Tanks are on the way to get buffs starting with upcoming patch 8.15

Riot is planning to buffs all weak Tanks starting with upcoming patch 8.15, meaning the Meta will changes in the future, according to the official post on Reddit.

First, anti-tank items and stats will be nerfed. Items that counter MR or armor, specifically those that provide either True Damage or some sort of resistance penetration have been “pushed too far,” according to Riot’s post. To start, a nerf to the True Damage on the Infinity Edge will go live with Patch 8.15 this week. After that, Riot will dish out more nerfs, but it’ll be done cautiously to avoid the return of the dreaded tank Meta.

Secondly, tanks will be directly buffed, and this will come in two parts. The first set of buffs will go to tank champions that were formerly performing well thanks to the innate strength of their kits. Many of these champions were then over-nerfed by Riot when the tank Meta started. And next, overall weak tanks will get their individual buffs, too, like Amumu, Leona, and Rammus. Some of those former tank powerhouses that were nerfed into oblivion include Nautilus, Sion, and Maokai, although Maokai’s buffs will be more geared towards the jungle.

One of the goals of the individual tank buffs will be to reduce the gap between pro consistency and the average playerbase. In other words, the tanks that are really only useful on highly-coordinated teams will soon be useful to everyone else, although Riot admitted it doesn’t exactly know how that will be addressed just yet.

These changes will start with patch 8.15 this week and will continue into other patches.