League of Legends patch 7.6

LoL Patch 7.6 Release Date And Downtime

We don't know the exact release date for patch 7.6 yet, but release schedules are bi-weekly so expect it on Wednesday, March 22. We'll update when Riot do, but keep an eye on the server maintenance page for the latest updates.

LoL Patch 7.6 Galio Rework

Hot on the heels of dog-boy Warwick, Galio, the Colossus, is the next champion to receive a full rework. Almost all of his abilities have been changed, as well as massive differences in his stats, playstyle, art, skins and much more. See it all below.

Stats:

• Base Damage: 59
• Damage Growth: 3.5 
• Base Armor: 27 
• Armor Growth: 3.5
• Magic Resist: 32 
• MR Growth: 1.25
• Health: 550
• HP Growth: 100 
• HP Regen: 1.6 
• HP Regen Growth: 0.16 
• Mana: 400
• Mana Growth: 40
• Attack Range: 150 
• Attack Speed Per Level: 1.5
• Move Speed: 335

Colossal Smash (Passive):

• Every 8 seconds, Galio's next basic attack deals [10-160] (+100% total AD)(+40/50/60% MR) magic damage in an area. 
  • Damage scaling: 10/16/22/28/34/40/48/56/64/72/80/88/100/112/124/136/148/160 
• Colossal Smash's cooldown is reduced by 4 seconds when Galio's spells hit a champion.

Winds of War (Q):

• Mana cost: 70/75/80/85/90
• Cooldown: 10/9/8/7/6 seconds
• Galio fires two windblasts that deal 60/95/130/165/200 (+60% AP) magic damage. 
• When the windblasts meet, they combine into a giant tornado that deals 30/45/60/75/90 (+40% AP) plus 9% of enemies' maximum Health (max 300 vs. monsters) as magic damage over 1.5 seconds.

Shield of Durand (W)

• Passive:
  • After not taking damage for 12 seconds Galio gains a shield that absorbs 8/11/14/17/20/23% total HP] magic damage. 
• Active:
  • Mana cost: 50
  • Cooldown: 18/16.5/15/13.5/12 seconds
  • Holding W causes Galio to start to gather power, gaining [20/25/30/35/40% + (4% per 100 bonus Armor) + (8% per 100 bonus MR)] Damage Reduction but slowing himself by 30%. 
  • Releasing W causes Galio to taunt nearby enemy champions for 0.5 to 1.5 seconds and refreshes the Damage Reduction for 4 seconds. Taunt duration and radius increase with charge time. 
  • Power up cannot be interrupted by crowd control.

Justice Punch (E):

• Mana cost: 30/35/40/45/50
• Cooldown: 14/13/12/11/10 seconds
• Galio lunges forward with a mighty blow, dealing 100/140/180/220/260 (+70% AP) magic damage to enemies and knocking them into the air for 0.75 seconds. Galio will stop upon hitting a champion or terrain.

Hero's Entrance (R):

• Mana cost: 100
• Cooldown: 160/140/120 seconds
• Galio designates an allied champion's current position as his landing spot and grants [20/30/40% + (4% per 100 bonus Armor) (8% per 100 bonus MR )] damage reduction to that ally until he lands.  
• When Galio lands, enemies in the area take 150/250/350 (+70% AP) magic damage and are knocked into the air for 0.75 seconds (1.25 seconds in the center).

All mish-mashed together, that looks like this:

 

S@20 also have all his new voice lines up:

 

Short lore entry, which should be accompanied with much longer stories on the Universe section soon:

"Outside the gleaming city of Demacia, the stone colossus Galio keeps vigilant watch. Built as a bulwark against enemy mages, he often stands motionless for decades until the presence of powerful magic stirs him to life. Once activated, Galio makes the most of his time, savoring the thrill of a fight and the rare honor of defending his countrymen. But his triumphs are always bittersweet, for the magic he destroys is also his source of re-animation, and each victory leaves him dormant once again."

LoL Patch 7.6 Balance Changes

That out of the way, let’s start with the really important bit, shall we? What you need to remember is that stuff on the PBE like this is neither guaranteed to happen, nor to be in the next patch even if it does. This is what the folks over at Riot are thinking about doing. We’ve got the numbers on what’s changing, and a general guideline on which way each champion, item, mastery, summoner spell or rune is moving.

Patch 7.6 Champion Changes

Cho'gath - buffed

• Feast (R):
  • Bonus health per stack increased to 80/120/160 from 80/110/140 
  • Total stacks able to be gained from minions/non-epic monsters increased to 6 from 5 

Fiddlesticks - buffed

• Terrify (Q):
  • Range increased to 575 from 525 
• Dark Wind (E):
  • Additional damage to minions and monsters increased to 75% from 50% 

Morgana - buffed

• Tormented Soil (W):
  • Now applies Grievous Wounds if enemy champions are below 35% health.

Patch 7.6 Summoner Spell Changes

Teleport - changed

• Teleport will look for nearby valid teleport targets when you cast it. No longer requires precise targeting on a mid-fight ward.
• To protect against fat fingering or accidental casts, this only applies if the target location is 2000+ units away. This is a bit under double the range of Caitlyn's headshot for comparison.
• No longer buffers spells during teleport
• These changes are experimental, and likely to remain in testing until 7.7, according to a post from Riot.

LoL Patch 7.6 New Skins

Second most important: cosmetics. Lovely, gorgeous cosmetics. Bit more of a visual medium this, so we’ve grabbed the best videos of each skin, as well as a lovely pic or two. Some are relatively simple changes, while others are total reworks of every part of the champion outside the gameplay numbers - new VO, new animations, new particles and the rest. It’s generally defined by how much they cost, so we’ve detailed that as well.

Moo Cow Alistar

 

Pug'Maw

 

Super Kennen

 

Renektoy

 

Lux Voiceover

In other cosmetic news, Lux's voiceover has been updated:

 

Patch 7.6 Galio Skin Update

With his massive rework come new versions of all of Galio's skins.

Commando Galio

Enchanted Galio

Hextech Galio

Debonair Galio

Gatekeeper Galio

LoL Patch 7.6 Login Screen

Each patch has its own login screen with unique music. They're always fairly excellent, though 7.6's hasn't appeared yet - expect it in the next week or so. It will likely be based around Galio's new, sexier form.

Mystery Urgot Assets

As part of the initial version of patch 7.6 that hit the PBE, some mystery Urgot assets were uncovered. They were quickly removed in updates following, and Riot hasn't said anything about them. Smart money would suggest it's part of his rework, as noted by S@20, who also have the relevant images.