Update — August 19
RiotMort once more added some details about the changes that are currently tested in the PBE of Teamfight Tactics. These changes are "incredibly subject to change, but [Riot] want to get some player feels on it."
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Original Article — August 16
Patch 9.16 just hit the live servers of Teamfight Tactics, and Patch 9.16b will quickly follow in the next few days. As usual, Riot will use this micro-patch to push some tweaks and balance changes on several champions. Brace yourselves, because the current dominating champions of the meta — Jinx and Draven — will get hit by the nerf hammer.
Since the Gunslinger synergies became incredibly strong with the addition of Hextech champions — we're looking at you Brawler/Gunslinger composition — the nerf of Lucian also seems well-deserved. Nevertheless, since the Noble buff implemented with patch 9.16 was reverted with a hotfix, nerfing Kayle just seems a bit too much.
The Assassin trait is once more subject to changes: Riot finally decided to add a critical strike chance within the Trait bonus. Will we see the Ninjas/Assassins rise again? Until next live patch, the question still remains...