Patch Notes 1.8.56

Patch Notes 1.8.56
Aurora Revamp
Release date (server time)	30 January 2024 18:00
What's New
Revamped Hero: Aurora - Maiden of the Glacier Minions and Turrets Adjustments Neutral Creature Adjustments New Squad System MLBB x Attack on Titan Collab Event New Aspirants Unite Spring & Romance
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Patch notes chronology
← Previous	1.8.47 (Balance Adjustment)
Next →	1.8.66

From the Designers

In this patch, we will be nerfing some popular heroes in Ranked, as well as buffing certain heroes that are not suited for  War Axe and  Brute Force Breastplate. We hope that all heroes will provide a better in-match experience after these changes. We also optimized Equipment, Turrets, Minions, Creeps, etc. Hope you have a better match experience!

Hope you all have fun in the new version!

I. New & Revamped Heroes

Revamped Hero: Aurora, Maiden of the Glacier

"Before you stands Aurora, the legend of the Northern Vale, sovereign of snow's frigid reign, goddess of Queen's Peak, and immortal Maiden of the Glacier!"
Unlike previous updates, we've completely reworked Aurora's skills, modeling, and special effects. We believe she will once again shine on the battlefield!

Hero Feature: Control Master

Passive -  Pride of Ice ADDED +	Upon taking fatal damage, Aurora freezes, becoming invincible and gradually recovering HP. This skill will only take effect once in a period of time. Aurora's freeze effects can affect Turrets.
Skill 1 -  Hailstone Blast ADDED +	Aurora summons an icy meteorite to strike at the target location, dealing damage and slowing targets hit. Afterward, hailstones fall, dealing multiple instances of damage.
Skill 2 -  Frosty Breeze ADDED +	Aurora blows Frosty Breeze in the target direction, dealing damage to enemies hit, freezing them, and creating a frozen area at the far-end of the attack that deals extra damage to enemies in the area.
Ultimate -  Frigid Glacier ADDED +	Aurora creates a frost path in the target direction, dealing damage and slowing targets hit. The frost path gradually becomes glaciers that spread until reaching their maximum size and shatter, dealing damage to all enemies in the area and freezing targets. Every Magic Power that Aurora has will increase the freeze duration.

II. Hero Adjustments

The following heroes have been adjusted in this patch: Sun BUFF ↑, Paquito BUFF ↑, Ixia BUFF ↑, Nolan NERF ↓, Lunox NERF ↓, Wanwan NERF ↓, Hanabi ADJUST ~, Arlott ADJUST ~.

