"Patch 16.6 is all about making Unlocks more accessible to promote flexibility and open up new lines."
The latest Teamfight Tactics (TFT) patch notes are out. This update makes Unlocks more accessible to players, features the return of Choncc’s Treasure, plus various buffs and nerfs. Read on for the TFT patch 16.6 notes.
TFT patch 16.6 release date
According to Riot Games, TFT patch 16.6 arrives on March 4. This is the sixth patch of TFT Set 16: Lore & Legends.
TFT patch 16.6 notes
The latest TFT patch includes buffs to Lulu, Ashe, Ekko, Ahri, Draven, Gangplank, Vayne, Zoe, Lissandra, Singed, Leona, Diana, Annie & Tibbers, and Warwick. It also nerfs Yone alongside Yorick, Kalista, Nidalee, Aatrox, Veigar, Mel, Sett, Sylas, Tahm Kench, T-Hex, Thresh, and Xerath. Meanwhile, adjustments go to Ryze and Azir.
According to Katie “Riot Ukime” Guo and Rodger “Riot Prism” Caudill, the Unlock conditions in TFT patch 16.6 are more accessible. This also means the balance changes match each champion’s rarity. Some units can now appear in a wider variety of compositions.
In terms of major trait changes, Ionia is affected by the Unlock updates, too. For example, Transcendence gets a major three-star buff to encourage rerolling Yasuo, even though Yone is already accessible with a two-star Yasuo. Meanwhile, Path of Generosity is nerfed because it made Ionia too rigid and discourages late-game pivots. As for Path of Blades, it loses its bonus on-hit damage. However, it does gain Ability Power.
Below are all of the TFT patch 16.6 notes, as provided by Riot Games. Tap or click into each section to reveal the details.
Returns from March 4 to April 14.
Starting champions will be selected from the entire pool of a given tier. This includes locked and unlocked champions.
Locked starting champions do not get unlocked for the player. They will still need to fulfill the requirements to get additional copies.
7-cost champions are omitted from the starting round.
Zilean, Xerath, Shurima, and Azir have been adjusted as starting champions/traits.
Bard: 4 rerolls ⇒ 3 rerolls before Stage 2 Carousel
Graves: Twisted Fate with 2 items Equipped ⇒ Any Bilgewater champion with 2 items equipped
Yorick: 2-star Viego ⇒ 1-star Viego with 1 item equipped
Darius: Have Draven drop 1 gold ⇒ 1 item equipped to Draven + Level 5
Gwen: 20 souls ⇒ 10 souls & Level 5
Kennen: 7 star levels of Ionia/Yordle/Defender ⇒ 5 star levels of Ionia/Yordle/Defender & Level 5
Kobuko & Yuumi: 6 star levels of Bruiser/Invoker/Yordle & Level 7 ⇒ 6 star levels of Bruiser/Invoker/Yordle & Level 6
Diana: 2-star Leona & Level 6 ⇒ 1-star Leona with 3 items & Level 7
Kai’Sa: 3 items equipped on a Longshot ⇒ 2 items equipped to a Longshot
Kalista: 70 souls ⇒ 30 souls & Level 7
Nidalee: 2x 2 star Neeko ⇒ 2-star Neeko with 3 items & Level 7
Rift Herald: Field Void for 8 combats ⇒ Field Void for 2 combats + Level 7
Skarner: Non-tank with a Gargoyle’s Stoneplate ⇒ Caster or Marksman with 1 Chain Vest item
Veigar: Champion with 2x Deathcap ⇒ Yordle with 1x Deathcap
Yone: 3-star Yasuo ⇒ 2-star Yasuo with 3 items & Level 7
Aatrox: 40% Omnivamp ⇒ 30% Omnivamp
Galio: 12 star levels of Demacia ⇒ 8 star levels & Level 8
Mel: 2-star Ambessa with 1 item dies ⇒ Ambessa with 1 item dies & Level 8
Ryze: 4 Region Traits + Level 9 ⇒ 3 Region Traits + Level 9
Sylas: Sell 2-star Jarvan & Garen + Level 9 ⇒ Sell 2-star Garen + Level 9
Tahm Kench: 450 Silver Serpents ⇒ 350 Silver Serpents + Level 8
T-Hex: 9 star levels of Piltover ⇒ 7 star levels of Piltover + Level 8
Thresh: 175 souls ⇒ 5 Shadow Isles star levels + Level 8
Volibear: 3800 HP ⇒ 3400 HP + Level 8
Ziggs: 3 items on a Zaun/Yordle ⇒ 2 items on a Zaun/Yordle
Bruiser Maximum Health %: 25/45/65 ⇒ 25/40/60
Demacia Resists: 12/30/30 ⇒ 12/35/35
Ionia Path of Transcendence 3-star Bonus: 100% ⇒ 130%
Ionia Path of Generosity Takedowns per Gold: 3 ⇒ 4
Ionia Path of Blades No longer grants bonus damage on-hit.
