Marcel debuts — mage adjustments ripple across the meta, 19 buffs / 9 nerfs.

Aurora was struggling to stack her 4-skill freeze passive consistently. Shorter S2 cooldown lets her land burst windows more often.

Early/mid-game skill downtime reduced — faster passive stacking.

Gord’s passive-weave playstyle needed the S1 reset window to feel fluid. Damage spread shifts slightly toward mid-game power.

Passive visual effects optimized — clearer bush-ambush timing cues.

Kagura lanes were weak pre-6. Early umbrella poke gets a bump; her ult is slightly smoothed out for teamfight consistency.

Skill 1 damage increased — better wave clear.

Mage-attribute alignment — base stats brought in line with other burst mages.

Skill 2 late-game damage + proc frequency increased.

Novaria’s poke kit gets more teeth late game — S1 slow uptime lets her team collapse on revealed targets.

Late-game potential increased — his anti-dash identity scales better into items.

Shifts Vale’s power curve away from lane dominance toward teamfight ultimate cycles.

Skill 1 mid/late cooldown reduced.

Ultimate cooldown reduced — more Lord-form teamfight windows.

Marcel splits into two soul-states and uses a camera mechanic to reveal, damage, and manipulate vision. First Support release of the season.

Freya was sitting in every EXP-lane ban with near-immortal ult uptime. Trimmed so opposing teams can actually punish her.

Durability reduced — slime still tanky but not unkillable.

Ixia was farming too safely and then melting teams late. Lane sustain is the target, not teamfight damage.

Skill 2 cooldown increased; early/mid burst reduced.

Mana cost adjusted — slightly less sustain in extended fights.

Ultimate slow effect and casting optimized — easier for enemies to escape the zone.