With the latest patch 14.11, League of Legends developers are taking big steps to address the fundamental issues with the Arena game mode and make it more fun for casual players.
League’s gameplay designer Matt “Phroxzon” Leung-Harrison went into the details in the 14.11 preview on move and also target legendary and prismatic items.
Less healing is intended to improve balancing in Arena
Healing is an important part of the arena. It affects all players, as the safe zones get smaller every round and champions with lower stamina often get left behind. For this reason, the developer could target healing to make things more balanced for competitive play.
Champions like Ekko, Fizz, LeBlanc, Corki, Viktor, Ziggs, and Akshan currently have some of the lowest win rates in League Arena, which is why they’ve been getting some love from the developer. Ekko, for example, has an abysmal win rate of 8.22, according to league statistics site Metasrc.
Zaun’s teenage inventor is underutilized, and his complicated kit makes him an unpopular choice among players. Some champions like Fizz require players to kite opposing champions to dominate matches, but the Tidal Trickster has yet to find its groove in the meta.
On the other hand, if you’re tired of seeing Darius and Vi in every team composition, the developer has good news for you. Champions like Darius, Vi, Kayn (Rhaast), Gragas, Garen, Trundle, Vladimir, Aatrox, and Briar, who ranked at the top of our LoL Arena tier list, are getting nerfs so they’ll appear less often in your matches.
Riot is investing work in Arena Mode – will it be permanent?
Darius has the third highest ban rate (30.82 percent) of all champions and a consistent win rate in the arena. The strong sustain of his Q combined with his potential to defeat champions in 1v2 matches makes him a real threat. The developers are finally taking some power away from the champion to make him less dangerous.
While we won’t know the exact values to judge the intensity of these buffs and nerfs until the patch preview comes out, they should encourage players to diversify their champion pool in Arena and try out other champions. If players respond positively to the Arena changes, Riot may consider making Arena a permanent mode.
2024-05-22 14:26:45
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