Wild RiftPatch 3.3

WRJhinBuffShare

Recently, we’ve seen that in higher levels of play Jhin has been jhinuinely struggling. We’ve seen great success for other champions when adding a little extra duration to their skill-based crowd control abilities, so we’re buffing up the root on Deadly Flourish. While we’re at it, we’re also amping up the bonus damage on Dancing Grenade to pay skill Virtuosos off for executing their targets properly.

WRLeonaBuffShare

Despite being a support most players can always lean on, Leona isn’t performing as well as we’d like in higher levels of play. For that rea-sun, we’re trying something new and increasing her threat and engage range, which should give players room for more skill expression.

WRLuxBuffShare

Despite the popularity of playing this luminous lady in the support position, she’s currently not performing as well as we’d like there, so we’re adding some spark to the value of Lux’s primary supportive output.

WRNautilusBuffShare

Nautilus hooks aren’t quite sinking as well as we’d hoped, so we’re making some adjustments to the hitbox to make it a bit easier to drag enemies down. While we’re at it, we’re buffing up some of the damage he deals to monsters to get his clear up to a healthier speed.

WRPykeBuffShare

Pyke hasn’t been the best at hunting down targets on his List, so we’re giving him a bit more damage and even more reasons to stack up Armor Penetration.

WRSettBuffShare

Sett has been struggling to hold his own, so we’re sett-ing things straight, and increasing the AD ratio associated with his Haymaker ability and reducing the cooldown of Facebreaker. This should provide even more opportunities for skilled Sett players to disrupt enemy champions during teamfights and skirmishes.

WRWukongBuffShare

We’re bringing a change over that has been very popular on League PC for this Monkey King, and we hope he can use this new feature to trick his enemies on the battlefield even more.

WRKarmaNerfShare

As players have mastered Karma, she’s shown to be slightly too dominant in the laning phase but more critically, far too strong at protecting her allies in the later stages of the game. So, we’re bringing down these two key aspects to keep Karma’s overall power focused more on her strengths of disruption, rather than shielding her teammates.

WRAhriChangeShare

Due to the positive reception of Ahri’s rework in League PC, we’re ahrilly excited to be bringing it over to Wild Rift! These new changes bring some new mechanics for Essence Theft and Spirit Rush, an update to her Charm ability to address some frustrations it can cause, and some quality of life improvements for her Fox-Fire ability.

WRAnnieChangeShare

Annie is strong for a lot of players, but there's some parts of her kit that could use some improvements. We’re cutting away some power in the form of base stats while significantly improving the usability and feel of Disintegrate.

WRDianaChangeShare

This Lunari warrior is a little too oppressive in higher levels of play, so we’re tapping down the damage of her dash to cut down on some of the damage output she has when fully maximizing Moonlight.

WRDr. MundoChangeShare

Dr. Mundo has been underperforming in higher levels of play when compared to other tanks. To allow him to better compete and go where he pleases in the Baron Lane, we’re reworking the initial heal that he gains from his ultimate so that it is not as easily countered by anti-heal items such as Mortal Reminder.

WRGalioChangeShare

We’re making it a bit easier to approach your foes while charging in with Shield of Druand and giving Galio a bit more durability so he can look to take those risker engagements.

WRJaxChangeShare

Jax is currently over performing in the jungle, especially in higher levels of play. To combat this, we’re removing Jax’s ability to gain stacks when attacking jungle camps, while increasing the damage dealt by his Leap Strike and Empower abilities to give some power back in the Jungle, while also lending him a hand in the Baron Lane.

WRNasusChangeShare

Recently, Nasus’ power has been stacking up and he’s become an extraordinarily dominant pick, especially in lower levels of play. So we’re tightening his leash and making it less punishing to not pressure Nasus in the early laning phase.

WRRivenChangeShare

Riven’s Valor is a powerful tool for both repositioning and soaking damage. This on-demand power has led to Riven being too dominant for the players who have mastered her, while not quite strong enough for others, so we’re bringing up some defensive base stats in exchange for a weaker shield.