Hero	Change
Sun BUFF ↑	A full upgrade to Monkey King's! With new special effects! Skill 1 NERF ↓ Skill 1 NERF ↓ Portion of Attack Effect inherited: 50% >> 40% Skill 2 BUFF ↑ The skill now counts as Basic Attack and triggers the Attack Effect, but cannot Crit.
Paquito BUFF ↑	By changing the width of Paquito's Skill 2 and Ultimate to be identical to his Skill 1, we hope that players will now land his skills more consistently with a better hit rate. Skill 2 BUFF ↑ Greatly increased skill width to be identical to Skill 1. Ultimate ADJUST ~ Slightly increased skill width to be identical to Skill 1.
Ixia BUFF ↑	We hope to keep Ixia's overall damage intact while improving her mobility. Skill 1 BUFF ↑ Cooldown: 8-4s >> 4s at all levels Base Damage: 175-300 >> 75-300
Nolan NERF ↓	We want to give other heroes more chances to counter Nolan's attack while improving his own lane clearing experience. Passive NERF ↓ No longer slows enemies hit. New Effect: Restores extra Energy upon hitting Minions with rift activations. Ultimate ADJUST ~ Remove Effect: Remove debuffs Cooldown: 35-25s >> 24-18s
Lunox NERF ↓	Lunox has been dominating the Jungle since the previous adjustments, so we're nerfing her a bit for balance. Besides, she's using her Ultimate too often because of the Cooldown Reduction. Skill 1(Chaos) NERF ↓ Percentage of Extra Damage to Creeps: 2.5-5% >> 1.5-3% Ultimate and Ultimate NERF ↓ Cooldown: 25-15s >> 30-22s
Wanwan NERF ↓	Wanwan still has incredible agility. We tried to reduce her jump speed to balance it out, but it really affected her control experience. This time we will reduce her jump distance to weaken her ability to chase and kite with minimal impact on her control experience. Passive NERF ↓ Slightly reduced jump distance. Basic Attack Damage and Attack Effect Ratio: 110% >> 100%
Karrie NERF ↓	We noticed that Karrie was dealing a lot of damage even in a defensive build. A tanky, high-damage Marksman limits the opponent's ability to counter. So we lowered the base damage on her passive, so she now has to have a more offensive build to get the same damage output. Passive NERF ↓ 6%-8% of the target's Max HP >> 5% (+1% Extra Physical Attack) of the target's Max HP
Hanabi ADJUST ~	Hanabi's performance shouldn't vary so much from rank to rank, so we lowered her laning ability in the early and mid game, and increased her self-defense in the late game. Passive NERF ↓ Bounce Range: 3.5 >> 3 Removed the bounce damage on enemies hidden in the Bush. Skill 1 BUFF ↑ Cooldown: 14-12s >> 15-10s
Arlott ADJUST ~	Increase Arlott's gain on attack equipment. Passive ADJUST ~ HP Regen: 5%-10% Total HP >> (+90%–160% Total Physical Attack)
Edith BUFF ↑	Heroes on the EXP Lane wearing the  War Axe and  Brute Force Breastplate have all grown in power, so we've decided to buff Edith's power in the late-game to make her more viable. Passive BUFF ↑ Bonus Damage: 4% Magic Damage Based on Max HP >> 4-8% (based on level) Magic Damage Based on Max HP
Argus BUFF ↑	Heroes on the EXP Lane wearing the  War Axe and  Brute Force Breastplate have all grown in power, so we've decided to buff Argus's power in the early-game to make him more viable. Attributes: Base Attack: 100 >> 111 Growth of Each Attack: 4.25 >> 3.5 Attack on the Max level remains unchanged. Skill 2 BUFF ↑ New Effect: Now creeps can be Cursed.
Minsitthar BUFF ↑	Heroes on the EXP Lane wearing the  War Axe and  Brute Force Breastplate have all grown in power, so we've decided to buff Minsitthar's power on the Exp Lane to make him more powerful. Skill 1 BUFF ↑ First Damage: 175–300 (+180% Extra Physical Attack) >> 175–300 (+200% Extra Physical Attack) Second Damage: 175–300 (+180% Extra Physical Attack) >> 175–300 (+200% Extra Physical Attack) Skill 2 BUFF ↑ Damage: 300–450 (+160% Extra Physical Attack) >> 300–500 (+180% Extra Physical Attack)
Jawhead BUFF ↑	Optimized the control experience of Jawhead's Ultimate. Ultimate BUFF ↑ Slightly increased the stun duration to make the Ultimate + Skill 2 combos smoother. Others Optimized the visual effects for Jawhead's Skill 2.

III. Battlefield Adjustments

[Minions and Turrets Adjustments]

Because the Super Minions aren't much stronger than regular ones and their growth isn't clear over time, it can sometimes be hard to win despite clear advantages. Therefore, we've made adjustments to reduce protracted matches while ensuring the possibility of a comeback.

1. Adjusted the strength of Super Minions that spawn after the Base Turret is destroyed and Enhanced Super Minions that spawn after the Lord is slain. The minion waves will be slightly stronger than
2. Increased Base Turret HP by 6%.

[Neutral Creature Adjustments]

We want to make the competition between Junglers more fair and less secret tricks, so we've made the following adjustments:

1. Slightly reduced the range of Molten Fiend and Lava Golem, and adjusted their position. Now a single hero can't attack 2 Creeps at the same time.
   The advantaged team can now pull a neutral boss near their Jungle, making it very risky for the other team to fight for the boss. However, we also want the disadvantaged team to have a chance at killing neutral bosses, so we've made the following adjustments:
2. Reduced the range of the Lord and Turtles. Now they can't be pulled into the middle of a team's Jungle or River.
   Scavenger Crabs were originally adjusted to improve gameplay and confrontation between teams, but we found that the drop based on the Crabs themselves was not very friendly to long-range heroes, and the value of the rewards was low, making it less appealing. We have adjusted the Scavenger Crabs to make their drops more rewarding and easier to pick up.
3. The total value of Scavenger Crabs drops now increases over time.
4. Reduced the number Scavenger Crabs drops from 3 to 2. The value of each drop increases, but the total value remains the same.
5. After the Lord is spawned, Scavenger Crabs will no longer respawn.

