Patch Notes 1.8.30 (Advanced Server)

Patch Notes 1.8.30 (Advanced Server)
Release date (server time)	27 October 2023
What's New
Argus and Lesley Buffs, Removed Angela and Rafaela Bonus Damage Against Minions and Creeps, Irithel and Cici Nerfs
Link	Official subreddit
Patch notes chronology
← Previous	1.8.28
Next →	1.8.32

I. Hero Adjustments

Hero	Change
Argus BUFF ↑	Passive BUFF ↑ Extra Damage: 155 + 100% Total Physical Attack >> 200 + 100% Total Physical Attack Skill 2 BUFF ↑ Base Damage: 300-400 + 40% Total Physical Attack >> 300-400 + 100% Total Physical Attack
Roger NERF ↓	Human Form - Skill 1 NERF ↓ Base Damage: 300-600 >> 250-500 Total Physical Attack Bonus: 150% >> 125%
Tigreal NERF ↓	Skill 2 NERF ↓ Cooldown: 12.5-10s >> 16-13s
Guinevere BUFF ↑	Ultimate ADJUST ~ Additional Airborne Chances: 6 >> 8 Cooldown: 45-35s >> 52-38s
Lesley BUFF ↑	Passive BUFF ↑ Base Damage: 75 >> 100 Skill 1 BUFF ↑ Cooldown: 4-2.5s >> 3.5-2.5s
Cici NERF ↓	Slightly nerfed Cici's mobility to slow down her Jungling speed. Passive NERF ↓ Movement Speed Bonus Per Stack: 3% >> 2% Skill 1 NERF ↓ Reduced damage against Creeps to keep Jungling from going too fast.
Terizla NERF ↓	We want to keep Terizla's current style: Heavy, tanky, high damage, and strong control. So we're adjusting his mobility a bit. Skill 1 NERF ↓ Movement Speed Increase: 25%-40% >> 15%-40%
Fanny NERF ↓	The recent changes to the Jungling mechanics and equipment were a buff to Fanny, so we're nerfing her Passive to not make her too strong in the new meta. Passive NERF ↓ Energy Restored Per Stack: 8 >> 7
Mathilda NERF ↓	Mathilda's Ultimate now has more potential with the new 2nd strike option. We hope to give her opponent more ways to counter it. Skill 2 NERF ↓ Cooldown: 12-11s >> 13.5-11s Ultimate NERF ↓ No longer slows enemies hit.
Angela NERF ↓	We noticed that Angela was being used for Mid Lane in higher play and tournament matches. We feel that this will reduce the usage rate of Mage Heroes, so we are nerfing Angela's lane-clearing efficiency to make her less competitive and take longer to reach maximum speed. Passive NERF ↓ Each stack increases the Movement Speed by 15%, up to 2 stacks >> Each stack increases the Movement Speed by 7.5%, up to 4 stacks. Skill 1 NERF ↓ Removed the damage bonus against Minions and Creeps.
Rafaela NERF ↓	We are making Rafaela less competitive for the Mid Lane position in higher play and tournament matches. Skill 1 NERF ↓ Removed the damage bonus against Minions and Creeps.
Irithel NERF ↓	Slightly reduced Irithel's Ultimate duration. Ultimate NERF ↓ Duration: 10s >> 7.5s
Esmeralda BUFF ↑	Slightly increased Esmeralda's survivability in the early game. Skill 1 BUFF ↑ Base Shield: 300-750 >> 400-750
Other	We're reverting the adjustments made to Yi Sun-shin, Floryn, Selena, Vale, Dyrroth, Balmond, Nana, Kimmy, and Alucard for now because they need more testing. Those made to Lunox and Revamped Aurora will be kept only on the Advanced Server.

II. Battlefield Adjustments

We want players in all positions to be able to reach Lv.2 at a reasonable time. Currently laning players will always reach Lv.2 after clearing the 1st wave of Minions, so we've made the following changes.

First 10 Siege Minions in Exp Lane

We have reduced the base Exp given by Siege Minions in Exp Lane while increasing their Exp growth. The total amount of Exp gained from the first 10 Siege Minions in Exp Lane remains the same.

Exp needed to Level

We have slightly increased the Exp needed to go from Lv.1 to Lv.2 and slightly reduced the Exp needed to go from Lv.2 to Lv.3. The total amount of Exp needed to go from Lv.1 to Lv.3 remains the same.

Retribution

NERF ↓

• We don't want the Jungling adjustments to affect non-Junglers. So we will start with the Retribution Battle Spell.
• Damage taken from Creeps is reduced by 40% >> Damage taken from basic Creeps is reduced by 40% (Lord and Turtle are not considered basic Creeps)

Lord

NERF ↓ To better align with the latest changes to Retribution, we are reverting some of the previous damage buff to Lord.

Basic Attack

• Physical Damage: 80% Physical Attack + 8% Target's Max HP >> 20% Physical Attack + 10% Target's Max HP

Thunder Strike

• True Damage: 450 + 12% Target's Max HP >> 50 + 15% Target's Max HP

Turtle

We have adjusted Turtle's attack to be consistent with the latest changes to Retribution.

Attributes

• Base Attack and Attack Growth are now adjusted to 80% of their former values.