WRShyvanaChangeShare

With the incoming Elemental Rift changes shaking up the Dragons, Shyvana will also be receiving a new passive. Draconic Bloodline stacks up as Shyvana farms, ganks, and takes objectives, granting the evolutions previously attached just to specific Dragon kills to now granting them over the course of the game regardless of what Shyvana is doing—with a big bonus for focusing on the Dragons.

WRSingedChangeShare

Singed has been a powerful pick for a while, but the recent buffs to Rylai’s have pushed him over the edge and into overpowered territory. His new found power also put him into the spotlight in both ranked and organized play, so we’re cutting down on some of his power.

WRTeemoChangeShare

Teemo has been struggling to find his footing as a Baron Laner, especially in higher levels of play. Since we thought there was mush-room for some adjustments in this Scout’s kit we’re giving him a mini rework that will allow him to better perform across all levels of play. With this rework, Teemo’s Noxious Traps no longer leave behind a poisonous puddle after they explode, but will instead apply damage over time to the target that steps on it, regardless of the target’s position after triggering the trap. We are also increasing the range of Blinding Dart and reducing the channel time of Guerilla Warfare, while increasing its cooldown and mana cost to compensate for its increase in efficiency.

WRTwisted FateChangeShare

The Cardmaster has recently been succeeding significantly more with AD-oriented builds. While we don’t mind diversity, we do want to ensure that the AP build feels worthwhile compared to other options, so we’re doing some slight power shifts between different parts of Twisted Fate’s kit.

WRVarusChangeShare

Caster builds have been dominant on Varus for all of Wild Rift’s lifetime, and attack-oriented builds have been much weaker, so we’re making some adjustments to bridge the gap between the two.

WRVeigarChangeShare

After recent buffs, it turns out we made this mastermind a bit too evil, as Veigar has grown into one of the most dominant mages in the mid lane. We’re shaving off some of his generic power to bring him more in line with other mages.

WRXin ZhaoChangeShare

Xin Zhao is currently one of the most dominant junglers on the Rift, particularly in higher levels of play, because of his strong dueling potential and reliable control. We’re pulling back on how frequently Xin Zhao can cast his Three Talon Strike ability to give enemy junglers a fighting chance.

WRHextech Protobelt EnchantmentNewShare

Protobelt is a highly flexible enchant that can be used to escape danger or dive right in, and its cost does not properly account for being so powerful both in the offensive and defensive use cases, so we’re adjusting it.

WRShadows EnchantNewShare

Shadows Enchant hasn’t met the bar for what we’re looking for in our item system. It isn’t purchased as much, despite being competitive in raw power compared to other enchants. We’re removing this for now, but are potentially open to exploring other options in the future for long-range chasing and scouting actives.

WRGargoyle EnchantBuffShare

Adding additional health based on a percentage of your current health is a lot of math to do and read, especially when you’re in the middle of trying to win out your games. We’re making the defensive output of this enchant into a shield rather than health gain which should be much more readable at a glance, while making sure it maintains the reduced damage to enemies to ensure that this item is primarily used as a defensive tool.

WRFimbulwinterNerfShare

Fimbulwinter is currently providing too much safety for ranged champions, so we’re pulling back on how much shield power this gives when ranged champions opt into this item.

WRHullbreakerNerfShare

Hullbreaker is currently being abused by ranged champions in higher levels of play despite this item being designed as an option for fighters. We’re reducing the resistances this item provides to champions and minions when a ranged champion uses it so that Hullbreaker still remains an option for those champions, but not the most optimal pick up.

WRStasis EnchantNerfShare

Stasis has always been the go-to enchant for defensive purposes, and often for offensive purposes as well. Its broad usability and flexibility are both huge selling points for this golden active, and ultimately it’s simply more powerful than the other boots upgrades, so we’re increasing the cost to make it clear it’s a tier above the other enchantments.

WRQuicksilver EnchantChangeShare

Quicksilver has had trouble competing in the defensive space with other actives like Stasis, so we’re looking to push it into a space as the clear counter to crowd control. Adding both a short duration on the immunity and some additional Tenacity and Slow Resistance afterwards should reduce the sensitive timing required to make good use of this item as well as empower the enchant to be extremely effective against incoming crowd control, not just one specific spell.