’s clear that it’s time for some adjustments to equalize the power here a bit between mages and ADCs. Similar to the approach with supports above, they’ll still be viable, just not clearly dominant.
Additionally, we are tweaking the AD fighter itemization space and the jungle pets to encourage a more diverse meta beyond Sundered Sky users to include more AP and Tank junglers. We’re excited to see what shakes out next!
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