Blessing - Favor

NERF ↓

• When combined, the new Support Emblem, Flask of the Oasis and the Favor blessing can give non-healer Support heroes an overpowered single healing ability, so we're slightly reducing the amount of HP restored with Favor.
• Regen: 300-750 >> 240-600

Emblems

Emblem	Change
Quantum Charge NERF ↓	Movement Speed Boost: 40% >> 30%
Impure Rage NERF ↓	Damage: 50-260 >> 44-240

III. Weekly Free Heroes & New Skins

New Skins

1. Wanwan "Flying Swallow" will be available for a limited time in the Veiled Sky Wish event on 11/7/2023.
2. Popol and Kupa "Spirit of the Brush" will be available in Grand Collection on 11/10 (server time).
3. Lolita "Genki Slam" will be available for sale on 11/16.
4. Minotaur "Dreadnought" will be available for a limited time in the Dreadnought's Summon event on 11/20.
5. Kimmy "Rising Nova" will be available in M5 Pass Rewards on 11/20/2023.
6. Angela "Avatar of Time" will be available in StarLight Fest on 11/25 (server time).
7. Arlott "Fury of the Deep" will be available as the December StarLight Member Skin on 12/1.
8. Valentina "Celestial Judicator" will be available in Grand Collection on 12/3 (server time).
9. Joy "Royal Protector" will be available for sale on 12/6/2023.
10. Nana "Mistbender Nana" will be available in the Mistbenders draw event on 12/9 (server time).
11. Aldous "Mistbender Aldous" will be available in the Mistbenders draw event on 12/9 (server time).
12. Harith "Christmas Carnival" will be available for sale on 12/13/2023.
13. Irithel "Sagittarius" will be available soon with a fully revamped design.

Magic Chess

1. Dawn Commander Vale will be available for 499 or 24000 on 11/10 (server time). Launch week 30% OFF.
2. Dawn Commander Vale "Kannagi" will be available for 269 on 11/10 (server time). Launch week 30% OFF.
3. Dawn Commander Vale and skin "Kannagi" will be in a bundle and available on 11/10 (server time). Launch week 30% OFF.

Fragment Shop Adjustments

Fragment Shop Adjustments on 11/8 (server time)

a. Premium Skin Fragment Shop

• Added: Grock "Ancient Totem"

b. Rare Skin Fragment Shop

• Added: Miya "Captain Thorns", Alice "Steam Glider", Aurora "Heartbreak Empress", Argus "Dark Draconic", Harley "Naughty Joker"
• Removed: Natalia "Phantom Dancer", Alucard "Viscount", Clint "Rock and Roll", Lancelot "Dark Earl", Yve "Forest Hymn"

c. Hero Fragment Shop

• Added: Yu Zhong, Angela, Arlott, Valentina, Aldous, Roger
• Removed: Kaja, Hylos, Alpha, Edith, Diggie

Free Heroes

8 Free Heroes: Server Time 10/27/2023 05:00:00 to 11/3/2023 05:01:00 (Tap the Settings button on the top-right corner of the main page to check.)

Roger, Ling, Yi Sun-shin, Gusion, Gloo, Uranus, Bane, Melissa

6 Extra StarLight Member Heroes: Khaleed, Claude, Alpha, Vale, Rafaela, Yu Zhong 8 Free Heroes: Server Time 11/3/2023 05:00:00 to 11/10/2023 05:01:00 (Tap the Settings button on the top-right corner of the main page to check.)

Lunox, Chou, Argus, Wanwan, Khufra, Belerick, Jawhead, Rafaela

6 Extra StarLight Member Heroes: Hanabi, Harley, Ruby, Vexana, Angela, Kaja

Aspirants Unite

From 11/19 to 12/31, the Aspirants Unite event returns with exclusive skins, Ruby "Mecha Maiden" and Angela "Cyber Cherubin".

From 11/25 to 11/28 and 12/9 to 12/12, participate in the Aspirants Unite Premium Supply event to claim the free Aspirants Unite Token and complete tasks for more.

IV. System Adjustments

Training Camp

Since the "Switch Hero" feature has some issues that only occur in certain situations, we will temporarily disable the feature and bring it back online once the issues are resolved.

Fixed the issue where the "Teleport" feature was not working properly.

Main Interface Optimizations

1. A new Magic Chess entrance will be shown on the Main Interface if the mode is selected.
2. Optimized the red dot notification animations when mode event is available.
3. Optimized the smoothness of hero actions on the Main Interface. Some hero actions will be temporarily disabled on certain device models while resources are being downloaded.

New Draft Pick

1. Hero bans are now applied to two rounds at the same time.
2. Fixed an issue where heroes couldn't be pre-selected during the ban stage.
3. Now you can tap the details page of a player's avatar to see the skills of their selected hero.
4. Revamped the Mastery Code stories for the following heroes: Miya, Layla, X.Borg, Bruno and Johnson.

V. Bug Fixes

1. Fixed an issue where Yu Zhong's Passive wouldn't stack if there were multiple copies of him on one side.
2. Fixed an issue where Alucard would sometimes have incorrect skill cooldowns.
3. Fixed an issue where the actual range of Edith's Skill 2 didn't match the indicator.