In addition, Supernova scepter upgrade no longer allows Phoenix to cast Sun Ray, whereas the level 20 Talent has changed from a +1.25 second Supernova Stun Duration to Sun Ray During Supernova. While no one enjoys seeing their favorite character nerfed, and there are many fans of Phoenix, these changes were necessary and simply take the hero from overpowered to within a far more acceptable range of po

The Banner of Command has one, if not the longest line of changes in LoL history. One point in the items life it could buff a minion, granting it extra stats. Buffing a any minion increases is damage by 100%, armor and magic resist, attack range, and health. It also gives the gold for its kills to the caster. At one point, this buff made the minion immune to magic damage but changes it to damage reduction in future patches. This item has massive sieging power and combining with ZZ'Rot Portal ; it gives so much power and survivability to split push

Tyari is the last of the mountain climbers to appear in other cards; first in Taric’s level one card art, where he’s seen greeting Tyari as the base of a spiraling staircase, then once again in "Arbiter of the Peak." This is the final time Tyari is seen. After braving the mountain and watching as the other climbers failed to reach the peak, the last test is the Arbiter, whose flavor text reveals that this is the final test of the mountain. The Arbiter looks into the climber’s spirit to see if they are wor

Patch 7.26a has now been live in Dota 2 for a few days and we can finally discuss how the most recent changes are affecting players in both casual and competitive games. Some the changes were expected by the community in general relating to other changes from a previous patch, and it is best to consider some of these changes as an overall effort to slow down early-MOBA game tournaments level ga

Another recent removal from Season 9 is the Spear of Shojin . Its original concept was much different before it removing the item and giving the item a full rework. Most players remember the item by its second redesign, and the reason it was quickly taken out. After casting your ultimate, your first auto would cause your autos for six seconds to lower your basic abilities cooldown by 20% per auto-attack. Stacking attack speed with this allows champions to spam their other abilities making them a rolling death machine. It is no longer in the game; for this reason, interacting with champion abilities, this much has little counterplay. However, items like this one can be found now only in Nexus Blitz m

For old school League players , this entry should come as no surprise. Unlike the support items today, all three of these items give passive gold over time. They were initially for supports, but mostly every lane started buying them. Because of the passive or the item is in the build tree for another item, they give tons of gold with no coun

Garen and his sister Lux were born into the noble Crownguard family, a family that proudly serves the kingdom of Demacia's military. When Garen was young, his uncle would tell him and Lux stories of protecting the kingdom from danger. Unfortunately, Garen one day receives news that his uncle was killed by a mage outside the kingdom. Upon hearing this, he swears a vow to never use magic or let it within the walls of Demacia. When Garen was old enough, he took his first step to honoring his vow by joining the military as a squire. Garen trained day and night, eventually building a reputation as a great warrior who embodied the very ideals that Demacia was founded upon. Garen was revered by his fellow soldiers so much so that they even nominated him to lead them. A great Champion for beginners , Garen doesn't use Mana or Sorcery, which is one less resource to manage. By having a basic skill set, a ton of passive tank, no mana to worry about, and an easy to grasp playstyle, Garen is a devastating force even in the hands of new players. Stay tuned and in this guide, you will learn his abilities, how to effectively use them, what items and stats are essential to Garen, and also how to do his famous trading patt

What makes this so broken was that the passive could stack with multiple Black Cleaver's , allowing about 150% armor shredding. With this, champions abilities that hit multiple times rapidly can destroy someone's armor to the point they are doing true dam

War Thunder is a WW2/Cold War-inspired MMO. Players choose from an overwhelmingly vast selection of 1700+ weaponized vehicles and engage in full-scale battles across large maps. 32 players compete in 16v16 formats to capture points across the battlefield. Battles of this magnitude require strategic planning and coordinat

Updated on July 10, 2023, by Stephen LaGioia: As both segments of gaming have rapidly risen in popularity lately, it's no surprise that various free-to-play Battle Royale titles have hit the gaming scene. Still, there are plenty of free gaming experiences that don't demand one-and-done showdowns against a massive pool of online combatants. With many notable ones released recently (and at least one changing its payment model), it seemed time to revisit this list highlighting more of the best free non-BR games. It should be noted that while there may be a bit of overlap, and a few titles featured do (or have had) BR options — yet the core experience is non