League of Legends Patch V1.0.0.52: Silver Kayle Debut and Champion Balance Update

League of Legends Patch V1.0.0.52: Silver Kayle Debut and Champion Balance Update

By Marcus Chen

December 24, 2024 at 02:58 PM

This appears to be patch notes for League of Legends version 1.0.0.52, released shortly after the game's official launch. Here's the concise, valuable version:

Kayle in silver armor and wings

Kayle in silver armor and wings

Key Updates:

  • New Silver Kayle skin added to the store
  • PVP.net client performance optimized with up to 5x faster loading in some areas
  • Added new help system with "?" buttons throughout the client
  • Changed primary font to Fritz Quadrata

Major Champion Changes:

  • Amumu: Tantrum and Curse of the Sad Mummy adjustments
  • Cho'Gath: Increased range on Rupture and Feral Scream
  • Katarina: Reduced AP ratios on Shunpo and Death Lotus
  • Malphite: Seismic Shard now steals movement speed, Unstoppable Force nerfed
  • Shaco: Multiple nerfs to Deceive and Jack in the Box
  • Veigar: Buffed Primordial Burst base damage

New Items:

  • Sight Ward: Low-cost vision ward without True Sight
  • Void Staff: 40% magic resist penetration
  • Sorcerer's Shoes: Reworked to give 15 flat magic penetration

General Changes:

  • Base gold per kill increased to 300 from 250
  • Improved minion pathfinding and turning
  • Fixed multiple server crashes and visual bugs
  • Adjusted turret damage scaling and armor values

Map-Specific Changes:

  • Summoner's Rift: Increased melee minion gold, reduced Baron buff
  • Twisted Treeline: Single nexus turret, adjusted champion respawn times, buffed Super Minions

These changes focused on game balance, performance improvements, and bug fixes while introducing new strategic options through item additions.

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