Now that Patch 13.3 hit the live servers, the balance team is already looking toward the next League Patch 13.4 with many champion buffs and nerfs.
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League Patch 13.4 Preview
Patch 13.4 is the first update that should get Riot back onto the planned schedule, following the recent social engineering attack.
The balance team tried to push engage supports back into the meta with the latest patch, and now is considering bringing various champions changes. According to League developer Matt “Phroxon” Leung-Harrison, Riot wanted to get “lots of changes for champions” into this patch, focusing on balancing ranged vs melee supports in bot lane, balancing optimal jungle pathing, addressing early snowballing & flattening some healing.
Aside from the champion changes, there will be major system changes to the support items and experience gained from kills. Here’s everything you need to know about League Patch 13.4, which should be released on Feb. 23, according to Riot’s patch schedule.
How will Patch 13.4 impact the meta?
Given that the numbers are not out yet, it’s still too early to make any potential judgment. Having said that, it’s quite sure that ranged supports are going to be tagged the most due to the recharge time nerf. On top of that, champions will get less experience from early kills, making snowballs slightly less effective than now. Aside from these two considerations, however, there isn’t much to consider.
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Patch 13.4 Tentative Changes
Champions
Ahri
TBD
Alistair
TBD
Amumu
TBD
Anivia
TBD
Aphelios
TBD
Aurelion Sol
New effect added to Q: Canceling this ability within 0.25 seconds of casting will lock the ability for 1 second.
Azir
TBD
Cho’Gath
TBD
Elise
TBD
Gragas
Q no longer reveals caster if enemies were in target radius on cast.
Jarvan IV
TBD
Jax
Health: 685 + 99 >>> 665 + 100.
E minimum damage ability power scaling: 100% >>> 70%,
E max total damage: 110-350 (plus 100% AP + 4% of target’s health) >>> 110-350 (plus +140% AP + 8% of target’s health).
R passive base damage: 80-160 >>> 60-160, active base armor: 25-65 >>> 15-65 (active base magic resist always 60% of armor).
Kennen
TBD
Malphite
TBD
Maokai
TBD
Orianna
TBD
Riven
TBD
Samira
Passive haste per stack changed from 3.5% flat >>> 1/2/3/4% at levels 1, 6, 11, and 16 respectively. Max haste: 21% flat >>> 6, 12, 18, and 24%.
R lifesteal effectiveness: 66.6% >>> 50%.
Senna
TBD
Thresh
Q damage: 100-280 (+80% AP) >>> 100-30 (+90%), cooldown: 19-11 seconds >>> 19-9 seconds.
W base shield: 50-150 >>> 50-130, cooldown: 22-16 seconds >>> 21-17 seconds.
E damage: 75-215 (+60% AP) >>> 75-235 (+70% AP).
Udyr
TBD
Veigar
Q missile range: 950 >>> 1,050, cast indicator: 900 >>> 1,000.
W cast range: 900 >>> 950.
Viego
TBD
Items
Bandleglass Mirror
Item tier changed to Mythic from Epic.
Demonic Embrace
New effect: Azakana Gaze’s damage is now capped at 40 damage per second against monsters.
Doran’s Shield
TBD
Relic Shield
Health regeneration: 25% >>> 50%.
Frostfang
Mana regeneration: 75% >>> 50%.
Tribute recharge timer: 10 >>> 12 seconds.
Harrowing Crescent
Tribute recharge timer: 10 >>> 12 seconds.
Runesteel Spaulders
Health regeneration: 50% >>> 75%.
Shard of True Ice
Mana regen: 115% >>> 100%.
Slightly Magical Boots
Sellback value: 210 gold >>> 90 gold.
Spellthief’s Edge
Mana regeneration: 50% >>> 25%.
Tribute recharge timer: 10 seconds >>> 12 seconds.
Spectral Sickle
Tribute recharge timer: 10 seconds >>> 12 seconds.
Steel Shoulderguards
Health regeneration: 25% >>> 50%.
Targon’s Buckler
Health regeneration: 50% >>> 75%.
Runes
Grasp of the Undying
TBD
Treasure Hunter
Base gold: 70 >>> 50.
Total gold: 550 >>> 450.
Triumph
TBD
Systems
Jungle sustain/clear speed
TBD
General
Several fixes to missing buff icons.
New character preloaded: “FireBuddyTeaserMinion.”
“Global Wall Push” (used by player-created terrain) now has a tooltip: “Knocked Aside: This unit is being knocked aside. Weeee!”
Experience for champion kills has been reduced at levels 3-8 (all other levels unchanged):
Level 3 XP: 186 >>> 144
Level 4 XP: 258 >>> 174
Level 5 XP: 330 >>> 204
Level 6 XP: 402 >>> 234
Level 7 XP: 434 >>> 308
Level 8 XP: 500 >>> 486.
Skins
Coming soon!
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