# League of Legends 9.2 — Patch 9.2 notes - Product: League of Legends (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/league-of-legends) - Vendor: Riot Games - Date: 2019-01-23 - Version: 9.2 - Original notes: https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/game-updates/patch-9-2-notes/ - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/league-of-legends/releases/9.2 - Labels: Platforms: Windows, macOS What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **changed** — Aatrox damage reduction buff increased from 10% to 20% and damage buff increased from 5% to 15% in ARURF - **changed** — Aurelion Sol receives 10% damage reduction and 5% damage buff in ARURF - **changed** — Corki receives 10% damage buff in ARURF - **changed** — Darius receives 10% damage reduction and 5% damage buff in ARURF - **changed** — Gangplank receives 10% damage buff in ARURF - **changed** — Illaoi receives 15% damage reduction and 5% damage buff in ARURF - **changed** — Irelia receives 10% damage reduction and 5% damage buff in ARURF - **changed** — Leona receives 10% damage reduction and 5% damage buff in ARURF - **changed** — Ornn damage reduction buff increased from 10% to 20% then to 25% in ARURF - **changed** — Rek'Sai damage reduction buff increased from 10% to 20% in ARURF - **changed** — Sion receives 15% damage reduction in ARURF - **changed** — Sona damage nerf reduced from 10% to 5% in ARURF - **changed** — Tahm Kench damage reduction buff increased from 10% to 20% in ARURF - **changed** — Thresh receives 5% damage reduction and 5% damage buff in ARURF - **changed** — Urgot receives 10% damage reduction and 5% damage buff in ARURF - **changed** — Yasuo receives 5% damage reduction and 10% damage buff in ARURF - **changed** — Zac receives 15% damage reduction in ARURF - **changed** — Zilean receives 10% damage reduction in ARURF - **fixed** — Evelynn's empowered E - Whiplash once again applies on-hit effects - **fixed** — Sylas stealing Kayn's R - Umbral Trespass on a spellshielded target now properly reverts to R - Hijack instead of staying as Umbral Trespass - **fixed** — Sylas hijacking Sion's R - Unstoppable Onslaught while Sion is in his Passive form now properly scales with Sylas' R rank instead of Q rank - **fixed** — Taric's E - Dazzle no longer hits everything on the map if cast while linked to a Zed dashing to his W - Living Shadow - **changed** — Sylas attack damage increased from 55.04 to 58 - **changed** — Sylas magic resist growth increased from 0.5 to 1.25 - **changed** — Sylas E - Abduct damage increased from 50/65/80/95/110 to 70/85/100/115/130 - **fixed** — Yorick's R - Eulogy of the Isles cooldown no longer resets if the Maiden dies the instant Yorick sets her free - **changed** — Galio E - Justice Punch damage increased from 80/115/150/185/220 to 100/135/170/205/240 - **fixed** — Fixed a bug that caused the camera to center incorrectly when zooming out for ults like Jhin's R - Curtain Call - **added** — Ranked placements now grant a provisional rank after the first Ranked game with bonus LP for wins and no LP cost for losses - **added** — Iron tier added below Bronze and Grandmaster tier added between Master and Challenger - **removed** — Division V removed from all tiers - **added** — Ranked armor reward reflects current rank across profile, Ranked dashboard, hovercard, and game lobbies - **added** — Season 2019 split into three splits with ranked armor upgrades based on performance in each split - **added** — Position ranks previewed in Korea and North America for split 1 with each position having its own matchmaking rating and rank - **fixed** — Dark Harvest damage per soul reduced from 5 to 2 - **fixed** — Dark Harvest base damage reduced from 20-60 to 15-55 - **fixed** — Dark Harvest ability power ratio reduced from 0.15 to 0.1 Hello everyone, and welcome to 9.2. This is our season start patch, and while it's a