IV. Equipment Adjustments

Equipment	Change
Radiant Armor ADJUST ~	The equipment is designed to counter heroes dealing sustained Magic Damage, not multi-stage burst heroes, so we're adjusting its passive accordingly. Revamped Effect: Taking Magic Damage grants 6-20 Magic Defense (scales with level) for 3s, up to 6 stacks (1 stack only every 0.6s). Portion of Attack Effect inherited: 50% >> 40%
Glowing Wand NERF ↓	Lower the price. With the changes to [Radiant Armor], the final Magic Damage increase effect has been removed to prevent heroes with multi-hit Magic Damage from dealing excessive damage. Unique Passive - Scorch NERF ↓ Effect removed: Final Magic Damage increase. Price BUFF ↑ 2200 >> 1950

[Bug Fixes]

1. Fixed inconsistent priority between attacking Turtle and Lord.
2. Fixed an occasional issue where Retribution would not be able to deal any damage to Creeps within range.
3. Fixed an issue where the hero's visibility icon didn't match the enemy's actual visibility under certain circumstances.
4. Fixed the abnormal filter distance for the Minion-Targeting button, which now matches the maximum filter distance of the Targeting button.
5. Fixed an issue where Lunox's damage to the Lord did not count as damage dealt to Creeps.

[Other Adjustments]

1. Optimized the saving of Controls settings. They are now synced with the account.
2. Adjusted some heroes' lane assignments and Battle Setups so that the default Battle Setup is now lane-appropriate.
3. Changed in-match potion recommendation conditions. Potions will now only be recommended if the player has more gold than most of their finished equipment. Reduced the chance of accidental selection.
4. Optimized the in-game resources of Minsitthar, Julian, and Vexana to improve their in-match performance.
5. Improved consistency of "Untargetable" notifications.

V. System Adjustments

[Squads]

New Squad System: The updated Squad system features a thoroughly redesigned interface, enhanced level progression, new Privileges, and an expanded task system.
Enjoy a revamped Weekly Activity progression, creating new Squads for free, and Paid Size for Squads capacity.

[Revamped Interface]

The Squad interface has been thoroughly revamped. Several interactions on the interface now have more polished effects. The visual design of the interface has also been enhanced to provide you with an improved viewing experience.

[New Squad Task System]

1. There are Personal Tasks and Squad Tasks. Completing Squad Tasks and playing together with a Squad member will raise your Squad Active Points and Squad Level.
2. Personal Tasks are assigned to individual members and can be completed simply by playing with a Squad member. Completing these tasks will grant a reward and add Squad Active Points to your Squad. The Squad Tasks, on the other hand, require the whole Squad to complete together.
3. Now your Squad Active Points will no longer drop when a member leaves your Squad.

[Squad Level and Squad Privileges]

Up to five Privileges can be unlocked as the Squad levels up. This includes Squad Prefix, Squad Avatar, Squad Protection, increased Max Squad Size, and Advanced Squad Prefix.

[Create Squad and Max Squad Size]

1. Squad can now be created for free and with paid items.
2. With the new Squad System, any new aspiring Squad Captain can now create a Squad for free by completing the required number of games (Classic, Ranked, and Brawl) with a certain number of friends. Squads created in this way will start at Squad Level 1.
3. A Squad can still be created with paid items. Squads created this way start at Squad Level 2, and come with 4 extra member slots (worth 200 Diamonds). Squads originally created with Diamonds will also gain these extra member slots retroactively.
4. Once created, Squad Captains can choose to spend paid items to unlock extra member slots should they wish to.

[Highlights Feature Offline]

Highlights will be unavailable on 03/01/2024 server time.
Please save any outstanding moments to your local photo album as soon as possible.

[Other System Adjustments]

1. Added privacy settings for Album Comments.
2. Added the option to set your birthday on the Namecard.
3. Optimized the Badge graphics in Friend List.
4. Optimized the Mythical Glory and Mythical Immortal icons.
5. Optimized Custom Settings: Separated the settings for Attack and Select Targeting; added the settings for border distance.
6. Optimized hero visuals during hero selection.
7. Adjusted the appearance rules for the red dot notifications on several system features.

