Legends of Runeterra is Getting a Handful of Balance Updates Today Including a Second Poppy Nerf

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Legends of Runeterra is Getting a Handful of Balance Updates Today Including a Second Poppy Nerf

A balance hotfix is being applied today to Legends of Runeterra to update a handful of cards ahead of the scheduled January 5 balance patch. Riot is aiming to curb some of the dominance the following cards have. Here are all the details!

  • Poppy is being nerfed again (prior nerf was last week).
    • Level 1: Poppy now has 2 Attack, down from 3.
    • Level 2: Poppy now has 3 Attack, down from 4.
  • Gangplank
    • Level 1: Gangplank now has 4 Health, down from 5.
    • Level 2: Gangplank now has 5 Health, down from 6.
  • Yordle Explorer now grants +1|+0 (Down from +1|+1).
  • God-Willow Seedling now has Countdown 3 (Up from Countdown 2).
  • Kinkou Wayfinder will now always summon two different 1-cost units.

What do you think of the updates coming today? Will this keep the meta feeling good over the holidays?

Quote From @PlayRuneterra

We have been watching the meta since release of the new set, and some cards have proved to be… a bit too dominant. Later today we will be deploying a hotfix to adjust a few cards ahead of our scheduled January 5 balance patch.

Changes 12/14:

Poppy - 3|3 > 2|3 (Level 2 - 4|4 > 3|4)
Gangplank - 5|5 > 5|4 (Level 2 - 6|6 > 6|5)
Yordle Explorer - Grant +1|+1 > Grant +1|+0
God-Willow Seedling - Countdown 2 > Countdown 3
Kinkou Wayfinder - Summons two 1-cost units > Summons two different 1-cost units

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  • What is a nerf to Kennen Ezreal is a not that bad/ maybe even a buff for Kennen Yasuo. The fact that I now always get to fetch The Mourned and Kennen allows the deck to chose which engine it wants to go for (The Mourned to level Kennen/Yasuo and buff Fae Bladetwirler or Kennen to get more cc.

    Overall I feel like ezreal kennen is slowed down enough for aggressive Yasuo Kennen builds to rush them in time and that's something that I am quite exited about

  • Hell yes let's goooooo!

  • Thank you very much. Maybe I'll be back to the ladder.

  • Now this a great holiday gift.