With the League of Legends patch 9.18 set to release in a week, Riot Games' Lead Gameplay designer Mark Yetter who is popularly known as Riot Scuffy has put out a preview of the patch's nerf on his official Twitter handle. The gameplay designer tweeted on September 04, 20199.18 preview with current changes. Major pivots - vayne/riven buffs removed, sylas nerf pushed to 9.19. Nothing 100% final but these are pretty close. pic.twitter.com/m5ICdA4JVy— Mark Yetter (@MarkYetter) September 3, 2019Nerfs to ChampionsFollowing are the changes to Champions based on the preview:AatroxPassive heals for 25% against minionsR movement speed 60-100% >>> 30-50%AkaliR1 no longer stunsR2 max damage 255/450/645 >>> 195/420/645R cooldown 120-100 >>> 160-100XayahArmor 28 >>> 25R cooldown 140-110 >>> 160-130Kai’SaE attack speed 40-80% >>> 40-60%NunuHealth per level 90 >>> 82Armor per level 3.5 >>> 3Mana 283.56 >>> 280Mana regen 7.44 >>> 7E slow 50% >>> 30-50%Also read: Top 10 richest Esports playersLeague of Legends Patch 9.18 preview shared by ScuffyBuffsFollowing are the buffs according to the preview put out by Mark Yetter:CaitlynBase AD 60 >>> 62Aurelion SolBase HP 510 >>> 575EvelynnR damage multiplayer vs low health targets 100% >>> 140%Lee SinBase HP 570.8 >>> 575Base AD 69.2 >>> 70R damage 150-600 >>> 175-625ZoePassive damage 10-124 >>> 16-130 (by champion level)EkkoW mana cost 50-70 >>> 30-50W stun 1.75 >>> 2.25TeemoR no longer trigger on the inactive scuttleR max ammo 3 >>> 3-5JhinBase AD 57 >>> 59Miss FortuneE slow 28-60 >>> 40-60%AnnieE grants 25% (+1.5% per champ level) Movement Speed decaying over 1.5sE damage reduction 16-40% >>> 8-20%E cooldown 10 >>> 15WarwickW always grants attack speed against the hunted targetThe image shared by Mark Yetter has revealed that Riven and Vayne buffs have been removed from the patch and that Sylas nerf has been retained to be put out in the 9.19 patch apart from giving a glimpse of the nerfs and buffs. However, Scuffy has added that the preview is not a final one but is "pretty close" to the original patch 9.18. The patch is expected to surface on the Public Beta Environment very soon and might be out in a little over a week, positively.Stick with Sportskeeda for more LoL News and Video Games News.