Ionia Path of Blades Also grants Ionians 15/25/50/100% Ability Power.
Ionia (10) Enemy AS Reduction: 40% ⇒ 30%
Ixtal Sunshard Rewards (Stage 2-5):
•Ixtal Champion Deaths: 105/125/175/225 ⇒ 100/100/140/230
•Ixtal Champion Kills: 70/90/110/140 ⇒ 70/70/90/110
•Buy XP (Easy): 40/40/40/40 ⇒ 20/20/20/20
•Buy XP (Hard): 125/125/100/100 ⇒ 125/100/80/80
•Reroll (Medium): 90/90/50/50 ⇒ 80/70/50/50
•Reroll (Hard): 135/135/70/70 ⇒ 135/120/70/70
•Clear Item Bench: 80/80/100/120 ⇒ 70/70/80/120
•Lose Streak (Small): 120/200/200/300 ⇒ 120/170/200/300
•3* Qiyana: 150/150/200/200 ⇒ 120/120/160/160
Piltover Mining Drill gold chance reduced
Slayer Bonus AD: 22/33/44% ⇒ 20/30/40%
Void Adrenaline Modules: Baseline Damage Amp: 15% damage amp ⇒ 18% damage amp
Void Leeching Nucleus: Steal 2% AD and AP from enemy up to 15 stacks ⇒ 2% AD and AP up to 10 stacks
Yordle 8-Piece Grab Bag:
•Gold Drop: 6g ⇒ 5g
•2 2-drop Yordles added as potential reward
•Average value of distributed loot slightly lowered
Lulu Primary Damage: 285/425/635/845 AP ⇒ 330/500/750/1000 AP
Lulu Secondary Damage: 120/180/270/360 AP ⇒ 140/210/315/420 AP
Ashe Base AD: 58 ⇒ 60
Ashe Base AS: 0.7 ⇒ 0.75
Ekko Spell Damage: 150/225/340/455 AP ⇒ 160/240/380/520 AP
Yorick Heal: 325/370/500 AP ⇒ 250/350/500 AP
Ahri Spell Damage: 82/125/195 AP ⇒ 82/125/225 AP
Draven Spell Damage: 120/170/290 AD ⇒ 120/180/350 AD
Gangplank Spell Damage: 190/285/450 AD ⇒ 205/310/500 AD
Leona Flat Damage Reduction: 15/30/70 ⇒ 15/30/80
Leona Number of Targets: 3 ⇒ 3/3/4
Vayne Spell Damage: 100/150/250 AD ⇒ 110/165/285 AD
Zoe Spell Damage: 330/500/900 AP ⇒ 330/500/1000 AP
Diana Secondary Spell Damage: 140/210/1350 AP ⇒ 160/240/1500 AP
Kalista Spell Damage: 32/48 AD ⇒ 30/48 AD
Kalista Initial Spears: 20 ⇒ 25
Kalista Spear Scaling: +1 spear every 25 Souls ⇒ +1 spear per 50 Souls
Lissandra Mana: 20/70 ⇒ 20/65
Nidalee Health: 1100 ⇒ 1200
Nidalee Base AS: 0.9 ⇒ 0.85
Nidalee Spell Damage: 320/500/200 0 AP ⇒ 290/470/2000 AP
Singed Ability Bonus Resists: 20 ⇒ 20/60/100
Veigar Damage: 62/93/199 ⇒ 56/84/199
Warwick Mana: 0/90 ⇒ 0/70
Warwick Spell Damage: 45/70/550 AD ⇒ 55/85/550 AD
Yone Base AS: 0.9 ⇒ 0.85
Yone Ability Split damage 160/240 AD & AP ⇒ 140/210 AD & AP
Yone AD Passive Damage: 80/120 AD ⇒ 55/85 AD
Yone AP Passive Damage: 140/210 AP ⇒ 110/165 AP
Aatrox Spell Damage: 95/185 AD ⇒ 85/170 AD
Annie & Tibbers:
•Annie Base AS: 0.8 ⇒ 0.85
•Tibbers Shield: 1000/1200 AP ⇒ 1200/1400 AP
Azir Base Attack Speed: 0.8 ⇒ 0.85
Azir Active Ability Soldier Damage: 70/105 ⇒ 90/135
Azir Sand Soldier Health: 750/1350 ⇒ 600/1080
Mel Radiant Item Threshold: 225 ⇒ 235
Ryze Base Spell Damage: 235/435 AP ⇒ 255/460 AP
Ryze Bilgewater Cannon Damage: 25% ⇒ 18%
Ryze Yordle Damage Reduction: 12% ⇒ 8%
Ryze Freljord Chill Duration: 4s ⇒ 2s
Ryze Freljord Bonus Damage: 6% Health ⇒ 8% Health
Sett Spell Damage: 220/350 + 3/9% of enemy max HP ⇒ 200/350 + 2/5% of enemy max HP
Sylas Base Health: 1600 ⇒ 1450
