League of Legends Update v0.9.25.34: Shaco & Heimerdinger Join the Fray
League of Legends Patch V0.9.25.34 introduced two new champions, Shaco and Heimerdinger, along with significant store and gameplay updates.
Key Store Updates:
- New store system for purchasing champions, runes, skins, and XP/IP boosts
- Reset of summoner levels, runes, masteries, and match history
- New IP reward system: 79 IP for wins, 47 IP for losses, with time-based bonuses
Champion Additions:
Shaco
- Passive: 25% bonus damage from behind
- Q: Deceive - Stealth teleport with guaranteed crit
- W: Jack in the Box - Places stealthed fear trap
- E: Two-Shiv Poison - Poisons and slows targets
- R: Hallucinate - Creates combat clone
Heimerdinger
- Passive: Nearby ally health regen
- Q: H-28G Evolution Turret - Deployable turret
- W: Hextech Micro-Rockets - Homing missiles
- E: CH-1 Concussion Grenade - AoE stun/blind
- R: UPGRADE!!! - Enhances turrets
Major Changes:
- New champion select screen with improved layout
- Enhanced end-game screen with detailed stats
- Updated IP reward system with bonus mechanics
- Monster behavior changes: 10% HP regen after combat
- Baron Nashor rebalancing and visual updates
Bug Fixes:
- Various animation and visual updates
- Item interaction improvements
- Spell targeting and effect corrections
The patch also included numerous champion balance adjustments and item modifications to improve overall gameplay balance.