VI. Events

New Events

[MLBB x Attack on Titan Collab Event]

MLBB × Attack on Titan Draw Event is available for a limited time.

1. MLBB x Attack on Titan Collab Skins will only be available from 1/31 to 3/2!
2. The first 10 draws are guaranteed a random permanent collab reward. 50% OFF for each daily Draw 1X and 10% OFF for each Draw 10X.
3. MLBB x Attack on Titan Premium Supply Event will be available from 2/3 to 2/6 and 2/17 to 2/20. Get yourself some extra Tokens!

Enjoy MLBB × Attack on Titan Bonus Event!
Participate in Eren's Memories event from 1/31 to 3/2 to get permanent heroes, Eren Emotes, Wings of Freedom Token, Attack on Titan Avatar Border, and other rewards for free.

[New Aspirants Unite]

1. The all-new Aspirants Unite Draw Event will be available from 3/4 to 4/3. Try your luck for a chance to obtain Lesley "Deadeye Spectre" and Chang'e "Tech Tensai"!
2. Enjoy the Premium Supply event from 3/9 to 3/12 and 3/23 to 3/26. Log in to claim a Token for free and complete tasks to get extra ones!

[Spring & Romance]

Spring Festival theme event, Spring of Romance, will be available from 2/9 to 2/18 (server time).
Complete matches to get free exclusive Battle Emote for Spring Festival, Soaring Auspice, and exclusive Avatar Border for Valentine's Day, Ardent Dance.

[Grim Strangler's Summon]

Natalia "Grim Strangler" will return for a limited time between 2/18 and 3/2 (server time). Join in on the Summon Event and get your first Summon for free!

[2023 Guess Coin Removal]

2023 Guess Coins will be removed from your inventory on 02/12/2024 at 00:00 (server time). Please use them to exchange rewards in time.

[Surprise Box]

Available on 2/24 (server time). The first draw using Token will grant you an Elite skin. Participate in the Surprise Box event starting on 3/2 (server time) to get some free Tokens!

[Event Rewards Adjustment]

Starting on 03/2024, we will be making some adjustments to rewards such as free skins in the following ways:

1. Reward content upgrade.
2. Reward issuance will not be limited to a specific event (i.e., the free skin from the Surprise Box may be available from other events as well).

We will announce the details of how and when the rewards will be available in the Event Preview. Please stay tuned!

VII. Weekly Free Heroes & New Skins

[MPL Squad Emotes]

Permanent MPL Battle Emotes will be sold for a limited time starting 1/31 (server time)!

[StarLight]

1. 02/2024 Starlight Member skin - Novaria "Sugar Glaze" will be available on 02/01/2024 (server Time).
2. 03/2024 Starlight Member skin - Ixia "Dynamic Streak" will be available on 03/01/2024 (server Time).

[Attack on Titan]

Fanny "Mikasa", Martis "Levi", and Yin "Eren" will be available starting 1/31 (server time) through the MLBB × Attack on Titan Draw Event.

[Aspirants Unite]

Lesley "Deadeye Spectre" and Chang'e "Tech Tensai" will be available from 3/4 (server time) through the Aspirants Unite Draw Event.

[Zodiac Summon]

Lancelot "Pisces" will return for a limited time on 2/19 (server time). It will be available for 30% off for the first week.

[Skin Presale]

Zilong 'Dragon of Prosperity" will be available for presale from 2/2 to 2/8 (server time). Join the presale, complete presale tasks, or complete Help Tasks to have a chance to get the skin for only 499 diamonds in the first week after its release! The new skin will be available on 2/9 (server time) for 899 Diamonds. It will be available for 30% off during the first week.

[Skins]

1. The revamped Aurora "Nature's Throne" will be available on 1/31 (server time). It will be available for 30% off during the first week.
2. Silvanna "Alluring Mystique" will be available on 2/13 (server time). Original price: 899 Diamonds. It will be available for 30% off during the first week.
3. Granger "Alluring Enigma" will be available on 2/13 (server time). Original price: 899 Diamonds. It will be available for 30% off during the first week.