Sylas Demacian Justice Damage: 700/1050 AP ⇒ 630/950 AP
Tahm Kench Health: 1100 ⇒ 1000
Tahm Kench Glutton Health:
•1* 1-cost: 55 > 40
•1* 2-cost: 85 > 70
•1* 3-cost: 115 > 100
Tahm Kench Glutton AP:
•1* 1-cost: 10 ⇒ 8
•1* 2-cost: 12 ⇒ 10
T-Hex Health: 1400 ⇒ 1100
T-Hex Spell Damage: 360/540 AD ⇒ 280/420 AD
T-Hex Missile Damage: 10% of base ⇒ 6% of base
T-Hex Mana Cost Per Second: 25 ⇒ 30
Thresh Resists: 75 ⇒ 65
Thresh Soul Scaling: +1 Damage per 15 Souls ⇒ +1 Damage Per 30 Souls
Xerath Desert Golems Charm Golem Bonus AD: 40 ⇒ 25
Xerath Desert Golems Charm Golem Bonus AR & MR: 60 ⇒ 45
Expected Unexpectedness Gold Reward by Stage: 11/15/20 ⇒ 9/12/18
Going Long Initial Gold: 15 ⇒ 8
Good for Something Gold Chance: 50% ⇒ 40%
Epoch/Epoch+ Rerolls: 3 ⇒ 2
Firesale Removed
Hard Bargain Gold: 10 ⇒ 8
Hustler Initial Gold: 6 ⇒ 3
Indecision I Gold: 5 ⇒ 4
Indecision II Gold: 8 ⇒ 6
Level Up! Initial XP: 12 ⇒ 8
Malicious Monetization Initial Gold: 2 ⇒ 10
Malicious Monetization Rounds Active: 3 ⇒ 2
Max Build Disabled
Pilfer Moved to 3-2 Only
Pilfer Reward Requirement: 35g ⇒ 25g
Prismatic Destiny Gold: 4 ⇒ 3
Prismatic Destiny+ Gold: 10 ⇒ 7
Solo Leveling Bonus Health: 666 ⇒ 525
Spoils of War III Drop Chance: 45% ⇒ 40%
Trade Sector Initial Gold: 4 ⇒ 2
Two Much Value Initial Two-Costs: 2 ⇒ 1
Bandle Bounty I Removed
Bandle Bounty II Gold Per Unlocked Yordle: 4 ⇒ 2. Prismatic 10 Yordle now also requires reaching level 10
Cooking Pot HP Gained: 50 ⇒ 60
Evolve & Overcome Takedowns Required: 5 ⇒ 6
Find Your Center Max Health: 15% ⇒ 25%
Forged in Strength Health Threshold: 35 ⇒ 40
Golemify Champion Cost: 3 ⇒ 2
Leap of Faith AD Spell Damage: 220/330/500/670 ⇒ 240/360/550/740
Preparation II AD & AP Gained: 4% ⇒ 5%
Solo Plate Max Health: 15% ⇒ 20%
Trait Tree Also grants a Reforger
Walk the True Path I Removed
Walk the True Path II Champions Granted: Shen and Jhin ⇒ Yasuo
Walk the True Path II Item Granted: Infinity Edge ⇒ BF Sword
Walk the True Path II Does not appear on the Path of Enlightenment
Walk the True Path II Prismatic 10 Ionia now also requires reaching level 10.
We Stick Together Attack Speed: 20% ⇒ 25%
Teamfight Tactics patch 16.6
As for the Festival of Beasts Revival game mode, it’s playable until TFT patch 17.1. For now, patch 16.6 buffs various units from Fates and restores the power of Bruiser lines.
Brand Damage: 200/350/550 ⇒ 250/400/600
Tahm Kench Base HP: 700 ⇒ 800
Tristana Damage Per Attack: 44/66/88 ⇒ 50/75/115
Braum Base HP: 800 ⇒ 850
Teemo Damage: 340/510/765 ⇒ 360/540/810
Zed 3rd Attack Damage: 30/60/90 ⇒ 40/80/100
Kindred Damage: 340/510/815 ⇒ 360/540/865
Cho’Gath Base HP: 1100 ⇒ 1200
Olaf Cleave Basic Attack Damage Percent: 50/50/50% (AP) ⇒ 40/40/40% (AP)
Ornn Base Armor & MR: 70 ⇒ 60
Sett Primary Damage: 20/30 ⇒ 22/33% Target Max HP
Sett Secondary Damage: 10/15 ⇒ 12/18% Target Max HP
Brawler Bonus HP: 400/700/1000/1400 ⇒ 425/750/1100/1400
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