Riot is rolling out a micropatch for League of Legends that will include some Arena changes.
League of Legends is finally at the end of Season 13, as Riot has gone to the drawing board for the new changes to come. Riot has already unveiled all the cool stuff happening on the map of Summoner’s Rift and all the item changes.
We are getting a new Rift Herald, Baron Nashors, Void Grubs, and a lot more. Also, Riot decided to scrap the Mythic Items and proceeded to make a completely new system of items that suited certain classes of champions. Items like Opportunity, Cryptbloom, and others are evidence of this. Each of the items being included has given a variety of options for the individual champions.
I personally am hyped for the Preseason and what Riot has in store for us in 2024. Back to focusing on the present, League of Legends has sort of gone into maintenance mode for the next few weeks. Thus, Riot is just putting in some finishing touches while Arena is running for players to enjoy.
So, with this micropatch, Riot is introducing new changes to both Summoner’s Rift and Arena for the next few weeks. Here is all we know so far.
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Release Date
This is a unique situation as Riot is rolling out the micropatch in two separate segments. Most of the Arena Changes are coming live on December 11, 2023. It should be up by now as you are reading this article.
On the flip side, the Summoner’s Rift changes are coming on December 12, 2023. Both the updates will come out at the times below.
- NA: 3:00 AM PT
- EUW: 5:00 UK time
- EUNE: 3:00 CET
Arena Changes
Starting with Arena changes, this is the first one Riot is rolling out. It comes a day before the Summoner’s Rift changes, so Riot is putting in some interesting Arena Changes.
Arena Buffs
Tons of buffs are coming as it includes Augments, Champions and more. However, no exact specifics were shared other than some insight into what Riot is making those changes. Based on looking at the changes alone, Riot is adjusting a bunch of numbers for Buffs.
Many of the mages are on the receiving side of things while a lot of the Augments are also getting the nods. We will update this section when we know the exact changes.
Augment Buffs
These are the list of Augment Buffs
- Dark Blessing
- Dashing
- Orbital Laser
- Quest: Steel Your Heart
- Spin To Win
- Stackosaurus Rex
Champion Buffs
All the Champion Buffs are as follows
- Karthus
- Neeko
- Zilean
Item Buffs
Two Item changes are as follows.
- Liandry’s Torment
- Sorcerer’s Shoes
Arena Nerfs
For this section, Riot is basically making changes to target things like Stalling Comps. They want a variety of strategies for Arena, and there are certain things that are not quite balanced yet.
Augment Nerfs
The only Augment Nerf coming is to the Center of the Universe. No extra details are known at this point.
Champion Nerfs
- Gragas
- Jhin
- Leona
- Pyke
Mechanics Changes
Riot is coming down on Stalling Comps as these strategies are playing around the Ring of Fire. We will have to see how much they nerfs this.
Summoner’s Rift Changes
This time around, Riot is breaking the update into two parts. The Arena changes are coming live first, while the Summoner’s Rift ones are coming a day later. In this section, I will break down the Summoner Rift changes.
SR Buffs
There are four buffs coming as Hwei is making an entrance after his abysmally low win rate.
Corki
A bunch of base stats are changing for Corki to give him more Health and AD while reducing the scaling a little.
- Base Stats:
- Attack Damage: 55 >>> 59.
- Attack Damage Growth: 2.8 >>> 2.5.
- Health: 610.
- Health Growth: 105 >>> 103.
Hwei
Since the release of Hwei, he has been a struggle to get up to snuff. With how complex Hwei is, it is not surprising for the champion to be struggling. However, Riot still determined that Hwei is at a point where he needs some buffs even after the mid-patch update.
- Base Stats:
- Health: 550 >>> 580.
- Movement Speed: 325 >>> 330.
- Mana: 445 >>> 480.
- W – Subject: Serenity
- W + W – Pool of Reflection:
- Shield is now instead of waiting until the cast finishes.
- Base Shield: 90/110/130/150/170 >>> 100/125/150/175/200.
- W + W – Pool of Reflection:
- E – Subject: Torment
- E + W – Gaze of the Abyss:
- Eye Setup Delay: 0.7 seconds >>> 0.65 seconds.
- Fire Delay: 0.35 seconds >>> 0.3 seconds.
- Chase Range: 500 >>> 600.
- Linger Duration: 1.35 – 3 seconds based on travel distance >>> 3 seconds.
- E + W – Gaze of the Abyss:
Naafiri
Just a small buff to Naafiri as her E cooldown is decreasing.
- E – Eviscerate:
- Cooldown: 11/10.5/10/9.5/9 seconds >>> 10/9.5/9/8.5/8 seconds.
Warwick
Riot is buffing Warwick to give him slightly more monster damage while increasing his ability to roam around the map.
- Q – Jaws of the Beast:
- Monster Percent Health Cap: 100/125/150/175/200 >>> 150/165/180/195/210.
- W – Blood Hunt:
- Passive Bonus Movement Speed: 35/40/45/50/55% >>> 35/42.5/50/57.5/65%.
- Active Cooldown: 120/105/80/75/60 seconds >>> 100/85/70/55/40 seconds.
SR Nerfs
Four more nerfs are coming as Orianna, Sylas, Yone, and Syndra have been dominating the Rift.
Orianna
Her health is being reduced while her movement speed modifier on Command – Dissonance is being nerfed.
- Base Stats:
- Health: 600 >>> 585.
- W – Command: Dissonance
- Movement Speed Modifier: 30/35/40/45/50% >>> 20/25/30/35/40%.
Sylas
Riot is nerfing Sylas’ Damage and Healing on his W.
- W – Kingslayer:
- Magic Damage: 70/105/140/175/210 (+ 90% AP) >>> 65/100/135/170/205 (+ 80% AP).
- Heal: 20/40/60/80/100 (+ 40% AP) >>> 20/40/60/80/100 (+ 35% AP)
Syndra
Some damage is being reduced from her spheres, and a little bugfix is also being deployed.
- Q – Dark Sphere:
- Magic Damage: 75/110/145/180/215 (+ 70% AP) >>> 75/110/145/180/215 (+ 60% AP).
- Bugfix: Fixed a bug where Syndra would lose her 15% bonus AP buffs when she is revived by either Zilean Ultimate or Guardian Angel.
Yone
His shield is getting nerfs in the early game to stop that laning prowess.
- W – Spirit Cleave:
- Shield: 60 – 80 (based on level) (+ 65% bonus AD) >>> 40 – 90 (based on level) (+ 65% bonus AD).