big one, it's pretty straightforward. Names we've heard way too often in recent months (Urgot, Ignite, Red Smite) are getting nerfs, while others we haven't heard in some time (Shyvana, Yorick, Sunfire Cape) are being buffed up. Remember: Knowledge is power, so make sure you're read up on 9.2's changes before charging into Ranked! Best of luck in your placements, Paul "Aether" Perscheid Back to top Patch Highlights Back to top Mid-Patch Updates Back to top 1/31/2019 ARURF Balance Update Aatrox BUFF +10% damage reduction buff increased to +20%, +5% damage buff increased to +15% Aurelion Sol BUFF +10% damage reduction, +5% damage Corki BUFF +10% damage Darius BUFF +10% damage reduction, +5% damage Gangplank BUFF +10% damage Illaoi BUFF +15% damage reduction, +5% damage Irelia BUFF +10% damage reduction, +5% damage Leona BUFF +10% damage reduction, +5% damage Ornn BUFF +20% damage reduction buff increased to +25% Rek'Sai BUFF +10% damage reduction buff increased to +20% Sion BUFF +15% damage reduction Sona BUFF -10% damage nerf reduced to -5% Tahm Kench BUFF +10% damage reduction buff increased to +20% Thresh BUFF +5% damage reduction, +5% damage Urgot BUFF +10% damage reduction, +5% damage Yasuo BUFF +5% damage reduction, +10% damage Zac BUFF +15% damage reduction Zilean BUFF +10% damage reduction Dark Harvest NERF Damage per soul reduced from 5 to 2 NERF Base damage reduced from 20-60 to 15-55 NERF Ability power ratio reduced from 0.15 to 0.1 Back to top 1/31/2019 Bugfixes Evelynn BUGFIX Empowered E - Whiplash once again applies on-hit effects Sylas BUGFIX If Sylas casts a stolen Kayn's R - Umbral Trespass on a spellshielded target, his ult now properly reverts to R - Hijack instead of staying as Umbral Trespass BUGFIX If Sylas R - Hijacks Sion's R - Unstoppable Onslaught while Sion is in his Passive form, the stolen ult now properly scales with Sylas' R rank instead of Q rank (which allowed it to deal huge "rank 5" damage) Taric BUGFIX E - Dazzle no longer hits everything on the map if Taric casts it while linked to a Zed who's dashing to his W - Living Shadow Back to top 1/29/2019 ARURF Balance Update Ahri NERF -5% damage Bard BUFF +10% damage reduction, +15% damage Braum BUFF +20% damage reduction, +10% damage Gnar BUFF +10% damage reduction, +5% damage Kai'Sa NERF -5% damage Malzahar NERF -8% damage Master Yi NERF -5% damage, -5% damage reduction Ornn BUFF +10% damage reduction buff increased to +20% Rammus BUFF +10% damage reduction Rek'Sai BUFF +10% damage reduction, +5% damage Ryze BUFF -10% damage nerf removed Sivir NERF -5% damage Tahm Kench BUFF +10% damage reduction Wukong BUFF -10% damage nerf reduced to -5% Xayah NERF -5% damage 1/28/2019 Update Sylas Helping Sylas stretch his legs after being stuck in Demacian jail for so long. (He was weak so we're buffing him.) ATTACK DAMAGE 55.04 ⇒ 58 MAGIC RESIST GROWTH 0.5 ⇒ 1.25 E - ABDUCT DAMAGE 50/65/80/95/110 ⇒ 70/85/100/115/130 Yorick BUGFIX R - Eulogy of the Isles' cooldown no longer resets if the Maiden dies the instant Yorick sets her free Back to top 1/25/2019 Update Galio We overdid it on Galio's nerfs, but aren't keen on letting him anywhere close to his pre-9.2 state. Between E and Q, E is a much safer place to add power back. E - JUSTICE PUNCH DAMAGE 80/115/150/185/220 ⇒ 100/135/170/205/240 Camera BUGFIX Fixed a bug that caused the camera to center incorrectly when zooming out for ults like Jhin's R - Curtain Call, making it really hard to aim properly Back to top Season Start Your 2019 Ranked climb begins this patch. Here's a quick TL;DR of the changes this season: PLACEMENTS You'll get a provisional rank after your first Ranked game, which is the lowest rank you can end placements in. Placement wins grant bonus LP; losses don't cost LP. Your rank becomes visible to others after finishing placemen _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/game-updates/patch-9-2-notes/]_