[Magic Chess]

1. Dawn Commander Wanwan will be available for 499 Diamonds or 24000 Battle Points on 2026 (server time). It will be available for 30% off during the first week.
2. Dawn Commander Skin - Wanwan "Darting Star" will be available for 269 Diamonds on 2/26 (server time). It will be available for 30% off during the first week.
3. Dawn Commander Wanwan and skin "Darting Star" will be in a pack and available on 2/26 (server time). It will be available for 30% off during the first week.

[Magic Chess Theme Draw]

1. Magic Chess Serene Abode Theme Draw will end on 2/7 at 23:59:59 (server time). Don't miss out on this opportunity!
2. Dawn Commander Skin - Ling "'Serene Plume" will return during the Magic Chess themed draw event, Dance of Grace, for a limited time on 2/8 (server time).

[Fragments Shop]

Fragment Shop Adjustments on 2/1 (Server Time)

• Rare Skins
  • Added: Alice "Steam Glider", Franco "Apocalypse", Clint "Rock and Roll", Chou "Go Ballistic", and Yi Sun-shin "Major General".
  • Removed: Cyclops "Deep Sea Rescuer", Miya "Captain Thorns", Moskov "Snake Eye Commander", Valir "Dictator", and Karrie "Rising Star".

• Hero Shop
  • Added: Novaria, Ixia, Chang'e, Lesley, Silvanna, and Granger.
  • Removed: Angela, Yu Zhong, Valentina, Aldous, Ruby, and Roger.

[Sacred Statue]

Added: Martis "Raging Ambition", available for purchase with Twilight Coins.

Free Heroes

• 8 Free Heroes: Server Time 01/26/2024 05:00:00 to 02/02/2024 05:01:00 (Tap the Settings button in the top-right corner of the main page to check.)
  • Edith, Chou, Pharsa, Granger, Kadita, Bruno, Natan, Vale
• 6 Extra StarLight Member Heroes: Hilda, Popol and Kupa, Thamuz, Aldous, Harley, Baxia
• 8 Free Heroes: Server Time 02/02/2024 05:00:00 to 02/09/2024 05:01:00 (Tap the Settings button in the top-right corner of the main page to check.)
  • Karrie, Dyrroth, Aurora, Martis, Yin, Claude, Fanny, Novaria
• 6 Extra StarLight Member Heroes: Barats, Atlas, Ruby, Leomord, Hayabusa, Luo Yi
• 8 Free Heroes: Server Time 02/09/2024 05:00:00 to 02/16/2024 05:01:00 (Tap the Settings button in the top-right corner of the main page to check.)
  • Hanzo, Sun, Diggie, Silvanna, Uranus, Kimmy, Angela, Minotaur
• 6 Extra StarLight Member Heroes: Chang'e, Irithel, Yi Sun-shin, Roger, Valir, Selena
• 8 Free Heroes: Server Time 02/16/2024 05:00:00 to 02/23/2024 05:01:00 (Tap the Settings button in the top-right corner of the main page to check.)
  • Belerick, Natalia, Yu Zhong, Lancelot, Aamon, Bane, Ling, Akai
• 6 Extra StarLight Member Heroes: Valentina, Jawhead, X.Borg, Gatotkaca, Mathilda, Kaja
• 8 Free Heroes: Server Time 02/23/2024 05:00:00 to 03/01/2024 05:01:00 (Tap the Settings button in the top-right corner of the main page to check.)
  • Grock, Hilda, Vale, Novaria, Benedetta, Gloo, Floryn, Joy
• 6 Extra StarLight Member Heroes: Argus, Beatrix, Paquito, Johnson, Harith, Thamuz
• 8 Free Heroes: Server Time 03/01/2024 05:00:00 to 03/08/2024 05:01:00 (Tap the Settings button in the top-right corner of the main page to check.)
  • Valir, Ixia, Johnson, Minsitthar, Vexana, Rafaela, Lapu-Lapu, Argus
• 6 Extra StarLight Member Heroes: Cyclops, Khufra, Clint, Kadita, Carmilla, Lesley
• 8 Free Heroes: Server Time 03/08/2024 05:00:00 to 03/15/2024 05:01:00 (Tap the Settings button in the top-right corner of the main page to check.)
  • Alpha, Mathilda, Hayabusa, Phoveus, Chang'e, Yve, Lolita, Ixia
• 6 Extra StarLight Member Heroes: Martis, Guinevere, Hylos, Wanwan, Masha, Kimmy